CSS English chapter 3: Grammar · Prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs MCQs with answers

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45 exam-style questions on Grammar · Prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten Grammar · Prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs questions with answers

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1. Not only did he fail the test, ____ he also lost his scholarship.

  1. A
    but
  2. B
    and
  3. C
    so
  4. D
    than
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Answer: A. Not only is paired with but (also).

2. Of the two brothers, Ali is the ____.

  1. A
    taller
  2. B
    tallest
  3. C
    more tall
  4. D
    most tall
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Answer: A. Standard usage keeps the comparative for two persons and the superlative for three or more.

3. Some people prefer city life, ____ others like the peace of villages.

  1. A
    whereas
  2. B
    because
  3. C
    hence
  4. D
    unless
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Answer: A. Whereas contrasts two facts or groups.

4. The soup tastes ____.

  1. A
    deliciously
  2. B
    delicately
  3. C
    delicious
  4. D
    deliciousness
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Answer: C. Taste is a linking verb here, so it takes an adjective describing the soup.

5. The Indus flows ____ Sindh before it reaches the Arabian Sea.

  1. A
    through
  2. B
    from
  3. C
    by
  4. D
    with
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Answer: A. Through shows movement from one end of a region to the other.

6. No other city in Pakistan is ____ than Karachi.

  1. A
    the largest
  2. B
    more largest
  3. C
    most large
  4. D
    larger
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Answer: D. Larger is the comparative, which follows no other... and goes with than.

7. The minister has been charged ____ corruption.

  1. A
    of
  2. B
    for
  3. C
    by
  4. D
    with
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Answer: D. Charge takes with (charged with an offence). Accuse takes of.

8. No sooner had she opened the door ____ the telephone rang.

  1. A
    when
  2. B
    than
  3. C
    then
  4. D
    that
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Answer: B. No sooner is followed by than; hardly and scarcely are followed by when.

9. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. A
    Karachi is larger than any city in Pakistan.
  2. B
    Karachi is larger than any other city in Pakistan.
  3. C
    Karachi is the larger than any other city in Pakistan.
  4. D
    Karachi is larger than all the cities in Pakistan.
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Answer: B. Karachi is itself a city in Pakistan, so it must be compared with the others (any other city).

10. Take an umbrella with you; ____, you will get wet.

  1. A
    moreover
  2. B
    otherwise
  3. C
    hence
  4. D
    likewise
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Answer: B. Otherwise means if you do not, and it states the bad consequence.

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45, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Prepositions and dependent prepositions, Conjunctions and connectors, Adjectives, adverbs and comparison. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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