Common English Grammar Questions for Competitive Exams

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Common English Grammar Questions for Competitive Exams
Q :  

Use the correct word in the following:
 Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

(A) ready

(B) all ready

(C) was already

(D) were all ready


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Choose the correct option and fill in blank:
 John as well as Tom _____  waiting for you. 

(A) is

(B) were

(C) have been

(D) are


Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
(A) is - "John as well as Tom is waiting for you."



Q :  

Choose the suitable preposition for the blank given:
 The children ran _______ the room.

(A) into

(B) onto

(C) besides

(D) at


Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
(A) into - "The children ran into the room."



Q :  

Choose the correct preposition:
 He lost control of the car and crashed _______ a wall.

(A) in

(B) at

(C) into

(D) on


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
(C) into - "He lost control of the car and crashed into a wall."

Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
 She was blamed ______ the failure. 

(A) of

(B) on

(C) up

(D) for


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
(D) for - "She was blamed for the failure."



Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
 She sat here _______ 8 O'clock.

(A) in

(B) beside

(C) till

(D) besides


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
(C) till - "She sat here till 8 O'clock."



Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct determiner:
 _______ boy and girl should go to college.

(A) All

(B) Enough

(C) Every

(D) Several


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
(C) Every - "Every boy and girl should go to college."



Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct option:
It's time you _____ to bed.

(A) go

(B) gone

(C) went

(D) will go


Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
(A) go - "It's time you go to bed." This sentence requires the subjunctive mood, and "go" is the correct form.



Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb given in the brackets. Choose the correct form from the options below:
 They _____ (buy) vegetable last week.

(A) bought

(B) buys

(C) have bought

(D) buy


Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
(A) bought - "They bought vegetables last week." The past tense of the verb "buy" is needed in this context to match the timeframe mentioned.



Q :  

Fill in the blank with the correct option:
Ram as well as his brothers ________ coming today.

(A) are

(B) were

(C) is

(D) have been


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
(C) is - "Ram as well as his brothers is coming today." The subject "Ram as well as his brothers" is singular, so the verb should be singular as well.



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