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Grammar — 198 previous-year questions — page 6 of 8
Every Grammar question TNPSC has asked in the papers we hold, under English, with the correct answer marked in Tamil and English. Explanations are free with an account.ஆங்கிலம் பாடத்தின் கீழ், எங்களிடம் உள்ள வினாத்தாள்களில் TNPSC கேட்ட அனைத்து வினாக்களும், சரியான விடை குறிக்கப்பட்டு. விளக்கங்கள் இலவசக் கணக்கில் கிடைக்கும்.
- 198questionsவினாக்கள்
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Find out the sentence where gerund is used.
- He agreed to buy a computer
- To walk is a good exercise
- She is a singer and dancer
- I enjoy writing stories for children✓
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Match the sentences with their patterns.
(a) They elected him leader 1. SVA (b) He wore his new uniform 2. SVO (c) He was excited 3. SVC (d) She went to Chennai 4. SVOC - (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-1✓
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Choose the correct pair to fill in the correct articles in the blank :
———— road to success is not ———— bed of roses. Gandhi became ———— leader par excellence ; that made Churchill ———— greatest and the most successful wartime leader.- the the the a
- a a a the
- the a a the✓
- the some a the
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Select the correct sentence from the following :
- Veena was the cleverest girl in the class✓
- Babu is the most poor boy in the class
- The girls are active than boys
- She went home most disappointed than her friends
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Find out the appropriate Superlative degree for the following sentence :
Very few boys in the class are as tall as Ramu.- Ramu is the tallest boy in the class.
- Ramu is a tall boy in the class.
- Ramu is one of the tallest boys in the class.✓
- No other boy in the class is as tall as Ramu.
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They failed to add an appendix to the book. Which of the following is the right plural form for the underlined word?
- appendices✓
- indices
- appendixes
- annexures
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Complete the following sentence with suitable articles :
On ---------- day of ---------- tea party, Apsara took her mother to Mrs. Rose's room.- the, the✓
- an, the
- a, an
- the, a
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Choose the correct preposition :
Miranda hung ———— her father saying, "Why are you so ungentle"?- upon✓
- on
- in
- with
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Identify the sentence :
This must not occur again, or you will be dismissed- compound✓
- complex
- simple
- none of the above
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Pick out the incorrect sentence from the following
- Food must be chewed well for easy digestion
- Television plays a Vital role in spreading news
- Ambitious people work hard and succeed in life
- He carried a lot of luggages to Delhi✓
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Fill in the blanks with correct article.
Prem is ———— strongest boy in the class.- a
- an
- the✓
- some
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Identify the correct Degree of Comparison :
- 1. Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
- 2. I cannot do anything better for you than this.
- (1) Comparative Degree (2) Positive Degree
- (1) Positive Degree (2) Comparative Degree✓
- (1) Superlative Degree (2) Comparative Degree
- (1) Positive Degree (2) Superlative Degree
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Read the two sentences and select the correct pair.
- 1. Why do you come here to appeal to my humanity?
- 2. Go to the war department.
- Declarative and interrogative
- Interrogative and imperative✓
- Interrogative and exclamatory
- Interrogative and assertive
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Choose the correct question tag from the list given below.
Lets go home ?- Will you
- Shall we✓
- Do we
- Shouldn't you
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Choose the correct verb form to fill the following statement :
“If she had studied well, she __________ in the examination”.- would have passed✓
- would passed
- would pass
- would be passed
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Choose the correct option that contains the appropriate words in the right sequence :
They do the English exercises —————— because they think English is an —————— subject.- hardly, hard
- slow, slowly
- easily, easy✓
- eagerly, eager
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Select the grammatically correct sentence :
- (a) My son is fond of music
- (b) My son is fond to music
- (c) My son is fond in music
- (d) My son is fond with music
- (b) and (c) are correct
- Only (d) is correct
- (a) and (d) are correct
- Only (a) is correct✓
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Transform the following sentence into comparative degree.
Wordsworth is one of the greatest English poets.- Wordsworth is greater than many other English poets✓
- Very few English poets are as great as Wordsworth
- No other English poet is as great as Wordsworth
- Wordsworth is greater than any other English poet
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Pick out the sentence :
Which is of the pattern SVC :- I donated a computer.
- This computer is sleek.✓
- We take notes.
- I met him.
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Select the correct parts of speech for the underlined word.
He makes rather a fuss about ordinary things- Adjective
- Adverb✓
- Noun
- Conjunction
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Which of the following is a noun?
- Put
- Walk
- Sun✓
- Call
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Fill out the blank with the appropriate conditional :
You had better consult a doctor, —————— your condition will become worse.- unless
- otherwise✓
- provided that
- in case
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Fill out the blank with the most appropriate option given below :
Alexander's hope ---------- the whole of India was not materialised due to his ill health.- to conquer
- of conquer
- of conquering✓
- conquered
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Pick out the sentence – where “like” is used as preposition.
- We shall not see the like of Gandhiji again
- Today Ang San Suu Kyi fights like Gandhiji
- Many wanted to be like him✓
- I like Gandhiji
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The three structures of the positive degree are
- As...as, So-as, No other...as...as✓
- As...so, and-so, but...so
- So...so, So-but, So...and
- None of the above
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