Questions on English Grammar for Competitive Exams

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.

Choose the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

A person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

Belonging to the same kind

Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.

She said, “I will be available tomorrow.”

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Fall back or sink again (into a worse state after an improvement) 

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed. 

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. To think that a computer would one day replace a book is indeed unthinkable and farfetched.

B. The thoughts and ideas contained in a book are immortal like Tulsidas’s Ram Charitra Manas, Ved Vyas’ Mahabharata, The Bible and many other religious and literary works like Shakespeare’s plays etc.

C. On the other hand a computer is but a machine, that at best can visually display the contents of a specific book.

D. A good book in the words of John Milton “is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up to a purpose to a life beyond life.”

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

The newspaper dedicated a report giving the news of the death and details about the life of the deceased.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error

The perception / of success / vary / from person to person.