These English Grammar MCQs for competitive exams provide 100 original questions with four options, answers and concise explanations. The set covers grammar areas commonly useful for PPSC, FPSC, ASF, FIA, ETEA, police, clerical and other recruitment tests.
Topics Covered
- Subject–verb agreement
- Tenses and verb forms
- Articles and determiners
- Prepositions
- Parts of speech
- Active and passive voice
- Direct and indirect speech
- Conditionals and modals
- Vocabulary and spelling
- Sentence correction and punctuation
Subject–Verb Agreement
Q1. Each of the players _____ ready.
Answer: A) is
Explanation: Each is singular and takes is.
Q2. Neither Ali nor his friends _____ present.
Answer: C) were
Explanation: With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject friends.
Q3. The news _____ encouraging.
Answer: C) is
Explanation: News is grammatically singular.
Q4. Mathematics _____ my favourite subject.
Answer: B) is
Explanation: The subject name mathematics is singular.
Q5. A pair of shoes _____ under the bed.
Answer: C) is
Explanation: The head noun pair is singular.
Q6. The committee _____ submitted its report.
Answer: B) has
Explanation: The committee acts as one unit here, so a singular verb is used.
Q7. Ten kilometres _____ a long distance to walk.
Answer: C) is
Explanation: A measurement treated as one amount takes a singular verb.
Q8. The teacher, along with the students, _____ arriving.
Answer: C) is
Explanation: Along with does not change the singular subject teacher.
Q9. There _____ several reasons for the delay.
Answer: C) are
Explanation: The verb agrees with the plural subject reasons.
Q10. One of the books _____ missing.
Answer: C) is
Explanation: One is the subject and is singular.
Tenses and Verb Forms
Q11. She _____ the assignment before the class began.
Answer: B) had completed
Explanation: Past perfect marks the earlier of two past actions.
Q12. They _____ for two hours.
Answer: A) have been studying
Explanation: Present perfect continuous expresses an action continuing for a duration.
Q13. He _____ to work every day.
Answer: B) goes
Explanation: A habitual action with he uses the simple present form goes.
Q14. Look! The children _____ in the rain.
Answer: C) are playing
Explanation: Look signals an action happening now.
Q15. By next June, I _____ my degree.
Answer: B) will have completed
Explanation: Future perfect shows completion before a future time.
Q16. When I called, she _____ dinner.
Answer: B) was cooking
Explanation: Past continuous describes an action in progress when another past action occurred.
Q17. I _____ him since 2020.
Answer: C) have known
Explanation: A state continuing since a past point uses present perfect.
Q18. If it rains, we _____ indoors.
Answer: B) will stay
Explanation: The first conditional uses will plus base verb in the result clause.
Q19. The train _____ before we reached the station.
Answer: B) had left
Explanation: The departure occurred before another past action.
Q20. She _____ three emails so far today.
Answer: C) has written
Explanation: So far connects completed actions with the present period.
Articles and Determiners
Q21. He is _____ honest officer.
Answer: B) an
Explanation: Honest begins with a vowel sound, so an is used.
Q22. She bought _____ umbrella.
Answer: B) an
Explanation: Umbrella begins with a vowel sound.
Q23. _____ sun rises in the east.
Answer: C) The
Explanation: The is used for the unique sun in this context.
Q24. I saw _____ European tourist.
Answer: A) a
Explanation: European begins with the consonant sound /y/.
Q25. He studies at _____ university in Lahore.
Answer: A) a
Explanation: University begins with the consonant sound /y/.
Q26. There is _____ milk in the glass.
Answer: C) some
Explanation: Milk is uncountable, so some is appropriate.
Q27. Only _____ students understood the question.
Answer: B) a few
Explanation: Students is a plural countable noun.
Q28. I do not have _____ information about the test.
Answer: C) much
Explanation: Information is uncountable.
Q29. _____ of the two answers is correct.
Answer: A) Neither
Explanation: Neither refers to not one and not the other of two.
Q30. She has read _____ books in this series.
Answer: A) all the
Explanation: All the correctly modifies a specific plural noun.
Prepositions
Q31. She is good _____ mathematics.
Answer: B) at
Explanation: The fixed expression is good at.
Q32. He is interested _____ history.
Answer: C) in
Explanation: The fixed expression is interested in.
Q33. The meeting starts _____ 9:00 AM.
Answer: C) at
Explanation: At is used for a precise clock time.
Q34. We travelled _____ bus.
Answer: B) by
Explanation: By is used for a general means of transport.
Q35. The book is _____ the table.
Answer: A) on
Explanation: On indicates contact with a surface.
Q36. He has lived here _____ five years.
Answer: B) for
Explanation: For is used with a duration.
Q37. She has lived here _____ 2021.
Answer: B) since
Explanation: Since is used with a starting point.
Q38. Divide the money _____ the two brothers.
Answer: B) between
Explanation: Between is normally used for two people.
Q39. The manager is responsible _____ the records.
Answer: B) for
Explanation: The fixed expression is responsible for.
Q40. The cat jumped _____ the box.
Answer: A) into
Explanation: Into expresses movement to the inside.
Parts of Speech
Q41. In “She spoke softly,” softly is a/an:
Answer: B) adverb
Explanation: Softly modifies the verb spoke.
Q42. In “Honesty is valuable,” honesty is a/an:
Answer: A) abstract noun
Explanation: Honesty names an abstract quality.
Q43. In “The blue car stopped,” blue is a/an:
Answer: A) adjective
Explanation: Blue describes the noun car.
Q44. In “They arrived after lunch,” after is a/an:
Answer: B) preposition
Explanation: After introduces the noun lunch and functions as a preposition.
Q45. In “Ali and Sara came,” and is a/an:
Answer: A) conjunction
Explanation: And joins two nouns.
Q46. In “Wow! That was close,” wow is a/an:
Answer: A) interjection
Explanation: Wow expresses sudden emotion.
Q47. In “Swimming is useful,” swimming is a/an:
Answer: A) gerund
Explanation: Swimming functions as the subject noun.
Q48. In “The broken window,” broken is a/an:
Answer: A) participial adjective
Explanation: Broken describes window and is formed from a participle.
Q49. In “To learn is important,” to learn is a/an:
Answer: A) infinitive
Explanation: To plus base verb forms an infinitive.
Q50. In “She herself completed it,” herself is a/an:
Answer: A) emphatic pronoun
Explanation: Herself emphasizes the subject she.
Active and Passive Voice
Q51. Passive of “They repaired the road” is:
Answer: B) The road was repaired by them.
Explanation: Simple past passive uses was/were plus past participle.
Q52. Passive of “She writes letters” is:
Answer: A) Letters are written by her.
Explanation: Simple present passive uses is/are plus past participle.
Q53. Passive of “He is cleaning the room” is:
Answer: B) The room is being cleaned by him.
Explanation: Present continuous passive uses is/are being plus past participle.
Q54. Passive of “They have completed the work” is:
Answer: A) The work has been completed by them.
Explanation: Present perfect passive uses has/have been plus past participle.
Q55. Passive of “The officer will check the file” is:
Answer: B) The file will be checked by the officer.
Explanation: Future passive uses will be plus past participle.
Q56. Active of “The door was opened by Ali” is:
Answer: A) Ali opened the door.
Explanation: The agent Ali becomes the subject in active voice.
Q57. Passive of “Who wrote this report?” is:
Answer: A) By whom was this report written?
Explanation: By whom plus was plus past participle forms the passive question.
Q58. Passive imperative of “Close the gate” is:
Answer: B) Let the gate be closed.
Explanation: Let plus object plus be plus past participle is the standard form.
Q59. Which sentence cannot normally be changed into passive voice?
Answer: C) He slept peacefully.
Explanation: Sleep is intransitive and has no object to become the passive subject.
Q60. Passive of “People speak English worldwide” is:
Answer: A) English is spoken worldwide.
Explanation: The object English becomes the subject; the agent can be omitted.
Direct and Indirect Speech
Q61. Indirect: He said, “I am tired.”
Answer: A) He said that he was tired.
Explanation: Present am normally backshifts to was.
Q62. Indirect: She said, “I have finished.”
Answer: B) She said that she had finished.
Explanation: Present perfect normally changes to past perfect.
Q63. Indirect: Ali said, “I will come tomorrow.”
Answer: A) Ali said that he would come the next day.
Explanation: Will changes to would and tomorrow to the next day.
Q64. Indirect: He said to me, “Do you agree?”
Answer: A) He asked me if I agreed.
Explanation: A yes/no question uses asked plus if/whether.
Q65. Indirect: She said, “Where are you going?”
Answer: A) She asked where I was going.
Explanation: Reported questions use statement word order.
Q66. Indirect: The teacher said, “Open your books.”
Answer: B) The teacher told the students to open their books.
Explanation: A command uses told plus object plus infinitive.
Q67. Indirect: He said, “Please help me.”
Answer: A) He requested me to help him.
Explanation: A polite request uses requested plus object plus infinitive.
Q68. Indirect: She said, “What a beautiful view!”
Answer: A) She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.
Explanation: An exclamation is reported with exclaimed.
Q69. Indirect: He said, “Alas! I have failed.”
Answer: A) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed.
Explanation: Alas expresses sorrow and present perfect backshifts.
Q70. Indirect: The teacher said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
Answer: A) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Explanation: A universal scientific fact usually remains in the simple present.
Conditionals and Modals
Q71. If you heat ice, it _____.
Answer: A) melts
Explanation: The zero conditional uses simple present for a general fact.
Q72. If I see him, I _____ tell him.
Answer: B) will
Explanation: The first conditional uses will in the result clause.
Q73. If I were rich, I _____ travel more.
Answer: B) would
Explanation: The second conditional uses would plus base verb.
Q74. If she had studied, she _____ passed.
Answer: B) would have
Explanation: The third conditional uses would have plus past participle.
Q75. You _____ wear a seat belt.
Answer: A) should
Explanation: Should expresses advice or obligation depending on context.
Q76. _____ I borrow your pen?
Answer: A) May
Explanation: May is used to request permission.
Q77. He _____ swim when he was five.
Answer: B) could
Explanation: Could expresses past ability.
Q78. You _____ not smoke here.
Answer: A) must
Explanation: Must not expresses prohibition.
Q79. We _____ finish the work today; the deadline is tomorrow.
Answer: A) need not
Explanation: Need not means it is not necessary.
Q80. The lights are off; they _____ have left.
Answer: A) must
Explanation: Must have expresses a strong deduction about the past.
Vocabulary and Spelling
Q81. Choose the correctly spelled word.
Answer: A) Separate
Explanation: Separate is the correct spelling.
Q82. Choose the correctly spelled word.
Answer: A) Necessary
Explanation: Necessary has one c and double s.
Q83. A synonym of “diligent” is:
Answer: B) Hardworking
Explanation: Diligent means hardworking and careful.
Q84. An antonym of “scarce” is:
Answer: C) Abundant
Explanation: Abundant means plentiful.
Q85. “Concise” means:
Answer: A) Brief and clear
Explanation: Concise expression uses few words clearly.
Q86. A person who speaks many languages is a:
Answer: B) Polyglot
Explanation: A polyglot knows or uses several languages.
Q87. “To face the music” means:
Answer: B) Accept unpleasant consequences
Explanation: The idiom means to accept consequences.
Q88. “Once in a blue moon” means:
Answer: B) Very rarely
Explanation: The idiom describes something that happens rarely.
Q89. A synonym of “eradicate” is:
Answer: A) Eliminate
Explanation: Eradicate means remove or destroy completely.
Q90. An antonym of “transparent” is:
Answer: C) Opaque
Explanation: Opaque means not transparent.
Sentence Correction and Punctuation
Q91. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) He does not agree.
Explanation: Does is followed by the base verb agree.
Q92. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) She is senior to me.
Explanation: Senior is followed by to in standard formal usage.
Q93. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) One of my friends is here.
Explanation: One of is followed by a plural noun and singular verb.
Q94. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) I saw him yesterday.
Explanation: A finished past time uses simple past.
Q95. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) The furniture is expensive.
Explanation: Furniture is an uncountable singular noun.
Q96. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
Answer: B) Ali said, “I am ready.”
Explanation: A comma introduces the quotation, and punctuation is placed correctly.
Q97. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) Neither answer is correct.
Explanation: Neither is singular.
Q98. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) She enjoys reading.
Explanation: Enjoy is followed by a gerund.
Q99. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) He is married to Sara.
Explanation: The standard expression is married to.
Q100. Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: B) Despite the rain, we left.
Explanation: Despite is used without of before a noun phrase.
How to Use These English Grammar MCQs
- Attempt one section without viewing answers.
- Record the rule behind every mistake.
- Rewrite incorrect sentences in the correct form.
- Reattempt weak sections after several days.
- Use the official syllabus for your particular examination.
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- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Pronouns and Their Types
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The page contains 100 original MCQs with four options and explanations.
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