National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) SI / JPO English Grammar — Set 2

Grammar MCQs set 2 for National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) SI / JPO English — 20 solved questions.

National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) SI / JPO English Grammar — Set 2

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Compound nouns are made up of ____ words.

    • A) Two or more
    • B) Two
    • C) Many
    • D) One or two

    Answer: Two or more

    Explanation: Compound nouns can consist of two or more words (e.g., "toothpaste," "swimming pool," "mother-in-law").

  2. Question 2

    Q2. Select the suitable phrasal verb: Before signing the contract, I should ______ the content of the agreement to avoid a mistake.

    • A) Get over
    • B) Call out
    • C) Look through
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Look through

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

  3. Question 3

    Q3. Choose the correct phrasal verb: The lamp went ______ at once.

    • A) out
    • B) through
    • C) down
    • D) up

    Answer: out

    Explanation: "Go out" means to stop burning or functioning; a lamp goes out when it stops producing light.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the given sentence. He ______ for a walk every day.

    • A) goes
    • B) has gone
    • C) go
    • D) None of these

    Answer: goes

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

  5. Question 5

    Q5. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: The manager spoke confidently about the project.

    • A) Adjective
    • B) Adverb
    • C) Noun
    • D) Verb

    Answer: Adverb

    Explanation: "Confidently" modifies the verb "spoke" by describing how the action was performed, making it an adverb.

  6. Question 6

    Q6. I don't want to fight about who gets the car, so... Which type of verb is 'fight' in this context?

    • A) Dynamic verb
    • B) Stative verb
    • C) Phrasal verb
    • D) Finite verb

    Answer: Dynamic verb

    Explanation: "Fight" here denotes a physical or active action that can be observed and is volitional, classifying it as a dynamic (action) verb rather than a stative one.

  7. Question 7

    Q7. Identify the underlined part of speech: He may be slow, but he can disappear in a hurry.

    • A) Verb
    • B) Noun
    • C) Adverb
    • D) Interjection

    Answer: Adverb

    Explanation: "In a hurry" is an adverbial prepositional phrase modifying the verb "disappear" by indicating the manner of the action.

  8. Question 8

    Q8. In the sentence "Who is trying to defend you?", "Who" is a:

    • A) Demonstrative pronoun
    • B) Intensive pronoun
    • C) Interrogative pronoun
    • D) Possessive pronoun

    Answer: Interrogative pronoun

    Explanation: "Who" at the beginning of a question introduces a question about a person, making it an interrogative pronoun.

  9. Question 9

    Q9. Akbar can speak Arabic fluently, because he lived in Egypt for a year. The underlined word is which part of speech?

    • A) Adverb
    • B) Adjective
    • C) Noun
    • D) Verb

    Answer: Adverb

    Explanation: "Fluently" modifies the verb "speak" by indicating the manner of speaking, making it an adverb.

  10. Question 10

    Q10. He not only read the book but also remembered what he read. The words 'not only... but also' are an example of which part of speech?

    • A) Adjective
    • B) Conjunction
    • C) Adverb
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Conjunction

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

  11. Question 11

    Q11. Identify the underlined part of speech: I have a pet turtle named Speedy.

    • A) Adverb
    • B) Pronoun
    • C) Adjective
    • D) Noun

    Answer: Noun

    Explanation: "Speedy" is a proper noun used as a name for the turtle, functioning as a noun (specifically a proper noun used in apposition).

  12. Question 12

    Q12. What is the meaning of the phrasal verb "Take out"?

    • A) Remove
    • B) Attach
    • C) Add
    • D) Increase

    Answer: Remove

    Explanation: "Take out" as a phrasal verb means to remove something from a place or container.

  13. Question 13

    Q13. John came later than I. The word 'later' is an:

    • A) Verb
    • B) Adverb
    • C) Noun
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Adverb

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

  14. Question 14

    Q14. How many MOODS are there in a Verb?

    • A) Three (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)
    • B) Four
    • C) Five
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Three (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)

    Explanation: 'Three (Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive)' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

  15. Question 15

    Q15. Unusual plural for the noun child (children) are called:

    • A) Noun
    • B) Exceptions
    • C) Adverb
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Exceptions

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

  16. Question 16

    Q16. The word "Everyone" is a/an __________

    • A) Noun
    • B) Pronoun
    • C) Adverb
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Pronoun

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

  17. Question 17

    Q17. Now we want to go home. Which mood of verb is used in this sentence?

    • A) Infinitive Mood
    • B) Indicative Mood
    • C) Imperative Mood
    • D) Subjunctive Mood

    Answer: Indicative Mood

    Explanation: The indicative mood states facts or asks questions about reality; "we want to go home" is a declarative statement of fact.

  18. Question 18

    Q18. Choose the correct form of verb: The examination ____ at '9:30. Don't be late.

    • A) Starts
    • B) Will start
    • C) Is going to start
    • D) Is starting

    Answer: Starts

    Explanation: A timetabled or scheduled future event uses the simple present tense; "starts" correctly expresses the fixed schedule.

  19. Question 19

    Q19. Obedience is an ______ noun.

    • A) common
    • B) proper
    • C) abstract
    • D) collective

    Answer: abstract

    Explanation: "Obedience" names a quality or concept that cannot be seen or touched, classifying it as an abstract noun.

  20. Question 20

    Q20. Myself', 'yourself', 'ourselves' are which type of pronoun?

    • A) Abstract pronoun
    • B) Reflexive pronoun
    • C) Concrete pronoun
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Reflexive pronoun

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

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