WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Comprehensive MCQ | Intermediate

 

English Grammar — Comprehensive MCQ | Set 12 1st Year Intermediate

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Q1. (Parts of Speech) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "The children played happily in the garden." A. Adjective B. Adverb C. Noun D. Preposition

Q2. (Synonym) Choose the word closest in meaning to "Eloquent": A. Hesitant and nervous B. Fluent and expressive C. Dull and boring D. Rude and harsh

Q3. (Antonym) Choose the correct antonym of "Abundant": A. Plentiful B. Sufficient C. Scarce D. Excessive

Q4. (Error Correction) "The teacher with all his students were present at the function." — The error is in: A. The teacher B. with all his students C. were present D. at the function

Q5. (Active and Passive Voice) Choose the correct passive voice of: "Someone left the tap open all night." A. The tap was left open all night. B. The tap is left open all night. C. The tap has been left open all night. D. The tap had been left open all night.

Q6. (Direct and Indirect Speech) "She said to him, 'Don't make noise here.'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. She told him don't make noise there. B. She told him not to make noise there. C. She said him to not make noise here. D. She told him that don't make noise there.

Q7. (Identifying Sentences) Identify the type of sentence: "Although he worked hard, he could not pass the exam." A. Simple sentence B. Compound sentence C. Complex sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

Q8. (Tenses) Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "She _______ in this school since she was six years old." A. studies B. is studying C. has been studying D. was studying

Q9. (Prepositions) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The old man is deaf _______ one ear." A. in B. of C. with D. from

Q10. (Articles) Fill in the blank with the correct article: "He wants to become _______ engineer after completing his studies." A. a B. an C. the D. no article needed

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Answers with Explanations

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Q1. ✅ B — Adverb. Happily is an adverb that modifies the verb played. It tells us how the children played. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and commonly end in -ly. The root word happy is an adjective, but adding -ly converts it into an adverb.

Q2. ✅ B — Fluent and expressive. Eloquent describes a person who is able to express ideas and feelings clearly, powerfully, and persuasively in speech or writing. It suggests fluency, expressiveness, and the ability to move or persuade an audience with well-chosen words.

Q3. ✅ C — Scarce. Abundant means present in large quantities, more than enough. Its antonym is scarce, which means available only in small quantities and not enough for the demand. Plentiful, sufficient, and excessive are either synonyms or related in meaning to abundant.

Q4. ✅ C — "were present" is the error. When the subject is joined to additional nouns by with, along with, together with, or as well as, the verb agrees with the first and main subject only. The teacher is singular, so the verb must be singular. Correct: The teacher with all his students was present at the function.

Q5. ✅ A — The tap was left open all night. The active voice uses simple past tense (left), so the passive must also be in simple past: was/were + past participle. The agent (someone) is dropped as it is unknown and unimportant. Correct: The tap was left open all night.

Q6. ✅ B — She told him not to make noise there. When direct speech contains a negative imperative (Don't + base verb), the indirect speech uses told + object + not + to + infinitive. The place expression here changes to there in indirect speech. The word don't is never carried into indirect speech directly.

Q7. ✅ C — Complex sentence. A complex sentence contains one main/independent clause and one or more subordinate/dependent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction. Here although is a subordinating conjunction introducing the dependent clause although he worked hard, making it a complex sentence.

Q8. ✅ C — has been studying. The sentence describes an action that began in the past and is still continuing in the present. This requires the present perfect continuous tense: has/have + been + verb+ing. The word since confirms the ongoing nature of the action from a specific point in time.

Q9. ✅ A — in. The correct preposition used with body parts in the context of a physical condition or disability is in. Correct: deaf in one ear, blind in one eye. Using of, with, or from in this context is incorrect. This is a fixed idiomatic usage in English.

Q10. ✅ B — an. The indefinite article an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. Engineer begins with the vowel sound /ɛ/ (as in e), so an is correct. The article is used here because the noun engineer refers to a profession in a general, non-specific sense.