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English Grammar: 2,375 MCQs with Answers

English Grammar for SSC, HSSC, UPTET, HTET, HPTET
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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.

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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

Haryana Exams Where English Grammar Questions Are Asked

  • HCS (Haryana Civil Services)
  • HTET
  • HPSC Assistant Professor
  • Haryana Police Constable
  • Haryana Police SI
  • CET Group C
  • CET Group D
  • Haryana Patwari
  • Canal Patwari
  • Gram Sachiv
  • Clerk
  • Stenographer
  • Junior Engineer (JE)
  • Naib Tehsildar
  • Tehsildar
  • Excise Inspector
  • Haryana Judiciary
  • TGT Recruitment
  • PGT Recruitment
  • Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • Assistant Lineman (ALM)
  • Various HSSC and HPSC Examinations

Rajasthan Exams

  • RAS
  • REET
  • Rajasthan Police Constable
  • Rajasthan Police SI
  • Patwari
  • Gram Vikas Adhikari (VDO)
  • Junior Accountant
  • LDC
  • CET Graduation Level
  • CET Senior Secondary Level
  • School Lecturer
  • Senior Teacher
  • Junior Instructor
  • Forest Guard
  • Forester
  • Rajasthan High Court Examinations

Punjab Exams

  • PPSC Civil Services
  • Punjab Police Constable
  • Punjab Police SI
  • PSTET
  • Punjab Clerk Recruitment
  • Excise Inspector
  • Cooperative Inspector
  • Jail Warder
  • School Lecturer
  • Master Cadre Teacher
  • Punjab Judiciary
  • Various PSSSB Examinations

Delhi Exams

  • DSSSB TGT
  • DSSSB PGT
  • DSSSB Assistant Teacher
  • DSSSB Junior Assistant
  • DSSSB Clerk
  • DSSSB Stenographer
  • Delhi Police Constable
  • Delhi Police Head Constable
  • Delhi Police MTS
  • Delhi Subordinate Services Examinations

Uttar Pradesh Exams

  • UPPCS
  • UPPSC Assistant Professor
  • UPPSC RO/ARO
  • UP Police Constable
  • UP Police SI
  • UPTET
  • UP Lekhpal
  • Junior Assistant
  • Stenographer
  • Review Officer
  • BEO
  • LT Grade Teacher
  • TGT
  • PGT
  • UP Judiciary
  • Various UPSSSC Examinations

Uttarakhand Exams

  • UKPSC PCS
  • UKPSC Lower PCS
  • UKPSC Lecturer
  • UKTET
  • Uttarakhand Police Constable
  • Uttarakhand Police SI
  • Patwari
  • Lekhpal
  • Junior Assistant
  • Forest Guard
  • Cooperative Inspector
  • Various UKSSSC Examinations

Bihar Exams

  • BPSC
  • BPSC Teacher Recruitment
  • Bihar Police SI
  • Bihar Police Constable
  • Bihar SSC
  • Bihar Clerk Recruitment
  • Revenue Employee
  • Panchayat Secretary
  • Bihar Judiciary
  • Assistant Professor Recruitment
  • Various BSSC Examinations

Jharkhand Exams

  • JPSC
  • JTET
  • Jharkhand Police SI
  • Jharkhand Police Constable
  • Jharkhand Excise Constable
  • Panchayat Secretary
  • Junior Assistant
  • Stenographer
  • Forest Guard
  • Various JSSC Examinations

Himachal Pradesh Exams

  • HP Administrative Services (HAS)
  • HP TET
  • HP Police Constable
  • HP Police SI
  • Junior Office Assistant
  • Clerk
  • Patwari
  • Tehsildar Allied Services
  • Lecturer Recruitment
  • TGT Recruitment
  • HPSSC Examinations
  • HPPSC Examinations

West Bengal Exams

  • WBCS
  • WBPSC Clerkship
  • WBPSC Miscellaneous Services
  • WB Police Constable
  • WB Police SI
  • Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • Upper Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • School Service Commission (SSC) Exams
  • Group C Recruitment
  • Group D Recruitment
  • Various WBPSC and WBSSC Examinations

Central Government Exams

  • SSC CGL
  • SSC CHSL
  • SSC MTS
  • SSC CPO
  • SSC GD
  • SSC Selection Post
  • RRB NTPC
  • RRB Group D
  • RRB ALP
  • RRB JE
  • IBPS PO
  • IBPS Clerk
  • SBI PO
  • SBI Clerk
  • LIC AAO
  • LIC Assistant
  • EPFO
  • FCI
  • AFCAT
  • CDS
  • NDA
  • CAPF
  • Various Banking and Insurance Examinations

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

Q201. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: No one knows where is he hiding.

Right Answer: where he is hiding

Explanation:

When a question is embedded inside a larger statement, it becomes an indirect or reported question and the normal statement word order must be restored. This means the subject comes before the verb and the interrogative inversion disappears, so 'where is he hiding' must become 'where he is hiding'. Option one wrongly keeps the inversion and also uses the base form 'hide' after 'is'. Option two adds the unnecessary preposition 'at' at the end, which is redundant after 'where'. Option four produces a confused structure with two verbs. Hence option three is the correct choice.
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Q202. A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the option that most accurately conveys it in indirect speech: He said, "I am not feeling well."

Right Answer: He said that he was not feeling well.

Explanation:

When the reporting verb is in the past tense, as in 'He said', the tense of the reported speech must be moved one step back. The present continuous 'am not feeling' therefore changes to the past continuous 'was not feeling'. The first person pronoun 'I' also changes to the third person 'he', since the speaker is being reported by someone else. Option two applies both rules correctly. Option one keeps the present tense, option three uses the ungrammatical form 'didn't felt', and option four omits the verb altogether. Hence option two is correct.
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Q203. A sentence is provided in indirect speech. Choose the option that most accurately conveys it in direct speech: The manager told the staff that deadlines must be followed strictly.

Right Answer: "Deadlines must be followed strictly," said the manager.

Explanation:

While converting indirect speech into direct speech, the exact words of the speaker must be reproduced within quotation marks, and the modal verb and voice of the original statement should be preserved. The reported clause here is 'deadlines must be followed strictly', which uses the modal 'must' in the passive voice. Option one keeps this wording unchanged, so it conveys the message most accurately. Option two replaces 'must' with the weaker 'should' and changes the voice, option three turns the statement into an imperative command, and option four drops the modal completely. Hence option one is correct.
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Q204. Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. (The sentence is given in the question description.)

The report's emphasis on techno-optimism, while commendable, (1)/ overlook the structural inequities (2)/ that persist in data accessibility and digital literacy (3)/ across demographic and regional divides. (4)

Right Answer: (2)

Explanation:

The error occurs in part two, where the verb does not agree with its subject. The subject of the sentence is 'the report's emphasis', which is singular, so the verb must take the singular form 'overlooks' instead of 'overlook'. Candidates are often misled by the intervening phrase 'on techno-optimism, while commendable', and they wrongly make the verb agree with the nearest noun. The rule is that a prepositional phrase or a parenthetical clause placed between the subject and the verb does not change the number of the subject. Hence part two contains the error.
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Q205. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a logical passage. (Sentences are given in the question description.)

1. The team analyzed the survey data.
2. Insights were used to improve the customer experience.
3. A targeted marketing campaign was created.
4. The data was collected through various channels.

Right Answer: 4-1-3-2

Explanation:

The passage describes a process, so the sentences must follow the natural order in which the steps take place. Data must first be gathered, which makes sentence four the opening statement. Once the data exists, the team can study it, so sentence one comes next. Analysis produces findings, and on the basis of those findings a targeted marketing campaign is created, which places sentence three third. Finally, the insights obtained are applied to improve the customer experience, so sentence two closes the passage. This gives the sequence four, one, three, two. Hence the correct order is 4-1-3-2.
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Q206. Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph. (Sentences are given in the question description.)

1. These factors include the amount of sunlight received, the composition of the atmosphere, and the Earth's orbit.
2. The long-term variations in Earth's climate are influenced by a complex interplay of natural and anthropogenic factors.
3. The most significant anthropogenic factor is the emission of greenhouse gases from industrial activities.
4. Together, these elements determine the planet's overall energy balance and, consequently, its average temperature.

Right Answer: 2, 1, 4, 3

Explanation:

Sentence two is the topic sentence because it introduces the general idea that Earth's climate is shaped by natural and human factors. Sentence one then expands this idea by listing the specific factors, and the demonstrative phrase 'these factors' shows that it must follow sentence two. Sentence four continues the explanation by stating that together these elements determine the planet's energy balance and average temperature. Finally, sentence three narrows the discussion to the most significant human factor, greenhouse gas emissions, which forms a suitable conclusion. Hence the correct order is 2, 1, 4, 3.
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Q207. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: CAUSTIC

Right Answer: Sarcastic

Explanation:

The word 'caustic' has two senses. Literally it describes a substance capable of burning or corroding organic tissue, such as caustic soda. Figuratively, and far more commonly in vocabulary questions, it describes remarks or humour that are bitingly sarcastic, cutting and severely critical. A caustic reply is one designed to wound. Among the options, 'sarcastic' is the only word carrying this sense of sharp, mocking criticism. 'Kind', 'mild' and 'gentle' all denote softness and consideration, making them antonyms rather than synonyms. Hence option four is correct.
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Q208. Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Make no bones about it

Right Answer: To be direct and honest

Explanation:

The idiom 'to make no bones about it' means to state something plainly, without hesitation, embarrassment or evasion. Its origin is usually traced to soup or broth containing no bones, so there was nothing to cause difficulty and it could be swallowed straight away. When someone makes no bones about a matter, they speak frankly even if the truth is unwelcome. Option three, 'to be direct and honest', captures this precisely. Hesitating, remaining neutral and confusing the listener all describe the opposite behaviour of avoiding a clear statement. Hence option three is correct.
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Q209. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Evanescent

Right Answer: Enduring

Explanation:

'Evanescent' describes something that vanishes quickly and lasts only a very short time, like a scent or a passing mood. It derives from the Latin 'evanescere', meaning to disappear. The question asks for an antonym, so the required word must convey permanence. 'Enduring' means lasting over a long period and continuing to exist, which is the direct opposite. The distractors are traps because 'ephemeral', 'transient' and 'fleeting' are all synonyms of evanescent, each describing brief duration. Candidates who misread the task as a synonym test pick one of these. Hence option three is correct.
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Q210. Identify the misspelt word

Right Answer: Inadvertant

Explanation:

The task is to find the word that is spelt incorrectly. 'Inadvertant' is wrong; the correct spelling is 'inadvertent', ending in -ent, because it descends from the Latin present participle 'advertens'. Many English adjectives of this family, such as 'apparent' and 'persistent', share the -ent ending, which is a useful guide. The other three options are all correctly spelt: 'avaricious' means extremely greedy for wealth, 'temerarious' means recklessly bold, and 'penitent' means feeling sorrow for wrongdoing. Since only one option departs from standard spelling, option four is the answer.
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