Grammar MCQs along with explanations

Grammar MCQs along with explanations

Basic Grammer MCQs
Basic Grammer MCQs


1. Parts of Speech

  1. Which part of speech describes a noun?

    • Options:
      a) Verb
      b) Adjective
      c) Adverb
      d) Preposition
    • Answer: b) Adjective
    • Friendly Note: Adjectives give more details about a noun. For example, in “red apple,” “red” is the adjective that tells us more about the apple.

  2. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: "She is going to the market."

    • Options:
      a) She
      b) Going
      c) Market
      d) To
    • Answer: a) She
    • Friendly Note: “She” replaces a noun (a person’s name) and is used to avoid repetition.

  3. What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence: "He ran quickly."?

    • Options:
      a) Noun
      b) Verb
      c) Adverb
      d) Adjective
    • Answer: c) Adverb
    • Friendly Note: Adverbs modify verbs—in this case, “quickly” tells us how he ran.

2. Tenses

  1. Which tense is used in the sentence: "I have finished my homework."?

    • Options:
      a) Present Simple
      b) Present Continuous
      c) Present Perfect
      d) Past Simple
    • Answer: c) Present Perfect
    • Friendly Note: The present perfect tense connects a past action with the present, emphasizing that the homework is now complete.

  2. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "She _____ to school every day."?

    • Options:
      a) go
      b) goes
      c) going
      d) gone
    • Answer: b) goes
    • Friendly Note: With the subject “she” (third-person singular), we add an “-es” to “go” to form “goes.”

  3. Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

    • Options:
      a) I eat rice.
      b) I was eating rice.
      c) I have eaten rice.
      d) I will eat rice.
    • Answer: b) I was eating rice.
    • Friendly Note: “Was eating” shows an ongoing action that happened in the past.

3. Subject-Verb Agreement

  1. Choose the correct sentence:

    • Options:
      a) The boys plays football.
      b) The boys play football.
      c) The boys is playing football.
      d) The boys playing football.
    • Answer: b) The boys play football.
    • Friendly Note: Because “boys” is plural, the verb must also be in its plural form.

  2. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

    • Options:
      a) The list of items are on the table.
      b) The list of items is on the table.
      c) The list of items were on the table.
      d) The list of items am on the table.
    • Answer: b) The list of items is on the table.
    • Friendly Note: Even though “items” is plural, the main subject “list” is singular, so we use “is.”

4. Articles

  1. Choose the correct article: "She is ___ honest person."

    • Options:
      a) a
      b) an
      c) the
      d) no article
    • Answer: b) an
    • Friendly Note: Because “honest” starts with a vowel sound (the “h” is silent), we use “an.”

  2. Which sentence uses the correct article?

    • Options:
      a) I saw a elephant.
      b) I saw an elephant.
      c) I saw the elephant.
      d) I saw elephant.
    • Answer: b) I saw an elephant.
    • Friendly Note: Again, “elephant” begins with a vowel sound, so “an” is the proper choice.

5. Prepositions

  1. Choose the correct preposition: "The book is ___ the table."

    • Options:
      a) in
      b) on
      c) at
      d) to
    • Answer: b) on
    • Friendly Note: “On” indicates that the book is resting on the surface of the table.

  2. Which sentence uses the correct preposition?

    • Options:
      a) She is good in math.
      b) She is good at math.
      c) She is good on math.
      d) She is good with math.
    • Answer: b) She is good at math.
    • Friendly Note: When talking about skills or subjects, “good at” is the standard phrase.

6. Conjunctions

  1. Identify the conjunction in the sentence: "I wanted to go, but it was raining."

    • Options:
      a) wanted
      b) but
      c) was
      d) raining
    • Answer: b) but
    • Friendly Note: “But” is used to show contrast between two ideas.

  2. Which conjunction fits the sentence: "She stayed home ___ she was tired."?

    • Options:
      a) and
      b) but
      c) because
      d) or
    • Answer: c) because
    • Friendly Note: “Because” provides a reason for why she stayed home.

7. Active and Passive Voice

  1. Convert to passive voice: "She wrote the letter."

    • Options:
      a) The letter was written by her.
      b) The letter is written by her.
      c) The letter wrote her.
      d) The letter was wrote by her.
    • Answer: a) The letter was written by her.
    • Friendly Note: In the passive construction, the object (“the letter”) becomes the subject.

  2. Which sentence is in active voice?

    • Options:
      a) The cake was eaten by her.
      b) The cake is eaten by her.
      c) She ate the cake.
      d) The cake has been eaten by her.
    • Answer: c) She ate the cake.
    • Friendly Note: Active voice is more direct; here, “she” performs the action.

8. Direct and Indirect Speech

  1. Convert to indirect speech: "She said, 'I am tired.'"

    • Options:
      a) She said that she is tired.
      b) She said that she was tired.
      c) She said that she has been tired.
      d) She said that she had been tired.
    • Answer: b) She said that she was tired.
    • Friendly Note: When changing direct to indirect speech, the present “am” often shifts to “was” in reported speech.

  2. Which sentence is in direct speech?

    • Options:
      a) He said that he was busy.
      b) He said, "I am busy."
      c) He said he is busy.
      d) He said he was busy.
    • Answer: b) He said, "I am busy."
    • Friendly Note: Direct speech uses quotation marks to show exactly what was said.

9. Modals

  1. Choose the correct modal: "You ___ study hard to pass the exam."

    • Options:
      a) can
      b) must
      c) may
      d) could
    • Answer: b) must
    • Friendly Note: “Must” expresses necessity or obligation in this context.

  2. Which modal expresses ability?

    • Options:
      a) must
      b) should
      c) can
      d) might
    • Answer: c) can
    • Friendly Note: “Can” is used to indicate someone’s ability to do something.

10. Sentence Structure

  1. Identify the type of sentence: "She reads books, and he watches movies."

    • Options:
      a) Simple
      b) Compound
      c) Complex
      d) Compound-Complex
    • Answer: b) Compound
    • Friendly Note: This sentence joins two independent clauses with the conjunction “and.”

  2. Which sentence is complex?

    • Options:
      a) I like tea.
      b) I like tea, and I like coffee.
      c) I like tea because it is refreshing.
      d) I like tea, but I don’t like coffee.
    • Answer: c) I like tea because it is refreshing.
    • Friendly Note: A complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses—in this case, “because it is refreshing” explains why.

11. Common Errors

  1. Correct the sentence: "I don’t need no help."

    • Options:
      a) I don’t need any help.
      b) I don’t need none help.
      c) I don’t need no helps.
      d) I don’t need helps.
    • Answer: a) I don’t need any help.
    • Friendly Note: Using “any” instead of “no” avoids the double negative, making the sentence grammatically correct.

  2. Which sentence is correct?

    • Options:
      a) She almost drove her kids every day.
      b) She drove her kids almost every day.
      c) She drove almost her kids every day.
      d) She drove her kids every day almost.
    • Answer: b) She drove her kids almost every day.
    • Friendly Note: This sentence places “almost” correctly to indicate frequency without distorting the meaning.

12. Punctuation

  1. Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence?

    • Options:
      a) Comma
      b) Period
      c) Question Mark
      d) Exclamation Mark
    • Answer: b) Period
    • Friendly Note: A period marks the end of a statement.

  2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

    • Options:
      a) She said, "I am tired."
      b) She said "I am tired."
      c) She said I am tired.
      d) She said, I am tired.
    • Answer: a) She said, "I am tired."
    • Friendly Note: Using a comma before the quotation and enclosing the exact words in quotation marks is the proper format.

13. Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. What is the synonym of "happy"?

    • Options:
      a) Sad
      b) Joyful
      c) Angry
      d) Tired
    • Answer: b) Joyful
    • Friendly Note: “Joyful” carries a similar meaning to “happy,” sharing that sense of delight.

  2. What is the antonym of "begin"?

    • Options:
      a) Start
      b) End
      c) Continue
      d) Pause
    • Answer: b) End
    • Friendly Note: “End” is the opposite of “begin” because it signifies completion.

14. Idioms and Phrases

  1. What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?

    • Options:
      a) To start a conversation
      b) To end a relationship
      c) To solve a problem
      d) To make a mistake
    • Answer: a) To start a conversation
    • Friendly Note: “Break the ice” is used when initiating social interaction, especially in awkward or new situations.

  2. What does the phrase "hit the nail on the head" mean?

    • Options:
      a) To make a mistake
      b) To get something exactly right
      c) To waste time
      d) To avoid a problem
    • Answer: b) To get something exactly right.
    • Friendly Note: This phrase means that someone has described a situation or solved a problem perfectly.


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