English Grammar: 156 MCQs with Answers

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English Grammar Quiz Questions

English Grammar is one of the most important sections in competitive examinations conducted by various state and central government recruiting agencies across India. A strong command of English Grammar helps candidates improve their performance in subjects such as English Language, Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Vocabulary, and Writing Ability.

This English Grammar Quiz contains carefully selected multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering all major grammar topics including Parts of Speech, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Tenses, Articles, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Detection, Sentence Correction, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, and Reading Comprehension.

These English Grammar MCQs are highly useful for candidates preparing for various state-level and national-level examinations. Regular practice of these questions helps improve accuracy, speed, grammatical understanding, and overall exam performance.

Important English Grammar Topics

  • Parts of Speech
  • Noun
  • Pronoun
  • Verb
  • Tenses
  • Articles
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Error Detection
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • One Word Substitution
  • Spellings
  • Cloze Test
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Vocabulary Building
  • Fill in the Blanks

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Practice these English Grammar Quiz Questions regularly to strengthen your grammar concepts, improve your vocabulary, and achieve higher scores in competitive examinations.

Q121. Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'An official reprimand or strong criticism'.

Right Answer: Censure

The phrase describes a formal expression of severe disapproval issued by an authority. 'Censure' precisely conveys this meaning, as it refers to an official reprimand, often passed as a formal motion by a legislature or professional body. It is therefore the correct one-word substitute. 'Accusation' merely means a charge that someone has done wrong and carries no sense of official rebuke. 'Denunciation' is a public condemnation but need not be official. 'Indictment' is a formal charge that begins a criminal prosecution, which is a legal step rather than a reprimand. Hence the correct answer is Censure.
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Q122. Select the correct option: The startup scaled so rapidly that its infrastructure could ___ keep pace.

Right Answer: barely

The sentence describes infrastructure that only just managed to match the startup's rapid growth. The blank therefore needs an adverb meaning 'only with great difficulty'. 'Barely' fits naturally and idiomatically in the structure 'could barely keep pace', conveying that it was managed, but only just. 'Merely' means 'only' in the sense of nothing more, which does not suit this context. 'Scarcely' is close in meaning but is normally paired with negative or inversion structures and reads awkwardly here. 'All but' means 'almost', which would reverse the intended sense. Hence the correct answer is barely.
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Q123. Select the correct option: Rare though the phenomenon is, it can occur ___ prolonged drought conditions.

Right Answer: under

The blank requires a preposition that expresses the circumstances in which something happens. English idiom uses 'under' with words such as conditions, circumstances, pressure and supervision, so 'under prolonged drought conditions' is the natural and grammatically correct collocation. 'Towards' indicates direction or movement and cannot describe conditions. 'Amid' means in the middle of something and is used with events or situations rather than the fixed phrase 'conditions'. 'Among' is used with countable items in a group of three or more, which does not apply here. Hence the correct preposition is under.
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Q124. Select the correct option: While the proposal appeared pragmatic on paper, its implementation proved ___ complicated than expected.

Right Answer: more

The presence of the word 'than' later in the sentence signals that a comparative construction is required. With a long adjective such as 'complicated', the comparative is formed with 'more', giving 'more complicated than expected'. The contrast set up by 'While the proposal appeared pragmatic on paper' also indicates that implementation turned out harder, not easier, so 'less' would reverse the intended meaning. 'Much' and 'rather' are intensifiers that cannot by themselves form a comparative and would leave 'than' without a comparative word to attach to. Hence the correct answer is more.
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Q125. Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That the report failed to address the root causes (1)/ of the community unrest were surprising (2)/ given the exhaustive data (3)/ compiled over several months. (4)

Right Answer: (2)

The subject of this sentence is the whole noun clause beginning 'That the report failed to address the root causes of the community unrest'. A noun clause acting as a subject is always treated as singular, so it must take a singular verb. Part two uses the plural verb 'were surprising', which does not agree with the singular clause subject and should be 'was surprising'. The plural noun 'causes' standing close to the verb is a deliberate distractor. Parts one, three and four are all grammatically sound. Hence the error lies in part (2).
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Q126. Change the following from active to passive: They have been neglecting maintenance of the archives for years.

Right Answer: Maintenance of the archives has been being neglected by them for years.

The active sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense, shown by 'have been neglecting'. To convert any tense into the passive voice the object becomes the subject and the verb takes the form of 'be' appropriate to that tense followed by the past participle. For the present perfect continuous the required structure is 'has/have been being' plus the past participle. Since the new subject 'maintenance' is singular, the correct form is 'has been being neglected'. The other options shift the sentence into the past perfect, present continuous or past continuous, changing the tense. Hence option four is correct.
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Q127. Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The choir began the introit at the priest's signal.

Right Answer: The child sang the introit during the intermission.

An 'introit' is the opening chant or psalm sung as the clergy enter at the start of a church service. In the given sentence the choir begins the introit at the priest's signal, which is the strict liturgical sense of the word. The answer key identifies the first option as the required sentence, where the child sings the introit during an intermission rather than at the formal entrance of the service, so the word is used in a looser, transferred sense. The remaining sentences all keep the word firmly within its normal liturgical setting. Hence option one is correct.
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Q128. Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: It was being suggested by multiple sources that the operation had been compromised internally.

Right Answer: Multiple sources suggested the operation was compromised internally.

In the passive sentence the real doer of the action is 'multiple sources', introduced by the preposition 'by'. To form the active voice this agent must become the grammatical subject and the verb must be recast accordingly, giving 'Multiple sources suggested'. The reported clause then follows naturally as 'the operation was compromised internally'. Option one does exactly this and preserves the original meaning. Option two keeps a passive main clause, option three distorts the sense by turning the report into a noun phrase, and option four reverses the roles entirely by making the operation the doer. Hence option one is correct.
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Q129. Find the part of the sentence that contains an error.

What renders the draft legislation particularly contentious is not its proposed realignment of fiscal powers per se, (1)/ but that it presumes, without empirical substantiation, (2)/ a fiscal equivalence among states whose developmental baselines are (3)/ incommensurable by any normative metric. (4)

Right Answer: (2)

This sentence uses the correlative structure 'not ... but ...', which demands that the elements joined on either side be grammatically parallel. Part one places a noun phrase after 'not', namely 'its proposed realignment of fiscal powers'. Parallelism therefore requires another noun phrase after 'but', yet part two supplies a clause introduced by 'that it presumes'. This mismatch breaks the parallel structure and is the grammatical error. The construction could be corrected by writing 'but its presumption of'. Parts three and four are correctly framed. Hence the error lies in part (2).
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Q130. According to the passage, how is wisdom primarily acquired?

Read the following passage and answer the question based on the passage:

While education and wisdom are often conflated in colloquial discourse, a discerning mind perceives a fundamental divergence between the two. Education is the formal acquisition of knowledge, often measured through degrees, academic accolades, and proficiency in structured disciplines. It is delivered through systematic curricula, institutionalized assessment, and theoretical frameworks. However, wisdom transcends this rigidity; it is the judicious application of knowledge to real-life contexts, enriched by experience, introspection, and emotional intelligence. An individual may be extensively educated yet remain bereft of wisdom if they lack the discernment to apply their learning ethically and effectively. Conversely, many wise individuals—farmers, artisans, elders—may not possess formal education, but their decisions exhibit prudence and sagacity cultivated through lived realities. Thus, education equips the mind, but wisdom enriches the soul. In an era dominated by information overload and algorithmic thinking, the schism between the two has widened. Educational institutions often prioritize rote memorization and standardized testing over critical thinking and moral reasoning. Consequently, society produces individuals proficient in problem-solving but deficient in decision-making that requires empathy, patience, or foresight. Wisdom, being innately human, cannot be downloaded or fast-tracked; it is earned through trial, failure, reflection, and a nuanced understanding of human nature. Furthermore, while education is temporally bounded—ending with formal schooling or academic milestones—wisdom is a lifelong pursuit. It does not boast certificates but manifests in humility, ethical consistency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with grace. Ultimately, the highest form of intelligence lies not merely in knowing what is right, but in consistently choosing to do it, especially when it is inconvenient.

Right Answer: Through experience and reflection

The passage draws a sharp line between education, which is delivered through curricula and assessment, and wisdom, which grows out of lived experience. It states explicitly that wisdom cannot be downloaded or fast-tracked and that it is earned through trial, failure, reflection, and a nuanced understanding of human nature. It further describes wisdom as enriched by experience, introspection and emotional intelligence. Taken together these lines point directly to experience and reflection as the primary route. Textbooks belong to formal education, emotional detachment contradicts the emphasis on empathy, and algorithmic thinking is named as part of the problem. Hence option three is correct.
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