English Grammar MCQ
English Grammar MCQ
2. Identify the error in the following sentence: "The children was playing in the park."
a) "children" should be "child" b) "was" should be "were" c) "playing" should be "play" d) There is
no error
a) I wish she were here. b) I wish she was here. c) I wish she be here. d) I wish she is here.
4. What is the function of the word "hardly" in the sentence: "I can hardly hear you"?
5. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb "to lie" (to recline)?
a) He lied down after a long day. b) He lay down after a long day. c) He lain down after a long
day. d) He lying down after a long day.
6. What is the grammatical term for the word "quickly" in the sentence: "She runs
quickly"?
a) Neither the teacher nor the students was prepared. b) Neither the teacher nor the students
were prepared. c) Neither the teacher or the students were prepared. d) Neither the teacher or
the students was prepared.
a) She was reading the book when I arrived. b) She had read the book before I arrived. c) She
reads the book every day. d) She is reading the book now.
a) Whom did you invite to the party? b) Who did you invite to the party? c) Whom was she talking
about? d) Both a and c are correct.
a) Running through the park, my hat blew off. b) Running through the park, I saw my friend. c)
Running through the park, I lost my keys. d) Running through the park, the flowers were
blooming.
a) She reads every day. b) The book I borrowed was fascinating. c) I went to the store. d) He is
playing outside.
13. Choose the correct word to fill the blank: "She ________ the piano beautifully."
a) She enjoys reading books. b) She enjoys to read books. c) She enjoys read books. d) She
enjoys books reading.
15. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: "She sings very beautifully."
16. What is the function of the word "that" in the sentence: "The book that I read was
interesting"?
a) She is the one who I admire. b) She is the one whom I admire. c) She is the one who I admired.
d) She is the one who I admire her.
18. What is the grammatical term for the sentence: "She works hard"?
19. Choose the correct indirect object in the sentence: "I gave him the book."
20. Identify the error in the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was able to
attend."
21. What is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to work"?
22. Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "I wish she ____ here now."
a) is b) was c) were d) be
a) I love ice cream; but I don't like cake. b) I love ice cream; I don't like cake. c) I love ice cream, I
don't like cake. d) I love ice cream but; I don't like cake.
24. What is the correct form of the adjective in the sentence: "She is the ____ person I
know"?
a) If it rains, I will stayed home. b) If it rains, I will stay home. c) If it rained, I will stay home. d) If it
rains, I stayed home.
a) She is more clever than me. b) She is more clever than I. c) She is clever more than I. d) She is
clever than me.
27. Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence: "By the time you arrive, I will have
finished my homework."
28. Choose the correct word: "She walked ____ the park."
a) in b) into c) through d) at
29. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "If he ____ earlier, he would have
caught the train."
30. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb "to know" in the past perfect tense?
a) I had known her for years before I moved away. b) I have known her for years before I moved
away. c) I know her for years before I moved away. d) I knowed her for years before I moved
away.
a) She wore a red dress to the party that was very beautiful. b) She wore a red dress that was
very beautiful to the party. c) She wore a beautiful red dress to the party. d) She wore a dress
that was red and beautiful to the party.
a) If I was you, I would talk to him. b) If I were you, I would talk to him. c) If I am you, I would talk
to him. d) If I be you, I would talk to him.
33. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: "She ____ to the store yesterday."
a) I have fewer apples than you. b) I have less apples than you. c) I have fewer apple than you. d)
I have less apple than you.
35. What is the term for the part of the sentence that describes how, when, where, or to
what extent an action is performed?
a) The novel was wrote by Mark Twain. b) The novel was written by Mark Twain. c) The novel
were written by Mark Twain. d) The novel is written by Mark Twain.
39. What is the term for a clause that can stand alone as a sentence?
40. What is the correct order of adjectives in the sentence: "She bought a ____ car."
a) red big old b) big red old c) old big red d) big old red
41. Choose the correct word: "We’re going to the park, ____ it starts raining."
42. Identify the subject in the sentence: "The teacher gave a lecture on grammar."
43. Choose the correct form of the verb: "He _________ a letter when I arrived."
a) Whose the book is this? b) Whose is this book? c) Who’s the book is this? d) Whose this book
is?
45. Choose the correct verb form: "He was afraid that the cat ________ out the window."
a) I went to the store and I bought apples. b) I went to the store, but I didn't buy anything. c)
Although I went to the store, I didn’t buy anything, but I saw my friend. d) I went to the store and
bought apples.
a) She will be sleeping at 10 PM. b) She sleeps at 10 PM. c) She is sleeping at 10 PM. d) She was
sleeping at 10 PM.
a) He could have done it, but he didn't. b) He could have do it, but he didn’t. c) He could done it,
but he didn’t. d) He could of done it, but he didn’t.
a) It functions as the main verb. b) It links the subject to the predicate. c) It helps form different
tenses, questions, or negatives. d) It serves as a subject.
51. What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "I had been waiting for an hour before
she arrived."
53. What is the passive voice form of: "She sings the song"?
a) The song is sung by her. b) The song was sung by her. c) The song sung by her. d) The song
sung by her is.
a) She is a best singer. b) She is an best singer. c) She is the best singer. d) She is best singer.
a) She hardly doesn’t have any time. b) She hardly has any time. c) She don’t hardly have any
time. d) She have hardly any time.
56. What is the term for the word "because" in the sentence: "I was tired because I stayed
up late"?
a) I will have finished my work by 5 PM. b) I will finish my work by 5 PM. c) I finish my work at 5
PM. d) I finished my work by 5 PM.
a) He has less books than she does. b) He has fewer books than she does. c) He has lesser
books than she does. d) He has least books than she does.
60. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the adverb:
a) She speaks fluent English. b) She speaks fluently English. c) She speaks English fluently. d)
She speaks English fluent.
61. What is the function of "either" in the sentence: "Either the teacher or the students
have to leave"?
a) Pronoun b) Verb c) Conjunction d) Adjective
62. Choose the correct form: "He wanted to buy a new car, but he _______ enough money."
63. What is the term for a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun?
a) The team has won their match. b) The team have won their match. c) The team has won it's
match. d) The team has won its match.
a) She sings beautifully. b) She gives me a gift. c) She is dancing. d) She is happy.
a) I am not coming to the party. b) I am coming to the party. c) I will come to the party. d) I came
to the party.
a) She gave me a book. b) She gave a book. c) She gave to me a book. d) She gave book to me.
70. What type of word is "while" in the sentence: "She sings while he plays the guitar"?
71. What is the correct past participle form of the verb "to eat"?
a) She smiled because I gave her a gift. b) She smiled brightly. c) She smiled at me. d) She
smiled and walked away.
a) The book was read by her. b) She read the book. c) She was reading the book. d) She has read
the book.
75. What is the correct form of "to be" in the sentence: "He ____ the best player on the
team."
a) This is the book that I was telling you about. b) This is the book I was telling you about that. c)
This is the book about that I was telling you. d) This is that book I was telling you about.
78. What is the correct order of adverbs in the sentence: "She sings ____."
a) beautifully very b) very beautifully c) beautifully very much d) very much beautifully
a) Neither she or he were late. b) Neither she nor he were late. c) Neither she nor he was late. d)
Neither she nor he are late.
82. Which sentence uses the correct form of "to be" in the past tense?
a) He was going to the store when I saw him. b) He be going to the store when I saw him. c) He is
going to the store when I saw him. d) He been going to the store when I saw him.
83. What is the tense of the verb "was reading" in the sentence: "She was reading a book"?
a) She is a jumbo shrimp. b) She is a fast runner. c) She is an old tree. d) She is a very nice
person.
a) I don't have nothing to do. b) I don't have anything to do. c) I don’t have something to do. d) I
don’t have anything to do.
a) I like ice cream, but I don't like cake. b) He runs every morning before work. c) She went to the
store and bought milk. d) He was running when he fell.
87. What is the correct use of "would"?
a) He would like a coffee. b) He would liked a coffee. c) He would likes a coffee. d) He would
liking a coffee.
a) She has eaten lunch. b) She eats lunch. c) She ate lunch. d) She eating lunch.
a) He had been working all day. b) He works all day. c) He worked all day. d) He has worked all
day.
a) There are few people in the room. b) There is few people in the room. c) There is a few people
in the room. d) There are a few people in the room.
a) I watched the movie walking down the street. b) I watched the movie on TV. c) I watched the
movie with popcorn. d) I watched the movie yesterday.
94. What is the function of the word "only" in the sentence: "He only eats vegetables"?
a) I went to the store though I didn’t need anything. b) I went to the store, I didn’t need anything
though. c) I went to the store, though didn’t need anything. d) Though, I went to the store.
96. What type of clause is "that he would arrive soon" in the sentence: "I hope that he
would arrive soon"?
97. What is the subject of the sentence: "The cat chased the mouse"?
a) He should to be here soon. b) He should be here soon. c) He should be here soon be. d) He
should here be soon.
a) She is happy. b) She was happy. c) Was she happy? d) She will be happy.
100. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?
a) She was happy, but he was sad. b) She was happy because she passed the test. c) She was
happy and she passed the test. d) She was happy with the test.
Answer Key:
4. c) Adverb
6. b) Adverb
13. b) plays
15. c) beautifully
19. c) him
22. c) were
28. c) through
33. d) went
41. b) unless
42. a) teacher
46. c) Although I went to the store, I didn’t buy anything, but I saw my friend.
49. a) farther
52. b) is
56. b) Conjunction
61. c) Conjunction
62. a) didn't have
63. a) Gerund
65. b) criteria
70. b) Conjunction
71. b) eaten
75. b) is
77. a) a
80. c) better
94. c) Adverb
97. b) cat