Grammar Practice Questions
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option:
(i) This table is made ____ wood.
- (a) from
- (b) of
- (c) off
- (d) with
✅ Answer: (b) of
🔍 Hint: “Made of” is used when the material used is still visible (the table is still wood).
(ii) Would you like to have ____ tea or coffee?
- (a) some
- (b) any
- (c) many
- (d) few
✅ Answer: (a) some
🔍 Hint: “Some” is used in polite offers or requests.
(iii) I know ____ boy who cheated you.
- (a) a
- (b) an
- (c) the
- (d) no article
✅ Answer: (c) the
🔍 Hint: “The” is used when referring to a specific person already known to the listener.
(iv) It ____ heavily since morning.
- (a) was raining
- (b) is raining
- (c) has been raining
- (d) rains
✅ Answer: (c) has been raining
🔍 Hint: “Since morning” indicates an action started in the past and is still continuing – Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
(v) He ____ speak English fluently.
- (a) may
- (b) might
- (c) could
- (d) can
✅ Answer: (d) can
🔍 Hint: “Can” is used to show ability in the present.
(vi) Mohan is senior ____ Rakesh.
- (a) to
- (b) than
- (c) from
- (d) on
✅ Answer: (a) to
🔍 Hint: Adjective “senior” is always followed by “to”.
(vii) Sunil works hard ____ he may get good marks.
- (a) so
- (b) though
- (c) so that
- (d) and
✅ Answer: (c) so that
🔍 Hint: “So that” is used to show purpose.
More Examples Based on Fill in the blanks
- He is good ____ Mathematics.
(a) at (b) in (c) on (d) of
✅ Answer: in
📝 Hint (हिंट): “Good in” का प्रयोग subjects के साथ होता है।
- I prefer tea ____ coffee.
(a) than (b) over (c) to (d) with
✅ Answer: to
📝 Hint: “Prefer” के बाद हमेशा “to” आता है।
- The sun ____ in the east.
(a) rose (b) rising (c) rise (d) rises
✅ Answer: rises
📝 Hint: यह एक universal truth है, इसलिए simple present tense में रहेगा।
- She has been living here ____ 2010.
(a) since (b) for (c) by (d) from
✅ Answer: since
📝 Hint: “Since” का प्रयोग exact time (2010) के साथ होता है।
- He is senior ____ me.
(a) than (b) to (c) from (d) over
✅ Answer: to
📝 Hint: “Senior, junior, superior” के बाद “to” का प्रयोग होता है।
- I saw a boy ____ was crying.
(a) which (b) that (c) who (d) whom
✅ Answer: who
📝 Hint: “Who” का प्रयोग व्यक्ति (person) के लिए होता है।
- This is the book ____ I was looking for.
(a) which (b) what (c) who (d) that
✅ Answer: that
📝 Hint: Non-living वस्तु के लिए “that” सही है।
- I am fond ____ reading novels.
(a) with (b) for (c) of (d) about
✅ Answer: of
📝 Hint: “Fond” के साथ हमेशा “of” लगता है।
- He is so tired that he ____ walk.
(a) can (b) will (c) must (d) cannot
✅ Answer: cannot
📝 Hint: “So…that” structure में result को दिखाने के लिए “cannot” प्रयोग होता है।
- Would you like ____ more tea?
(a) some (b) any (c) much (d) a few
✅ Answer: some
📝 Hint: Polite offers के लिए “some” का प्रयोग होता है।
- She speaks English ____.
(a) fluent (b) fluently (c) fluency (d) fluenting
✅ Answer: fluently
📝 Hint: Verb “speaks” को describe करने के लिए adverb “fluently” आता है।
- The train ____ before we reached the station.
(a) has left (b) had left (c) left (d) leaves
✅ Answer: had left
📝 Hint: Past perfect tense का प्रयोग पहले पूरी हुई घटना के लिए होता है।
- You must abide ____ the rules.
(a) by (b) with (c) in (d) on
✅ Answer: by
📝 Hint: “Abide by” एक fixed phrase है जिसका अर्थ होता है नियमों का पालन करना।
- She is one of the best students who ____ ever studied here.
(a) has (b) since (c) have (d) was
✅ Answer: have
📝 Hint: “Who” plural noun (students) को refer कर रहा है, इसलिए “have” आएगा।
- Neither he nor I ____ guilty.
(a) are (b) is (c) am (d) be
✅ Answer: am
📝 Hint: “Neither…nor” में verb अंतिम subject “I” के अनुसार आता है।
- The patient died ____ lack of treatment.
(a) from (b) due (c) for (d) of
✅ Answer: for
📝 Hint: “Died for lack of…” एक standard expression है।
- You ____ not smoke here.
(a) could (b) might (c) must (d) should
✅ Answer: must
📝 Hint: “Must not” का प्रयोग strict prohibition (मनाही) के लिए होता है।
- The work must ____ finished by evening.
(a) have (b) is (c) be (d) been
✅ Answer: be
📝 Hint: Passive structure: “must + be + V3”।
- I ____ him yesterday.
(a) meet (b) met (c) will meet (d) was meeting
✅ Answer: met
📝 Hint: “Yesterday” के कारण simple past tense “met” सही है।
- If I were rich, I ____ help the poor.
(a) may (b) will (c) would (d) can
✅ Answer: would
📝 Hint: Unreal conditional sentence में “would” का प्रयोग होता है।
Do as directed:
(i) Someone is calling my name. (Change the voice)
✅ Answer: My name is being called by someone.
🔍 Hint: Change to passive voice: [is/am/are + being + past participle].
(ii) He is intelligent. He is hard working. (Combine using ‘both…and’)
✅ Answer: He is both intelligent and hard working.
🔍 Hint: Use “both…and” before adjectives or nouns to join similar qualities.
(iii) Physics is more difficult than any other subject. (Change to positive degree)
✅ Answer: No other subject is as difficult as Physics.
🔍 Hint: Positive degree follows: “No other… is as + adj + as…”
(iv) No sooner does a thief see a policeman than he runs away. (Use ‘as soon as’)
✅ Answer: As soon as a thief sees a policeman, he runs away.
🔍 Hint: “No sooner…than” → “As soon as…” for time-based actions.
(v) The man is our new English teacher. The man is wearing a white shirt. (Combine to make complex sentence)
✅ Answer: The man who is wearing a white shirt is our new English teacher.
🔍 Hint: Use relative clause “who is wearing a white shirt”.
(vi) She shut the door. (Change into negative sentence)
✅ Answer: She did not shut the door.
🔍 Hint: Use “did not + base verb” for simple past negative.
(vii) She is very weak. She cannot walk. (Combine using ‘so…that’)
✅ Answer: She is so weak that she cannot walk.
🔍 Hint: “So + adjective + that + result” is the correct pattern.
More Examples Based on Do as Directed
- Someone wrote a letter. (Change the voice)
✅ Answer: A letter was written by someone.
📝 Hint: Passive voice में object पहले आता है और verb का 3rd form लगता है।
- She is singing a song. (Change the voice)
✅ Answer: A song is being sung by her.
📝 Hint: Present continuous passive – is/are being + V3
- The boy was playing. He fell down. (Combine using ‘who’)
✅ Answer: The boy who was playing fell down.
📝 Hint: दोनों वाक्य को “who” से जोड़कर एक complex sentence बनाएं।
- He is too poor to buy a car. (Remove ‘too…to’)
✅ Answer: He is so poor that he cannot buy a car.
📝 Hint: “Too…to” को “so…that” में बदलें।
- She is very tired. She cannot walk. (Use: so…that)
✅ Answer: She is so tired that she cannot walk.
📝 Hint: Result दिखाने के लिए “so…that” structure प्रयोग करें।
- No other girl is as beautiful as Sita. (Change into superlative degree)
✅ Answer: Sita is the most beautiful girl.
📝 Hint: Positive degree को superlative में बदलें – “the most + adjective”
- He said, “I am going to school.” (Change into indirect speech)
✅ Answer: He said that he was going to school.
📝 Hint: Direct to Indirect – “am” becomes “was”.
- They said, “We have finished our work.” (Change into indirect speech)
✅ Answer: They said that they had finished their work.
📝 Hint: “Have finished” → “had finished” (past perfect)
- I know the man. He stole the purse. (Combine using ‘who’)
✅ Answer: I know the man who stole the purse.
📝 Hint: “Who” व्यक्ति को जोड़ने के लिए use करें।
- The bag is heavy. I cannot lift it. (Use: so…that)
✅ Answer: The bag is so heavy that I cannot lift it.
📝 Hint: दो वाक्य “so…that” से जोड़ें।
- My father is honest. My father is kind. (Use: both…and)
✅ Answer: My father is both honest and kind.
📝 Hint: दो qualities को जोड़ने के लिए “both…and” का प्रयोग करें।
- As soon as the teacher entered, the students stood up. (Use: no sooner…than)
✅ Answer: No sooner did the teacher enter than the students stood up.
📝 Hint: “As soon as” → “No sooner…than”, verb inversion जरूरी है।
- He can run fast. (Change into negative sentence)
✅ Answer: He cannot run fast.
📝 Hint: Negative बनाने के लिए “cannot” जोड़ें।
- She has completed her work. (Change into interrogative)
✅ Answer: Has she completed her work?
📝 Hint: Interrogative बनाने के लिए helping verb पहले रखें।
- It is raining. (Change into past continuous)
✅ Answer: It was raining.
📝 Hint: Present continuous को past continuous में बदलें।
- I am watching a movie. (Change into passive voice)
✅ Answer: A movie is being watched by me.
📝 Hint: Passive: is/are + being + V3
- She said, “I will help you.” (Change into indirect speech)
✅ Answer: She said that she would help me.
📝 Hint: “Will” → “would” in indirect speech
- The question is difficult. I cannot solve it. (Use: so…that)
✅ Answer: The question is so difficult that I cannot solve it.
📝 Hint: Result दिखाने के लिए “so…that” प्रयोग करें।
- I saw a snake. I ran away. (Use: seeing)
✅ Answer: Seeing a snake, I ran away.
📝 Hint: First action को participle (V+ing) में बदलें।
- He is very old. He cannot walk. (Use: too…to)
✅ Answer: He is too old to walk.
📝 Hint: “Too…to” structure में “very + adjective” → “too + adjective + to + verb”