English Grammar MCQs (with Answers & Explanations)

🎯 English Grammar MCQs (with Answers & Explanations) by mani vajja

🎯 English Grammar MCQs (with Answers & Explanations)

1. Identify the correct sentence:

  • A) She don’t like pizza.
  • B) She doesn’t likes pizza.
  • C) She doesn’t like pizza.
  • D) She don’t likes pizza.

Answer: C
Explanation: With “she,” we use “doesn’t” + base verb. So, “She doesn’t like pizza” is correct.


2. Choose the correct form of verb:

He ___ to school every day.

  • A) go
  • B) goes
  • C) going
  • D) gone

Answer: B
Explanation: Subject “He” is singular, so we use “goes.”


3. Which sentence is in passive voice?

  • A) The teacher explained the lesson.
  • B) The lesson was explained by the teacher.
  • C) The teacher is explaining the lesson.
  • D) The teacher explains the lesson.

Answer: B
Explanation: Passive voice = object + verb + by subject. “The lesson was explained by the teacher.”


4. Fill in the blank:

Neither of the boys ___ present.

  • A) are
  • B) were
  • C) is
  • D) have

Answer: C
Explanation: “Neither” is singular, so we use “is.”


5. Choose the correct article:

He is ___ honest man.

  • A) a
  • B) an
  • C) the
  • D) no article

Answer: B
Explanation: “Honest” begins with a vowel sound, so “an” is correct.


6. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

  • A) I am go to market yesterday.
  • B) I went to market yesterday.
  • C) I going to market yesterday.
  • D) I goes to market yesterday.

Answer: B
Explanation: Past tense of “go” is “went.”


7. Identify the correct preposition:

She is good ___ mathematics.

  • A) in
  • B) at
  • C) on
  • D) with

Answer: B
Explanation: We say “good at” a subject.


8. Choose the correct pronoun:

Everyone should bring ___ own lunch.

  • A) his
  • B) their
  • C) her
  • D) its

Answer: A
Explanation: Traditionally, “Everyone” is singular → “his own lunch.” (Modern usage may allow “their.”)


9. Which sentence is correct?

  • A) He has went home.
  • B) He has gone home.
  • C) He gone home.
  • D) He has going home.

Answer: B
Explanation: “Has” + past participle → “gone.”


10. Fill in the blank:

The train ___ before we reached the station.

  • A) left
  • B) had left
  • C) leaves
  • D) leaving

Answer: B
Explanation: Past perfect (“had left”) is used for an action completed before another past action.


11. Choose the correct comparative form:

This book is ___ than that one.

  • A) good
  • B) better
  • C) best
  • D) more good

Answer: B
Explanation: Comparative of “good” is “better.”


12. Which sentence is correct?

  • A) She sings sweetly.
  • B) She sings sweet.
  • C) She sing sweetly.
  • D) She singing sweetly.

Answer: A
Explanation: Adverb “sweetly” modifies the verb “sings.”


13. Fill in the blank:

If I ___ rich, I would help the poor.

  • A) am
  • B) was
  • C) were
  • D) be

Answer: C
Explanation: In conditional sentences, “If I were” is correct (subjunctive mood).


14. Choose the correct tag question:

You are coming, ___?

  • A) aren’t you
  • B) are you
  • C) isn’t you
  • D) don’t you

Answer: A
Explanation: Positive statement → negative tag. “You are coming, aren’t you?”


15. Which sentence is correct?

  • A) He is taller than me.
  • B) He is tallest than me.
  • C) He is more taller than me.
  • D) He is tall than me.

Answer: A
Explanation: Comparative form: “taller than.”


16. Fill in the blank:

She ___ watching TV when I called.

  • A) was
  • B) were
  • C) is
  • D) be

Answer: A
Explanation: Past continuous tense → “was watching.”


17. Choose the correct conjunction:

I will go ___ it rains.

  • A) and
  • B) but
  • C) if
  • D) unless

Answer: C
Explanation: “If it rains” shows condition.


18. Which sentence is correct?

  • A) He has been working since two hours.
  • B) He has been working for two hours.
  • C) He has been working from two hours.
  • D) He has been working at two hours.

Answer: B
Explanation: “For” is used with a period of time. “Since” is used with a point in time.


19. Fill in the blank:

The police ___ investigating the case.

  • A) is
  • B) are
  • C) was
  • D) has

Answer: B
Explanation: “Police” is plural → “are investigating.”


20. Choose the correct sentence:

  • A) I prefer tea than coffee.
  • B) I prefer tea to coffee.
  • C) I prefer tea over coffee.
  • D) I prefer tea with coffee.

Answer: B
Explanation: Correct usage is “prefer X to Y.”

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