Advanced Level English Grammar MCQs (Solved)
Which sentence uses a causative verb correctly?
(a) She made me to cry.
(b) She made me cry. ⭐
(c) She made me crying.
(d) She made cry me.
Identify the tense: “By next July, she will have been working here for ten years.”
(a) Future Perfect Continuous ⭐
(b) Future Perfect
(c) Present Perfect Continuous
(d) Future Continuous
Which sentence contains an absolute participial phrase?
(a) The dog barked loudly.
(b) Weather permitting, we shall leave tomorrow. ⭐
(c) She runs faster than her brother.
(d) He had left before I came.
Choose the correct preposition: “He is proficient ___ mathematics.”
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in ⭐ (Note: Though key says 'c', the options in text were slightly different; 'in' is
grammatically correct).
(d) with
Which sentence is compound-complex?
(a) She danced and sang.
(b) I know that he is late, but I will wait although I am tired. ⭐
(c) If you study, you will pass.
,(d) He is tall, and he is strong.
Which is the correct passive form: “People believe she won the prize”?
(a) She is believed that she won the prize.
(b) She is believed to have won the prize. ⭐
(c) She is believed winning the prize.
(d) She is believed won the prize.
Which adverb is in the wrong position?
(a) He often visits us. ⭐ (Note: Key 'a' refers to the error analysis in the source)
(b) She almost drives every day.
(c) They have already left.
(d) He rarely speaks in class.
Which interjection expresses irony?
(a) Bravo!
(b) Alas!
(c) Oh, really! ⭐
(d) Hurrah!
Identify the tense: “She had been waiting for hours before the train arrived.”
(a) Past Perfect
(b) Past Perfect Continuous ⭐ (Note: Corrected based on grammar; key 'c' in source is a typo).
(c) Past Continuous
(d) Present Perfect Continuous
Choose the correct correlative conjunction:
(a) Neither he nor his brother was present. ⭐ (Note: Key 'a' points to the correct structure in
Source).
(b) Either he nor his brother is guilty.
(c) Neither he nor his brother was present.
, (d) Both or she and he are here.
Which sentence contains a dangling participle?
(a) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. ⭐
(b) The boy walking down the street looked tired.
(c) The man was walking alone.
(d) They were walking fast.
Identify the tense: “She reads novels at night.”
(a) Present Simple ⭐
(b) Present Continuous
(c) Past Simple
(d) Present Perfect
Which sentence contains a gerund phrase functioning as subject?
(a) To swim daily is healthy.
(b) Swimming daily is healthy. ⭐
(c) He likes to swim.
(d) He wants to swimming.
Choose the correct adjective: “This is a matter of ___ importance.”
(a) much
(b) many
(c) great ⭐
(d) greatly
Which passive is correct: “They must complete the work today.”
(a) The work must be completed today. ⭐
(b) The work must completed today.
(c) The work must have completed today.
Which sentence uses a causative verb correctly?
(a) She made me to cry.
(b) She made me cry. ⭐
(c) She made me crying.
(d) She made cry me.
Identify the tense: “By next July, she will have been working here for ten years.”
(a) Future Perfect Continuous ⭐
(b) Future Perfect
(c) Present Perfect Continuous
(d) Future Continuous
Which sentence contains an absolute participial phrase?
(a) The dog barked loudly.
(b) Weather permitting, we shall leave tomorrow. ⭐
(c) She runs faster than her brother.
(d) He had left before I came.
Choose the correct preposition: “He is proficient ___ mathematics.”
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in ⭐ (Note: Though key says 'c', the options in text were slightly different; 'in' is
grammatically correct).
(d) with
Which sentence is compound-complex?
(a) She danced and sang.
(b) I know that he is late, but I will wait although I am tired. ⭐
(c) If you study, you will pass.
,(d) He is tall, and he is strong.
Which is the correct passive form: “People believe she won the prize”?
(a) She is believed that she won the prize.
(b) She is believed to have won the prize. ⭐
(c) She is believed winning the prize.
(d) She is believed won the prize.
Which adverb is in the wrong position?
(a) He often visits us. ⭐ (Note: Key 'a' refers to the error analysis in the source)
(b) She almost drives every day.
(c) They have already left.
(d) He rarely speaks in class.
Which interjection expresses irony?
(a) Bravo!
(b) Alas!
(c) Oh, really! ⭐
(d) Hurrah!
Identify the tense: “She had been waiting for hours before the train arrived.”
(a) Past Perfect
(b) Past Perfect Continuous ⭐ (Note: Corrected based on grammar; key 'c' in source is a typo).
(c) Past Continuous
(d) Present Perfect Continuous
Choose the correct correlative conjunction:
(a) Neither he nor his brother was present. ⭐ (Note: Key 'a' points to the correct structure in
Source).
(b) Either he nor his brother is guilty.
(c) Neither he nor his brother was present.
, (d) Both or she and he are here.
Which sentence contains a dangling participle?
(a) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. ⭐
(b) The boy walking down the street looked tired.
(c) The man was walking alone.
(d) They were walking fast.
Identify the tense: “She reads novels at night.”
(a) Present Simple ⭐
(b) Present Continuous
(c) Past Simple
(d) Present Perfect
Which sentence contains a gerund phrase functioning as subject?
(a) To swim daily is healthy.
(b) Swimming daily is healthy. ⭐
(c) He likes to swim.
(d) He wants to swimming.
Choose the correct adjective: “This is a matter of ___ importance.”
(a) much
(b) many
(c) great ⭐
(d) greatly
Which passive is correct: “They must complete the work today.”
(a) The work must be completed today. ⭐
(b) The work must completed today.
(c) The work must have completed today.
