Important MCQs on English Grammar
1- I’ve hung out the clothes. It’s lovely and sunny; if it (stay) like this they will be dry in two hours. (Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.)
(A) stays
(B) stayed
(C) will stay
(D) would stay
2- If the crowd (not cheer) we (not run) back up the stairs to see what had happened. (Put the verbs in brackets in correct forms.)
(A) had not cheered; did not have run
(B) had not been cheered; would not have run
(C) had not cheered; would not have run
(D) have not cheered; would not have run
3- But he says that if he (have) his life again he (make) the same choice. (Put the verbs in brackets in correct forms.)
(A) have; would make
(B) had; will make
(C) had; will be making
(D) had; would make
4- But I blame the real culprit even more. If he (admit) his guilt Peter (not be) expelled.
(A) had not admitted; could not have been
(B) had admitted; would not have been
(C) had been admitted; would not been
(D) had admitted; would have been
5- We had a lot of trouble putting the tent up. If it hadn’t been so windy perhaps it (not be) quite so difficult.
(A) mightn’t have been
(B) may not have been
(C) might have been
(D) mightn’t had been
6- The _______ of keeping a person in prison for a year is enormous. (choose the correct word)
(A) price
(B) fare
(C) cost
(D) rent
7- I’m studying for a _______ degree. (choose the correct word)
(A) scientific
(B) scientist
(C) science
(D) none of the above
8- Political stability acts as a _______ for foreign investment. (choose the correct word)
(A) stimulus
(B) stimulant
(C) stimuli
(D) stimulants
9- I stopped _______ the piano at the age of eight. (choose the correct word)
(A) to play
(B) playing
(C) to playing
(D) played
10- He said he was _______ employee of the gas company and had come to read _______ meter. (supply appropriate articles)
(A) an; a
(B) an; the
(C) the; the
(D) the; a
11- I remarked that if there was _______ leak in the gas pipe there might be _______ explosion. (supply appropriate articles)
(A) a; an
(B) the; an
(C) a; the
(D) the; the
12- To prevent _______ possible repetition of this accident, I lent him _______ torch. (supply appropriate articles)
(A) a; the
(B) the; the
(C) the; a
(D) a; a
13- He sold the picture _______ an American dealer _______ $ 5000. (supply appropriate prepositions)
(A) to; for
(B) with; at
(C) to; by
(D) for; at
14- He promised _______ us a share _______ the profits. (supply appropriate prepositions, if necessary)
(A) to; on
(B) ___; in
(C) for; ___
(D) for; in
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(C), 3-(D), 4-(B), 5-(A), 6-(C), 7-(C), 8-(A), 9-(B), 10-(B), 11-(A), 12-(D), 13-(A), 14-(B)