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Grammar — 198 previous-year questions — page 8 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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Fill out the blank with the suitable option given below :
I went there ___________- to examine personally the situation
- to examine the situation personally✓
- personally examining the situation
- examining personally the situation
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Complete the following sentence using a suitable form of the passive voice :
In primitive times, stone implements ---------- to kill animals.- was employed
- were employed✓
- will be employed
- had been employed
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Choose the correct option with the right words in sequence :
You can —————— see the mountains on a —————— sunny day.- prettily, pretty
- clearly, clear✓
- bright, brightly
- true, truly
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“Let my head be shattered to pieces” is an
- Interrogative sentence
- Affirmative sentence
- Imperative sentence✓
- Exclamatory sentence
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Choose the option with the suitable article.
Give me ---------- one rupee note.- a✓
- an
- the
- no article
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Find out the error part in the given sentence.
I found an one rupee coin / in the playground / while playing- I found an one rupee coin✓
- in the playground
- while playing
- All are incorrect
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Convert the exclamatory sentence :
"Had she known it earlier" into an assertive sentence.- (a) She knew it earlier
- (b) I wish she had known it earlier
- (c) Knowing this earlier is beneficial
- (d) She should have known it earlier
- (a)
- (b)✓
- (c)
- (d)
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The phrase A crown made of gold is
- an adjective phrase✓
- an adjective clause
- an adverbial phrase
- an adverbial clause
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Choose the correct Active Voice for the given sentence :
The rules should not be violated.- You should violate the rules.
- Anybody should not violate the rules.
- Do not violate the rules.
- Nobody should violate the rules.✓
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Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled in the blanks :
Veena —————— by the time we ——————.- has left, arrive
- had left, arrived✓
- was left, arrived
- had been left, arrive
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Which one of the following tag questions is incorrect?
- Anand likes oranges, doesn't he?
- It is raining, isn't it?
- I am a teacher, am not I?✓
- He did not break the window, did he?
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Match the phrases in Column A with their suitable clauses in Column B
Column A - Phrases(a) Despite his sickness 1. Kalam became a great scientist (b) On seeing the snake 2. the teacher appreciated me (c) By working hard 3. she ran away (d) Observing my skill 4. he attended school Column B - Clauses
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
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Fill in the blanks with suitable articles from the options given below :
———— Mettur Dam is ———— large dam in India built in 1934. It was constructed in ———— gorge, where ———— river Kaveri enters.- The, a, the, a
- The, a, a, the✓
- The, the, a, the
- The, a, the, the
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Identify the sentence which has no error
- Either of roads leads to the railway station
- Either of road leads to the railway station
- Either of the roads leads to the railway station✓
- Either of the road leads to the railway station
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Choose the correct answer for the underlined words.
I heard of his having gained a prize.- Gerund
- Compound Gerund✓
- Infinitive
- Participle
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Identify the correct sentence from the four options given below :
- All that glitters are not gold
- All that glitter are not gold
- All that glitter was not gold
- All that glitters is not gold✓
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Translate the following sentence into English.
நாளை இந்நேரத்திற்குள் நான் இந்த வேலையை முடித்திருப்பேன்.
Choose the correct translation from the options given of the sentence given below.- I will have completed this work by tomorrow.
- I would have finished this work by tomorrow.
- I have completed this work by this time tomorrow.
- I would have completed this work by this time tomorrow.✓
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Choose the option which contains the right preposition to complete the blank :
Raju has not slept ---------- yesterday.- through
- by
- since✓
- on
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Select the correct meaningful sentence from the following :
- The wages of sin are death
- His wages is Rs. 1,000 a day
- Measles are a disease
- Politics has divided the country✓
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Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition
Birds were seen moving ———— one place to another place ———— the change in seasons.- from, with✓
- to, for
- to, to
- for, for
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Translate :
பறவைகள் பறக்கின்றன
Choose the correct English translation from the options which best conveys the meaning of the given sentence.- The birds are flying✓
- Birds fly
- The birds were flying
- The birds will fly
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Match the following idiomatic expressions under column A with their core meaning under Column B
Choose the right code :
Column A Column B(a) I can ride a motor cycle 1. Asking for permission (b) No one can be right all the time 2. Theoretical possibility (c) Can I use your mobile phone, please? 3. Ability (d) Anyone can make mistakes 4. Possibility - (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3
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Choose the correct sentence from the given option.
- The cat hid upon the door
- The cat hid on the door
- The cat hid behind the door✓
- The cat hid within the door
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