WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Mixed MCQ | Set 5 1st Year Intermediate

 

English Grammar — Mixed MCQ | Set 5 1st Year Intermediate

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Q1. Choose the correct sentence: A. He insisted on to go alone. B. He insisted to go alone. C. He insisted on going alone. D. He insisted for going alone.

Q2. "The number of students in our class are increasing." — The error is in: A. The number of B. students in C. our class D. are increasing

Q3. Choose the correct sentence: A. She has been ill since three days. B. She has been ill for three days. C. She was ill since three days. D. She is ill since three days.

Q4. Fill in the blank: "I would rather _______ than beg." A. to die B. dying C. die D. have died

Q5. Choose the correct sentence: A. He was hanged by the neck until death. B. He was hung by the neck until death. C. He was hang by the neck until death. D. He was hunged by the neck until death.

Q6. "She told him that she will finish the work tomorrow." — The error is in: A. She told him B. that she C. will finish D. tomorrow

Q7. Choose the correct passive voice of: "People speak English all over the world." A. English is spoken all over the world. B. English is being spoken all over the world. C. English was spoken all over the world. D. English has been spoken all over the world.

Q8. "He is the most unique player in the team." — The error is in: A. He is B. the most unique C. player in D. the team

Q9. Choose the correct sentence: A. No sooner did she open the door when the cat ran out. B. No sooner she opened the door than the cat ran out. C. No sooner did she open the door than the cat ran out. D. No sooner had she open the door than the cat ran out.

Q10. Fill in the blank with the correct option: "She sings _______ a professional singer." A. as if she is B. like C. as though D. as like

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Answers with Explanations

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Q1. ✅ C — He insisted on going alone. Insist is always followed by the preposition on. After a preposition, a gerund (verb+ing) must be used, never an infinitive (to + verb). Correct structure: insist on + gerund.

Q2. ✅ D — "are increasing" is the error. The number of is always treated as singular and takes a singular verb. Correct: The number of students in our class is increasing. Note: A number of (meaning many) takes a plural verb — the two expressions work oppositely.

Q3. ✅ B — She has been ill for three days. For is used with a period or duration of time (three days, two hours, a week). Since is used with a specific point in time (Monday, morning, 2020). Three days is a duration, so for is correct.

Q4. ✅ C — die. After would rather, the bare infinitive (base form without to) is always used. To die (with to) and dying (gerund) are both incorrect after would rather. Correct structure: would rather + base verb.

Q5. ✅ A — He was hanged by the neck until death. Hanged is used specifically when referring to execution by hanging. Hung is used for all other meanings of the verb hang (he hung the picture on the wall). This distinction is important in formal grammar.

Q6. ✅ C — "will finish" is the error. When the reporting verb (told) is in the past tense, the tense in the reported clause must shift back. Will changes to would in reported speech. Also, tomorrow should change to the next day. Correct: She told him that she would finish the work the next day.

Q7. ✅ A — English is spoken all over the world. The active voice is in simple present tense (speak), so the passive is formed with is/are + past participle. The agent (people) is dropped as it is general and unnecessary. Correct: is spoken.

Q8. ✅ B — "the most unique" is the error. Unique means one of a kind and is an absolute adjective — it cannot be compared or intensified. Words like most, more, very, quite cannot be used with unique. Correct: He is a unique player in the team.

Q9. ✅ C — No sooner did she open the door than the cat ran out. No sooner…than is the fixed pair. When is incorrect here. After no sooner at the start of a sentence, inversion is mandatory: did + subject + base verb. Past perfect (had + V3) is used only in no sooner had constructions with past perfect in the main clause too.

Q10. ✅ B — like. When comparing in a simple, informal way using a noun or noun phrase (not a full clause), like is used. As if and as though are used before a full clause with a subject and verb. Since a professional singer is just a noun phrase, like is the correct choice.