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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.
51. |
Which of these is used before co-ordinative conjunctions? |
A. | Comma |
B. | Full stop |
C. | Colon |
D. | Dash |
Answer» B. Full stop | |
52. |
An imperative sentence inquires about something. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
53. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect:She said, “Alas ! I have failed.” |
A. | She exclaimed sadly that she failed. |
B. | She exclaimed sadly that she had failed. |
C. | She exclaimed sadly that I failed. |
D. | She exclaimed that she failed. |
Answer» C. She exclaimed sadly that I failed. | |
54. |
The hyphen is a longer line than the dash. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
55. |
Which of these is used between sentences which are grammatically independent? |
A. | Colon |
B. | Semicolon |
C. | Comma |
D. | Hyphen |
Answer» B. Semicolon | |
56. |
Which of these is not a coordinating conjunction? |
A. | Cumulative |
B. | Adversative |
C. | Possessive |
D. | Alternative |
Answer» D. Alternative | |
57. |
Which of these words is not used to join the dependent clause with the main clause? |
A. | Who |
B. | When |
C. | For |
D. | But |
Answer» E. | |
58. |
Which of these is not an example of subordinating conjunction related to cause? |
A. | Because |
B. | Since |
C. | As |
D. | Unless |
Answer» E. | |
59. |
Which of these is not modified by adverb? |
A. | Verb |
B. | Adjective |
C. | Noun |
D. | Adverb |
Answer» D. Adverb | |
60. |
Which of these prepositions is used with 'inquire' or 'demand'? |
A. | Is |
B. | At |
C. | Of |
D. | On |
Answer» D. On | |
61. |
Auxiliary + infinitive combinations are made passive by using a passive infinitive. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
62. |
Which of these sentences is an example of an end position adverb? |
A. | He normally wakes up at 6 A.M. |
B. | This car runs smoothly. |
C. | How wonderful she looks ! |
D. | Why did he visit the zoo? |
Answer» C. How wonderful she looks ! | |
63. |
Verbs of which of these form their passive by using the passive form of the main verb. |
A. | Wanting |
B. | Wishing |
C. | Liking |
D. | Command |
Answer» E. | |
64. |
To which of these types does the following sentence belong?Brutus loved Caesar. |
A. | Assertive sentence |
B. | Interrogative sentence |
C. | Imperative sentence |
D. | Exclamatory sentence |
Answer» B. Interrogative sentence | |
65. |
Which of these words is not used to transform non-emphatic sentence to emphatic sentence? |
A. | Do |
B. | Does |
C. | Did |
D. | Has |
Answer» E. | |
66. |
Which of these is an example of affirmative sentence? |
A. | Can you do this? |
B. | What a pretty girl! |
C. | Everyone accepts his version. |
D. | Please open the door. |
Answer» D. Please open the door. | |
67. |
Convert the affirmative sentence into a negative sentence:Mili is prettier than Neha. |
A. | Neha is not as pretty as Mili. |
B. | Mili is not as pretty as Neha. |
C. | Neha is not as prettier as Mili. |
D. | Mili is not prettier than Neha. |
Answer» B. Mili is not as pretty as Neha. | |
68. |
A simple sentence can be converted into a compound sentence by enlarging a word or a phrase into a co-ordinate clause. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
69. |
Which of these words are not used by independent clauses? |
A. | Nor |
B. | Still |
C. | And |
D. | For |
Answer» E. | |
70. |
Convert the following interrogative sentence to an assertive sentence:Who would not love his country? |
A. | No one loves his country. |
B. | Everyone loves his country. |
C. | Someone loves his country. |
D. | Everyone loves the country. |
Answer» C. Someone loves his country. | |
71. |
In the following sentence, replace the verb by a noun :He fought bravely. |
A. | He put up a brave fight. |
B. | A fight was put up bravely. |
C. | A brave fight was put up. |
D. | A fight is put up bravely. |
Answer» B. A fight was put up bravely. | |
72. |
Change the degree of comparison:I am as pretty as her. |
A. | She is not prettier than me. |
B. | She is prettier than me. |
C. | I am the prettiest. |
D. | We both are pretty. |
Answer» B. She is prettier than me. | |
73. |
Which of these is an example of a participle as a modifier? |
A. | A canvas trouser |
B. | Running nose |
C. | A walking stick |
D. | A student’s pen |
Answer» C. A walking stick | |
74. |
Indirect speech is also called as : |
A. | Reported speech |
B. | Quoted speech |
C. | Simple speech |
D. | Principal speech |
Answer» B. Quoted speech | |
75. |
To which type does the sentence belong?Alas! I have no hope of life. |
A. | Assertive sentence |
B. | Interrogative sentence |
C. | Imperative sentence |
D. | Exclamatory sentence |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech :She said, “We will analyse this tomorrow.” |
A. | She said that they would analyse it the next day. |
B. | She said that we would analyse it the next day. |
C. | She said that they will analyse it the next day. |
D. | She said that we will analyse it the next day. |
Answer» B. She said that we would analyse it the next day. | |
77. |
A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by using a compound noun. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
78. |
Which of these is not an use of the passive voice? |
A. | When we know about the doer of the action. |
B. | When the subject of the active verb would be people. |
C. | To avoid awkward or ungrammatical sentences. |
D. | When an active form would create problems for the speaker. |
Answer» B. When the subject of the active verb would be people. | |
79. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :Vineet said to Nitin, “ Go away.” |
A. | Vineet ordered Nitin to go away. |
B. | Vineet said Nitin to go away. |
C. | Vineet ordered Nitin go away. |
D. | Vineet said to Nitin go away. |
Answer» B. Vineet said Nitin to go away. | |
80. |
While converting direct speech to indirect, simple present becomes a simple past. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
81. |
Which of these is used to explain a preceding statement? |
A. | Comma |
B. | Hyphen |
C. | Semicolon |
D. | Colon |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
A verb in a simple sentence CANNOT be expanded to which of the following clauses? |
A. | Noun clause |
B. | Verb clause |
C. | Adjective clause |
D. | Adverb clause |
Answer» C. Adjective clause | |
83. |
Choose the correct statement : |
A. | Although he was hurt, but he continued to walk. |
B. | Although he was hurt, he continued to walk. |
C. | He was hurt, he continued to walk. |
D. | Although he continued to walk, he was hurt. |
Answer» C. He was hurt, he continued to walk. | |
84. |
Change the speech for the following statement :She said, “The man died in the afternoon.” |
A. | She said the man died in the afternoon. |
B. | She said that the man had died in the afternoon. |
C. | She had said the man died in the afternoon. |
D. | She said the man was dead in the afternoon. |
Answer» C. She had said the man died in the afternoon. | |
85. |
The following transformation is an example under which clause?Simple : His crime was unforgivable.Complex : His crime was such as could not be forgiven. |
A. | Noun clause |
B. | Verb clause |
C. | Adjective clause |
D. | Adverb clause |
Answer» D. Adverb clause | |
86. |
Which of these forms are used to report negative commands? |
A. | not + infinitive |
B. | no + infinitive |
C. | command + infinitive |
D. | object + infinitive |
Answer» B. no + infinitive | |
87. |
If the reported speech expresses some universal truth, habit, historical incident or permanent fact, its tense does not change even when the reporting verb is in the past tense. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
88. |
Which of these verbs don’t follow the object + infinitive form? |
A. | Beg |
B. | Order |
C. | Invite |
D. | Pray |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
Convert the following sentence in direct speech to indirect speech :She said, “Can you read?” and I said “yes”. |
A. | She asked me can you read and I said yes. |
B. | She asked me if I could read and I said that I could. |
C. | She asked me can you read and I said that I could. |
D. | She asked me if I could read and I said yes. |
Answer» C. She asked me can you read and I said that I could. | |
90. |
The comma is used before a participial phrase. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
91. |
Convert the following exclamatory sentence to an assertive sentence:Hurrah ! We have one the match. |
A. | Hurrah, we have one the match. |
B. | We won the match. |
C. | We rejoice to have won the match. |
D. | We have won the match, hurrah. |
Answer» D. We have won the match, hurrah. | |
92. |
Coordinating clauses are clauses of ______ rank. |
A. | equal |
B. | unequal |
C. | different |
D. | varied |
Answer» B. unequal | |
93. |
Which of these is an example of adversative co-ordinating conjunction? |
A. | He didn’t raise his hand and he didn’t raise his voice. |
B. | She was pretty, but she was dumb. |
C. | Hurry up, else you will lose. |
D. | You must have not studied hard, for the paper was easy. |
Answer» C. Hurry up, else you will lose. | |
94. |
In relative clauses, which of these is used to refer to things? |
A. | Who |
B. | Which |
C. | That |
D. | Whom |
Answer» C. That | |
95. |
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :She said, “My mother is cooking food.” |
A. | She said that her mother was cooking food. |
B. | She said that my mother was cooking food. |
C. | She said that her mother is cooking food. |
D. | She said that my mother is cooking food. |
Answer» B. She said that my mother was cooking food. | |
96. |
Which of these is an assertive sentence? |
A. | Why waste time in reading trash? |
B. | I wish that I were healthy again. |
C. | How beautiful is the rainbow! |
D. | Please have a look at the brochure. |
Answer» C. How beautiful is the rainbow! | |
97. |
Which of these is used to indicate the omission of a word? |
A. | Colon |
B. | Semicolon |
C. | Comma |
D. | Apostrophe |
Answer» D. Apostrophe | |
98. |
Which of these is not an adverb of frequency? |
A. | Often |
B. | Never |
C. | Usually |
D. | Smoothly |
Answer» E. | |
99. |
Fill in the blank:The man was badly injured, _____ he was alive. |
A. | however |
B. | but |
C. | though |
D. | hence |
Answer» C. though | |
100. |
Which of these conjunctions is not used in the transformation of simple into compound sentences? |
A. | Alternative conjunctions |
B. | Illative conjunctions |
C. | Cumulative conjunctions |
D. | Complex conjunctions |
Answer» E. | |