English Grammar and Sentence Structure

Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
a) She went to the park and enjoyed the sunshine.
b) Although it was raining, she went for a walk.
c) She loves reading; her favorite genre is mystery.
d) The cat slept.
Answer: c
2. Identify the type of sentence: "If you work hard, you will succeed."
a) Simple Sentence
b) Compound Sentence
c) Complex Sentence
d) Compound-Complex Sentence
Answer: c
3. Which part of the sentence is the direct object? "The teacher gave
the students homework."
a) The teacher
b) The students
c) Gave
d) Homework
Answer: d
4. Choose the correct usage of the preposition in the sentence: "He is
good ___ math."
a) at
b) in
c) on
d) with
Answer: a
5. Which is the correct verb form in this sentence? "Neither of the boys
___ ready for the match."
a) were
b) are
c) was
d) have been
Answer: c
6. What is the main clause in this sentence? "After she finished her
work, she went to the store."
a) After she finished her work
b) She went to the store
c) She finished her work
d) None of the above
Answer: b
 7. Choose the correct form of the adjective: "She is the ___ runner in
the team."
a) faster
b) fastest
c) most fast
d) fast
Answer: b
8. Identify the error in this sentence: "Each of the students have
completed their assignments."
a) "Each of"
b) "students"
c) "have"
d) "their"
Answer: c
9. Select the correct form of the sentence: "She suggested me to join
the class."
a) She suggested me joining the class.
b) She suggested I join the class.
c) She suggested me that I join the class.
d) She suggested me for joining the class.
Answer: b
10.Which sentence uses a correlative conjunction correctly?
a) Neither the teacher or the student knew the answer.
b) Both she and her sister are coming to the party.
c) Either he nor she is available.
d) Not only he but also me are going to the event.
Answer: b

Section B: Matching Columns

Match the grammatical terms in Column A with their descriptions/examples in
Column B.

Column A Column B

a) A sentence with one independent

1. Simple Sentence
clause

2. Compound b) "She runs fast, but she gets tired

Sentence quickly."

3. Complex c) "Although it was cold, she went

Sentence swimming."

4. Subject d) The doer of the action in a sentence

Column A Column B

e) Part of the sentence containing the

5. Predicate
verb

Answers:
1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e
Section A: Sentence Structure (5 Marks)
1. Which of the following is a phrase?
a) He went to the store.
b) The beautiful sunset over the hills.
c) I enjoy reading books.
d) She is singing.
2. What type of clause is the underlined part of the sentence?
I stayed home because it was raining.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Relative Clause
d) Main Clause
3. Select the sentence with an independent clause:
a) Although he was tired.
b) She finished her homework.
c) If you call me.
d) Before the sun sets.
4. Which part of speech is missing in the following sentence?
She ___ to the market every Sunday.
a) Subject
b) Predicate
c) Verb
d) Object
Section Tenses
6. Fill in the blank with the correct tense:
She ___ (work) at this company for five years.
a) works
b) is working
c) has been working
d) had been working
7. Identify the tense:
They had finished their dinner before we arrived.
a) Past Simple
b) Past Continuous
 c) Past Perfect
d) Past Perfect Continuous
8. Rewrite the sentence in the future perfect tense:
She completes her project by next week.
9. Choose the correct option:
By the time I get there, they ___ the meeting.
a) will finish
b) will have finished
c) have finished
d) are finishing
10.Which sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense?
a) He is watching TV.
b) She has been reading for two hours.
c) They have finished their homework.
d) I was cleaning the room.
11.Identify the error in the sentence:
She don’t likes ice cream.
12.Convert the following sentence into the past continuous tense:
He writes a letter.
Section: Articles and Determiners
13.Fill in the blank with the correct article:
I saw ___ elephant in the zoo.
14.Choose the correct determiner:
There are ___ apples in the basket.
a) much
b) many
c) few
d) less
15.Identify the error in the sentence:
He bought an orange and a apple.
16.Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:
She is ___ best player on the team.
17.Which determiner fits best in the sentence?
___ of the students are absent today.
a) Any
b) Most
c) None
d) Few
Section : Subject-Verb Agreement
 18.Choose the correct verb:
Each of the students ___ a laptop.
a) have
b) has
c) are
d) were
19.Identify the correct sentence:
a) She don’t know the answer.
b) He do the work efficiently.
c) The team is practicing for the match.
d) They was late to the party.
20.Correct the error in the sentence:
The list of items are on the table.
21.Select the correct verb form:
Neither John nor his friends ___ coming to the party.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
22.Fill in the blank:
The committee ___ decided to postpone the meeting.
Section : Modals and Auxiliary Verbs
23.Which modal verb indicates obligation?
a) May
b) Must
c) Could
d) Might
24.Identify the auxiliary verbs in the sentence:
She has been working on the project all night.
25.Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
You ___ leave early if you finish your work.
26.Choose the correct modal verb:
He ___ swim when he was six years old.
a) can
b) could
c) might
d) will
Section : Voice
28.Convert the sentence into passive voice:
The teacher praised the student.
 29.Which sentence is in active voice?
a) The letter was delivered by the postman.
b) She is writing a novel.
c) The cake was baked by her.
d) The work was completed on time.
30.Rewrite the sentence in active voice:
The decision was made by the committee.
31.Identify the voice of the sentence:
The match was won by the home team.
32.Change the sentence to passive voice:
He will complete the project by tomorrow.

Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions

(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Which of the following is a proper noun?
a) City
b) Alice
c) Happiness
d) Team
Answer: b
2. Which of these is an example of a concrete noun?
a) Justice
b) Apple
c) Freedom
d) Kindness
Answer: b
3. What type of pronoun is "hers"?
a) Relative Pronoun
b) Reflexive Pronoun
c) Possessive Pronoun
d) Demonstrative Pronoun
Answer: c
4. Which sentence uses an auxiliary verb?
a) He runs fast.
b) She is reading a book.
c) They love pizza.
d) Birds fly high.
Answer: b
5. Choose the correct comparative adjective form:
a) More beautiful
 b) Beautifuller
c) Most beautiful
d) Beautifullest
Answer: a
6. Identify the adverb in the sentence: "She sings beautifully."
a) She
b) Sings
c) Beautifully
d) None of the above
Answer: c
7. Which of these is a preposition?
a) Happy
b) Over
c) Quickly
d) Big
Answer: b
8. What type of conjunction is "because"?
a) Coordinating
b) Subordinating
c) Correlative
d) None of the above
Answer: b
9. Which of the following is an interjection?
a) Wow!
b) Slowly
c) And
d) With
Answer: a
10.The sentence "She bought a red dress." contains what type of
adjective?
a) Quantitative
b) Demonstrative
c) Descriptive
d) Possessive
Answer: c
11.Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun?
a) He helped himself to the cake.
b) She gave her book to him.
c) They watched the movie.
d) This is his car.
Answer: a
 12.What is the object of the preposition in the phrase "under the
table"?
a) Under
b) Table
c) The
d) None of the above
Answer: b
13.Which of the following is an independent clause?
a) Because she was late
b) If you study hard
c) She passed the exam
d) When the bell rings
Answer: c
14.What is a gerund?
a) A verb acting as an adjective
b) A verb acting as a noun
c) A noun modifying another noun
d) A verb acting as an adverb
Answer: b
15.Which of these is an example of a correlative conjunction?
a) Because
b) Both...and
c) Although
d) But
Answer: b
Section B: Fill in the Blanks
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. A noun that names an idea, feeling, or quality is called a(n) ________ noun.
Answer: Abstract
2. The word "quickly" is an example of an ________.
Answer: Adverb
3. ________ conjunctions connect words or phrases of equal grammatical
importance.
Answer: Coordinating
4. "To eat ice cream" is an example of an ________ phrase.
Answer: Infinitive
5. A dependent clause cannot stand ________ as a complete sentence.
Answer: Alone
6. ________ pronouns are used to ask questions.
Answer: Interrogative
 7. A collective noun refers to a group of ________.
Answer: People/Animals/Things
8. The ________ clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
Answer: Independent
9. "Jumping over the fence" is an example of a ________ phrase.
Answer: Participial
10.The possessive form of "children" is ________.
Answer: Children's
Section C: Matching Columns (5 Marks)
Match Column A with Column B

Column A Column B Column C

1. Noun Clause a) Because it rained

b) The boy who won the

2. Adjective Clause
race

c) What she said made no

3. Adverb Clause
sense

4. Coordinating d) For, And, Nor, But, Or,

Conjunction Yet, So

5. Reflexive Pronoun e) Himself, Herself

Answers:
1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - d, 5 - e