9 AND 10 ENGLISH GRAMMAR MCQ

Q 1. Which option would be true about the following sentence if it was written in the active voice? Coco was treated by the best vet in town. The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘treated’. The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘was treated’. The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘was being treated’. The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘treat’. Q 2. Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense. Mohan ______ his car, coats it with a special chemical and buffs it till it shines. wash washed washes washing Q 3. Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense.  Direct Norris said, “I have seen this movie so many times before.” Indirect Norris said that he ________ that movie so many times before. has seen have seen had seen saw Q 4. Which statement is true for the sentence?  (a) By the time the authorities were notified, (b) the poachers had already fled. (a) Occurred first and (b) later. (b) Occurred first and (a) ...

Q 1. The underlined suffixes in the words make __________. Carriage Selection Bravery Companionship Proper nouns from verbs and adverbs Abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives and concrete nouns Compound words Q ualitative adjectives Q 2. Which of the following words has been formed using a negative prefix?   Benign Foretell Disloyal Subway Q 3. What is the meaning of the underlined suffix? Impressionism   A theory or belief Style Religion Operating system Q 4. What is the meaning of the prefix ‘amphi’? A q uatic Back On both sides Important Q 5. The opposite of the word ‘dependent’ will take the prefix Re Un In Dis Q 6. The prefixes ‘suc’, ‘sur’ and ‘sus’ mean _________.   Apart Under In Between Q 7. Which of the following words has a prefix that means ‘beneath’?   Transmit Subterfuge Intervene Cowardice Q 8. If the suffix ‘-some’ is added to ‘whole’, ‘meddle’ and q uarrel, the resultant words w...

Q 1. Select the correct structure of the sentence. N = noun phrase; V = verb phrase; Adj = adjective phrase; p = prepositional phrase I love summers.   N-V N-V-N-p N-V- Adj N-V-N Q 2. Identify the type of the underlined phrase. Throwing stones into the river, Prasad smiled at himself.  Noun phrase Adverb phrase Participial phrase Gerund phrase Q 3. Select the correct structure of the sentence. N = noun phrase; V = verb phrase; Adj = adjective phrase; p = prepositional phrase The famine killed thousands. N-V-N-p N-V N-V-N N-V- Adj Q 4. Identify the type of the underlined phrase. The basket with fruits fell on the floor. Noun phrase Verb phrase Prepositional phrase Adjective phrase Q 5. Select the correct structure of the sentence. N = noun phrase; V = verb phrase; Adj = adjective phrase; p = prepositional phrase   Aisha was sitting on the couch. N-V-N-p N-V-p N-V-p-N N-V- Adj Q 6. Select the correct structure of the sen...

Q 1. Identify the word which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence.   Copper, which is an element, is mixed with zinc to make brass. Element Copper Zinc Brass Q 2. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The doctor _______clinic is at the end of the road met with an accident last night. Whose Where That Which Q 3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. I am looking for the boy _____ wanted to meet me to get an approval for his project.  That Who Which Where Q 4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. An army is a unified group of people _____ are trained to fight on land. Which That Who Whose Q 5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The photographer _____ offered us a discount for this project is waiting at the reception.   Whom Which That Who Q 6. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The house _______ Kimberly was born in...

Q 1. What does the underlined idiom mean? Lalith paid Rahul a backhanded compliment possibly out of jealousy. Insults disguised as compliments Grudgingly compliment someone To compliment someone generously despite one’s hatred for that individual To abuse someone directly Q 2. Which among the following uses the given idiom correctly? ‘Method in the madness’ The patients in the ward ambushed the nurse and ran away with her notepad. There is indeed a method in their madness. There is method in Ravi’s madness because he systematically arranges his antipsychotic medication. Mumbai may seem chaotic, but there is an underlying sense of harmony which helps it navigate through all the chaos. There is a method in Mumbai’s madness. We were shocked when Girish squandered away his inheritance foolishly. Therefore, there is a method in his madness. Q 3. What does the underlined idiom mean?  Mr Thakur does not necessarily think you are wrong. But he loves to play the devi...

Q 1. Which among the following is the passive voice of the sentence? Marceline was courted by the most eligible bachelor in the town. The most eligible bachelor in the town was courting Marceline. In the town, the most eligible bachelor courted Marceline. The most eligible bachelor in the town courted Marceline. The most eligible bachelor in the town was courted by Marceline. Q 2. What is the assertive form of the given interrogative statement? Why walk when we can take a taxi home? We can walk instead of taking a taxi home. It’s wiser to walk than to take a taxi home. Let us walk to take a taxi home. It’s wiser to take a taxi than to walk home. Q 3. Replace the underlined part of the sentence with a verb. Chairman Mao has undoubtedly been one of the greatest leaders of China. Chairman Mao has been undoubted as one of the greatest leaders of China. Nobody doubted that Chairman Mao’s has been one of the greatest leaders of China. Chairman Mao’s leadership i...

Q 1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb form. __________  a good book is the best way to spend a holiday. Read Having read Reading Reads Q 2. Identify the non-finite verbs in the sentence. Holding onto the rope tightly, Shikha waited for the rescue team so that they could pull her up from the edge of the cliff. Waited To the rope Could Holding Q 3. Identify the non-finite verbs in the sentences. Being scared of darkness when we lived on the outskirts of the city, I rarely stepped out of my door or ventured out into the streets on my own at night. Stepped Ventured Lived Scared Q 4. Identify the non-finite verbs in the sentence. Ruaan insisted that his mother follow him wherever he went and she found it difficult to meet his demands. To meet Insisted Went Found Q 5. Identify the non-finite verbs in the sentence. The teacher walked into the class and instructed the students to study in silence. to study silence walked instr...