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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
The process of transforming or changing of sentences into different forms without changing the meaning of the sentence is known as ________ of sentences. |
| A. | conversion |
| B. | transferring |
| C. | transformation |
| D. | changing |
| Answer» C. transformation | |
| 52. |
_______ clauses function on its own to make a meaningful sentence. |
| A. | dependent |
| B. | independent |
| C. | assertive |
| D. | declarative |
| Answer» B. independent | |
| 53. |
Any sentence which states a fact or a statement is known as a ________ sentence. |
| A. | declarative |
| B. | exclamatory |
| C. | imperative |
| D. | interrogative |
| Answer» A. declarative | |
| 54. |
A sentence which expresses a request or a command is called as an _____ sentence. |
| A. | assertive |
| B. | exclamatory |
| C. | imperative |
| D. | interrogative |
| Answer» C. imperative | |
| 55. |
Sentences that express strong, excited feelings or emotions is known as an exclamatory sentence. |
| A. | assertive |
| B. | exclamatory |
| C. | imperative |
| D. | interrogative |
| Answer» B. exclamatory | |
| 56. |
____________ is a statement that is followed by a mini-question. |
| A. | interrogative |
| B. | imperative |
| C. | tag questions |
| D. | lag questions |
| Answer» C. tag questions | |
| 57. |
Mini-questions or short questions at the end of a statement are known as _______. |
| A. | question tags |
| B. | questions marks |
| C. | punctuation marks |
| D. | mini-question |
| Answer» A. question tags | |
| 58. |
The _______ one uses while pronouncing a tag question could change the meaning of tag questions in spoken language. |
| A. | intonation |
| B. | rhythm |
| C. | stress |
| D. | pitch |
| Answer» A. intonation | |
| 59. |
In English, ______ expresses the relationship of the subject to the verb. |
| A. | tense |
| B. | voice |
| C. | word |
| D. | preposition |
| Answer» B. voice | |
| 60. |
_______ refers to reporting someone else’s statement in your own words without changing the meaning of the statement. |
| A. | indirect speech |
| B. | direct speech |
| C. | active voice |
| D. | present tense |
| Answer» A. indirect speech | |
| 61. |
Indirect speech is also known as _________. |
| A. | reported speech |
| B. | direct speech |
| C. | active voice |
| D. | changing speech |
| Answer» A. reported speech | |
| 62. |
A ____________ sentence is a sentence which consists of only one clause, a single subject and predicate. |
| A. | simple |
| B. | complex |
| C. | compound |
| D. | declarative |
| Answer» A. simple | |
| 63. |
The verb present in the reporting speech is known as the ________. |
| A. | verb |
| B. | reporting verb |
| C. | reported verb |
| D. | reporting speech |
| Answer» B. reporting verb | |
| 64. |
If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the verb in the reported speech is not changed at all and this verb could be in ______ tense. |
| A. | present |
| B. | past |
| C. | future |
| D. | any |
| Answer» D. any | |
| 65. |
According to the degree of force used by the speaker, a full stop or a ________ is used at the end of the sentence. |
| A. | question mark |
| B. | quotations |
| C. | comma |
| D. | exclamatory mark |
| Answer» D. exclamatory mark | |
| 66. |
A __________ sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. |
| A. | simple |
| B. | complex |
| C. | compound |
| D. | explanatory |
| Answer» B. complex | |
| 67. |
What is also called as a sign of interrogation? |
| A. | question mark |
| B. | full stop |
| C. | exclamation mark |
| D. | imperative |
| Answer» A. question mark | |
| 68. |
A sentence containing at least two independent clauses is known as a ______ sentence. |
| A. | simple |
| B. | complex |
| C. | compound |
| D. | explanatory |
| Answer» C. compound | |
| 69. |
A __________ sentence does not contain any dependent clauses. |
| A. | simple |
| B. | complex |
| C. | compound |
| D. | assertive |
| Answer» C. compound | |
| 70. |
_______ is a group of two or more words which we usually use together as a set phrase. |
| A. | movement |
| B. | recursion |
| C. | collocation |
| D. | lexical |
| Answer» C. collocation | |
| 71. |
______ collocations are those words that don’t match to many other words. |
| A. | positive |
| B. | assertive |
| C. | strong |
| D. | weak |
| Answer» C. strong | |
| 72. |
_______ collocations are those words that have many other options. |
| A. | positive |
| B. | assertive |
| C. | strong |
| D. | weak |
| Answer» D. weak | |
| 73. |
A linguistic element or grammatical structure that can be used repeatedly in a sequence is said to be _________. |
| A. | movement |
| B. | recursive |
| C. | passive |
| D. | displacement |
| Answer» B. recursive | |
| 74. |
_______ refers to the way verbs change their form in order to indicate at which time a situation occurs or an event takes place. |
| A. | voice |
| B. | tense |
| C. | words |
| D. | aspect |
| Answer» B. tense | |
| 75. |
If tense tells you when a particular action began, it is _______ that tells us whether an action was continuous, complete or something else. |
| A. | voice |
| B. | tense |
| C. | words |
| D. | aspect |
| Answer» D. aspect | |
| 76. |
One of the following is not an aspect in English. Which one is it? |
| A. | simple |
| B. | progressive |
| C. | perfect |
| D. | movement |
| Answer» D. movement | |
| 77. |
___________ tense refers to events that have taken place in the past or an event that occurred continually in the past. |
| A. | past |
| B. | present |
| C. | future |
| D. | continuous |
| Answer» A. past | |
| 78. |
__________ tense refers to circumstances that exist now, or that have taken place over a period of time which includes the present. |
| A. | past |
| B. | present |
| C. | future |
| D. | continuous |
| Answer» B. present | |
| 79. |
________ tense is used to express an action or events that will take place in the future. |
| A. | past |
| B. | perfect |
| C. | future |
| D. | continuous |
| Answer» C. future | |
| 80. |
A ______ verb is a verb that shows tense, number (singular or plural) or person. |
| A. | finite |
| B. | non finite |
| C. | anomalous |
| D. | irregular |
| Answer» A. finite | |
| 81. |
A verb form which is not affected by number or person is called _______. |
| A. | finite |
| B. | non finite |
| C. | anomalous |
| D. | irregular |
| Answer» B. non finite | |
| 82. |
______ are termed as irregular verbs because they do not form the past tense in the regular manner but instead they make a change in the root vowel. |
| A. | finite |
| B. | non finite |
| C. | anomalous |
| D. | irregular |
| Answer» C. anomalous | |
| 83. |
Anomalous Finites refers to a group of ____ finites. |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» C. 24 | |
| 84. |
In English grammar, _______ refers to the grammatical agreement between two words in a sentence. |
| A. | movement |
| B. | recursion |
| C. | concord |
| D. | collocation |
| Answer» C. concord | |
| 85. |
_______ is a part of speech that is used to qualify a noun or a pronoun. |
| A. | adverb |
| B. | adjective |
| C. | verb |
| D. | preposition |
| Answer» B. adjective | |
| 86. |
Adjectives change in form in order to show comparison. These different forms of the adjective are known as _________. |
| A. | degrees of comparison |
| B. | transformation of sentences |
| C. | direct speech |
| D. | adverb |
| Answer» A. degrees of comparison | |
| 87. |
The _______________ is used to compare between two items, groups or people. |
| A. | comparative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | superlative |
| D. | negative |
| Answer» A. comparative | |
| 88. |
The _______________is used to describe one item, group or a person. |
| A. | comparative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | superlative |
| D. | negative |
| Answer» A. comparative | |
| 89. |
The ___________ is used to describe three or more items, groups or people. |
| A. | comparative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | superlative |
| D. | negative |
| Answer» C. superlative | |
| 90. |
The ______________ is the adjective in its simplest form or the adjective itself. |
| A. | comparative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | superlative |
| D. | negative |
| Answer» B. positive | |
| 91. |
____________ is a kind of language proficiency test question and it consists of mixed words or sentences written in a mixed order. |
| A. | recursion |
| B. | movement |
| C. | jumbled sentences |
| D. | mixed paragraphs |
| Answer» C. jumbled sentences | |
| 92. |
__________ is a group of sentences which conveys one main idea and it helps one to organize their thoughts during the process of writing. |
| A. | essay |
| B. | paragraph |
| C. | jumbled sentences |
| D. | proverb |
| Answer» B. paragraph | |
| 93. |
The topic sentence in a paragraph is also known as a ________. |
| A. | transition sentence |
| B. | closing sentence |
| C. | key sentence |
| D. | supporting sentence |
| Answer» C. key sentence | |
| 94. |
________ expresses a continuous, completed action that had taken place in the past. |
| A. | past perfect |
| B. | past tense |
| C. | past perfect progressive |
| D. | past progressive |
| Answer» C. past perfect progressive | |
| 95. |
The closing sentence in a paragraph is also known as a _________. |
| A. | transition sentence |
| B. | closing sentence |
| C. | key sentence |
| D. | supporting sentence |
| Answer» A. transition sentence | |
| 96. |
Once you learn how to write a well structured paragraph, the next thing to be done is editing your _____. |
| A. | thoughts |
| B. | draft |
| C. | essay |
| D. | sentences |
| Answer» B. draft | |
| 97. |
In a subject-verb concord, if the subject of the sentence is plural, the verb also must be ___. |
| A. | singular |
| B. | plural |
| C. | concord |
| D. | identified |
| Answer» B. plural | |
| 98. |
________ indicates that an action began in the past and is still going on. |
| A. | simple present |
| B. | present perfect |
| C. | present perfect progressive |
| D. | present progressive |
| Answer» C. present perfect progressive | |
| 99. |
____________ expresses things like universal truths, theories and principles, proverbs/sayings, characteristics, ordinary routine activities and professional activities. Eg: The sun sets in the West. |
| A. | simple present |
| B. | present perfect |
| C. | present perfect progressive |
| D. | present progressive |
| Answer» A. simple present | |
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