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MCQ on Sentence Correction
1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
a) He don’t like to eat pizza.
b) She doesn’t likes to eat pizza.
c) They doesn’t like to eat pizza.
d) He doesn’t like to eat pizza.
Answer: d) He doesn’t like to eat pizza.
Explanation: In this sentence, “He” is the subject, and “doesn’t” is the correct contraction of “does not,” indicating third-person singular. Therefore, the correct form is “He doesn’t like to eat pizza.”
2. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
a) The cat jumped on the table, knocked over the vase and ran away.
b) The cat jumped on the table; knocked over the vase, and ran away.
c) The cat jumped on the table, knocked over the vase, and ran away.
d) The cat jumped on the table knocked over the vase and ran away.
Answer: c) The cat jumped on the table, knocked over the vase, and ran away.
Explanation: This sentence correctly uses commas to separate the actions of the cat: jumping, knocking over the vase, and running away.
3. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
a) The team are winning the game.
b) The team is winning the game.
c) The team were winning the game.
d) The team is win the game.
Answer: b) The team is winning the game.
Explanation: “Team” is a singular noun, so it should be followed by the singular verb “is” in the present tense. The correct form is “The team is winning the game.”
4. Choose the sentence with the correct usage of “its” and “it’s”:
a) Its a beautiful day, it’s warm and sunny.
b) It’s a beautiful day, its warm and sunny.
c) It’s a beautiful day, it’s warm and sunny.
d) Its a beautiful day, its warm and sunny.
Answer: c) It’s a beautiful day, it’s warm and sunny.
Explanation: “It’s” is a contraction of “it is” or “it has,” while “its” is a possessive form. In this sentence, “It’s” is used correctly to indicate “it is,” and “it’s” is used correctly to indicate possession.
5. Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?
a) She likes hiking, swimming, and to ride bicycles.
b) She likes hiking, swimming, and riding bicycles.
c) She likes to hike, swim, and ride bicycles.
d) She likes hiking, swimming, and ride bicycles.
Answer: c) She likes to hike, swim, and ride bicycles.
Explanation: Parallel structure requires consistency in the form of words or phrases in a sentence. In this sentence, all three activities (hike, swim, ride) are in the infinitive form, making it parallel.
6. Identify the sentence with the correct use of an apostrophe:
a) The cats toys are scattered all over the yard.
b) The cat’s toys are scattered all over the yard.
c) The cats’ toys are scattered all over the yard.
d) The cat toys are scattered all over the yard.
Answer: b) The cat’s toys are scattered all over the yard.
Explanation: “Cat’s” is the possessive form indicating that the toys belong to the cat. Therefore, the correct form uses an apostrophe before the “s.”
7. Which sentence uses the correct comparative form?
a) This is the most tastier dish on the menu.
b) This is the tastier dish on the menu.
c) This is the tastiest dish on the menu.
d) This is the more tasty dish on the menu.
Answer: c) This is the tastiest dish on the menu.
Explanation: “Tastiest” is the superlative form of the adjective “tasty,” indicating the highest degree of tastiness among the options.
8. Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas:
a) I went to the store and bought some milk eggs and bread.
b) I went to the store, and bought some milk, eggs, and bread.
c) I went to the store and bought some milk, eggs and bread.
d) I went, to the store and bought some milk, eggs, and bread.
Answer: b) I went to the store, and bought some milk, eggs, and bread.
Explanation: Commas are used to separate items in a list. In this sentence, the correct usage of commas separates the items “milk,” “eggs,” and “bread” in the list of groceries.
9. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of verb tense consistency?
a) She will go to the beach yesterday.
b) She is going to the beach tomorrow.
c) She goes to the beach yesterday.
d) She went to the beach tomorrow.
Answer: b) She is going to the beach tomorrow.
Explanation: The sentence uses the present continuous tense (“is going”) to indicate a future action (“tomorrow”), demonstrating verb tense consistency.
10. Identify the sentence with correct placement of adverbs:
a) He quickly ran the race.
b) He ran quickly the race.
c) Quickly he ran the race.
d) He ran the race quickly.
Answer: d) He ran the race quickly.
Explanation: Adverbs like “quickly” usually come after the verb they modify. Therefore, “quickly” should come after “ran” in this sentence.
English MCQ for Competitive Exams 2024