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60 MCQs on English Grammar Fundamentals

60 MCQs on English Grammar Fundamentals

1. How many words are there in the English language?

  • A) About 500,000
  • B) About a million, maybe more
  • C) Exactly 1 million
  • D) Less than 500,000
B) About a million, maybe more

2. What is the longest word in the dictionary?

  • A) Antidisestablishmentarianism
  • B) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  • C) Floccinaucinihilipilification
  • D) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
B) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

3. What does 'floccinaucinihilipilification' mean?

  • A) The estimation of something as worthless
  • B) A lung disease
  • C) Opposition to the disestablishment of the Church
  • D) A very long word
A) The estimation of something as worthless

4. What does pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis mean?

  • A) A factitious word for a lung disease
  • B) The estimation of something as worthless
  • C) Opposition to the Church
  • D) A village in Wales
A) A factitious word for a lung disease

5. How do you figure out what a Roman numeral stands for?

  • A) Add if same or smaller to right, subtract if smaller to left
  • B) Always add all numbers
  • C) Subtract all smaller numbers
  • D) Multiply by position
A) Add if same or smaller to right, subtract if smaller to left

6. Does bimonthly mean twice a month or every two months?

  • A) Twice a month
  • B) Every two months (usually)
  • C) Once a month
  • D) Every month
B) Every two months (usually)

7. What is a thesis statement?

  • A) A one or two-sentence condensation of the argument
  • B) The conclusion of an essay
  • C) A list of sources
  • D) An introduction paragraph
A) A one or two-sentence condensation of the argument

8. What is a simile?

  • A) A comparison using like or as
  • B) An implicit comparison
  • C) A direct statement
  • D) A rhyme
A) A comparison using like or as

9. What is a run-on sentence?

  • A) Two or more independent clauses improperly joined
  • B) A short sentence
  • C) A sentence with a conjunction
  • D) A fragment
A) Two or more independent clauses improperly joined

10. What is a linking verb?

  • A) A verb that identifies the predicate with the subject
  • B) An action verb
  • C) A transitive verb
  • D) An infinitive
A) A verb that identifies the predicate with the subject

11. What is ambiguity in writing?

  • A) Meaning cannot be understood by its context
  • B) Clear meaning
  • C) Repetition of words
  • D) Long sentences
A) Meaning cannot be understood by its context

12. What is an annotated bibliography?

  • A) A list of citations with notes for each
  • B) A list of books only
  • C) A summary of a book
  • D) An index
A) A list of citations with notes for each

13. What is MLA style?

  • A) Style for scholarly manuscripts by Modern Language Association
  • B) A typing format
  • C) A dictionary style
  • D) A grammar rule
A) Style for scholarly manuscripts by Modern Language Association

14. What is redundancy in writing?

  • A) Language that can be eliminated without loss of meaning
  • B) Repeating ideas
  • C) Short phrases
  • D) Complex sentences
A) Language that can be eliminated without loss of meaning

15. What is the difference between its and it's?

  • A) Its is possessive, it's is contraction of it is/has
  • B) Both are the same
  • C) Its is contraction, it's is possessive
  • D) Its is plural
A) Its is possessive, it's is contraction of it is/has

16. What is the difference between i.e. and e.g.?

  • A) i.e. means that is, e.g. means for example
  • B) Both mean for example
  • C) i.e. means for example, e.g. means that is
  • D) Both mean that is
A) i.e. means that is, e.g. means for example

17. What is the difference in usage for like vs. as?

  • A) As before a clause
  • B) Like before a clause
  • C) Both are interchangeable
  • D) As for objects
A) As before a clause

18. What is the difference between there and their? Your and you're?

  • A) Their/your possessive, there/you're location/contraction
  • B) All are locations
  • C) All are possessives
  • D) No difference
A) Their/your possessive, there/you're location/contraction

19. What is the difference between dinner and supper?

  • A) Supper is light evening meal, dinner is main meal
  • B) Both are the same
  • C) Dinner is light, supper is main
  • D) Supper is midday
A) Supper is light evening meal, dinner is main meal

20. What is the only word with three consecutive sets of double letters?

  • A) Bookkeeper
  • B) Sweettoothed
  • C) Committee
  • D) Balloon
A) Bookkeeper

21. What is the origin of the word fuck?

  • A) Latin futuere and Old German ficken
  • B) For unlawful carnal knowledge
  • C) French origin
  • D) Greek origin
A) Latin futuere and Old German ficken

22. What is the rule for writing out numbers as words?

  • A) Write out 1-9, figures for 10+
  • B) Always use figures
  • C) Write out all numbers
  • D) Figures for 1-9
A) Write out 1-9, figures for 10+

23. What is the word meaning 'to throw out of a window'?

  • A) Defenestrate
  • B) Eject
  • C) Toss
  • D) Hurl
A) Defenestrate

24. What is the plural of virus?

  • A) Viruses
  • B) Viri
  • C) Virii
  • D) Virus
A) Viruses

25. What is one English word that ends in -mt?

  • A) Dreamt
  • B) Amount
  • C) Payment
  • D) Comment
A) Dreamt

26. Can I use 'and' (or 'but') at the start of a sentence?

  • A) Yes
  • B) No
  • C) Only in formal writing
  • D) Only with commas
A) Yes

27. What two words make the contraction 'ain't'?

  • A) Am not
  • B) Are not
  • C) Is not
  • D) Have not
A) Am not

28. What word rhymes with orange?

  • A) No word
  • B) Sporange
  • C) Door hinge
  • D) Grange
A) No word

29. What's the difference between main and helping verbs?

  • A) Helping accompanies main to make distinctions
  • B) Both are the same
  • C) Main is auxiliary
  • D) Helping is chief action
A) Helping accompanies main to make distinctions

30. When do you use lie and lay?

  • A) Lay to place, lie to recline
  • B) Both mean recline
  • C) Lie to place
  • D) Lay to recline
A) Lay to place, lie to recline

31. What should be the spacing between sentences?

  • A) One space, but two if readability issue
  • B) Always two spaces
  • C) No space
  • D) Three spaces
A) One space, but two if readability issue

32. When do you capitalize words like mother, father?

  • A) When used as proper nouns
  • B) Always
  • C) Never
  • D) Only in titles
A) When used as proper nouns

33. When do you use well or good?

  • A) Well for activity, good for thing
  • B) Both for activities
  • C) Good for activity
  • D) Well for things
A) Well for activity, good for thing

34. Where does the phrase 'The whole nine yards' originate?

  • A) Cement-mixer truck capacity
  • B) Football field
  • C) Clothing measure
  • D) Sailing ships
A) Cement-mixer truck capacity

35. When was the first dictionary made?

  • A) 1604
  • B) 1598
  • C) 1702
  • D) 1720
A) 1604

36. When do you use 'whom' instead of 'who'?

  • A) Whom for objective, who for nominative
  • B) Both the same
  • C) Who for objective
  • D) Whom for subjects
A) Whom for objective, who for nominative

37. Which is right: 'I wish it were...' or 'I wish it was...'?

  • A) I wish it were...
  • B) I wish it was...
  • C) Both correct
  • D) Neither
A) I wish it were...

38. When do we use that and which?

  • A) That for restrictive, which for nonrestrictive
  • B) Both for restrictive
  • C) That for nonrestrictive
  • D) Interchangeable
A) That for restrictive, which for nonrestrictive

39. What is one of William Safire's Rules for writers?

  • A) Remember to never split an infinitive
  • B) Always split infinitives
  • C) Use passive voice
  • D) Start with conjunctions
A) Remember to never split an infinitive

40. Do adverbs always end with -ly?

  • A) No
  • B) Yes
  • C) Only in formal writing
  • D) Only for adjectives
A) No

41. How do I use the words might and may?

  • A) May likelihood, might doubt or contrary
  • B) Both for doubt
  • C) Might for likelihood
  • D) Interchangeable
A) May likelihood, might doubt or contrary

42. A misogynist hates women. What do you call a person who hates men?

  • A) Misandrist
  • B) Misogamist
  • C) Misanthrope
  • D) Misogynist
A) Misandrist

43. Does any word use the vowels a, e, i, o and u in it?

  • A) Yes
  • B) No
  • C) Only with y
  • D) Only long words
A) Yes

44. Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.?

  • A) Yes in American English
  • B) No
  • C) Only after i.e.
  • D) Only after e.g.
A) Yes in American English

45. Do you hyphenate numbers?

  • A) 21-99 hyphenated
  • B) No hyphenation
  • C) All numbers hyphenated
  • D) Only even numbers
A) 21-99 hyphenated

46. Are philharmonic and symphony the same?

  • A) Yes
  • B) No
  • C) Philharmonic is smaller
  • D) Symphony is group
A) Yes

47. Do you put a comma before and?

  • A) Sometimes (serial comma)
  • B) Always
  • C) Never
  • D) Only in lists
A) Sometimes (serial comma)

48. Are there any English words that do not have vowels?

  • A) Yes, like shh, psst
  • B) No
  • C) Only with y
  • D) All words have vowels
A) Yes, like shh, psst

49. What is the difference between idiom and slang?

  • A) Idiom is yesterday's slang
  • B) Both the same
  • C) Slang is formal
  • D) Idiom is informal
A) Idiom is yesterday's slang

50. What are sentence fragments?

  • A) Incomplete sentences
  • B) Complete sentences
  • C) Long sentences
  • D) Compound sentences
A) Incomplete sentences

51. When can you use sentence fragments?

  • A) In conversations or for effect
  • B) Never
  • C) Only in formal writing
  • D) Always
A) In conversations or for effect

52. What is the difference between 'once in a while' and 'once and a while'?

  • A) Both mean occasionally, use 'once in a while'
  • B) Different meanings
  • C) 'Once and a while' is correct
  • D) No difference
A) Both mean occasionally, use 'once in a while'

53. What is the difference between the word 'into' and the words 'in to'?

  • A) 'Into' for motion, 'in to' for infinitive particle
  • B) Both for motion
  • C) 'In to' for motion
  • D) Interchangeable
A) 'Into' for motion, 'in to' for infinitive particle

54. What are the two largest dictionaries mentioned?

  • A) Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s Third New International
  • B) Cambridge and Merriam
  • C) Britannica and Oxford
  • D) Webster and Cambridge
A) Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s Third New International

55. What is antidisestablishmentarianism?

  • A) Opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England
  • B) A lung disease
  • C) Worthless estimation
  • D) A long word
A) Opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England

56. What is semimonthly?

  • A) Happening twice a month
  • B) Every two months
  • C) Once a month
  • D) Bimonthly
A) Happening twice a month

57. What is a metaphor?

  • A) An implicit comparison
  • B) Comparison with like/as
  • C) Direct statement
  • D) Rhyme
A) An implicit comparison

58. What is a copula?

  • A) Linking verb
  • B) Action verb
  • C) Transitive verb
  • D) Infinitive
A) Linking verb

59. What is redundancy often from?

  • A) Wordy phrases
  • B) Short words
  • C) Clear sentences
  • D) Single synonyms
A) Wordy phrases

60. What is the past tense of lie?

  • A) Lay
  • B) Laid
  • C) Lain
  • D) Lied
A) Lay

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