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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. | |