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20 questions on the most common grammar errors. Choose the correct sentence.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: English · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 20 questions with answers and explanations
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He is one of the best player in the team.
- B) He is one of the best players in the team. ✔
- C) He is one of best player in the team.
- D) He is one of the better players in the team.
Why: "One of the + superlative" is followed by a plural noun.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) She has been working here since five years.
- B) She has been working here for five years. ✔
- C) She is working here since five years.
- D) She works here from five years.
Why: Use "for" with a period of time and "since" with a point of time.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Each of the students have a book.
- B) Each of the students has a book. ✔
- C) Each of the student have a book.
- D) Each of the students having a book.
Why: "Each" is singular and takes a singular verb.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) I am knowing him well.
- B) I know him well. ✔
- C) I am know him well.
- D) I knowing him well.
Why: "Know" is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous form.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He gave me an advice.
- B) He gave me a piece of advice. ✔
- C) He gave me advices.
- D) He gave me many advice.
Why: "Advice" is uncountable; say "a piece of advice" or "some advice".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Neither of them are coming.
- B) Neither of them is coming. ✔
- C) Neither of them come.
- D) Neither of them were coming.
Why: "Neither of" takes a singular verb in standard grammar.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) I prefer tea than coffee.
- B) I prefer tea to coffee. ✔
- C) I prefer tea over than coffee.
- D) I prefer tea from coffee.
Why: "Prefer" is followed by "to", not "than".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He is senior than me.
- B) He is senior to me. ✔
- C) He is more senior than to me.
- D) He is senior from me.
Why: Latin comparatives like senior, junior, superior take "to".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) The news are good.
- B) The news is good. ✔
- C) The news were good.
- D) The newses are good.
Why: "News" is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) She is married with a doctor.
- B) She is married to a doctor. ✔
- C) She is married by a doctor.
- D) She is married from a doctor.
Why: The correct preposition is "married to".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Let he go.
- B) Let him go. ✔
- C) Let his go.
- D) Let he goes.
Why: "Let" takes an object pronoun (him) and the base verb.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) I have seen him yesterday.
- B) I saw him yesterday. ✔
- C) I had see him yesterday.
- D) I have saw him yesterday.
Why: A finished past time (yesterday) takes the simple past, not present perfect.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He did not went to school.
- B) He did not go to school. ✔
- C) He not went to school.
- D) He did not gone to school.
Why: After "did not" use the base form of the verb.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Unless you do not work hard, you will fail.
- B) Unless you work hard, you will fail. ✔
- C) Unless you will work hard, you will fail.
- D) Unless you not work hard, you fail.
Why: "Unless" already means "if not", so do not add another "not".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) The furnitures are new.
- B) The furniture is new. ✔
- C) The furniture are new.
- D) The furnitures is new.
Why: "Furniture" is uncountable and has no plural form.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Let us discuss about the matter.
- B) Let us discuss the matter. ✔
- C) Let us discuss on the matter.
- D) Let us discussing the matter.
Why: "Discuss" is used without "about".
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He returned back home.
- B) He returned home. ✔
- C) He returned back to back home.
- D) He did returned home.
Why: "Returned" already means "came back", so "back" is extra.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) Ram and Shyam loves each other.
- B) Ram and Shyam love each other. ✔
- C) Ram and Shyam is loving each other.
- D) Ram and Shyam loving each other.
Why: Two subjects joined by "and" take a plural verb.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) I look forward to meet you.
- B) I look forward to meeting you. ✔
- C) I look forward meet you.
- D) I am look forward to meet you.
Why: In "look forward to", "to" is a preposition, so it takes the -ing form.
Choose the correct sentence.
- A) He is more taller than his brother.
- B) He is taller than his brother. ✔
- C) He is most taller than his brother.
- D) He is tallest than his brother.
Why: Do not use "more" with a comparative that already ends in -er.