ETEA Staff Nurse / Midwife, KPK English: Sentence Correction MCQs

ETEA Staff Nurse / Midwife, KPK English: Sentence Correction MCQs — sample questions

1. Question 1

   Q1. Pick out the correct sentence from the given options:

   • A) He reads Dawn.
   • B) He is reading Dawn.
   • C) He reads the Dawn.
   • D) He should read Dawn.

   Answer: He reads Dawn.

   Explanation: Newspaper names used as titles do not take the definite article in standard usage; "He reads Dawn" is the correct form.

2. Question 2

   Q2. Choose the correct sentence:

   • A) Hundreds of people are watching the match on TV.
   • B) A hundreds of people are watching the match on TV
   • C) Hundred of people are watching the match on TV.
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Hundreds of people are watching the match on TV.

   Explanation: 'Hundreds of people are watching the match on TV.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

3. Question 3

   Q3. Select the correct sentence:

   • A) I have got a headache.
   • B) I gets headache.
   • C) I got headache.
   • D) None of these

   Answer: I have got a headache.

   Explanation: 'I have got a headache.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

4. Question 4

   Q4. Choose the correct sentence for: She is more prettier than her sister.

   • A) She is prettier than her sister.
   • B) She is most prettier than her sister.
   • C) She has prettier than her sister.
   • D) None of these

   Answer: She is prettier than her sister.

   Explanation: 'She is prettier than her sister.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

5. Question 5

   Q5. Choose the correct sentence for: He took his birth in 1961.

   • A) He took his birth in 1961
   • B) He was born in 1961
   • C) He is born in 1961
   • D) None of these

   Answer: He was born in 1961

   Explanation: 'He was born in 1961' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

6. Question 6

   Q6. Choose the correct sentence: The house catch a fire.

   • A) Caught fire
   • B) Catch fire
   • C) Catch the fire
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Caught fire

   Explanation: 'Caught fire' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

7. Question 7

   Q7. Identify the correct sentence:

   • A) The goalkeeper played well.
   • B) The goalkeeper played good.
   • C) The goalkeeper played beautifully.
   • D) Both A & B

   Answer: The goalkeeper played well.

   Explanation: "Played well" is correct because "well" is an adverb modifying the verb "played"; "good" is an adjective and cannot modify a verb.

8. Question 8

   Q8. Which is the correct sentence?

   • A) The scenerry of Kashmir are beautiful.
   • B) The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.
   • C) The sceneries of Kashmir is beautiful.
   • D) Scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.

   Answer: The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.

   Explanation: "Scenery" is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb; "the scenery of Kashmir is beautiful" is grammatically correct.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Choose the correct sentence for: I think it fit to go and settle the matter with him.

   • A) I consider settling the matter with him.
   • B) I think to settle the issues with him.
   • C) I regard settling the matter with him.
   • D) None of these

   Answer: None of these

   Explanation: Options A, B, and C do not form a standard English collocation for this sentence

10. Question 10

    Q10. Correct sentence: His spectacles ___ new.

    • A) His spectacles is new.
    • B) His spectacles was new.
    • C) His spectacles are new.
    • D) His spectacles has new.

    Answer: His spectacles are new.

    Explanation: "Spectacles" is a plural noun that always takes a plural verb; "are" is therefore the correct verb form.

11. Question 11

    Q11. Choose the correct sentence: He work hard will succeed.

    • A) who will work hard
    • B) who will be working hard
    • C) who works hard
    • D) None of these

    Answer: who works hard

    Explanation: 'who works hard' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

12. Question 12

    Q12. Pick out the correct sentence.

    • A) Aslam and I am the project partners.
    • B) I and Aslam are the project partners.
    • C) I and Aslam were project partners.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: I and Aslam are the project partners.

    Explanation: 'I and Aslam are the project partners.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

13. Question 13

    Q13. Which of the following is the correct sentence:

    • A) He was ill with fever.
    • B) He was ill by fever.
    • C) He was ill for fever.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: He was ill with fever.

    Explanation: 'He was ill with fever.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

14. Question 14

    Q14. Choose the correct sentence: I am very obliged to him.

    • A) many obliged
    • B) much obliged
    • C) so obliged
    • D) None of these

    Answer: much obliged

    Explanation: 'much obliged' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

15. Question 15

    Q15. Select the correct sentence: My next-door neighbor is ______ dentist and his wife is ______ architect.

    • A) a, a
    • B) the, an
    • C) a, an
    • D) a, the

    Answer: a, an

    Explanation: The indefinite article "a" precedes consonant sounds and "an" precedes vowel sounds; "dentist" starts with a consonant sound and "architect" starts with a vowel sound.

16. Question 16

    Q16. Identify the correct sentence: Martha is very nice, ______.

    • A) but she is also very strict.
    • B) because she always helps others.
    • C) if she has enough time.
    • D) and she is also very kind.

    Answer: but she is also very strict.

    Explanation: The sentence sets up a contrast: Martha is nice, "but" introduces a contrasting quality (strictness), making it the most logically complete sentence.

17. Question 17

    Q17. Correct sentence: This is the _____ tree in the forest.

    • A) old
    • B) oldest
    • C) elder
    • D) None of these

    Answer: oldest

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'oldest' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

18. Question 18

    Q18. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

    • A) One should do his duty
    • B) One should do one's duty
    • C) One should do their duty
    • D) None of these

    Answer: One should do one's duty

    Explanation: 'One should do one's duty' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

19. Question 19

    Q19. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence:

    • A) She doesn't like coffee
    • B) She does not like coffee
    • C) She don't like coffee
    • D) She did not like coffee

    Answer: She don't like coffee

    Explanation: "Don't" is a contraction of "do not" and is used with plural subjects or "I/you"; with the third-person singular "she," the correct form is "doesn't" or "does not."

20. Question 20

    Q20. Spot the error: "The committee have decided to postpone the meeting."

    • A) committee have
    • B) decided to
    • C) postpone the
    • D) No error

    Answer: committee have

    Explanation: In standard grammar, collective nouns like "committee" are treated as singular and take a singular verb; "have" should be "has."