General English section is very important part in various competitive exams. Aspirants need to learn grammar rules to crack English section in exams. Identifying and spotting the errors in given sentence is very important without grammar knowledge aspirants unable to find the correct sentence. Aspirants first Read each sentence carefully to identify whether any grammatical error. General English questions are designed in the examination to test candidates knowledge and understanding of basic grammar, vocabulary and important rules of the English language. Here we provide question and answers of English grammar. By practicing below questions aspirants gain knowledge in English.
English Question and Answers for Practice:
1.Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The best time to buy an electric vehicle may be right now and that is because a $7,500 federal tax credit could soon disappeared.
- Electric vehicle may be right now and
- Credit could soon disappeared
- The best time to buy an
- That is because a $7,500 federal tax
2.Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. She said to Geeta, “I have painted a new scenery.”
- She told Geeta that she painted a new scenery.
- She told Geeta that she has painted a new scenery.
- She said to Geeta that she had painted a new scenery.
- She told Geeta that she had painted a new scenery.
3.Select the most appropriate one-word substitution of the given group of words. Irreverent behaviour toward anything held sacred or concerning God
(A) Agnosticism (B) Pantheism (C) Theism (D) Blasphemy
4.Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
- In our early years, friendships blossom easily, nurtured by the innocence of shared playtime and simple joys.
- These connections, while pure, often lack the depth that comes with maturity and self-awareness.
- As we navigate the winding path from childhood to adulthood, our understanding of relationships undergoes a metamorphosis.
- The transition to adolescence brings a shift in perspective.
(A) DBAC (B) CBDA (C) CABD (D) DCAB
5.Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.
I am stressed realizing that I have to CONTEND with others for the position.
(A) Bear (B) Agree (C) Yield (D) Compete
6.Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Any female animal which feeds its young on milk from her own body
(A) Vertebrate (B) Parasite (C) Mammal (D) Fauna
7.Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. She is filling colours in the colour book.
- Colours are filled by her in the colour book.
- Colours were being filled by her in the colour book.
- Colours were filled by her in the colour book.
- Colours are being filled by her in the colour book.
8.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SIMPLE
(A) Sceptic (B) Straightforward (C) Complicated (D) Courteous
9.The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Global warming is accelerating the loss of Himalayan glaciers much fast than scientists previously thought.
(A) Much fast than
(B) Global warming is accelerating
(C) Scientists previously thought
(D) The loss of Himalayan glaciers
10.Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in a correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
- Bursts of radiation snap off the solar surface with the strength of millions of volcanic eruptions.
- Our sun is a violent place.
- And while a super flare is yet to be observed from our own sun, astronomers wonder if it is capable of such an extremity, and if so, when one might occur.
- But scientists have observed even bigger explosions with the power of a trillion hydrogen bombs from other stars that they call super flares.
(A) ABDC (B) BCAD (C) BADC (D) ADCB
11.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- Possess
- Integrate
- Embarras
- Assurance
12.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word to fill in the blanks.
Dull As the sun set, the sky turned______ orange.
(A) Apathetic. (B) Vibrant (C) Lazy (D) Quiet
13.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Take the bull by the horns
- To argue with the wrong person
- To deal with a difficulty directly and confidently
- To waste resources on a pointless task
- To win every battle
14.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. FLIMSY
(A) Casual (B) Practical (C) Legit (D) Sturdy
15.The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Social media is amazing because /in some ways it finally /puts the control of informations /directly into the hands of the people.
- In some ways it finally
- Directly into the hands of the people.
- Puts the control of informations
- Social media is amazing because
Directions [16-20]: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A man tragically (A) _________ to his death during the First Balloon Festival in Zacatecas, Mexico, after rescuing two passengers from a hot air balloon that caught fire, according to local officials. The victim, identified only as 40-year-old Luicio N, was participating in the Enrique Estrada 2025 Fair when the balloon caught fire while still on the (B)____ . According to Riviera Maya News, Luicio helped two passengers (C)_____ the burning basket but became entangled in a rope attached to the balloon, which (D)________ off with him dangling beneath it. The community hailed him as a
(E)_________ for his brave actions.
16.Which word best fits blank (A)?
(A) Fell (B) Jumped (C) Rolled (D) Collapsed
17.Which word best fits blank (B)?
(A) Sky (B) Basket (C) Air (D) Ground
18.Which word best fits blank (C)?
(A) Enter (B) Escape (C) View (D) Remove
19.Which word best fits blank (D)?
(A) Floated (B) Lifted (C) Took (D) Blew
20.Which word best fits blank (E)?
(A) Leader (B) Rescuer (C) Warrior (D) Hero
Answers with Explanation:
1. Solution: B
The error is in B. Replace the past tense verb DISAPPEARED with the base form verb DISAPPEAR to follow the modal verb COULD. Thus, B is the right answer.
2. Solution: D
The sentence is in direct speech. Follow the instructions to change the sentence to indirect speech:
I. Remove the comma and inverted commas.
II. Said TO will be replaced by Told. Add That after the reporting speech clause, “SHE TOLD GEETA.”
III. The present perfect tense HAVE PAINTED needs to be replaced by the past perfect tense HAD PAINTED.
IV. The first person pronoun I will change into the singular third person pronoun SHE.
Thus, D is the right answer.
3. Solution: D
BLASPHEMY refers to irreverent (showing a lack of respect) behaviour toward anything that is considered sacred or concerning God.
Thus, D is the right answer. AGNOSTICISM: the belief that it is impossible to know if God exists. PANTHEISM: belief in many or all gods. THEISM: belief in the existence of God.
4. Solution: C
CABD is the correct order of the sentences in the paragraph. C begins the paragraph by telling us how our understanding of relationships changes as we progress from childhood to adulthood. A follows C by telling us about the nature of friendships in our childhood. B follows A by stating how childhood friendships lack the depth that comes with maturity and self-awareness. Finally, D follows B and tells us how, as we enter adolescence, our perspective of friendships changes. Thus, C is the right answer.
5. Solution: D
The word CONTEND means to compete against somebody to win or gain something. The sentence seeks to convey that the speaker is stressed realising that he has to compete with others to get the position. COMPETE (to try to get or win something that someone else is also trying to win) is its synonym. Thus, D is the right answer.
Bear – to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant. Agree – to have the same opinion about something. Yield – to produce or provide crops, profits or results.
6. Solution: C
Any female animal that feeds its young ones on milk from her own body is termed a MAMMAL. Thus, C is the right answer.
VERTEBRATE: an animal that has a spine (backbone) .
PARASITE: an animal that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it.
FAUNA: all the animals living in an area.
7. Solution: D
The sentence is in the active voice. Follow the rules below to convert a sentence given in present continuous tense in the active voice to the passive voice:
I. The object clause will become the subject clause. Here, the object of the verb, COLOURS, will change into the subject and begin the sentence.
II. Replace IS FILLING with ARE BEING FILLED, as the passive voice construction for present continuous tense is IS/AM/ARE + BEING + VERB 3. The plural verb ARE is suitable to agree with the new plural subject COLOURS.
III. The subjective pronoun SHE will change into the objective pronoun HER and become the object of the preposition BY.
Thus, D is the right answer.
8. Solution: C
SIMPLE means easily understood or done. COMPLICATED (difficult to understand) is its antonym. Thus, C is the right answer.
SCEPTIC: doubtful.
STRAIGHTFORWARD: easy or simple to understand.
COURTEOUS: polite.
9. Solution: A
In the given sentence the preposition ‘than’ is used to compare the previous and the present situations. So, the positive degree adjective ‘fast’ should be replaced with the comparative degree adjective ‘faster’ to rectify the given sentence. Therefore, the error is in the part in option (a).
The correct sentence is: Global warming is accelerating the loss of Himalayan glaciers much faster than scientists previously thought.
Hence, option (A) is the correct answer.
10. Solution: C
BADC is the correct sequence of the given jumbles.
B begins the paragraph by telling us that the sun is a violent place. A provides a reason for the same: millions of volcanic eruptions take place on the surface of the sun because of radiation.
D follows A to indicate that explosions bigger than this have been seen on stars other than the sun.
C concludes by telling us that such big explosions have not yet occurred on the sun.
Thus, C is the right answer.
11. Solution: C
EMBARRAS is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling of the word is EMBARRASS (to make someone feel shy or ashamed) . Thus, C is the right answer.
The remaining words are correctly spelled.
POSSESS: to own.
INTEGRATE: to include.
ASSURANCE: guarantee.
12.Solution: B
Dull: not bright, intense, or clear; dim. Vibrant: vigorous; energetic; vital.
So, the two words can be used as antonyms of each other. Hence, (b) is the correct answer.
Apathetic: having or showing little or no emotion.
13.Solution: B
The idiom TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS means to deal with a difficult situation directly and confidently.
Thus, B is the right answer.
The remaining options do not convey the correct meaning of the given idiom.
14.Solution: D
The word FLIMSY means not strong. STURDY (strong and healthy) is its antonym. Thus, D is the right answer. Casual – relaxed and not worried. Practical – fitting the needs of a particular situation in a helpful way. Legit – allowed by law or done according to the rules of an organisation or activity.
15.Solution: C
Replace INFORMATIONS with INFORMATION as it is a singular uncountable noun and cannot be pluralised by adding ‘s’ at the end. Thus, C is the right answer.
16.Solution: A
“Fell to his death” is the correct idiom and fits the narrative of an accidental fatal fall.
“Jumped” implies intent, which isn’t the case.
“Rolled” is physically inaccurate. “Collapsed” implies fainting or sudden internal failure.
17.Solution: D
“On the ground” is correct as the fire started before takeoff.
“In the air” would mean after takeoff, which contradicts the text.
“Basket” is part of the balloon but doesn’t fit grammatically.
“Sky” is illogical in this context.
18.Solution: B
“Escape the burning basket” perfectly describes saving someone from danger. “Enter” is opposite of what’s needed. “View” is unrelated.
“Remove” would require an object (e.g., remove the passengers), and is awkward here.
19.Solution: B
“Lifted off” is the correct aviation term meaning to rise into the air.
“Floated” suggests gentle movement but doesn’t emphasize takeoff.
“Took” is vague without an object. “Blew” implies wind-driven movement, not active ascent.
20.Solution: D
“Hero” is the most appropriate word to honor someone’s selfless act of bravery.
“Leader” doesn’t reflect the action.
“Rescuer” is technically correct but lacks the emotional weight of “hero.”
“Warrior” implies combat, not rescue.
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