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

 

English Grammar — Comprehensive MCQ | Set 13 1st Year Intermediate

Q1. (Parts of Speech) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "Alas! We could not save the patient." A. Conjunction B. Preposition C. Interjection D. Adverb

Q2. (Synonym) Choose the word closest in meaning to "Tenacious": A. Weak and fragile B. Stubborn and persistent C. Gentle and soft D. Careless and casual

Q3. (Antonym) Choose the correct antonym of "Candid": A. Frank B. Honest C. Deceitful D. Straightforward

Q4. (Error Correction) "He told me that he will come the next day." — The error is in: A. He told me B. that he C. will come D. the next day

Q5. (Active and Passive Voice) Choose the correct active voice of: "A new hospital is being built by the municipal corporation." A. The municipal corporation built a new hospital. B. The municipal corporation has built a new hospital. C. The municipal corporation is building a new hospital. D. The municipal corporation was building a new hospital.

Q6. (Direct and Indirect Speech) "He said to her, 'May you live long.'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. He told her that may she live long. B. He wished her that she may live long. C. He prayed that she might live long. D. He said to her that she might live long.

Q7. (Identifying Sentences) Identify the type of sentence: "She is intelligent but she lacks confidence." A. Simple sentence B. Complex sentence C. Compound sentence D. Exclamatory sentence

Q8. (Tenses) Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "The sun _______ in the east and sets in the west." A. rose B. has risen C. rises D. is rising

Q9. (Prepositions) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The principal was angry _______ the students for being late." A. on B. upon C. with D. at

Q10. (Articles) Fill in the blank with the correct article: "_______ gold is a precious metal." A. A B. An C. The D. No article needed

Answers with Explanations

Q1. ✅ C — Interjection. Alas is an interjection that expresses a strong feeling of grief, sorrow, or regret. Interjections are words or phrases that express sudden emotions and are usually followed by an exclamation mark or a comma. They have no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence.

Q2. ✅ B — Stubborn and persistent. Tenacious means holding firmly to a position, opinion, or course of action and not giving up easily despite difficulties or opposition. It is often used in a positive sense to describe determination and persistence. Weak, gentle, and careless are all opposite in meaning.

Q3. ✅ C — Deceitful. Candid means truthful, frank, and straightforward in expressing opinions without trying to hide anything. Its antonym is deceitful, which means deliberately causing someone to believe something that is false. Frank, honest, and straightforward are all synonyms of candid.

Q4. ✅ C — "will come" is the error. When the reporting verb (told) is in the past tense, all verbs in the reported clause must shift back in tense. Will must change to would in indirect speech. Correct: He told me that he would come the next day.

Q5. ✅ C — The municipal corporation is building a new hospital. The passive voice uses present continuous tense (is being built), so the active voice must also be in present continuous: is/are + verb+ing. The subject and object swap positions. Correct: The municipal corporation is building a new hospital.

Q6. ✅ C — He prayed that she might live long. When the direct speech expresses a wish or blessing using may, the reporting verb changes to prayed or wished. The modal may changes to might in indirect speech. The structure is: prayed/wished + that + subject + might + base verb.

Q7. ✅ C — Compound sentence. A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as but, and, or, so, yet. Here but joins two independent clauses: She is intelligent and she lacks confidence. Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Q8. ✅ C — rises. Universal truths, scientific facts, and habitual actions are always expressed in the simple present tense, regardless of the time of speaking. The rising of the sun in the east is a permanent universal truth. Correct: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Q9. ✅ C — with. The correct preposition after angry when referring to a person is with. When referring to a thing or situation, about or at is used. Since the sentence refers to the principal being angry with students (persons), with is the correct preposition. Correct: angry with the students.

Q10. ✅ D — No article needed. When a material noun or uncountable noun is used in a general sense to refer to the substance as a whole, no article is used. Gold here refers to the metal in general, not a specific piece or type of gold. Correct: Gold is a precious metal — no article before it.

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