PSC English Grammar
These grammar exercises are helpful for students preparing for various PSC examinations.
1. Change voice. Everybody praised her.
a) She praised everybody.
b) She was praised by everybody.
c) She is praised by everybody.
d) She is being praised by everybody.
2. From the given options choose the antonym of ‘Stupendous’
a) boring
b) splendid
c) remarkable
d) impressive
3. The idiom ‘Stab someone in the back’ means
a) to help
b) to protect
c) to betray
d) to criticise
4. Change into indirect speech
She said, ‘I met him at the party last week.’
a) She told she met him at the party last week.
b) She said that she met him at the party the previous week.
c) She said that she had met him at the party the previous week.
d) She said that I had met him at the party the previous week.
5. Supply the right articles.
He took …………………… hour and ………………. half to finish the job.
a) a, a
b) an, a
c) a, the
d) an, the
6. She wore a bangle made of gold. He wore a ………………………
a) gold bangle
b) golden bangle
c) gold’s bangle
d) goldy bangle
7. Which part has an error.
If I were you (a) / I wouldn’t have worn (b) / that skirt to school (c) / No error
8. You can take ……………………………. you want.
a) as long as
b) as much as
c) as many as
d) as far as
9. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
Life must be really unpleasant for people ……………………. live near busy airports.
a) who
b) whom
c) whose
d) what
10. Add an appropriate question tag.
He never tells lies, …………………………….?
a) doesn’t he
b) does he
c) has he
d) hasn’t he
Answers
1. She was praised by everybody; 2. boring; 3. to betray; 4. She said that she had met him at the party the previous week; 5. an, a; 6. golden bangle; 7. If I were you, I wouldn’t wear that skirt to school; 8. as much as; 9. who; 10. does he?
