This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Order of Words”.
1. Arrange the words in the correct order.
this / bag /enough/ big/ is/ you/ for?
a) Is this bag enough big for you?
b) Is this big enough bag for you?
c) Is this bag big enough for you?
d) Is this enough big bag for you?
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Explanation: A general rule is that the adverb ‘enough’ should always be placed after the word it modifies. Thus ‘Is this bag big enough for you?’ is the correct sentence.
2. In sentences having both direct object and indirect object, the direct object precedes the indirect object in the sentence structure.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The indirect object should always precede the direct object like in the sentence ‘I presented him a pen’. Here ‘him’ is the indirect object and ‘pen’ is the direct object.
3. Select the wrong statement.
a) The subject comes before the verb
b) The object comes after the verb
c) Adjective as attributes should be placed after the noun
d) Adverb is placed close to the word it describes
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Explanation: Consider the sentence ‘Murali was a wise Chief Minister’. Here the adjective ‘wise’ is used as an attribute and hence it should come before the noun.
4. Identify the sentence in which the order of words is wrong.
a) He played magnificently in the match yesterday
b) He played in the match yesterday magnificently
c) He played in the match magnificently yesterday
d) He played magnificently yesterday in the match
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Explanation: The proper sentence structure is Subject + verb + adverb of manner + adverb of place + adverb of time. Thus, the sentence ‘He played magnificently in the match yesterday’ is the correct answer.
5. Arrange the words in the correct order.
always / wife/ my/ used to/ with me/ agree.
a) My wife used to always agree with me
b) My wife always used to agree with me
c) Always my wife used to agree with me
d) My wife used to agree with me always
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Explanation: The sentence uses an auxiliary verb ‘used to’ and an adverb of frequency ‘always’. In such cases the adverb should be placed before the auxiliary verb like ‘My wife always used to agree with me’.
6. Identify the sentence which needs rearrangement.
a) The dog bit him in his leg
b) My brother wore a tuxedo
c) The teacher gave him an assignment
d) A man of honor was joseph
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Explanation: ‘A man of honor’ is an adjectival phrase. Such phrases should be placed after the noun. Thus, the rearranged sentence would be ‘Joseph was a man of honor’.
7. In using the adjective predicatively, it should be placed before the noun.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: In the sentence ‘Shiva is asleep’ the adjective ‘asleep’ is used predicatively. Such adjectives should always follow the noun.
8. Select the correct sentence structure from the options.
a) Jacob meets his manager everyday at the park
b) Jacob everyday meets his manager at the park
c) Jacob meets his manager at the park everyday
d) Jacob meets everyday his manager at the park
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Explanation: The sentence has a subject, a verb, an object, an adverb of place and an adverb of time. ‘Jacob meets his manager at the park everyday’ is the correct sentence wherein the object follows the verb. Also, the adverb of place is placed before adverb of time.
9. Identify the sentence which needs rearrangement.
a) Rama was restless all day
b) I was inspired by the paper written by that genius scientist
c) David was a man of might
d) He only solved two sums all this time
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Explanation: In the sentence ‘He only solved two sums all this time’, the word ‘only’ is an adverb. It should thus be placed nearer to the word that it modifies. Therefore, the sentence would become ‘He solved only two sums all this time’.
10. Which of the following options represent the jumbled sentence correctly?
better/ the movie/ been/ have/ certainly/ could.
a) The movie could have been better certainly
b) Certainly, the movie could have been better
c) The movie could certainly have been better
d) The movie certainly could have been better
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Explanation: ‘Certainly the movie could have been better’ is the correct form because the adverb ‘certainly’ modifies the entire sentence. Such adverbs should be placed in the beginning of the sentence.
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