FLP 4-Use the Correct form of the Verbs- Essential Grammar in Use

FLP-4-MCQs for NMDCAT & NUMS | Set III  

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1. Does he always ___ in time? 

A) reaches
B) reach
C) reached
D) reaching

ANSWER= (B) reach 
Explanation: Does he always reach in time?  (Simple Present)

2. I have already ___ the lesson.

A) learns
B) learn
C) learning
D) learnt

ANSWER= (D) learnt
Explanation: I have already learnt the lesson. (Present Perfect Tense)

3. All of the girls ___ their homework.

A) has not learnt
B) have not learnt
C) are not learnt
D) is not learnt

ANSWER= (B) have not learnt
Explanation: All the girls have not learnt their homework. (Present Perfect Tense)

4. It ____ raining just now.

A) has stopped
B) have stopped
C) are stopped
D) is stopped

ANSWER= (A) has stopped
Explanation: It has stopped raining just now. (Present Perfect Tense)

5. I met ___ Miss Sara, and she was unknown to me. 

A) an
B) a 
C) the 
D) no article

ANSWER= (B) a 
Explanation: Here Miss Sara is a common noun to me. So I met a Miss Sara. 

6. Have you noticed ____ mark on his arm? .

A) an 
B) a 
C) the 
D) no article   

ANSWER= (C) the 
Explanation: Have you noticed the mark on his arm? ('mark' is specified here)

7. Gulliver's Travels ____ interesting book.

A) is a
B) is an
C) is the 
D) none 

ANSWER= (B) is an
Explanation: Gulliver's Travels is an interesting book. (it is a tile of the book, so it takes a singular verb, 'is'

8. He has got ___ first position.  

A) a 
B) an 
C) the 
D) no article  

ANSWER= (D) no article 
Explanation: No article before the positions. other 'the' is used before ordinal numbers, such as in The first two chapters.

9.  The first two chapters ____ difficult. 

A) is
B) are 
C) be
D) has been 

ANSWER= (B) are
Explanation: The first two chapters are difficult. 

10. Smoking is injurious ____ health.  

A) to 
B) for 
C) with
D) by 

ANSWER= (A)  to
Explanation: Smoking is injurious to health.

11. Sir John River was very popular ____ his colleagues.   

A) among
B) for
C) between
D) with

ANSWER= (D) with
Explanation: Here he is associated with. so Sir Joh River was very popular with his colleagues. 

12. Songs ____ by her.

A) been sung
B) are sung
C) is singing
D) is sung

ANSWER= (B) are sung
Explanation: Songs are sung by her. 

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13. She ____ the money in the bank.   

A) have laid 
B) has laid
C) has lay
D) has lain

ANSWER= (B) has laid 
Explanation: She has laid the money in the bank.

14. Shakespeare ___ his readers with puns on his words. 

A) please
B) pleases
C) pleasing
D) to please

ANSWER= (B) pleases
Explanation: Shakespeare pleases his readers with puns on his words.

15.He need not ____ about the issue. 

A) worrying
B) worries
C) worry
D) worried

ANSWER= (C) worry
Explanation: He need not worry about the issue. Here 'need' is a Modal verb

16. ___ cow is a useful animal.  

A) A
B) An 
C) The 
D) no article 

ANSWER= (C) The
Explanation: The cow is a useful animal. (here 'cow' represents the whole class of the world, it takes a definite article, 'The'

17. ___ time is a big healer.  

A) A 
B) An
C) The 
D) no article 

ANSWER= (D) no article 
Explanation: 'Time' is here a common noun, so no article is used.

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18. My father let me ___ the party tonight. 

A) joins
B) join  
C) joining
D) joined

ANSWER= (B) join
Explanation: My father let me join the party tonight.

19. I met him ten years ____. 

A) then
B) for
C) ago
D) since 

ANSWER= (C) ago 
Explanation: I met him ten years ago.

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20. They have been married ___ twenty years. 

A) since
B) ago
C) for
D) from

ANSWER= (B) for 
Explanation: They have been married for twenty years.

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21. My friend ____ me before I asked him. 

A) has helped
B) had helped
C) will help
D) helps

ANSWER= (B) had helped 
Explanation: My friend had helped me before I asked him. 

22. You had better ___ the hall.  

A) left
B) has been leaving
C) leave
D) is leaving

ANSWER= (B) leave
Explanation: You had better leave the hall. 

23. She is better than ____.

A) him
B) he
C) his
D) himself

ANSWER= (B) he
Explanation: She is better than he. 

24. One of the players ____ unfit today.

A) were
B) was
C) being
D) been

ANSWER= (B) was
Explanation: One of the players was unfit today.   

25. He said that the earth ____ around the Sun.

A) revolves
B) revolved
C) revolving
D) revolve

ANSWER= (A)  revolves
Explanation: He said that the earth revolves around the Sun.

26. A stitch in time ___ nine.

A) saved
B) save
C) saves
D) saving

ANSWER= (C) saves 
Explanation: A stitch in time saves nine.

27. She was married ___ her cousin.

A) with
B) on
C) to
D) at

ANSWER= (C) to 
Explanation: She was married to her cousin. 

28. He ran fastly when he heard the horn. 

A) He ran too fastly when he heard the horn.
B) He ran fast when he hears the horn.
C) He ran fastly when he hearing the horn.
D) He ran fast when he heard the horn. 

ANSWER= (D) He ran fast.
Explanation: He ran fast when he heard the horn.

29. The teacher made the students ____ the lecture.  

A) noted
B) notes
C) note
D) noticing

ANSWER= (C) note
Explanation: The teacher made the students note the lecture. 

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30. She named her child Sara. 'named' is

A) monotransitive
B) ditransitive
C) complex transitive
D) reflexive transitive

ANSWER= (C) complex transitive verb 
Explanation: Complex transitive requires a direct object and an object complement. they painted their house purple. 'their house' is a direct object and 'purple' is the object complement. 

31. They buy many clothes. 'buy' is a

A) nonotransitive
B) ditransitive
C) complex transitive
D) reflexive transitive

ANSWER= (A) monotransitive verb
Explanation: Monotransitive verb takes a direct object. 'clothes' is a direct object.

32. She lay in the bed. 'lay' is a/an 

A) monotransitive 
B) intransitive
 C) transitive
D) ditransitive 

ANSWER= (B) intransitive verb
Explanation: Intransitive verb requires no object.  

33. They rated Micheal a worthy writer. 'rated' is a

A) monotransitive
B) intransitive
C) complex transitive
D) ditransitive

ANSWER= (D) Complex Transitive Verb 
Explanation: 'a worthy writer' is the object complement and 'Micheal' is the object. 

34. He patted himself all over his front. 'pated' is a/an 

A) monotransitive
B) intransitive
C) complex transitive
D) reflexive transitive

ANSWER= (D) reflexive transitive 
Explanation: Reflexive pronouns are connected to subjective pronouns. The action reflects back to the Subject. 

35. The baby coughed all the night. 'coughed' is a/an

A) monotransitive
B) intransitive
C) transitive
D) reflexive transitive

ANSWER= (B) intransitive verb
Explanation: It takes no object. She slept. She runs fast. 

36. A crowd was ____ by the speech of the leader.

A) rose
B) aroused
C) raised 
D) arisen

ANSWER= (B) aroused
Explanation: A coward was aroused by the speech of the leader.

38. The water ____ higher and higher.

A) risen
B) raised
C) arose
D) rose

ANSWER= (D) rose 
Explanation: The water rose higher and higher. 

39. They ___  stress on the peace. 

A) layed
B) laid
C) lies
D) lying

ANSWER= (B) laid
Explanation: They laid stress on the peace. 

40. They are ready to face all the challenges.  'challenges' means

A) forces
B) complaints
C) doubts
D) charges

ANSWER= (D) complaints
Explanation: a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

41. He had no qualms about taking a few days off. 'qualms' means

A) seriousness
B) misgiving
C) pleasure
D) frequent

ANSWER= (B) misgiving
Explanation: a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right. 

41. Poor handwriting might prejudice people against the applicant. 'prejuidice' means

A) puzzle
B) clarity
C) favour
D) bias

ANSWER= (D) bias
Explanation: to influence somebody so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about somebody or something. 

43. Atiquette. correct spelling is

A) atticate
B) ettiquete
C) etiquette
D) ettiquette

ANSWER= (C) Etiquette 
Explanation: correct spelling is ETIQUETTE.

44. Broshure. correct spelling is

A) broshure
B) brochure
C) bruchore 
D) broshore

ANSWER= (B) Brochure 
Explanation: The correct spelling is BROCHURE 

45. Schadule. correct spelling is

A) schadule
B) schedulle 
C) schedule
D) sechedule

ANSWER= (C) Schedule
Explanation: The correct spelling is SCHEDULE. 

46. She loves ___ her kids.

A) with
B) to 
C) by
D) no preposition

ANSWER= (D) no preposition
Explanation: She loves her kids. 

47. Inquiry into the nature of things ___ one to understand the ground realities of life.  

A) lead 
B) leading
C) leads
D) to lead

ANSWER= (C) leads
Explanation: Subject-verb agreement. 'inquiry' is the main subject.

48. A man who always ___ and boats is like a garden full of weeds.

A) talk
B) talks
C) talking
D) talked 

ANSWER= (B) talks
Explanation: A man is the main subject, so it takes a singular verb, talks. 

49. The teacher besides the students ____ a movie.

A) are watching
B) is watching
C) have watched
D) watching

ANSWER= (B) is watching
Explanation: The teacher is a singular noun, so it takes a singular verb, 'is watching'. 

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50. It is love that ____ the adversities into pleasures.

A) changing
B) change
C) changes 
D) to change

ANSWER= (C) changes 
Explanation: 'love' is a singular noun, so it takes a singular verb, 'changes'.