WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-topics like Tenses, Voice, Narration, Subject-Verb Agreement, and Prepositions

 


Instructions: Choose the most appropriate option to complete or answer each question.

Q1. By the time the doctor arrived, the patient __________ (die). (Choose the correct verb form) a) died b) has died c) had died d) is dead

Q2. Identification of Voice: "The new school was inaugurated by the Chief Minister." a) Active Voice b) Passive Voice c) Imperative Voice d) None of the above

Q3. Change to Indirect Speech: Rohan said, "I have passed the examination." a) Rohan said that he passes the examination. b) Rohan said that he had passed the examination. c) Rohan said that I have passed the examination. d) Rohan said that I had passed the examination.

Q4. Choose the correct Modal Verb: You __________ respect your teachers. (Indicates obligation/duty) a) can b) must c) might d) could

Q5. Choose the correct option to combine the sentences: "The boy is my brother. You met him at the station." a) The boy which you met at the station is my brother. b) The boy who you met at the station is my brother. c) The boy that you met at the station is my brother. d) The boy whom you met at the station is my brother.

Q6. Subject-Verb Agreement: Neither she nor her friends __________ to the party last night. (go) a) went b) goes c) has gone d) was going

Q7. Fill in the correct Preposition: She has been living in this town __________ 2010. a) for b) from c) since d) by

Q8. Change to Active Voice: "A letter is being written by my friend." a) My friend wrote a letter. b) My friend writes a letter. c) My friend is writing a letter. d) My friend has written a letter.

Q9. Which tense is used in the following sentence? "I have been watching this match for three hours." a) Present Perfect b) Present Continuous c) Present Perfect Continuous d) Past Perfect Continuous

Q10. Identify the non-finite verb (Infinitive, Gerund, or Participle) in the sentence: "Swimming is a good exercise." a) exercise (Noun) b) good (Adjective) c) is (Verb) d) Swimming (Gerund)

Answer Key (For Teacher/Admin Reference)

  1. c) had died (Past Perfect tense used for an action completed before another past action)

  2. b) Passive Voice (The focus is on the object being acted upon)

  3. b) Rohan said that he had passed the examination. (Direct speech present perfect changes to indirect past perfect)

  4. b) must (Used for strong obligation or moral duty)

  5. d) The boy whom you met at the station is my brother. (‘Whom’ acts as the object of the relative clause)

  6. a) went (Past tense required by ‘last night’)

  7. c) since (Used to indicate a specific point in time in the past)

  8. c) My friend is writing a letter. (Present continuous active matches present continuous passive)

  9. c) Present Perfect Continuous (Indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present)

  10. d) Swimming (Gerund) (Verb form ending in -ing used as a noun/subject)

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