Top 40 English Grammar MCQs (Parts of Speech) for Tests/Papers/Interviews/Nts I MCQsBAG.com
Top English Grammar (Parts
of Speech MCQs)
1. 1. The set of rules
and examples dealing with the syntax and word structures of a language is
called _________________.
a. Interrupting
Phrases
b. Sentence
c. Grammar
d. Idiom
Answer: Grammar.
2. A set of
expressions of two or more words that means something other than the literal
meanings of its individual words is called _________________.
a. Interrupting
Phrases
b. Sentence
c. Grammar
d. Idiom
Answer: Idioms.
3. A word which is
a person, place, thing or an idea is called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Noun.
4. Mount Everest is
grammatically called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Noun
5. A word that is
used to take the place of a noun is called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Pronoun.
6. I, We, You,
They, He, She, it, Their, Your, Yourself, Ourselves are all in grammar called
_________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Pronoun.
7. A word that is
used to describe a noun or pronoun is called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Adjective.
8. Proud, Purple, French, Few, This, Huge, Sad
are usually used as _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Pronoun
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Adjective.
9. A word that
indicates an action, being or state of being is called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Verb.
10. Play, Run,
Think, study, smell, wait, be and drive are usually used as_________________.
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Noun
d. Adjective
11. A word that is
used to describe a verb which tells us how, where, or when something is done
_________________.
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Adverb.
12. Carefully,
often, very, intelligently, quite, too, rarely and never are usually used
as_________________.
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Adverb.
13. A word that is
used to join words or groups of words is called _________________.
a. Adverb
b. Conjunction
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Conjunction.
14. And, or, but,
neither, because, while, since and although are usually used as
_________________.
a. Adverb
b. Conjunction
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Conjunction.
15. A word used
indicating the relationship between a noun or pronoun to another word is called
_________________.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Preposition
16. In, until, of, from, after, under, beyond,
across and toward are usually used as _________________.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Noun
d. Adjective
Answer: Preposition
17. A word used to
express strong emotion is called _________________.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Interjection
d. Adjective
Answer: Interjection
18. Wow! Ah! Oh! And
No! are usually used as _________________.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Interjection
d. Adjective
Answer: Interjection
19. Use a period to
end a complete sentence. Which mark is used for period, _________________.
a. Full Stop (.)
b. Comma (,)
c. Question Mark
(?)
d. !
Answer: Full Stop (.)
20. Which mark is
used for Comma _________________.
a. (.)
b. (,)
c. (?)
d. (!)
Answer: (,)
21. The question
mark is used at the end of a _________________.
a. Question
b. Every Sentence
c. Last Word
d. None
Answer: Question.
22. Which mark is
used for Semi Colon _________________.
a. (.)
b. (,)
c. (;)
d. (!)
Answer: (;)
23. Which mark is
used for Colon _________________.
a. (.)
b. (,)
c. (;)
d. (:)
Answer: (:)
24. A colon can be
used for purpose of _________________.
a. To provide
additional detail
b. To provide explanation
c. Both a and b
d. None
Answer: both a and b
25. A noun (such as
courage or freedom) that names an idea, event, quality, or concept is called _________________.
a. Abstract noun
b. Common noun
c. Mass noun
d. Concrete noun
Answer: Abstract noun
26. The verb form or
voice in which the subject of the sentence performs or causes the action expressed by the verb _________________.
a. Comparative
b. Superlative
c. Active Voice
d. Passive Voice
Answer: Active voice.
27. A verb form in
which the subject receives the verb’s action is called _________________.
a. Comparative
b. Superlative
c. Active Voice
d. Passive Voice
Answer: Passive voice.
28. Which of the
following are adjective forms_________________.
a. Comparative
b. Superlative
c. Positive
d. All
Answer: All of these.
29. A type of
determiner that precedes a noun; for example a, an or the is called _________________.
a. Appositive
b. Active
c. Passive
d. Article
Answer: Article.
30. A verb that
determines the mood or tense of another verb in a verb phrase is called _________________.
a. Helping verb
b. Auxiliary verb
c. Lexical verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: both a and b.
31. Auxiliary is
also known as _________________.
a. Helping verb
b. Auxiliary verb
c. Lexical verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: both a and b.
32. You are paying less
attention to your studies than you used to do _________________.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: Adjective.
33. The population
of Pakistan is less than that of China _________________.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: Adverb.
34. They are men of like
build and stature _________________.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: Adjective.
35. There is little
danger in going there _________________.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Both a and b
Answer: Adjective.
36. More of us
die in bed than out of it _________________.
a. Pronoun
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Noun
Answer: Pronoun.
37. My needs are
limited _________________.
a. Pronoun
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Noun
Answer: Noun.
38. He is near
relation_________________.
a. Pronoun
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Adjective
Answer: Adjective
39. It is difficult
to negotiate where neither will trust _________________.
a. Pronoun
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Noun
Answer: Pronoun.
40. I was young once
_________________.
a. Pronoun
b. Adverb
c. verb
d. Noun
Answer: Adverb.
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