1. Choose the part that best completes the following sentence.
I wish you would tell me ____
1) who is being lived next door
2) who does live in the next door
3) who lives next door
4) who next door was living
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- Answer:3
2. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
1) What were the men been doing when the policemen arrived?
2) What were the men doing when the policemen had arrived?
3) When the policemen arrived what were they doing?
4) What had the men been doing when the policemen arrived?
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- Answer:3
3. Neither Sudha nor her brothers _____ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip.
1) need
2) needs
3) is needing
4) has need
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- Answer:1
4. With which of the following forms would you fill the blank put in the sentence below?
He has _____ the foundation of the building.
1) laid
2) lain
3) lay
4) lied
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- Answer:1
5. He _____ in the field when suddenly a dog ____ and ____ him.
Choose from the sets given below to fill in the blanks:
1) is walking, comes, bite
2) was walking, came, bit
3) walks, comes, bites
4) walked, came, bit
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6. Fill in the blank of the following sentence by choosing from the options given below:
The river has ______ its banks.
1) overflowed
2) overflown
3) overflew
4) flown
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- Answer:1
7. Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled.
Ranjith _____ himself and ____ his leg while he _____ from a bus.
1) slips, injured, is alighting
2) slipped, injures, was alighting
3) slipped, injured, was alighting
4) has slipped, injures, was alighting
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8. The train left at 9 a.m. Gopi reached the station at 9.10 a.m.
Convey the same idea as in the two sentences above correctly.
1) When the train had left, Gopi had already reached the station
2) When Gopi had reached the station, the train already left
3) When Gopi had already reached the station the train left
4) When Gopi reached the station, the train had already left
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9.Kohli _____ completed his century when we reached the stadium.
Choose the correct phrase from the following to fill in the blank.
1) has now
2) was already
3) had alread y
4) is still
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10. The chief cashier, together with all his men, ______ dismissed.
Fill in the blank with right form of the verb.
1) have been
2) has been
3) are being
4) were
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11. Every Sunday, Ravi and Mohan meet in the same cafe. They are going there for years.
The underlined part should be replaced by:
1) have been going
2) have gone
3) have not been going
4) have not gone
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12. You no less than Mohan ______ at fault.
Choose the appropriate verb to fill in the blank.
1) are
2) is
3) am
4) was
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13. Mrs. Lavanya is teaching them Science. She began to teach them Science some time ago and she is still teaching.
The above sentences can be said in a single sentence without changing the meaning. Choose the correct expression from the following.
1) Mrs. Lavanya is teaching them Science a long time.
2) Mrs. Lavanya has been teaching them Science since a long time
3) Mrs. Lavanya is being taught them Science for a long time
4) Mrs. Lavanya has been teaching them Science for a long time.
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14. Your friend has been wearing the same clothes for a long time. You think that he should buy some new ones. What do you say to him?
1) It is time you will buy some new clothes
2) It was time you bought some new clothes
3) It is time you buy some new clothes
4) It is time you bought some new clothes
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- Answer:4
15. Don't ask Sheela to help you. It is no good. The two sentences can be combined as:
1) It is no good to ask Sheela to have helped you
2) It is no good asking Sheela to help you
3) It is no good in asking Sheela helping you
4) It is no good in asking Sheela to have helped you
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- Answer:2
16. Praveen phoned me while we ______ dinner.
Choose the appropriate verb form.
1) would have
2) were having
3) have had
4) are having
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- Answer:2
17. Didn't he _____ his leg last summer?
1) breaking
2) broken
3) broke
4) break
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18.Identify the grammatically correct sentence.
1) These grapes are tasting sour
2) I am thinking you arc wrong
3) She is seeming sad
4) She is tasting the soup to see if it needs more salt
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- Answer:4
19. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.
1) I have been knowing him for a long time
2) He has been ill since last week.
3) We have lived here for ten years
4) I haven't seen Persis for several months.
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20. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.
1) He hinted that he wanted money.
2) She replied that she felt better.
3) I found out that he is guilty.
4) He saw that the clock had stopped.
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21. Which of the following phrases given below the sentence should replace the underlined phrases to make the sentence grammatically correct?
He is carrying the books for several months before the examination is conducted in October 2015.
1) has been carrying, was conducted
2) had carried, conducted
3) had been carrying, was conducted
4) had carried, has been conducted
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22. Which of the following statements has the subject in agreement with verb?
1) The minister along with the bodyguards were killed.
2) In China, 80% of the population live in rural areas.
3) Each of the Williams sisters are the terrific tennis players.
4) The fact that in our party itself there are many dissidents, who attempt to destabilise the government, is quite disheartening.
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- Answer:4
23. Look. The cracker ____ to explode.
1) Will be going to
2) Going to
3) Is going to
4) Was going
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24. One of the drug traffickers ______ sentenced to death by the high court. He will be ___ in December. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.
1) Sentenced; hang
2) is sentenced; hung
3) Has been sentenced; hanged
4) Have been sentenced; hanged
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25. Identify the second person's response.
Person I: Have you decided what to do?
Person II: _____.
1) Yes, I have decided to resign the job
2) No, I have decided to resign the job
3) Yes, I have not decided
4) Yes, I did not decide
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26.If someone ____ me, I would inform the police immediately.
Fill in the blank with appropriate phrase.
1) try to cheat me
2) tried to cheat
3) tries to cheat
4) had tried to cheat
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27. By the end of 2018, Sanvi _____ for the UPSC exam for one year.
1) Has been preparing
2) Will be preparing
3) Will have been preparing
4) Will prepare
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28. The show begins at 6:30 PM, we reached the theatre at 6:45 pm. Express the same idea.
1) When we reached the theatre, the show had already begun.
2) We reached the theatre, the show began.
3) The show already begun when we reached the theatre.
4) After we reaching the theatre, the show began.
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29. Moving from one place to another place frequently ______ us to succeed in any field.
1) do not help
2) does not help
3) did not help
4) are not helping
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30. Unless we _____ at 7a.m. tomorrow, we can't be on time.
1) will start
2) start
3) are starting
4) visited
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31. I usually _____ shorts and jeans at home, but today I _____ on a new dress.
Choose the appropriate Verb forms to fill in the blanks.
1) wear, have put
2) have worn, have put
3) wore, has put
4) wears, has put
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32. I wish I _____ a car.
Choose the correct verb form.
1) have
2) had
3) am having
4) were having.
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33. When I got to the office, I ____ that I ____ to lock the front door.
1) had realized; forget
2) realized; had forgotten
3) realized; forget
4) had realized; had forgotten
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34.As soon as he _____ his driving test, he _____ a car.
1) passed; bought
2) had passed; bought
3) passes; had bought
4) passed; had bought
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35. Let me show the picture that I ____ this week.
1) am drawing
2) shall be drawing
3) have drawn
4) drew
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36. It became dark. Then I reached the village.
Choose the sentence that expresses the same meaning.
1) When I reached the village, it become dark
2) When I reached the village it became dark
3) When I reached the village it was become dark.
4) When I reached the village it had become dark
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37.When I switched on the TV, the programme _____ I was just in time.
Choose the appropriate verb form to complete the sentence.
1) would start
2) started
3) might start
4) had started
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38. Either he or I ______ mistaken.
Choose the appropriate verb to fill in the blank.
1) are
2) is
3) am
4) was
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39. Read the following two sentences.
A. Not she but her friends are guilty.
B. She, not her friends, is guilty.
Now choose the correct statement.
1) Both are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) Both are incorrect
4) Only B is correct
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40. Choose the part that has an error.
The prime minister accompanied by his attendants(a)/ are coming here tomorrow (b)/ to address the sensational (c)/ and controversial issues of terrorism (d)
1) d
2) b
3) c
4) a
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41. Select the correct option to complete the given sentence.
If you do not submit your assignment today, ______
1) the teacher will have punished you
2) the teacher will punish you
3) the teacher punished you
4) the teacher had punished you.
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42. If she had requested me, I would have solved the problem. It means that _____
1) she did not request me, I did not solve it.
2) she requested me, but I did not solve it.
3) she did not request me, but I solved the problem
4) she requested me and I solved the problem.
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