Word Order

Word Order MCQ – English Grammar

Word Order

  1. (a) Ten books on the table there are.

(b) On the table ten books are there.

(c) Ten books are on the table there.

(d) There are ten books on the table.

Ans: (d) There are ten books on the table.

  1. (a) He hardly had there gone when started it rain.

(b) He had hardly gone when it started to rain there.

(c) Hardly had he gone there when it started to rain.

(d) Hardly he had gone there when it started to rain.

Ans: (c) Hardly had he gone there when it started to rain.

  1. (a) Never such a naughty boy I had seen.

(b) Never I had such a naughty boy seen.

(c) Never had I seen such a naughty boy.

(d) Never I had seen such a naughty boy.

Ans : (c) Never had I seen such a naughty boy.

  1. (a) He comes to our house seldom.

(b) Seldom to our house he comes.

(C) He comes seldom to our house.

(d) Seldom does he come to our house.

Ans : (d) Seldom does he come to our house.

  1. (a) At no time saidI that I would help you.

(b) At no time did I say that I would help you.

(c) I did not say that I would help you at no time.

(d) At no time I said that I would help you.

Ans (b) At no time did I say that I would help you.

  1. (a) Only in Bangalore you will find such fine weather.

(b) Only in Bangalore will you find such fine weather.

(c) In Bangalore you will find only such fine weather.

(d) You will only find in Bangalore such fine weatehr.

Ans: (b) Only in Bangalore will you find such fine weather.

  1. (a) Often they have committed such mistakes.

(b) Often such mistakes they have committed.

(c) Often have they committed such mistakes.

(d) They have committed often such mistakes.

Ans: (c) Often have they committed such mistakes.

  1. (a) Sharmila replied to the letter promptly.

(b) Sharmila promptly replied to the letter.

(c) Sharmila replied promptly to the letter.

(d) Promptly Sharmila replied to the letter.

Ans: (a) Sharmila replied to the letter promptly.

  1. (a) He gave the money to me yesterday

(b) He gave me the money yesterday.

(c) Yesterday he gave the money to me.

(d) He gave the money yesterday to me.

Ans: (b) He gave me the money yesterday.

  1. (a) He has supported me always.

(b) He always has supported me.

(c) Always he has supported me.

(d) He has always supported me.

Ans: (d) He has always supported me.

  1. (a) saw a dead cow walking when I was in the garden.

(b) I saw in the garden when I was walking a dead cow.

(c) A dead cow walking I saw when I was in the garden.

(d) WhenI was walking in the garden I saw a dead cow.

Ans : (d) When I was walking in the garden I saw a dead cow.

  1. (a) I came to see you but you were yesterday not at home.

(b) I came to see you but yesterday you were not at home.

(C) Yesterday I came to see you but you were not at home.

(d) I came to see you yesterday but you were not at home.

Ans (d) I came to see you yesterday but you were not at home.

  1. (a) They only work when they have no money.

(b) Only they work when they have no money.

(C) They work when only they have no money

(d) They work only when they have no money.

Ans : (d) They work only when they have no money.

  1. (a) I spent the three last days in a chair with swollen legs.

(b) I spent the last three days with swollen legs in a chair.

(c) I spent the three last days with swollen legs in a chair.

(d) I spent with swollen legs the three last days in a chair.

Ans: (a) I spent the three last days in a chair with swollen legs.

  1. (a) They left the hotel where they nad been staying in a motor-car.

(b) They left in a motor-car the hotel where they had been staying.

(c) They left the hotel in a motor-car where they had been staying.

(d) They left the hotel in a motor-car staying where they had been.

Ans: (b) They left in a motor-car the hotel where they had been staying.

  1. (a) The ball hit me on the head which was made of rubber.

(b) The ball on the head hit me which was made of rubber.

(c)The ball which hit me on the head was made of rubber.

(d) The ball was made of rubber which hit me on the head.

Ans: (c) The ball which hit me on the head was made of rubber.

  1. (a) Tell me a lie never, whatever the case may be.

(b) Never, never tell me a lie whatever the case may be.

(c) Never tell me a lie, never, whatever the case may be.

(d) Tell me never, never a lie, whatever the case may be.

Ans : (b) Never, never tell me a lie whatever the case may be.

  1. (a) The Titanic slowly but surely went down the sea.

(b) The Titanic went slowly but surely down the sea.

(c) Slowly but surcly the Titanic went down the sea.

(d) Slowly but surely went the Titanic down the sea.

Ans: (c) Slowly but surely went the Titanic down the sea.

  1. (a) He killed the sparrow with a gun which was sitting on a branch.

(b) He killed the sparrow which was sitting on a branch with a gun.

(c) He killed with a gun the sparrow which was sitting on a branch.

(d) He killed on a branch the sparrow which was sitting with a gun.

Ans : (C) He killed with a gun the sparrow which was sitting on a branch.

  1. (a) In thirty rounds of firing only five lives were fortunately lost.

(b) Only five lives were fortunately lost in thirty rounds of firing.

(c) Fortunately, only five lives were lost in thirty rounds of firing.

(d) In thirty rounds of firing fortunately only five lives were lost.

Ans: (c) Fortunately, only five lives were lost in thirty rounds of firing.

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