MCQ Bank
Which of the following shifts makes this construction faulty?
The only words that we were able to distinguish are ‘horse’ and ‘cart’.
- A) Singular to plural
- B) Plural to singular
- C) Past to present
- D) Active voice to passive voice
Choose the correct type of sentence.
Although it was cold and the rain was getting heavier, we decided to go fishing as planned.
- A) Complex
- B) Compound-complex
- C) Compound
- D) Simple
Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence. Keep in mind that there is one error.
There has been surprisingly little research on anorexia nervosa; only 15 comparative trials published in the last 20 years.
- A) Punctuation error
- B) Sentence fragment
- C) Pronoun reference error
- D) Dangling modifier
A sentence is fragmented when it lacks a ______.
- A) Coherence
- B) Subject or verb
- C) Unity
- D) Pronoun
"I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark blue clocks on them."
The above quotation can be called a __________ sentence.
- A) simple
- B) compound
- C) complex
- D) compound complex
The price of these jeans ________reasonable.
- A) have
- B) were
- C) are
- D) is
Choose the correct type of sentence.
She runs every day, so she is very fit.
- A) Compound
- B) Simple
- C) Compound-complex
- D) Complex
Which of the following is not characteristic of a sentence?
- A) A sentence expresses an incomplete thought.
- B) A sentence can express a strong feeling.
- C) A sentence can ask a question.
- D) A sentence can make a statement.
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The child spoke ------ about her trip to Disney land.
- A) energetic
- B) energy
- C) energize
- D) energetically
Choose the correct option.
Sometimes occurs because a writer tries to compare items that are not comparable.
This is an example______________________.
- A) Faulty parallelism
- B) Pronoun error
- C) Error of sequence of tense
- D) Grammatical mistake
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
We have enough spices for only one type of curry. We can cook _____ chicken curry _____ mutton curry.
- A) both…or
- B) both…and
- C) either…or
- D) neither…nor
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
Those thugs should be arrested _____ they will continue to terrorize the residents here.
- A) or
- B) and
- C) if
- D) but
Dangling modifier is __________ of the sentence.
- A) An error
- B) A strength
- C) None of the above
- D) Both of the above
Don’t treat a/an _______ first as singular and then as plural.
- A) Sentence
- B) Noun
- C) Pronoun
- D) Antecedent
Which of the following shifts makes this construction faulty?
I wrote and asked my uncle to let me know about the books as soon as he can.
- A) Plural to singular
- B) Past to present
- C) Active voice to passive voice
- D) Singular to plural
Which of the following shifts makes this construction faulty?
Susan and her sister both saw the film, but she was disappointed.
- A) Singular to plural
- B) Past to present
- C) Plural to singular
- D) Active voice to passive voice
I'll be glad ____ it's finished.
- A) when
- B) yet
- C) before
- D) till
Zaidy loves to go to the beach and spends her days sunbathing.
- A) Simple Sentence
- B) Compound-Complex Sentence
- C) Compound Sentence
- D) Complex Sentence
Choose the correct type of sentence.
I'll help you if you help me.
- A) Compound
- B) Complex
- C) Compound-complex
- D) Simple
Choose the correct option for the word given in bracket.
We came to an (abandoned) House.
- A) Verb
- B) Noun
- C) Adverb
- D) Adjective