English Grammar Quiz
Practice quiz on English Grammar (English Language & Comprehension). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.
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English Grammar Quiz — Questions with Solutions
All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.
Q1.Which part of speech names a person, place or thing?
- A.Adverb
- B.Conjunction
- C.Noun
- D.Verb
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Answer: C. Noun
Nouns name things.
Q2.The plural of 'child' is
- A.childes
- B.children
- C.childs
- D.childrens
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Answer: B. children
Irregular plural.
Q3.Which is a conjunction?
- A.Under
- B.But
- C.Quickly
- D.Happy
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Answer: B. But
But joins clauses.
Q4.Choose the correct article: ___ umbrella
- A.No article
- B.A
- C.The only
- D.An
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Answer: D. An
Umbrella starts with a vowel sound.
Q5.The past tense of 'go' is
- A.going
- B.gone
- C.went
- D.goed
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Answer: C. went
Go-went-gone.
Q6.Which sentence is in the passive voice?
- A.He is eating the cake.
- B.He will eat the cake.
- C.The cake was eaten by him.
- D.He ate the cake.
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Answer: C. The cake was eaten by him.
Was eaten by = passive.
Q7.The word 'quickly' is a/an
- A.Verb
- B.Adverb
- C.Adjective
- D.Noun
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Answer: B. Adverb
It modifies a verb.
Q8.The opposite of 'ancient' is
- A.modern
- B.old
- C.historic
- D.antique
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Answer: A. modern
Ancient-modern.
Q9.Which is a pronoun?
- A.Table
- B.Slowly
- C.Run
- D.They
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Answer: D. They
They replaces a noun.
Q10.A group of words with a subject and a verb is a
- A.Prefix
- B.Suffix
- C.Clause
- D.Phrase
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Answer: C. Clause
A clause has a subject and predicate.
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