Grammar & Writing: 17 MCQs with answers

D · Exclamatory

The sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark, so it is exclamatory.

B · Leave Request

A clear subject line like 'Leave Request' informs the recipient about the email's purpose.

B · Please close the door.

An imperative sentence gives a command or request, often starting with a verb like 'close'.

A · Choose a topic

Before writing, you need a clear topic to focus your paragraph.

D · Yours sincerely

'Yours sincerely' is a standard formal closing used in professional emails.

C · Imperative

The sentence makes a request, which is the function of an imperative sentence.

B · False

In indirect speech, the tense often changes to past if the reporting verb is in the past.

A · True

A good paragraph develops one central idea to maintain coherence.

D · The lesson is explained by the teacher.

The original sentence is in simple present tense ('explains'), so the passive voice should use 'is/are + past participle': 'is explained'.

C · She said that she was going to the market.

In indirect speech, the present continuous 'am going' changes to past continuous 'was going', and the pronoun 'I' changes to 'she'.

B · A group of sentences about a single topic.

A paragraph is a group of sentences that develop one main idea or topic.

B · A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

The original sentence is in simple past tense ('cooked'), so the passive voice uses 'was/were + past participle': 'was cooked'.

C · He said that he would finish the project the next day.

In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.

A · Kites are being flown by the children.

The original sentence is in present continuous tense ('are flying'), so the passive voice uses 'are being + past participle': 'are being flown'.

B · The teacher told the students to open their books.

For imperative sentences, 'said to' changes to 'told' and the command is expressed with 'to + verb'.

D · Pollution is a major problem in many cities.

A topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph; this sentence clearly introduces the topic of pollution.

C · The main message and details

The body of an email contains the core message and any necessary details.