NUST NET English chapter 3: English · Grammar and usage MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
32 exam-style questions on English · Grammar and usage, 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.
Ten English · Grammar and usage questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? The new metro line will not only reduce traffic on the main roads but alsoimproving air quality in the city.
A
will
B
reduce
C
also
D
improving
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Answer: D. 'Not only ... but also' must join matching forms: will not only reduce traffic ... but also improve air quality.
2. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? If the builders had tested the steel properly, the roof would not collapseduring the storm last winter.
A
had tested
B
would not collapse
C
during
D
last
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Answer: B. This is an 'if' sentence about the past (third conditional): 'If ... had tested, ... would not have collapsed'. 'Would not collapse' fits only an 'if' sentence about the present or future.
3. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? Surprising, the smaller of the two engines produced more power, although it used less fuel.
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Surprising
B
produced
C
although
D
used
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Answer: A. A word that comments on the whole sentence must be an adverb: 'Surprisingly, ...'. 'The smaller of the two' is correct because only two engines are compared.
4. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? The workshop teaches students how to design circuits, write simple programs andthey can test small robots.
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teaches
B
write
C
and
D
they can test
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Answer: D. Items in a list need the same form: design circuits, write simple programs and test small robots. 'They can test' breaks the parallel structure.
5. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? The teacher divided the remaining work between Ayesha and Ibecause the others had already left.
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divided
B
between
C
I
D
because
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Answer: C. After a preposition such as 'between', the object pronoun is needed: between Ayesha and me. 'Between' is right for two people.
6. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? Many students say that they prefer revising in the early morning than staying up late at night.
A
say
B
prefer
C
than
D
late
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Answer: C. The idiom is 'prefer A to B': prefer revising in the morning to staying up late. 'Than' goes with 'rather', as in 'would rather revise than stay up'.
7. Choose the best version of this sentence: The two engineers collaborated together jointly on the design of the new bridge.
A
The two engineers collaborated on the design of the new bridge.
B
The two engineers collaborated together on the design of the new bridge.
C
The two engineers jointly collaborated together to design the new bridge.
D
Collaborating together, the design of the new bridge was done by the two engineers.
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Answer: A. 'Collaborate' already means 'work together', so 'together' and 'jointly' repeat the idea. The last option also has a dangling modifier.
8. Choose the best version of this sentence: Unlike most cities, Islamabad's streets are laid out in a grid.
A
Unlike most cities, the streets of Islamabad are laid out in a grid.
B
Islamabad's streets, unlike most cities, are laid out in a grid.
C
Unlike the streets of most cities, Islamabad's streets are laid out in a grid.
D
Unlike most cities, Islamabad's streets are laid out in a grid.
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Answer: C. Compare like with like: streets with streets. The other versions compare Islamabad's streets with whole cities.
9. Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? In the old part of the city, where the streets arenarrow and crowded, lives many families whose ancestors settled there centuries ago.
A
are
B
narrow
C
lives
D
whose
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Answer: C. Here the subject comes after the verb: 'many families live'. Putting the verb first does not change the agreement, so 'lives' should be 'live'.
10. Choose the best version of this sentence: Although the experiment failed. The students learned a great deal from it.
A
Although the experiment failed; the students learned a great deal from it.
B
Although the experiment failed, but the students learned a great deal from it.
C
The experiment failed, although the students, they learned a great deal from it.
D
Although the experiment failed, the students learned a great deal from it.
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Answer: D. 'Although the experiment failed' cannot stand alone as a sentence, so join it to the main clause with a comma. 'Although ... but' doubles the linking word, and a semicolon cannot follow a dependent clause.
Chapter test. Ten questions from English · Grammar and usage, drawn fresh each time, about ten minutes.
Practice mode. The right answer and the explanation after every question, with no clock. Exam mode keeps the marks until the end and runs a timer.
Hints. One tap for a nudge, a second to remove two wrong options.
My mistakes. Every question you get wrong is kept, and leaves the list once you get it right.
English · Grammar and usage: questions students ask
How many English · Grammar and usage MCQs are there?
32, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 2 topics: Identifying errors, Improving sentences. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the NUST NET English chapter 3 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
Can I read the explanations in Urdu?
Yes. In practice mode and on your results you can switch the explanations to Urdu.
