UK English Sentence Structure MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Which of the following statements about phrases is false?

Noun phrases can act as subjects, direct or indirect objects, subject or object complements, and objects of a preposition.

Participial phrases always act as adjectives.

Infinitive phrases can act as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.

Gerund phrases always act as nouns.

b and d

None of the above statements is false.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: None of the above statements is false.

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Which of the following statements about subject-verb agreement is false?

Depending on the context of the sentence, pronouns like none, enough, more, most, some or all can agree with either singular verbs or plural verbs.

When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb.

The words each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone and no one are singular and require a singular verb.

Collective nouns like jury, gang, committee and class are singular when considered as groups and plural when considered as individuals acting within the whole.

None of these statements is false.

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Correct Answer: None of these statements is false.

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Which of the following sentences illustrates correct subject-verb agreement?

The squirrel monkeys and the lemur always ransack my pockets for grapes.

The senator, who has been convicted along with his cohorts on ten counts of embezzlement and other crimes—and who seems to have used up his favours—is finally going to prison

All of the boxes, which contain nothing but foam peanuts, has been damaged in transit.

Either the clowns or the lion tamer is currently passed out under the stage.

All of the above use correct subject-verb agreement.

a, b and d

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Correct Answer: a, b and d

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Which of the following statements about absolute phrases is false?

An absolute phrase is made up of a noun or pronoun, a participle, and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun.

An absolute phrase contains a subject but not a predicate, and serves to modify an entire sentence.

An absolute phrase can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence and is always set off by commas.

b anc c

None of the statements is false.

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Correct Answer: None of the statements is false.

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Which of the following sentences illustrates the correct use of parallel construction?

My colleague, though she is head of her department, has no idea how to use a dictionary, write a complete sentence or even spell the company's name correctly.

My colleague, though she is head of her department, has no idea how to use a dictionary, to write a complete sentence or even spell the company's name correctly.

My colleague, though she is head of her department, has no idea how to use a dictionary, how she should write a complete sentence or even to spell the company's name correctly.

My colleague, though she is head of her department, has no idea how to use a dictionary, how to write a complete sentence or even how to spell the company's name correctly.

a and d

a and c

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: a and d

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Which of the following sentences illustrates the correct use of parallel construction?

We all assumed that we would canoe down the river, that there would be time for us to toast marshmallows in the fire, and that campfire songs would be sung by everyone.

We all assumed that we would canoe down the river, there would be time for us to toast marshmallows in the fire, and that everyone would sing campfire songs.

We all assumed that we would canoe down the river, that there would be time for us to toast marshmallows in the fire, and that everyone would sing campfire songs.

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Correct Answer: We all assumed that we would canoe down the river, that there would be time for us to toast marshmallows in the fire, and that everyone would sing campfire songs.

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Which of the following groups of words is a phrase?

That I had not mentioned

In the starry sky

Listening to opera music

To soak the stains

b, c and d

None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: b, c and d

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