Grammar Questions.

 1. ……. are a set of words which form a class in terms of their similarity of form,

function and meaning.

A. phrase

B. clause

C. word class

D. adverb

2. Identify an abstract noun from the words given below.

A. iron

B. cattle

C. thomas

D. pain

3. The book was lying on the table.

A. book is a common noun

B. book is a proper noun

C. book is a collective noun

D. book is an abstract noun

4. The jury has given its verdict.

A. jury is a collective noun

B. jury is a common noun

C. jury is an abstract noun

D. jury is a proper noun

5. Identify noun in the sentence

It will take all of your energy and will to be able to walk again.

A. take

B. all

C. your

D. energy

6. Does wood sink in water? (Which word is a material noun?)

A. sink

B. does

C. water

D. wood

7. Don’t forget _________ your homework!

A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. did

8. A………………… is a verb used in conjunction with main verbs to express

shades of time and mood.

A. modal auxiliary

B. main verb

C. strong verb

D. non –finite verb

9. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ……………… still reads and writes

without glasses. (Ability)

A. can

B. could

C. will

D. shall

10. . …………….. I come with you?

A. can

B. could

C. will

D. would

11. ………………. can you help me with the housework, please? (Polite request)

A. can

B. will

C. could

D. should

12. There was a time when I ………….. stayed up very late. (Past ability)

A. can

B. could

C. would

D. should

13. I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best things on

TV.

(Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun)

A. those

B. that

C. this

D. these

14. They bought new furniture for ____ house. (Choose the correct possessive

pronoun)

A. mine

B. their

C. ours

D. yours

15. I rode my bike, _________ had a headlight, home in the dark.

A. that

B. whom

C. which

D. whose

16. This table is made …………. wood.

A. of

B. by

C. for

D. in

17. I am worried_____ the exam.

A. in

B. about

C. on

D. of

18. ………………….is the study of the patterns of word forms.

A. etymology

B. morphology

C. semantics

D. ontology

19. A…………………….is a minimal grammatical unit in a grammatical system of

language.

A. morpheme

B. phoneme

C. word

D. letter

20. He cut my hair ______ today than last time.

A. more quickly

B. more quick

C. quick

D. quicker

21. Terry ____ sleeps in the afternoon. He considers it a waste of time

A. usually

B. often

C. sometimes

D. never

22. Find the correct form of the word to use in the sentence

He explained the concepts ___ Giving him the prize was the ___ decision.

A. – correct, correctly

B. correctly, correct

C. correct, correct-

D. correctly, correctly

23. Select the Correct Statements −

A. the inspector was never more sure of the fact that Rajiv was lying.

B. he inspector was never more sure of the fact that Rajiv was lying.

C. The inspector was never sure of the fact that Rajiv was lying.

D. The inspector was never sure of the fact that Rajiv was lying.

24. Find the synonym of the word fostering

A. safeguarding

B. neglecting

C. ignoring

D. nurturing

25. Choose the correct synonym of the word banned

A. prohibit

B. connect

C. denied

D. avoid

26. Select the antonym of the word captivity

A. independence

B. freedom

C. confined

D. oppress

27. You can _______ words in a dictionary.

A. look up

B. look

C. look down

D. look after

28. Sorry I’m late. My car _______ petrol.

A. ran out

B. ran out of

C. ran out on

D. ran off

29. Let’s _______ that old box. We don’t need it.

A. throw up

B. throw in

C. throw away

D. throw out

30. To play second fiddle (choose the correct meaning of this idiom)

A. happy, cheerful and healthy

B. to reduce importance of one’s senior

C. to support the role and view of another person

D. to do back seat driving

31. To leave someoneurch in a l

A. to come to compromise with someone

B. constant source of annoyance to someone

C. to put someone at ease

D. to desert someone in his difficulties

32. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence.

(A) exploded /(B) a powerful /(C) the station /(D) device /(E) outside

A. bdaec

B. baedc

C. caebd

D. abdec

33. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence.

(A) free time /(B) with /(C) little /(D) left her /(E) her job

A. adebc

B. edbca

C. adbce

D. dabce

34. Arrange the following jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence and

select the

correct option.

A. plays an

B. upbringing

C. important

D. development /(e) role in

35. Unjumble the following words/phrases to form a coherent sentence.

(A) by keeping /(B) oblige me /(C) your /(D) to yourself /(E) suspicion

A. cbaed

B. baced

C. cedba

D. cbead

36. dirty – always – floor – Ellie – leaves– the – on – her – socks ( choose the

correct sentence)

A. ellie always leaves her dirty socks on the floor.

B. her dirty socks always leaves ellie on the floor

C. the floor always leaves ellie on her socks

D. her socks always leaves the dirty floor on

37. how – their task – long – been – doing – have – they? (choose the correct

sentence)

A. how they have been long doing?

B. how long have they doing the task?

C. how long have they been doing their task?

D. how long the task have been doing they the task?

38. Choose the correct sentence:

A. people america much football very south love in

B. people america much football very south love in

C. people america much football very south love in

D. people in south america love football very much.

39. Change into passive!

George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic’s license.

A. many cars had been repaired by george before he received his mechanic’s

license.

B. before he received his mechanic’s license, many cars had been being repaired

by george.

C. before he was received his mechanic’s license, many cars had been repaired

by george.

D. many cars had been being repaired by george before he was received his

mechanic’s license.

40. Change into indirect speech;

Raisa: “Could you bring my book tonight?”

A. she asked me could bring her book that night.

B. she asked me to bring her book that night.

C. she had asked me to bring her book that night.

D. she asked me to bring her book tonight.

41. If you hadn’t been late for work, the boss wouldn’t have gotten furious.

From that sentence we know the fact that truly happened is …

A. he/she is late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.

B. he/she is going to late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.

C. he/she was late for work that the boss got furious on her/him.

D. he/she will be late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.

42. ________________ she tried really hard, she lost the race.

A. although

B. because

C. since

D. as if

43. ________________ he didn’t know what to say, he said nothing.

A. because

B. unless

C. though.

D. until

44. _____ as the students had completed their exams, their parents rewarded

their efforts by giving them a trip to Paris.

A. in as much

B. due to

C. because

D. yet

45. We will have finished our homework _____ they arrive.

A. by

B. by the time

C. until

D. till

46. They received a high mark on their exam _____ they had studied hard.

A. because

B. as soon as

C. whereas

D. as if

47. ______ she saves a lot, she won’t be able to afford that house.

A. even if

B. although

C. because

D. though

48. _____ he loves music so much, he decided to go to a conservatory.

A. since

B. though

C. when

D. even though

49. _______________ he claims that he is innocent, everyone knows he is guilty

A. while

B. now that

C. even though

D. because

50. A _______ consists of a group of words which contains a subject and a verb.

A. clause

B. recursion

C. movement

D. voice