English Grammar: 95 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
Haryana Exams Where English Grammar Questions Are Asked
- HCS (Haryana Civil Services)
- HTET
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- Haryana Police Constable
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- CET Group C
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- Haryana Patwari
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- Gram Sachiv
- Clerk
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- 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
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- RAS
- REET
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- Patwari
- Gram Vikas Adhikari (VDO)
- Junior Accountant
- LDC
- CET Graduation Level
- CET Senior Secondary Level
- School Lecturer
- Senior Teacher
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- Forest Guard
- Forester
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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
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- DSSSB Clerk
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- Delhi Police Constable
- Delhi Police Head Constable
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Uttar Pradesh Exams
- UPPCS
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- Junior Assistant
- Stenographer
- Review Officer
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Uttarakhand Exams
- UKPSC PCS
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- UKTET
- Uttarakhand Police Constable
- Uttarakhand Police SI
- Patwari
- Lekhpal
- Junior Assistant
- Forest Guard
- Cooperative Inspector
- Various UKSSSC Examinations
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- BPSC
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- Bihar Police SI
- Bihar Police Constable
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- Revenue Employee
- Panchayat Secretary
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- 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
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- Lecturer Recruitment
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- WBCS
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- WB Police Constable
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- Primary Teacher Recruitment
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- School Service Commission (SSC) Exams
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- SSC CGL
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- FCI
- AFCAT
- CDS
- NDA
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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.
Q71. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : He ............ his sister more than anyone else.
Right Answer: loves
The subject of this sentence is 'He', a third person singular pronoun, so the verb in the simple present tense must take the inflection -s. Therefore 'loves' is the correct form. The bare form 'love' is used with plural subjects and with I, we, you and they. The forms 'is loving' and 'was loving' belong to continuous tenses, and 'love' is a stative verb of emotion which is not normally used in the continuous form. The sentence also states a permanent fact. Hence the correct answer is 'loves'.
Q72. Choose the correct sentence :
Right Answer: He broke her heart by turning down her proposal.
The verb 'break' is an irregular verb and its three forms are break, broke and broken. Its simple past tense is therefore 'broke', not the regular form 'breaked', which does not exist in English. The sentence describes a completed past action of turning down a proposal, so the simple past is required and the sentence reads 'He broke her heart by turning down her proposal'. Options two and three use the invented form 'breaked', and option one wrongly uses the present tense. Hence the fourth sentence is correct.
Q73. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : He ............ sleep after reading at least 20 pages every night, when he lived in hostel.
Right Answer: would
The clause 'when he lived in hostel' fixes the action firmly in the past, and the sentence describes something he did repeatedly every night. To express a habitual or repeated action in the past, English uses the modal 'would' or the structure 'used to'. Therefore 'He would sleep after reading at least twenty pages every night' is correct. 'Will' and 'shall' refer to future time and cannot follow a past context, while 'might' expresses possibility rather than habit. Hence the correct answer is 'would'.
Q74. Choose the correct tense form : Look ! Here .......... the director of the drama.
Right Answer: comes
The sentence begins with the adverb 'Here', which causes inversion, so the verb comes before the subject. The real subject is 'the director', a singular noun, and the sentence reports something happening at this very moment. The simple present tense with the singular inflection is used for such an immediate, vivid action, so the correct form is 'Here comes the director of the drama'. 'Come' is plural, while 'had come' and 'have come' are perfect tenses that do not suit an action taking place now. Hence 'comes' is right.
Q75. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : You will fail ............ you work very hard.
Right Answer: unless
The sentence carries a negative condition: failure will happen if hard work does not take place. The conjunction 'unless' means 'if not', so 'You will fail unless you work very hard' conveys exactly this idea and needs no additional negative word. The other options do not fit the structure: 'nevertheless' is a contrast adverb meaning 'however', 'howsoever' means 'in whatever way' and introduces a manner clause, and 'beside' is a preposition meaning 'by the side of'. Hence the correct answer is 'unless'.
Q76. The synonym of 'Filthy' is :
Right Answer: dirty
A synonym is a word that carries nearly the same meaning as another word. The adjective 'filthy' describes something extremely dirty, unclean or disgusting, as in a filthy room or filthy clothes, and it can also mean morally offensive. Among the given choices, 'dirty' expresses this sense most closely. The other options are unrelated: 'weak' means lacking strength, 'fluffy' means soft and light like wool or feathers, and 'strong' is in fact opposite in sense to weak. Hence the correct synonym of filthy is dirty.
Q77. The antonym of 'adversity' is :
Right Answer: prosperity
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning. The noun 'adversity' means a state of hardship, misfortune or difficulty in life, as in the proverb that a friend in need is a friend indeed during adversity. Its natural opposite is 'prosperity', which denotes success, wealth and good fortune. The remaining options are close in sense to adversity rather than opposite to it: 'discord' means disagreement, 'scarcity' means shortage, and 'misery' means great distress. Hence the correct antonym of adversity is prosperity.
Q78. The idiom – "To pay off old scores" means :
Right Answer: To have revenge
An idiom carries a figurative meaning that cannot be guessed from its individual words. The expression 'to pay off old scores' means to take revenge for an old injury, insult or grudge, that is, to settle an old account of wrongdoing. Here the word 'score' refers to a record of past grievances rather than to money or marks. The other options interpret the phrase literally in financial terms, such as returning capital without interest, living within one's income, or refusing to repay a loan. Hence the correct meaning is 'to have revenge'.
Q79. Choose the correct option for the underlined word : She is likely to come today.
Right Answer: Adjective
In the sentence 'She is likely to come today', the word 'likely' follows the linking verb 'is' and describes the subject 'She', telling us about her probable action. A word that qualifies a noun or pronoun in this way is an adjective, and here it works as a subject complement. Although 'likely' can also function as an adverb in phrases such as 'most likely', its use after a form of the verb 'be' is adjectival. It is certainly not a pronoun or a conjunction. Hence the correct answer is adjective.
Q80. Choose the correct option : 'Misanthrop' is :
Right Answer: One who hates mankind
The word 'misanthrope', sometimes spelt misanthrop, comes from the Greek roots misein meaning to hate and anthropos meaning mankind. It therefore denotes a person who hates or distrusts all human beings and avoids their society. Related words are philanthrope for a lover of mankind and misogynist for a hater of women. The other options describe different ideas: something imaginary is fictitious, something not based on facts is baseless, and a calf for sacrifice is a scapegoat. Hence the correct answer is 'one who hates mankind'.
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