This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Parts of Speech”.
1. What is not true about a noun?
a) They are the things that we can see, hear, smell, taste and touch
b) They can also be things that we can’t see, hear, smell, taste and touch but we can think about them
c) It can be used as a subject, object or a verb
d) It can only be used as a subject or an object but not a verb
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Explanation: Nouns are of two types – concrete nouns (which we can see, hear, etc.) and abstract nouns (which we cannot see, hear, etc.). Nouns are things and not action words and hence cannot be used as a verb.
2. Identify the number of nouns in the following sentence.
I know that mine and Sarah’s friendship will last forever.
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
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Explanation: Here the nouns are ‘Sarah’, ‘friendship’ and ‘forever’. Sarah is the name of a girl so it is a proper noun. Friendship is an idea or feeling making it an abstract noun. Forever on the other hand is a common noun.
3. Identify the number of nouns in the following sentence.
I visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India in the vacation.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: Here the nouns are ‘Golden Temple’ as it is a name of a temple (proper noun), ‘Amritsar’ and ‘India’ as they are the name of places (also proper nouns) and ‘vacation’ which can be used as both a common and an abstract noun.
4. What is true about an adjective?
a) It describes a verb
b) It describes a noun or pronoun
c) It is used instead of a noun
d) It is used to tell how, where and when an action is done
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Explanation: Adjectives are words that give us information about nouns and pronouns like their size, shape, color, etc.
5. Identify the number of adjectives in the following sentence.
Her expensive brown English antique new watch stopped working.
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
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Explanation: Here the adjectives are ‘expensive brown English antique new’ as they tell us more about her watch.
6. Identify the number of adjectives in the following sentence.
I bought ten shiny new silver necklaces for my best friends.
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Explanation: In this sentence, ‘ten shiny new silver’ tell us about the necklaces I bought and ‘best’ describes her friends.
7. What is not true about a pronoun?
a) It can be used to show possession
b) It can be used in place of a person’s name
c) It can be used in the place of a verb
d) It can be used to connect a noun/pronoun to a clause
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Explanation: Pronouns are words used in place of a noun to avoid repetition of the same person, thing, etc. For example: Our grandparents stay in Delhi but they visit us often. Here ‘they’ is a pronoun which is used instead of ‘Our grandparents’.
8. Which of the following is not an example of a pronoun?
a) Who
b) Everyone
c) This
d) The
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Explanation: ‘The’ is an example of an article whereas ‘who’, ‘everyone’ and ‘this’ are different types of pronouns.
9. Identify the number of pronoun/pronouns in the following sentence.
My sister lost her favorite book and she couldn’t find it later.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
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Explanation: Here ‘my’, ‘her’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ are pronouns. ‘my’ and ‘her’ are possessive pronouns as they show possession of a noun (here, sister and favorite book). ‘she’ saved us from repeating ‘my sister’ again and ‘it’ saved us from using ‘her favorite book’ again making them pronouns.
10. What kind of action can a verb express?
a) A physical action
b) A mental action
c) A state of being
d) All of the above
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Explanation: Verbs can show physical actions like ‘run, dance, sing, etc.’, mental actions like ‘thinking’ and a state of being (for example: He is thin).
11. Identify the number of verbs in the following sentence.
My mother is cooking dinner for us.
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
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Explanation: Here ‘cooking’ is the main verb and ‘is’ is the helping verb as it gives more meaning to ‘cooking’.
12. Identify the number of verbs in the following sentence.
Harry promised to study all night but instantly fell asleep.
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
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Explanation: In this sentence, what is happening? Promising to study is happening and falling asleep is happening. So the verbs are ‘promised’, ‘to study’ and ‘fell asleep’.
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