Verb and Pronouns

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1. What pleases me ____ is her attitude.  

A) the most
B) most
C) more
D) the more

ANSWER= (B) most
Explanation: 'most' is here used as an adverb, and it takes no article. 

2. It was the people with the least money who gave ____ generously. 

A) more
B) the most
C) the more
 D) most 

ANSWER= (D) most 
Explanation: When 'most' is followed only by an adverb, no article is used. 

3. This is ___ frequently mentioned instruction. 

A) most
B) the more  
C) more
D) the most

ANSWER= (D) the most 
Explanation: 'most' is here used as an adjective, it takes an article with the superlative degree. 

5. Have you ____ all the legal instructions? 

A) elucidate 
B) elucidating
C) elucidates
D) elucidated

ANSWER= (D) elucidated (elaborated, explained)
Explanation: Have you elucidated all the legal instructions? 

6. She prefers old customs ____ modernity

A) over
B) to
C) from
D) by  

ANSWER= (B) to 
Explanation: She prefers old customs to modernity.

7. Many a boy ___ done ___ work. 

A) have, theirs 
B) has, his
C) has, their
D) have, his

ANSWER= (B) has, his  
Explanation: Many a boy has done his work. Many boys have done their work. 

8. John is more hardworking than ___. 

A) ours
B) us
C) our
D) we

ANSWER= (D) we
Explanation: John is more hardworking than we. She is taller that I.

9. She is as innocent as ___.

A) me
B) mine
C) I
D) my

ANSWER= (C) I
Explanation: She is as innocent as I.

10. Iqbal is ______ than any other poet in Pakistan. 

A) great
B) greater
C) the greatest
D) a great 

ANSWER= (B)  greater 
Explanation: Iqbal is greater than any other poet in Pakistan.

11. You ____ T.V since morning. 

A) are watching
B) have been watching
C) watching
D) to watch

ANSWER= (B) have been watching
Explanation: You have been watching T. V since morning.

12. She has ___ many good songs.

A) compose 
B) composed
C) will composes
D) was composed

ANSWER= (B) composed
Explanation: She has composed many good songs. 

13. May I ____ your pen, please?  

A) borrow
B) has borrowed  
C) borrowing
D) am borrow

ANSWER= (A) borrow
Explanation: May I borrow your pen, please? 

14. He got his all suits ____.

A) press
B) presses
C) pressing
D) pressed

ANSWER= (D) pressed
Explanation: He got his all suits pressed.

15. We did not ____ the match yesterday.

A) won
B) win
C) wins
D) winning

ANSWER= (B) win
Explanation: They did not win the match yesterday.

16. She has ____  to Murree. 

A) be
B) were
C) was
D) been 

ANSWER= (D) been
Explanation: She has been to Murree. She has gone to Murree. 

17. He will get his daughter ____ out her college. 

A) drops
B) to drop
C) dropped
D) drop

ANSWER= (B) to drop 
Explanation: He will get his daughter to drop out her college.

18. Let the tap ____ until it gets warm water. 

A) runs
B) run  
C) running
D) ran

ANSWER= (B) run
Explanation: Let the fan run until it gets warm water.

19. He ____ to school at the moment.  

A) not goes 
B) is not going 
C) not going 
D) has gone 

ANSWER= (B) is going
Explanation: He is going to school at present.

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20. The mother along with her children ____ the match since morning.

A) is watching
B) have been watching
C) has been watching 
D) watch

ANSWER= (C) has been watching  
Explanation: The mother along with her children has been watching the match since morning.

21. Need we ____ so much?

A) has paid
B) have paid
C) paid
D) paying

ANSWER= (B) have paid
Explanation: Need we have paid so much? (Past Tense).

22. You besides your friend ___ for me since morning. 

A) have been waiting
B) has been waiting
C) will be waiting
D) are waiting 

ANSWER= (A) have been waiting
Explanation: You besides your friend have been waiting for me since morning. 

23. She need hardly ____ you that time is over. 

A) telling
B) tell
C) told
D) tells

ANSWER= (D) tell 
Explanation: She need hardly tell you that time is over. Modal verbs (can, could, would, should, may, might, shall, will, here. .  

24. They say, "We shall wait until she ____."

A) comes
B) not come
C) is coming
D) has come

ANSWER= (A) comes
Explanation: They say, "We shall wait until she comes.  

25. Swimming helps everyone ____.

A) to relaxed
B) relax 
C) relaxed
D) relaxing

ANSWER= (B)  relax
Explanation: Swimming helps everyone relax. (Causative Verb)

26. Arriving on the 9:10 plane ___ Liz Brooks, my old neighbour; her husband; and Tim, their son. 

A) was
B) were 
C) being
D) be

ANSWER= (B) were 
Explanation: Arriving on the 9:10 plane ___ Liz Brooks, my old neighbour; her husband; and Tim, their son.

27. There is a cat in our ____  it is a black cat.

A) garden.
B) garden
C) garden;
D) garden,

ANSWER= (C) garden;
Explanation: There is a cat in our garden; it is a black cat. 

28. There is no need ____ much.

A) pay
B) to pay
C) paying
D) pays

ANSWER= (B) to pay
Explanation: There is no need to pay much?

29. The Principal made the students ____  a letter. 

A) written
B) writes 
C) write
D) have written

ANSWER= (C) write
Explanation: The Principal made the students write a letter. 

30. Has she ____ an issue to discuss in the meeting?

A) get
B) got
C) getting
D) gets

ANSWER= (B) got
Explanation: Has she got an issue to discuss in the meeting? 

31. We were made ____ a letter. 

A) wrote
B) to write 
C) writes
D) write

ANSWER= (B) to write
Explanation: We were made to write a letter. (Causative verb with passive voice structure)

32. My teacher said that all that ____ is not gold.

A) glitter
B) glitters
 C) glittering
D) glittered

ANSWER= (B) glitters
Explanation: My teacher said that all that glitters is not gold. 

33. She needs to win this game ___ in the competition. 

A) stayed 
B) staying
C) stays
D) to stay

ANSWER= (D) to stay 
Explanation: She needs to win this game to stay in the competition.

34. They and she ____  all the books. 

A) has sold
B) sell
C) sells
D) have sold

ANSWER= (D) have sold
Explanation: They and she have sold all the books. 

35. He as well as his friends ____ cricket in the morning. 

A) plays
B) playing
C) to play
D) is playing

ANSWER= (B) plays
Explanation: He as well as his friends plays cricket in the morning.  

36. She is not ___  as her sister.

A) as intelligent 
B) so intelligent
C) intelligent
D) intelligent's

ANSWER= (B) so intelligent 
Explanation: She is not so intelligent as her sister. 

38. Is there any break or we ___ the exam next month?

A) have to taken
B) are to take
C) shall have to take
D) has to taken

ANSWER= (C) shall have to take
Explanation: Is there any break or we shall have to take the exam next month? (Future Tense). 

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39. If they had taken the exam last year, they ____ admission to the university.

A) would get
B) would have gotten
C) should get
D) must get

ANSWER= (B) would have gotten
Explanation: If they had taken the exam last year, they would have gotten admission to the university.

40. Is the U.K missing out on a multi-billion ____ industry? 

A) pounds
B) pounding
C) pound
D) pounded

ANSWER= (C) pound
Explanation: Is the U.K missing out on a multi-billion pound industry? 

41. It is hoped that he ___ selected by the committee.

A) has been
B) will 
C) were
D) can

ANSWER= (A) has been
Explanation: It is hoped that he has been selected by the committee.

41. Had he really known that he ___ to the meeting. 

A) will not go
B) would not go
C) was going 
D) would have not gone

ANSWER= (D) would have not gone
Explanation: Had he known that he would have not gone to the meeting. 

43. He said that 40% of his facial ____, at least creating less area to shave daily. 

A) hair's
B) hairs 
C) hair
D) hairs'

ANSWER= (C) hair 
Explanation: He said that 40% of his facial hair, at least creating less area to shave daily. 

44. We ___ anything since morning because of the power load-shedding.  

A) has not eaten
B) have not eaten 
C) am not eating
D) not eating

ANSWER= (B) have not eaten
Explanation: We have not eaten anything since morning because of the power load-shedding.

45. I ____ him for two years.  

A) knowing
B) knows
C) have known
D) to know

ANSWER= (C) have known
Explanation: I have known him for two years. (Present Perfect Tense)

46. It is you who ____ in trouble only. 

A) is 
B) am
C) are 
D) have

ANSWER= (C) are 
Explanation: It is you who are in trouble only. It is I who am in trouble only. It is she who is in trouble only.

47. The Sun was setting when we ___ to reach home earlier. 

A) was trying
B) tried 
C) try
D) tries

ANSWER= (B) tried 
Explanation: The Sun was setting when we tried to reach home earlier. 

48. I like her because she doesn't ____ anyone. 

A) hates
B) hate
C) hated
D) to hate

ANSWER= (B) hate 
Explanation: I like her because she doesn't hate  anyone.. 

49. It is a pity that we don't ___ English in the classroom. 

A) spoke
B) speaking
C) speak
D) speaks

ANSWER= (C) speak
Explanation: I like her because she doesn't hate  anyone.. 

50. By the time we _____ there they will have finished the work. 

A) reaches
A) reaching
B) reach
C) to reach

ANSWER= (C) reach
Explanation: By the time we reach there they will have finished the work.