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This section includes 109 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Professional Communication knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of these is used after a nominative absolute? |
| A. | Colon |
| B. | Comma |
| C. | Full stop |
| D. | Question mark |
| Answer» C. Full stop | |
| 2. |
Fill in the blank :The man was looking for a _________ girl. |
| A. | smart and beautiful |
| B. | smart beautiful |
| C. | smart or beautiful |
| D. | smart but beautiful |
| Answer» C. smart or beautiful | |
| 3. |
The present participle is also called as: |
| A. | Adverb- noun |
| B. | Verbal noun |
| C. | Verbal adjective |
| D. | Verbal pronoun |
| Answer» D. Verbal pronoun | |
| 4. |
The full stop is used at the end of an indirect question. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
The gerund is also called as : |
| A. | Verb |
| B. | Noun |
| C. | Verb – noun |
| D. | Adverb |
| Answer» D. Adverb | |
| 6. |
In which of these sentences, the gerund is the object of the verb? |
| A. | I love eating apples. |
| B. | Cleaning is his favourite pastime. |
| C. | Eating is his hobby. |
| D. | Ram was tired of walking. |
| Answer» B. Cleaning is his favourite pastime. | |
| 7. |
Fill in the blank :He is the _____ man for the job. |
| A. | most perfect |
| B. | perfect |
| C. | totally perfect |
| D. | absolutely perfect |
| Answer» C. totally perfect | |
| 8. |
Which of these is used to separate a series of loosely related clauses? |
| A. | Comma |
| B. | Full stop |
| C. | Semicolon |
| D. | Colon |
| Answer» D. Colon | |
| 9. |
Suffixes “er” and “est” are added to monosyllabic adjectives to express contrasts. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. |
A conjunction is a word which merely joins together sentences and words. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 11. |
Which of these is used to form a compound gerund form? |
| A. | Past participle |
| B. | Present participle |
| C. | Perfect participle |
| D. | Participial adjective |
| Answer» B. Present participle | |
| 12. |
A gerund is a form of verb which ends in -ing. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 13. |
Which of these is not a punctuation mark? |
| A. | Full stop |
| B. | Comma |
| C. | Colon |
| D. | Hashtag |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
A gerund can not be used as: |
| A. | Subject of a noun |
| B. | Object of the transitive verb |
| C. | Object of a preposition |
| D. | Absolutely |
| Answer» B. Object of the transitive verb | |
| 15. |
Fill in the blank :Adjective modify _____ |
| A. | verbs |
| B. | nouns |
| C. | adverbs |
| D. | pronouns |
| Answer» C. adverbs | |
| 16. |
Which of these is not an adjectival? |
| A. | Noun |
| B. | Verb |
| C. | Adverb |
| D. | Gerund |
| Answer» C. Adverb | |
| 17. |
Which of these is used to convey proportions? |
| A. | Semicolon |
| B. | Colon |
| C. | Comma |
| D. | Hyphen |
| Answer» C. Comma | |
| 18. |
Which of these is not a type of subordinating conjunction? |
| A. | Result |
| B. | Time |
| C. | Cause |
| D. | Age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
In which of these, the gerund is the subject of the verb? |
| A. | Sleeping is his favourite pastime. |
| B. | I love sleeping. |
| C. | I like eating apples. |
| D. | He loves accumulating wealth. |
| Answer» B. I love sleeping. | |
| 20. |
While changing a question into indirect speech, the reporting verb must be changed into 'ask', 'inquire' or 'demand'. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 21. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :My mother said to me, “Are you going to school today?” |
| A. | My mother asked me if I was going to school that day. |
| B. | My mother asked me are you going to school today. |
| C. | My mother asked me if I was going to school today. |
| D. | My mother asked me if I am going to school today. |
| Answer» B. My mother asked me are you going to school today. | |
| 22. |
Convert the following sentence in indirect speech to direct speech :He exclaimed sadly that he was undone. |
| A. | He said I am undone. |
| B. | He said, “Alas ! I am undone.” |
| C. | He said, “I am undone.” |
| D. | He said , “Alas. I am undone.” |
| Answer» C. He said, “I am undone.” | |
| 23. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :She said, “Thank you !” |
| A. | She thanked me. |
| B. | She said me thank you. |
| C. | She said thank you to me. |
| D. | She said thank you! |
| Answer» B. She said me thank you. | |
| 24. |
Which of these is used to indicate the end of a question tag? |
| A. | Full stop |
| B. | Question mark |
| C. | Exclamatory mark |
| D. | Colon |
| Answer» C. Exclamatory mark | |
| 25. |
A sentence may be joined by two clauses. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 26. |
A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a verb or phrase into a subordinate clause. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 27. |
Convert the following complex sentence to a compound sentence:She is sure that he is wrong. |
| A. | He is wrong, and of this she is sure. |
| B. | Of this she is sure that he is wrong. |
| C. | He Is wrong, she is sure. |
| D. | She is sure, he is wrong. |
| Answer» B. Of this she is sure that he is wrong. | |
| 28. |
Change the degree of comparison:Sachin is the best among all batsmen. |
| A. | No other batsman is as good as Sachin. |
| B. | Sachin is as good as any other batsman. |
| C. | Any other batsman is better than Sachin. |
| D. | Sachin is a good batsman. |
| Answer» B. Sachin is as good as any other batsman. | |
| 29. |
The passive of an active tense is formed by inserting the verb ‘to be’ into the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 30. |
Convert the following sentence in active voice to passive voice :He is writing the book. |
| A. | The book has been written by him. |
| B. | The book is being written by him. |
| C. | The book is written by him. |
| D. | The book was written by him. |
| Answer» C. The book is written by him. | |
| 31. |
Verbs of which of these do not form their passive with the passive infinitive? |
| A. | Liking |
| B. | Loving |
| C. | Wanting |
| D. | Advice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In the following sentence, replace the adverb with a noun:He watched the girl carefully. |
| A. | He watched her with care. |
| B. | He watched the girl with great care. |
| C. | With care he watched her. |
| D. | Care was taken while watching her. |
| Answer» C. With care he watched her. | |
| 33. |
Convert the following active form to passive form :I was determined to mortgage the car. |
| A. | I was determined that the car should be mortgaged. |
| B. | The car was determined to be mortgaged. |
| C. | I was determined that car will be mortgaged. |
| D. | I am determined that car will be mortgaged. |
| Answer» B. The car was determined to be mortgaged. | |
| 34. |
Which of these is used to convey a sudden change or abrupt end of a thought? |
| A. | Comma |
| B. | Colon |
| C. | Dash |
| D. | Hyphen |
| Answer» D. Hyphen | |
| 35. |
Which of these is used in the case of titles of books? |
| A. | Brackets |
| B. | Capital Letters |
| C. | Apostrophe |
| D. | Parenthesis |
| Answer» C. Apostrophe | |
| 36. |
Indirect speech is when one quotes the exact words spoken by a speaker. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 37. |
Change the speech in the following sentence :She says, “I am happy to be here this evening.” |
| A. | She said she was happy to be there that evening. |
| B. | She said she is happy to be there that evening. |
| C. | She said she is happy to be there that evening. |
| D. | She said she was happy to be there this evening. |
| Answer» B. She said she is happy to be there that evening. | |
| 38. |
Convert the following statement in direct speech to indirect :He said to me, “I don’t believe you.” |
| A. | He said he didn’t believe me. |
| B. | He said I don’t believe you. |
| C. | He said he don’t believe me. |
| D. | He said I didn’t believe you. |
| Answer» B. He said I don’t believe you. | |
| 39. |
Change the direct speech to indirect :He said to me, “Where is Neha?” |
| A. | He asked me where is Neha. |
| B. | He asked me where Neha was. |
| C. | He asked me where Neha is. |
| D. | He said where was Neha. |
| Answer» C. He asked me where Neha is. | |
| 40. |
Fill in the blank:My son, _____ is only ten, has started playing rugby. |
| A. | which |
| B. | that |
| C. | who |
| D. | whom |
| Answer» D. whom | |
| 41. |
A dependent clause may refer to a noun or pronoun in the main clause. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 42. |
Which of these is used to separate short co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence? |
| A. | Semicolon |
| B. | Comma |
| C. | Full stop |
| D. | Colon |
| Answer» C. Full stop | |
| 43. |
Convert the following complex sentence into a simple sentence:It is sad that she died so young. |
| A. | Her death at so early an age is sad. |
| B. | She dying so young is sad. |
| C. | It is sad to know that she died at an early age. |
| D. | She dying at an early age is sad. |
| Answer» B. She dying so young is sad. | |
| 44. |
The comma is used after a word used to address a person. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 45. |
Convert the following simple sentence into a complex sentence :On reaching the gate you will have to turn left. |
| A. | As soon as you reach the gate, you will have to turn left. |
| B. | When you reach the gate take a left turn. |
| C. | Turn left when you reach the gate. |
| D. | Reaching the gate, take a left turn. |
| Answer» B. When you reach the gate take a left turn. | |
| 46. |
The gerund is the same as: |
| A. | Adverb |
| B. | Pronoun |
| C. | Adjective |
| D. | Infinitive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
A gerund can be governed by a preposition. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 48. |
Which of these is not a part of speech? |
| A. | Noun |
| B. | Verb |
| C. | Preposition |
| D. | Object |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of these words is not an example of subordinating conjunction related to time? |
| A. | Before |
| B. | Till |
| C. | Because |
| D. | Since |
| Answer» D. Since | |
| 50. |
Which of these conjunctions is not used during the conversion of compound to complex sentence? |
| A. | Cumulative conjunctions |
| B. | Alternative conjunctions |
| C. | Illative conjunctions |
| D. | Principal conjunctions |
| Answer» E. | |