English Grammar MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for English Grammar - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Modal verbs do not change their form according to the subject, unlike regular verbs (e.g., 'I can', 'he can' – not 'he cans').
• They are always followed by the base form of the verb without 'to' (e.g., 'can play', 'must go').
• Modal verbs express various nuances such as ability, permission, necessity, and possibility (e.g., 'can', 'should', 'must').
• Examples of modal verbs include 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'must', 'shall', 'should', 'will', 'would', and 'ought to'.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Additional Information

• Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs used to modify the meaning of the main verb, often expressing the speaker's attitude or mood.
• Unlike regular verbs, modal verbs do not take '-s' for third-person singular (e.g., 'He can' – not 'He cans').
• They cannot stand alone as the main verb in a sentence and always require a main verb to complete their meaning.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun within the same sentence.
• They are formed by adding -self or -selves to personal pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).
• In the given options, "itself" is an example of an intensive pronoun.
• Intensive pronouns can be removed from the sentence without changing its basic meaning. For example, "I did it myself" can be reduced to "I did it" without altering the core message.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• Option 1: "them" is a personal pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition.
• Option 3: "whatever" is a relative pronoun used to refer to anything or everything.
• Option 4: "everybody" is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to all the people.

Key Points:
The correct structure is "adjective + enough + to-infinitive".

Example: "She is strong enough to carry the box." (Correct)
Why not other options?

"Too strong" implies excess strength, which would make carrying the box difficult, making option 2 incorrect.
"Enough strong" is incorrect because "enough" should come after the adjective.
"Strong to too" is grammatically incorrect.
Correct Sentence Usage:

•  "She is strong enough to carry the box."
•  "She is enough strong to carry the box." (Incorrect word order)
• "She is too strong to carry the box." (Changes meaning)
•  "She is strong to too carry the box." (Incorrect structure)

The correct answer is 'c'.

Key Points  

• If we do something lest something unpleasant should happen, we do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening.
• Lest is generally followed by a verb clause in the subjunctive mood.
• The word should is just a way to put a clause into the future subjunctive. 
• “Lest” also implies a negative and, therefore, is never used with the word “not” so as to avoid a superfluous situation. 
  • For example: I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 4. 

Correct Sentence: I started early for the station lest I should miss the train.

Key Points

• The structure of the sentence is: 
  • Subject: "I" (first-person singular pronoun)
  • Verb: "could not find" (a compound verb phrase indicating the inability to locate something)
  • Object: "it" (a pronoun representing the thing that couldn't be found)
  • Adverb: "anywhere" (modifying the verb phrase, indicating the lack of a specific location where the speaker could find the object)
• The sentence is grammatically complete and makes sense on its own.
• The sentence follows the English word order (subject-verb-object) and effectively communicates the idea that the speaker was unable to locate the object in any place.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is: lay off

Key Points

• A phrasal verb is a phrase that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its separate parts
• Let us look at the meaning of the given phrasal verbs.
  • Lisp off: To speak falteringly, childishly, or with a lisp. (लड़खड़ाता हुआ, बचकाना, या तुतलाना के साथ बात करने के लिए)
  • Lay off: Discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of economic conditions or shortage of work. (आर्थिक परिस्थितियों या काम की कमी के कारण किसी कर्मचारी को अस्थायी या स्थायी रूप से छुट्टी देना)
  • Lay on: Provide a service or amenity. (एक सेवा या सुविधा प्रदान करें)
  • Lie on: To affect someone in a specified way. (किसी को एक निर्दिष्ट तरीके से प्रभावित करना)
• ​According to the meaning of the given phrasal verbs "lay off" should be used here.
• The implied meaning of the sentence is: Profits were low, and the firm was obliged to eliminate employees.

​Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Complete sentence: The company’s profits were low and they were forced to lay off staff.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. more fast

When two qualities of the same noun are compared, more + positive degree adjective is used. In this sentence, we are comparing the two qualities of the England fast bowler i.e. 'fast' and 'accurate' for such comparison we will use comparative degree ( more + positive degree adjective ).
∴ Use ‘more fast’ rather than ‘faster’.

Let's see an example:

• Incorrect- She is prettier than wise.
• Correct- She is more pretty than wise.

Complete Sentence: Jofra Archer, the England fast bowler, is more fast than accurate.

The correct answer is Option 4)

Explanation:

• 'Criteria' is a plural(बहुवचन) form of 'criterion'
  • Criterion means a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based (एक standard जिस पर कोई निर्णय या निर्णय आधारित हो सकता है)
    Example: Sound quality was the most important criterion in our testing.
                      The university's criteria for admission.
• ​'Analysis' is a singular (एकवचन) noun, its plural form is 'analyses'
  • ​Analysis means a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features (किसी भी जटिल वस्तु की प्रकृति को समझने या उसके आवश्यक लक्षणों को निर्धारित करने के लिए उसकी विस्तृत परीक्षा)
    Example: Doing a careful analysis of the problem.
• ​'Crisis' is a singular (एकवचन) noun, its plural form is 'crises'
  • ​Crisis means a time of intense difficulty or danger. (तीव्र कठिनाई या खतरे का समय)
    Example: She was dealing with a family crisis at the time.
• ​'Index' is a singular(एकवचन) noun, its plural(बहुवचन) form is 'indices/ indexes'
  • ​Index means a list of items (such as topics or names) treated in a printed work that gives for each item the page number where it may be found.(एक सूची (जैसे विषय या नाम) एक मुद्रित कार्य में माना जाता है जो प्रत्येक आइटम के लिए पृष्ठ संख्या देता है जहां यह पाया जा सकता है।)
    Example: Look up the recipe for potato soup in the index.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. despite what I have said

“Having said that” is a transitional phrase that has become more and more common in spoken language. When people say, “Having said that” it is a signal that they are going to say something which will contrast or disagree with what they said a moment ago.

Let's see an example to develop more clarity:

• Their work has been fairly good. Having said that, I still think there's room for improvement.

Concept: Based on the concept of clauses.

A clause is a combination of related words containing a subject and a verb. It can be a simple sentence or a part of a compound sentence.

Main clause: It gives a complete meaning and can stand alone as a complete sentence

Subordinate clause: It depends on the main clause to give a complete meaning.

Explanation

Rules of clauses:

According to the rule, when main clause is in the past or past perfect tense, the subordinate clause must also be in the past or past perfect tense.

So, here past form of verb will be used. Given sentence will become:

“After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he wished to visit the temple in

Thanjavur.”

Key Points

• The structure of the sentence is: 
  • Subject: "I" (first-person singular pronoun)
  • Verb: "could not find" (a compound verb phrase indicating the inability to locate something)
  • Object: "it" (a pronoun representing the thing that couldn't be found)
  • Adverb: "anywhere" (modifying the verb phrase, indicating the lack of a specific location where the speaker could find the object)
• The sentence is grammatically complete and makes sense on its own.
• The sentence follows the English word order (subject-verb-object) and effectively communicates the idea that the speaker was unable to locate the object in any place.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Explanation:

In the first blank, the word ‘to’ is the correct word because according to the rule with the words like proposal, idea, suggestion, view, opinion etc. we have to use ‘to’ preposition only.

In the second blank, ‘with’ must be the correct option because while referring to some person ‘with’ is used only by rule.

The correct answer is: 'No substitution required'.

Key Points

• In the given sentence'While sunbathing' shows the longer you stay in the sun, the more sunburn or premature aging you will get.
• 'While' shows us that something happens at the same time something else is happening.
  • ​Example: The south of the country grows richer, while the north grows poorer.
•  After seeing the explanation above we get to know the underlined segment is free from any grammatical errors. Therefore, no substitution is required here.

  Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

•  While has different functions when it is used as a conjunction:
  • refer to time
  • express contrast 
  • be a synonym for although.