WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Usage of "Better" and "Both" – MCQs

 

Usage of "Better" and "Both" – MCQs

1. Choose the correct sentence:

A) Both the boys were absent.
B) The both boys were absent.
C) Both of boys were absent.
D) Boys both were absent.

2. "You had better leave now." In this sentence, better functions as:

A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Part of a modal idiom
D) Noun

3. Select the grammatically correct option:

A) Both his brothers are doctors.
B) His both brothers are doctors.
C) Both of his brother are doctors.
D) His brothers both is doctors.

4. "She knows the city better than I do." Here, better is:

A) Comparative adjective
B) Comparative adverb
C) Noun
D) Verb

5. Which sentence uses both correctly as a conjunction?

A) Both she and her sister attended the meeting.
B) Both she, her sister attended the meeting.
C) She both and her sister attended the meeting.
D) She and both her sister attended the meeting.

6. "I think the better of the two plans is yours." In this sentence, better is used as:

A) Adverb
B) Adjective
C) Noun
D) Conjunction

7. Identify the error:

"Both of them did not attend the function."

A) Both should be replaced with Neither
B) did not should be didn't
C) of them should be they
D) No error

8. "He bettered his own record." Here, better is used as:

A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Verb

9. Choose the correct sentence:

A) Both the teams played well.
B) The both teams played well.
C) Both teams the played well.
D) Teams both the played well.

10. "For better or worse, the decision has been made." Here, better functions as:

A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Noun
D) Verb

Answers

  1. A – Both the boys were absent.
  2. C – Part of a modal idiom (had better = quasi-modal)
  3. A – Both his brothers are doctors.
  4. B – Comparative adverb (modifies the verb knows)
  5. A – Both she and her sister attended the meeting.
  6. C – Noun (the better = the superior option)
  7. A – Both should be replaced with Neither (negative + both is incorrect; use neither...nor for negation)
  8. D – Verb (to better = to surpass or improve)
  9. A – Both the teams played well.
  10. C – Noun (part of the fixed phrase for better or worse)

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