English Grammar Practice Exercise 5

Students can make practice with English Grammar Practice Exercise 5. The right answers of this exercise are given at the end of the exercise.

1. Hardly ….. reached her home when the rain started.

(1) she

(2) had she

(3) did she 

(4) she had

2. The boss wanted to know ……… done the job.

(1) haw I had

(2) how would I have

(3) that had had I

(4) how had I

3. I wish I ……….. a king.

(1) were

(2) am

(3) was

(4) shall be

Directions (Q. Nos. 4-5) : Four alternative ways of converting the direct speech into indirect speech are suggested for each of the following sentences.

Find out the correct one.

4. Don’t go near the water, children’, she said.

(1) She suggested that the children should not go near the water

(2) She asked the children that they may not go near the water

(3) She urged the children that they might not go near the water

(4) She warned the children not to go near the water

5. He said, ‘Please, please give me another chance.

(1) He said politely that he may be given another chance

(2) He begged them to give him another chance

(3) He requested if he can be given another chance

(4) He requested if he could be given another chance

6. The masculine gender of “Goose” is?

(1) Drone

(2) Gander

(3) Drake

(4) None of these

7. Which of the following is not correct (with reference to narration)?

(1) In changing direct speech into indirect speech, a simple present becomes a simple past

(2) The ‘shall’ of the future tense is changed into ‘should’

(3) The will of the future tense is changed into ‘shall’ and should’

(4) The pronouns of the direct speech are changed where necessary.

8. In the formation of nouns from verbs, which of the following is not correct?

(1) Abdicate-Abdication 

(2) Abdicate-Abduction

(3) Adopt-Adoption

(4) Affect-Affectation

9. Which of the following rules is not correct (with reference to narration)?

(1) When the reporting is, in the principal verb in the past tense, all present tenses of the direct are changed into the corresponding past tense.

(2) If the reporting verb is in the present tense, the tenses of the direct speech do not change.

(3) The pronouns of the direct speech are changed where necessary.

(4) Words expressing nearness in time or place never change

10. Which of the following statements is not correct With reference to English grammar?

(1) Case is a modification of the noun to distinguish its relation to other words.

(2) Nominative case has no relationship with a finite.

(3) Possessive case denotes ownership or possession.

(4) Objective case denotes a direct object of a transitive verb or the indirect object of a preposition.

11. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(1) Numerical adjectives include the cardinal and the ordinal numbers.

(2) Partitive adjectives denote a part of a class or object.

(3) Descriptive adjectives denote quality, kind or condition

(4) Proper adjectives are non-descriptive adjectives.

12. In this expression, “Teaching is a science”, the highlighted word is

(1) Verbal noun

(2) Abstract noun

(3) Concrete noun

(4) None of these

13. Which statement is not correct with reference to primary auxiliary?

(1) Primary auxiliaries may be used independently as principal verbs (in some cases).

(2) Primary auxiliaries may change according to person, number and gender.

(3) Primary auxiliaries may be used as infinite forms of the verb if ‘to’ precedes them.

(4) The sole purpose of primary auxiliary is to demonstrate the supersegmental feature of expression.

14. Which of the following is an example of Indirect Personal Pronoun, reflexive?

(1) They

(2) Myself

(3) One-another

(4) To-myself

15. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

(1) We rarely see a lion.

(2) He played good.

(3) We scarcely see a lion.

(4) He lives miserly.

16. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?

(1) Write in ink.

(2) He threw the stick into the river

(3) We went near the station.

(4) he was a favourite with his friends.

17. Which of the following expressions is correct?

(1) Yours sincerely

(2) Your sincerely

(3) Your’s sincerely

(4) Yours’ sincerely

18. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

(1) Everyone should pray God.

(2) He wrote

(3) He wrote to me.

(4) He suggested me this.

19. In which of the following adjectives is not followed by the correct preposition?

(1) Careful of dress

(2) Busy at lessons

(3) Annoyed at things

(4) Horrified at the sight

20. With reference to the use of Punctuation marks, which of the following statements is not correct?

(1) A “dash” is never used to show a sudden change in thought.

(2) A “dash” is used to set off words in apposition or explanation.

(3) A “caret” is put below and aside the word or letter if some letter or word is to be inserted.

(4) A “dash” is used to summarize several subjects all belonging the same verb.

21. Which of the following idiomatic comparisons is not correct?

(1) As bitter as gall

(2) As red as cherry

(3) As cheerful as bark

(4) As silent as star

22. Which of the following statements is incorrect as a rule of grammar?

(1) Shall’ with the subject in the second and third person introduces the idea of compulsion.

(2) ‘Will’ with the subject in the first person expresses a bleak sense of determination.

(3) Should’ with the second and third persons means ‘out to

(4) Would’ with the subject in the first person gives emphasis

23. Which of the following verbs is not followed by the correct preposition?

(1) amalgamate with 

(2) anxious at

(3) bound to

(4) beneficent

24. Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to “colon”?

(1) The “colon” is used to introduce a list.

(2) The “colon” is used to introduce an explanation.

(3) The “colon” is used to separate two contracts.

(4) The “colon” is used to separate two related clauses

25. Which of the following pairs is mismatched with reference to masculine-feminine gender sequence?

(1) Boar: Sow

(2) Fox: Vixen

(3) Buck: Doe

(4) Buck Rabbit: Pea Rabbit

Direction (Q. Nos. 26-27): Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given.

26. As the weather was bad, we stayed indoors. (Simple sentence)
(1) The weather was bad and we stayed indoors
(2) Since the weather was bad, we stayed indoors
(3) It being a bad weather we stayed indoors
(4) None of the above

27. He is believed to have died of malaria. (Complex sentence)

(1) He is believed that he would have died of malaria

(2) It is believed that he died of malaria

(3) It is believed that malaria is the cause of his death

(4) People believe that he died of malaria

Directions (Q. Nos. 28-31): Choose the appropriate preposition from the options given below each of the following sentences :

28. Can the doctor cure him ……. asthma?
(1) from
(2) of
(3) within
(4) in

29. You cannot prevent me ……. Working.

(1) of

(2) to

(3) from

(4) at

30. I have not seen him …….. last month.

(1) for

(2) since

(3) from

(4) till

31. Your behaviour does not admit _______ any excuses.

(1) in

(2) of

(3) for

(4) to

Directions (Q. Nos. 32-35): Choose the sentence which makes appropriate use of verbs given in the brackets.

32. The police (kill) you, if you (try) to run away.
(1) The police (kills) you, if you (try) to run away
(2) The police (will kill) you, if you (try) to run away
(3) The police (may kill) you, if you (tried) to run away
(4) The police (would kill) you, if you (shall try) to run away

33. I (be) there, situation (be) different

(1) I (had been) there, situation (was) different

(2) I (was) there, situation (was) different

(3) (Had) I (been) there, situation (would have been) different.

(4) (Had) I (been) there, situation (had been) different.

34. If I (be) God, I (eliminate) all suffering

(1) If I (was) God, I (could eliminate) all suffering

(2) If I (were God), I (would eliminate) all suffering

(3) If I (had been) God, I (had eliminate) all suffering

(4) If I (am) God, I (can eliminate) all suffering

35. I (wish) that you (be) right

(1) I (wished) that you (had been) right

(2) I (wish) that you (were) right

(3) I (wish) that you (will be) right

(4) I (may wish) that you (were right)

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