Free Grammar MCQs with Answers

201. He is good at ________ English.

• A. spoken
• B. speaking
• C. speak
• D. spoke

Explanation: The preposition “at” must be followed by a gerund, giving “good at speaking English.” The base form “speak” cannot follow this preposition.

202. I told him _____ play cricket.

• A. don't
• B. to not
• C. not to
• D. didn't

Explanation: A negative infinitive is formed with “not” before “to”: “I told him not to play cricket.” “Don’t” and “didn’t” cannot follow “told him” in this structure.

203. Complete the following sentence: The doctor advised the patient ______________________

• A. that no to neglect his health
• B. to not to neglect his health
• C. not to neglect his health
• D. don't neglect your health

Explanation: Advise takes an object followed by a to-infinitive: “advised the patient not to neglect his health.” The negative is formed with “not to,” not “to not to” or a direct command.

204. "Reading" quickly and well requires practice. The "Reading" word is a/an ___________.

• A. Infinitive
• B. Verb
• C. Gerund
• D. present Participle

Explanation: “Reading” functions as the subject and names an activity, so it is a gerund. A present participle normally modifies a noun or helps form a continuous verb tense.

205. It's difficult __________reconcile such different points of view.

• A. with
• B. to
• C. in
• D. on

Explanation: The adjective pattern is “difficult to reconcile,” using the infinitive with to. “Reconcile” means bring different opinions or points of view into agreement.

206. The company let me ____ time off work.

• A. take
• B. taking
• C. to take
• D. took

Explanation: The verb “let” is followed by an object and a bare infinitive: “let me take.” It is not followed by “to take” or a past-tense verb.

207. After_____________smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wood floor.

• A. finished
• B. finishing
• C. had finished
• D. finishes

Explanation: After a preposition such as “after,” a gerund is used, giving “after finishing.” The understood subject of “finishing” is the same as the subject of “they let.”

208. The available information amounts to very little 'in toto'. Here 'in toto' is?

• A. Adjective
• B. Adverb
• C. Preposition
• D. None of these

Explanation: “In toto” modifies the extent of the verb phrase “amounts to,” so it functions adverbially. It is an adverbial Latin phrase rather than a single preposition.

209. He met a man who lived in USA last year. What is " who " according to grammar here?

• A. Interrogative Pronoun
• B. Distributive Pronoun
• C. Relative Pronoun
• D. Reciprocal Pronoun

Explanation: “Who” refers back to “a man” and introduces the relative clause “who lived in USA,” so it is a relative pronoun. An interrogative pronoun would ask a question, as in “Who came?”

210. The Alphabets others then (a e i o u) are called ____________?

• A. Vowels
• B. Consonants
• C. Phrase
• D. None of these

Explanation: The five vowel letters are a, e, i, o, and u; the remaining letters are consonants. “Phrase” is a group of words, not a type of alphabet letter.