
Choose the correct option and fill in the blank:
May we have _____ pleasure of your company?

Important Questions on Basics of Grammar

In the following sentence, a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to.
There is a visitor for you.

Given below is a sentence with a bold word. Identify the part of speech of the bold words. Choose the response which is the most appropriate expression.
The cat loves comfort.

Choose the most suitable article to fill in the blank. If no article is required, choose the answer (4)
I eat an egg _____day.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
He is _____ dishonour to this profession.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
Lakshmana has come with _____ umbrella.


Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into some parts. Choose the part which is grammatically or contextually incorrect. In case there is no error, choose 'No error' as your answer.
Being a M.A. only (a)/ he could not be appointed to (b)/ the post of lecturer. (c)/ No error (d)

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
He looks as stupid as _____ owl.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
Chennai is _____ very dear place to live in.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
Man, thou art _____ animal.

Directions: In the question given below, a sentence with few blanks is given. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence grammatically and contextually.
I bought _____ few horses, _____ ox, and _____ buffalo.

You would be called _____ fool if you say that.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Around the world, forests are being (i) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a (ii) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon - a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely (iii) forests capacity to absorb emissions from other sources - but also drastically (iv) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.
However, the effects of deforestation extend beyond carbon. Rainforests (v) a wide variety of ecosystems services, from regulating rainfall to purifying groundwater and keeping fertile soil from (vi). Deforestation in one area can seriously damage food production and (vii) to clean water in an entire region. The value of global ecosystem services has been estimated at 33 trillion USD each year (almost half of global GDP), but these services have been taken for granted without a mechanism to make the market reflect their value. Rainforests are also a home and (viii) of income for a huge number of people in Africa, Asia and South America. (ix) this, economic pressures frequently drive both local communities and national governments in the developing world to (x) these forests in ways that are unsustainable, clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, timber, mining, agricultural land.
Find the missing word at (v)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles in the sentence below:
_____ lion is _____ king of beasts.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles in the sentence below:
_____ Ganga is _____ sacred river.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
He is _____ untidy guy.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
Hindi is _____ easy language.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article in the sentence below:
Australia is _____ island.

The following items consists of two statements - Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the code given below -
CODE -
1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement 2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II isn't the correct explanation of Statement I.
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Statement I - In Veitnam War, Americans used powerful defolitants such as Agent Orange over large areas of dense areas and agricultural fields.
Statement II - Defolitants are very dangerous war weapons which leave the forests and agricultural fields barren.

