MCQ Bank
Which is true of the following statement?
The singing bird soothed the weary traveler
- A) Singing is a gerund
- B) singing is predicate
- C) Singing is a participle
- D) singing is past participle
Choose the appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank.
No sooner did I enter the classroom ____________ the boys stood up.
- A) therefore
- B) but
- C) than
- D) and
Choose the correct type of sentence.
You should read every day if you want to improve your English more quickly.
- A) Complex
- B) Simple
- C) Compound-complex
- D) Compound
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the roadside stall.
- A) if
- B) neither
- C) but
- D) and
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The student asked if he could have an -------- on his paper.
- A) extensive
- B) extension
- C) extent
- D) extend
Went to the store to buy brownie mix.
This is an example of___________________.
- A) Complete sentence
- B) Coma splice
- C) Fused sentence
- D) Sentence fragment
Choose the best option.
Dogs always ----------- at strangers.
- A) barked
- B) bark
- C) barks
- D) barking
The following sentence is an example of __________________
“Tobias sat by the telephone for hours. Hoping that Beatrice would call”
- A) 2) Added-Detail Fragment-
- B) 3) -Ing and To Fragments
- C) 4) Dependent Word Fragments
- D) 1) Missing subject fragment
Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?
- A) When Asad saw a rainbow he ran to get his camera and the rainbow disappeared.
- B) Because I heard a scream outside, I called the police.
- C) The bell rang six times, but no one answered.
- D) The raindrops slide slowly down the window.
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option /pair of connectives.
The injured boy must receive medical attention at once _____ he will die.
- A) nor
- B) but
- C) if
- D) or
Choose the best option.
We ----------- the accident yesterday.
- A) see
- B) seen
- C) seeing
- D) saw
Which is true of the following
“To be, or not to be,
That is the question”
- A) "TO be" is the subject
- B) "TO be" is the verb
- C) "TO be" is the action subject
- D) "TO be" is the infinitive
It was a gray and overcast day. ____, we went sailing on the Bay.
- A) In spite of
- B) Even though
- C) Consequently
- D) Nevertheless
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
He was so worried about his coming examination results that he could _____ sleep _____ eat properly.
- A) either…or
- B) both…or
- C) both…and
- D) neither…nor
Which is true of the following statement.
Smoking should be prohibited in all public places.
- A) smoking is a relative adverb
- B) smoking is a participle
- C) smoking is predicate
- D) smoking is a gerund
There is an exception _____ any rule.
- A) to
- B) in
- C) with
- D) over
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The children at the deaf-mute centre can _____ hear _____ speak.
- A) neither…nor
- B) either…nor
- C) neither…and
- D) both…or
A sentence _________ more than one fact.
- A) Both of the above
- B) None of the above
- C) May contain
- D) May not contain
The grocery store was really packed with people there must have been a big sale today.
This is an example of___________________.
- A) Coma splice
- B) Complete sentence
- C) Fused sentence
- D) Run on Sentence
This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
- A) Compound-Complex Sentence
- B) Complex Sentence
- C) Simple Sentence
- D) Compound Sentence