This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Verb Patterns – Set 3”.
1. The below sentence has the structure ‘Subject + Verb + Complement’.
The Head of the Department wants to postpone the exam.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: There is no Complement in the sentence. The phrase ‘to postpone the exam’ is the Object of the verb and is a ‘to-infinitive’. The correct structure is ‘Subject + Verb + to-infinitive’.
2. Select the subject present in the below sentence from the following options.
Ranjith promised me that he will be there.
a) ranjith
b) promised
c) me
d) will be there
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Explanation: The given sentence can be structured as, ‘Ranjith (Subject) + promised (verb) + me (pronoun) + that he will be there (that-clause)’.
3. Which of the following options is the verb pattern of the below sentence?
Leonard chose Michael as his assistant.
a) Subject + Verb + Complement
b) Subject + Verb + Object
c) Subject + Complement
d) Subject + Verb + Noun + Complement
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Explanation: The sentence, ‘Leonard chose Michael as his assistant’ has the Subject + Verb + Noun + Complement structure. ‘Leonard’ is the Subject, ‘Michael’ is the noun and ‘as his assistant’ will be the Complement of the sentence.
4. Which of the following sentences has the structure ‘Subject + Verb + Pronoun + Present Participle’?
a) Rahul loves teaching
b) I caught him opening your wallet
c) He wants to become a scientist
d) Surya has made a ground breaking discovery
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Explanation: The sentence, ‘I (subject) + caught (verb) + him (pronoun) + opening your wallet (Present Participle)’ has the required structure and is thus, the correct answer.
5. ‘Everyone in the office’ is a ___________
He conveyed the news to everyone in the office.
a) Prepositional object
b) Preposition
c) Complement
d) Interrogative clause
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Explanation: The phrase ‘everyone in the office’ is the object of the Preposition ‘to’ present in the sentence. Thus, it is a Prepositional object.
6. Identify the sentence having the below mentioned verb pattern.
Subject + Verb + that-clause (object of the verb).
a) How could you even think about that?
b) Please tell me that the procedure is over
c) Kunal admitted that he cheated in the exam
d) Ramesh went home crying
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Explanation: The given pattern requires the sentence to have a clause that acts like the object of the verb in the sentence. Therefore, ‘Kunal admitted that he cheated in the exam’ has the corresponding pattern.
7. Identify the structure of the sentence below.
Please tell me where should I go.
a) Subject + Verb +Indirect object + Interrogative clause
b) Subject + Verb + Complement
c) Verb + Pronoun + Interrogative clause
d) Subject + Verb + Adjective
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Explanation: ‘Verb + Pronoun + Interrogative clause’ is the correct answer. There is no Subject in the given sentence and the clause ‘where should I go’ is an Interrogative clause.
8. In the below sentence, ‘go’ is a ________
Please let me go.
a) Subject
b) Complement
c) Adverb
d) Plain Infinitive
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Explanation: The word ‘go’ is a plain infinitive. An Infinitive is also called as a Noun-Verb, meaning a kind of noun having certain features of the verb.
9. A noun cannot be used as the Subject of the verb.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The noun is said to be in the Nominative case when it is used as the Subject of the verb. For example, ‘John hit the ball’. Here ‘John’ is a noun and is also the Subject of the verb.
10. Select the correct verb pattern of the below sentence.
I lost my wallet.
a) Subject + Verb + Indirect Object
b) Subject + Verb + Complement
c) Subject + Verb + Direct object
d) Subject + Verb + Pronoun
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Explanation: A Direct object should answer the question ‘what’ in the sentence whereas an Indirect object answers the question ‘whom’. Thus, here ‘my wallet’ is a Direct object.
11. The pronoun present in the below sentence is _______
I taught myself how to operate it.
a) taught
b) how
c) myself
d) operate it
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Explanation: A pronoun is a word used in a sentence to avoid the repetition of the noun. In the given sentence, ‘myself’ is the pronoun.
12. Select the sentence having the below mentioned Verb pattern.
Verb + Interrogative + to-infinitive.
a) Remember how to clean the equipment
b) Sujatha knows to drive a car
c) He assured me that he will help
d) I don’t know where he is right now
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Explanation: The correct sentence should not have a subject and should start with a verb. Therefore, the sentence, ‘Remember how to clean the equipment’ has the required verb pattern.
13. Among the options, select the correct structure of the given sentence.
My grandfather met with an accident.
a) Subject + Verb + Preposition + Prepositional object
b) Subject + Verb + Pronoun + Complement
c) Subject + Verb + Infinitive
d) Subject + Verb + Pronoun + Adjective
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Explanation: The pattern of the given sentence is ‘My grandfather (Subject) + met (Verb) + with (Preposition) + an accident (Prepositional object)’.
14. Choose the verb present in the sentence from the following options.
I would like to say something.
a) would
b) would like
c) say
d) something
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Explanation: The verb pattern of the sentence is, ‘I (Subject) + would like (verb) + to say something (to-infinitive)’.
15. Choose the sentence having the pattern ‘Subject + Verb + Direct object + Indirect object’.
a) He laughs loudly
b) David handed over to me a brief case
c) I thoroughly enjoyed the show
d) Sheela gave some chocolates to her mom
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Explanation: The sentence, ‘David handed over to me a brief case’ has an Indirect object followed by the Direct object, which is not the required structure. Thus, the sentence, ‘Sheela gave some chocolates to her mom’ is the correct answer.
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