English Grammar MCQs for competitive exams with 100 questions

English Grammar MCQs for Competitive Exams – 100 Questions

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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.

Original practice notice: These questions were independently prepared for learning and revision. They are not leaked or official questions from any recruiting authority, and no future repetition is guaranteed.

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.

A) is

B) are

C) were

D) have

Answer: A) is

Explanation: Each is singular and takes is.

Q2. Neither Ali nor his friends _____ present.

A) was

B) is

C) were

D) has

Answer: C) were

Explanation: With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject friends.

Q3. The news _____ encouraging.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) have

Answer: C) is

Explanation: News is grammatically singular.

Q4. Mathematics _____ my favourite subject.

A) are

B) is

C) were

D) have been

Answer: B) is

Explanation: The subject name mathematics is singular.

Q5. A pair of shoes _____ under the bed.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) have

Answer: C) is

Explanation: The head noun pair is singular.

Q6. The committee _____ submitted its report.

A) have

B) has

C) are

D) were

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.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) have

Answer: C) is

Explanation: A measurement treated as one amount takes a singular verb.

Q8. The teacher, along with the students, _____ arriving.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) have

Answer: C) is

Explanation: Along with does not change the singular subject teacher.

Q9. There _____ several reasons for the delay.

A) is

B) was

C) are

D) has

Answer: C) are

Explanation: The verb agrees with the plural subject reasons.

Q10. One of the books _____ missing.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) have

Answer: C) is

Explanation: One is the subject and is singular.

Tenses and Verb Forms

Q11. She _____ the assignment before the class began.

A) completes

B) had completed

C) has completed

D) will complete

Answer: B) had completed

Explanation: Past perfect marks the earlier of two past actions.

Q12. They _____ for two hours.

A) have been studying

B) are studying

C) studied

D) had study

Answer: A) have been studying

Explanation: Present perfect continuous expresses an action continuing for a duration.

Q13. He _____ to work every day.

A) go

B) goes

C) is go

D) going

Answer: B) goes

Explanation: A habitual action with he uses the simple present form goes.

Q14. Look! The children _____ in the rain.

A) played

B) play

C) are playing

D) have play

Answer: C) are playing

Explanation: Look signals an action happening now.

Q15. By next June, I _____ my degree.

A) complete

B) will have completed

C) completed

D) am completing yesterday

Answer: B) will have completed

Explanation: Future perfect shows completion before a future time.

Q16. When I called, she _____ dinner.

A) cooked

B) was cooking

C) has cooked

D) will cook

Answer: B) was cooking

Explanation: Past continuous describes an action in progress when another past action occurred.

Q17. I _____ him since 2020.

A) know

B) knew

C) have known

D) am knowing

Answer: C) have known

Explanation: A state continuing since a past point uses present perfect.

Q18. If it rains, we _____ indoors.

A) stayed

B) will stay

C) would stayed

D) had stay

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.

A) leaves

B) had left

C) has leave

D) will leaving

Answer: B) had left

Explanation: The departure occurred before another past action.

Q20. She _____ three emails so far today.

A) writes

B) wrote yesterday

C) has written

D) had wrote

Answer: C) has written

Explanation: So far connects completed actions with the present period.

Articles and Determiners

Q21. He is _____ honest officer.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) no article

Answer: B) an

Explanation: Honest begins with a vowel sound, so an is used.

Q22. She bought _____ umbrella.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) no article

Answer: B) an

Explanation: Umbrella begins with a vowel sound.

Q23. _____ sun rises in the east.

A) A

B) An

C) The

D) No article

Answer: C) The

Explanation: The is used for the unique sun in this context.

Q24. I saw _____ European tourist.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) no article

Answer: A) a

Explanation: European begins with the consonant sound /y/.

Q25. He studies at _____ university in Lahore.

A) a

B) an

C) the only

D) no article

Answer: A) a

Explanation: University begins with the consonant sound /y/.

Q26. There is _____ milk in the glass.

A) many

B) a few

C) some

D) several

Answer: C) some

Explanation: Milk is uncountable, so some is appropriate.

Q27. Only _____ students understood the question.

A) a little

B) a few

C) much

D) every

Answer: B) a few

Explanation: Students is a plural countable noun.

Q28. I do not have _____ information about the test.

A) many

B) an

C) much

D) a few

Answer: C) much

Explanation: Information is uncountable.

Q29. _____ of the two answers is correct.

A) Neither

B) Many

C) Much

D) All

Answer: A) Neither

Explanation: Neither refers to not one and not the other of two.

Q30. She has read _____ books in this series.

A) all the

B) every the

C) much

D) a little

Answer: A) all the

Explanation: All the correctly modifies a specific plural noun.

Prepositions

Q31. She is good _____ mathematics.

A) in

B) at

C) on

D) for

Answer: B) at

Explanation: The fixed expression is good at.

Q32. He is interested _____ history.

A) on

B) at

C) in

D) by

Answer: C) in

Explanation: The fixed expression is interested in.

Q33. The meeting starts _____ 9:00 AM.

A) in

B) on

C) at

D) from

Answer: C) at

Explanation: At is used for a precise clock time.

Q34. We travelled _____ bus.

A) on

B) by

C) with

D) at

Answer: B) by

Explanation: By is used for a general means of transport.

Q35. The book is _____ the table.

A) on

B) into

C) between

D) during

Answer: A) on

Explanation: On indicates contact with a surface.

Q36. He has lived here _____ five years.

A) since

B) for

C) from

D) at

Answer: B) for

Explanation: For is used with a duration.

Q37. She has lived here _____ 2021.

A) for

B) since

C) during

D) by

Answer: B) since

Explanation: Since is used with a starting point.

Q38. Divide the money _____ the two brothers.

A) among

B) between

C) inside

D) through

Answer: B) between

Explanation: Between is normally used for two people.

Q39. The manager is responsible _____ the records.

A) at

B) for

C) on

D) of

Answer: B) for

Explanation: The fixed expression is responsible for.

Q40. The cat jumped _____ the box.

A) into

B) at

C) since

D) between

Answer: A) into

Explanation: Into expresses movement to the inside.

Parts of Speech

Q41. In “She spoke softly,” softly is a/an:

A) noun

B) adverb

C) adjective

D) pronoun

Answer: B) adverb

Explanation: Softly modifies the verb spoke.

Q42. In “Honesty is valuable,” honesty is a/an:

A) abstract noun

B) verb

C) preposition

D) conjunction

Answer: A) abstract noun

Explanation: Honesty names an abstract quality.

Q43. In “The blue car stopped,” blue is a/an:

A) adjective

B) adverb

C) verb

D) pronoun

Answer: A) adjective

Explanation: Blue describes the noun car.

Q44. In “They arrived after lunch,” after is a/an:

A) pronoun

B) preposition

C) adjective

D) interjection

Answer: B) preposition

Explanation: After introduces the noun lunch and functions as a preposition.

Q45. In “Ali and Sara came,” and is a/an:

A) conjunction

B) noun

C) adverb

D) article

Answer: A) conjunction

Explanation: And joins two nouns.

Q46. In “Wow! That was close,” wow is a/an:

A) interjection

B) verb

C) pronoun

D) preposition

Answer: A) interjection

Explanation: Wow expresses sudden emotion.

Q47. In “Swimming is useful,” swimming is a/an:

A) gerund

B) finite verb

C) conjunction

D) article

Answer: A) gerund

Explanation: Swimming functions as the subject noun.

Q48. In “The broken window,” broken is a/an:

A) participial adjective

B) adverb

C) pronoun

D) preposition

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:

A) infinitive

B) gerund

C) conjunction

D) article

Answer: A) infinitive

Explanation: To plus base verb forms an infinitive.

Q50. In “She herself completed it,” herself is a/an:

A) emphatic pronoun

B) relative pronoun

C) article

D) adverb

Answer: A) emphatic pronoun

Explanation: Herself emphasizes the subject she.

Active and Passive Voice

Q51. Passive of “They repaired the road” is:

A) The road repaired them.

B) The road was repaired by them.

C) The road is repairing.

D) They were repaired by the road.

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:

A) Letters are written by her.

B) Letters were written by her.

C) Letters write her.

D) She is written by letters.

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:

A) The room is cleaned.

B) The room is being cleaned by him.

C) The room was being cleaned.

D) He is being cleaned.

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:

A) The work has been completed by them.

B) The work had completed.

C) The work is completing.

D) They have been completed.

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:

A) The file checked the officer.

B) The file will be checked by the officer.

C) The file is checked tomorrow.

D) The officer will be checked.

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:

A) Ali opened the door.

B) Ali opens the door.

C) The door opened Ali.

D) Ali was opening by the door.

Answer: A) Ali opened the door.

Explanation: The agent Ali becomes the subject in active voice.

Q57. Passive of “Who wrote this report?” is:

A) By whom was this report written?

B) Who was written this report?

C) By whom this report wrote?

D) This report writes whom?

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:

A) The gate closes.

B) Let the gate be closed.

C) The gate was closing.

D) You are closed.

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?

A) She bought a book.

B) They completed the work.

C) He slept peacefully.

D) The teacher praised Ali.

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:

A) English is spoken worldwide.

B) English speaks people.

C) English was speaking.

D) People are spoken worldwide.

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.”

A) He said that he was tired.

B) He said that I am tired.

C) He says he tired.

D) He told that he is tired.

Answer: A) He said that he was tired.

Explanation: Present am normally backshifts to was.

Q62. Indirect: She said, “I have finished.”

A) She said that she has finish.

B) She said that she had finished.

C) She said she finishing.

D) She told that I had 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.”

A) Ali said that he would come the next day.

B) Ali said he will came tomorrow.

C) Ali says he would come yesterday.

D) Ali told that I 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?”

A) He asked me if I agreed.

B) He told me do I agree.

C) He asked that I agree?

D) He said me if agreed.

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?”

A) She asked where I was going.

B) She asked where was I going.

C) She said where I am going.

D) She told 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.”

A) The teacher requested the books.

B) The teacher told the students to open their books.

C) The teacher said that open books.

D) The books told students.

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.”

A) He requested me to help him.

B) He ordered that please help.

C) He said me helping.

D) He asked I helped 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!”

A) She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.

B) She asked whether view beautiful.

C) She ordered the view.

D) She said that what 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.”

A) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed.

B) He exclaimed with joy that he failed.

C) He asked if he fails.

D) He ordered that he 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.”

A) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

B) The teacher said the Earth revolved only yesterday.

C) The teacher asked the Earth to revolve.

D) The teacher said that Sun revolved Earth.

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 _____.

A) melts

B) will melted

C) would melt yesterday

D) had melting

Answer: A) melts

Explanation: The zero conditional uses simple present for a general fact.

Q72. If I see him, I _____ tell him.

A) would

B) will

C) had

D) would have

Answer: B) will

Explanation: The first conditional uses will in the result clause.

Q73. If I were rich, I _____ travel more.

A) will

B) would

C) had

D) would have

Answer: B) would

Explanation: The second conditional uses would plus base verb.

Q74. If she had studied, she _____ passed.

A) will have

B) would have

C) would

D) has

Answer: B) would have

Explanation: The third conditional uses would have plus past participle.

Q75. You _____ wear a seat belt.

A) should

B) might yesterday

C) would have been

D) can to

Answer: A) should

Explanation: Should expresses advice or obligation depending on context.

Q76. _____ I borrow your pen?

A) May

B) Must to

C) Should to

D) Ought

Answer: A) May

Explanation: May is used to request permission.

Q77. He _____ swim when he was five.

A) can

B) could

C) may

D) will

Answer: B) could

Explanation: Could expresses past ability.

Q78. You _____ not smoke here.

A) must

B) would

C) could have

D) might to

Answer: A) must

Explanation: Must not expresses prohibition.

Q79. We _____ finish the work today; the deadline is tomorrow.

A) need not

B) must not always

C) could not to

D) ought not have

Answer: A) need not

Explanation: Need not means it is not necessary.

Q80. The lights are off; they _____ have left.

A) must

B) can to

C) should to

D) will been

Answer: A) must

Explanation: Must have expresses a strong deduction about the past.

Vocabulary and Spelling

Q81. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Separate

B) Seperate

C) Separete

D) Seprate

Answer: A) Separate

Explanation: Separate is the correct spelling.

Q82. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Necessary

B) Neccessary

C) Necesary

D) Necassary

Answer: A) Necessary

Explanation: Necessary has one c and double s.

Q83. A synonym of “diligent” is:

A) Lazy

B) Hardworking

C) Careless

D) Idle

Answer: B) Hardworking

Explanation: Diligent means hardworking and careful.

Q84. An antonym of “scarce” is:

A) Rare

B) Limited

C) Abundant

D) Insufficient

Answer: C) Abundant

Explanation: Abundant means plentiful.

Q85. “Concise” means:

A) Brief and clear

B) Very confusing

C) Extremely old

D) Carelessly written

Answer: A) Brief and clear

Explanation: Concise expression uses few words clearly.

Q86. A person who speaks many languages is a:

A) Misanthrope

B) Polyglot

C) Bibliophile

D) Optimist

Answer: B) Polyglot

Explanation: A polyglot knows or uses several languages.

Q87. “To face the music” means:

A) Attend a concert

B) Accept unpleasant consequences

C) Play an instrument

D) Avoid responsibility

Answer: B) Accept unpleasant consequences

Explanation: The idiom means to accept consequences.

Q88. “Once in a blue moon” means:

A) Every day

B) Very rarely

C) Immediately

D) At midnight

Answer: B) Very rarely

Explanation: The idiom describes something that happens rarely.

Q89. A synonym of “eradicate” is:

A) Eliminate

B) Create

C) Protect

D) Preserve

Answer: A) Eliminate

Explanation: Eradicate means remove or destroy completely.

Q90. An antonym of “transparent” is:

A) Clear

B) Visible

C) Opaque

D) Obvious

Answer: C) Opaque

Explanation: Opaque means not transparent.

Sentence Correction and Punctuation

Q91. Choose the correct sentence.

A) He do not agree.

B) He does not agree.

C) He does not agrees.

D) He not agrees.

Answer: B) He does not agree.

Explanation: Does is followed by the base verb agree.

Q92. Choose the correct sentence.

A) She is senior than me.

B) She is senior to me.

C) She is senior from me.

D) She senior then me.

Answer: B) She is senior to me.

Explanation: Senior is followed by to in standard formal usage.

Q93. Choose the correct sentence.

A) One of my friend is here.

B) One of my friends is here.

C) One of my friends are here.

D) One of friend are here.

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.

A) I have seen him yesterday.

B) I saw him yesterday.

C) I had see him yesterday.

D) I see him yesterday.

Answer: B) I saw him yesterday.

Explanation: A finished past time uses simple past.

Q95. Choose the correct sentence.

A) The furniture are expensive.

B) The furniture is expensive.

C) The furnitures are expensive.

D) Furniture have expensive.

Answer: B) The furniture is expensive.

Explanation: Furniture is an uncountable singular noun.

Q96. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

A) Ali said I am ready.

B) Ali said, “I am ready.”

C) Ali said “I am ready”.

D) Ali, said I am ready.

Answer: B) Ali said, “I am ready.”

Explanation: A comma introduces the quotation, and punctuation is placed correctly.

Q97. Choose the correct sentence.

A) Neither answer are correct.

B) Neither answer is correct.

C) Neither answers is correct.

D) Neither answer have correct.

Answer: B) Neither answer is correct.

Explanation: Neither is singular.

Q98. Choose the correct sentence.

A) She enjoys to read.

B) She enjoys reading.

C) She enjoy reading.

D) She enjoys read.

Answer: B) She enjoys reading.

Explanation: Enjoy is followed by a gerund.

Q99. Choose the correct sentence.

A) He is married with Sara.

B) He is married to Sara.

C) He is married by Sara.

D) He married to with Sara.

Answer: B) He is married to Sara.

Explanation: The standard expression is married to.

Q100. Choose the correct sentence.

A) Despite of the rain, we left.

B) Despite the rain, we left.

C) Despite it rained, we left.

D) In despite the rain, we left.

Answer: B) Despite the rain, we left.

Explanation: Despite is used without of before a noun phrase.

How to Use These English Grammar MCQs

  1. Attempt one section without viewing answers.
  2. Record the rule behind every mistake.
  3. Rewrite incorrect sentences in the correct form.
  4. Reattempt weak sections after several days.
  5. Use the official syllabus for your particular examination.

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