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200 Questions & Answers in English

Grammar for Beginners

-Mary had threechildren. ( Make it question by using " How many" )

-How many children did Mary have?

2-He took his children to the zoo last Friday.

( Change it into passive voice )

-His children were taken to the zoo last Friday.

3-Dogs are animals. ( Make it singular )

- A dog is an animal.

4-He not (come) back yet, He probably (come) tomorrow

Put the verbs between brackets in their correct tense ).

-He has not comeback yet, He willprobably cometomorrow5-glass, control, the, without, is, candle, a, called, the.( Re-write these words so as to form a complete and meaningful sentence )

- Theglasswithout a candle is called the control.

6-He goes to the Youth Centre twice a month.

( Make it question by using "How often" )

- Howoften does he go to the Youth Centre?

7- That man is our new teacher. He is standing there.

( Join this pair of sentences with "who" )

- That man who is standing there is our new teacher.

8- She will do her homework. She will watch TV.

( Join this pair of sentences with "after" )

- After she does her homework, she will watch TV.

9- Susan is very clever. She will pass the exam.

( Join with " enough. to" and make necessary changes )

- Susan is clever enough to pass the exam.

10- Tom didn't arrive in time. Jack didn't arrive in time.

(Join with " neither. nor")

-Neither Ali nor Jack arrived in time.

11- What are you doing now ?( Answer this question using the prompt " answer the questions" )

- I am answering the questions now.

12- He .. tired today.( smells, feels, tastes, keeps) Choose the correct choice)

- He feels tired today.

13- David travels to England every summer.

( Use : " last summer" and make any necessary changes )

- David traveled to England last summer.

14- Children eat apples every Friday. ( Change into singular )- A child eats an apple every Friday.

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15- Sandy is young. Jean is young, too. ( Join with : " as... as" )

- Sandy is as young as Jean.

16- School starts at eight o'clock in the morning.

( Make a question with "when" )

- When does school start ?17- Those girls have new sweaters. They are .. sweaters.

( the girl's ; the girls ; the girl' ; the girls' )

- Those girls have new sweaters. They are the gir ls'sweaters.

18- She can't wear that blouse. It is very dirty.

( Join with : " too to" )

- It is too dirty for her to wear.

Or "The blouse is too dirty for her to wear.

19- The mechanic repaired the car last week.

( Change into passive voice )

- The car was repaired last week.20- He is a heavy smoker. He smokes .. ( Complete )

- He is a heavy smoker. He smokes heavily.

21- Change into interrogative. ( Clever pupils get high marks )

- What do clever pupils get ?

Or "Do clever pupils get high marks ?

22- Form a sentence using the verb ( imagine ) followed by two nouns.

- I imagine Rose an old woman.

23- Change into plural. ( A rose is a flower. )

- Roses are flowers.24- Correct the verb between brackets.

( If you ( are ) a head-master, you would have new duties )

- If you were a head-master, you would have new duties.

25- Change into passive voice. (They collect the rubbish everyday.)

- The rubbish is collected everyday.

26- Join using ( who ) :

( People are not healthy. They drink alcohol. )

- People who dr ink alcohol are not healthy.

27- Join using the (ing) form.

( I found the baby. It was sleeping in its bed )- I found the baby sleeping in its bed.

28- Make a question beginning with ( How often ).

( We get together once a year )

- How often do you get together ?

29- Re-write this sentence putting the word in brackets in the right position.

( She plays tennis. ( sometime )

- She sometimesplays tennis.

30- Ann has been given a reward. ( Change into negative )

- Ann has not been given a reward .31- Use ( post ) as a transitive verb in a useful sentence.

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- Helen posted a letter to Suzan yesterday .

32- Onions are vegetables. ( Change into singular )

- An onion is a vegetable.

33- Mary invited the Browns to a party. (Change into passive voice)

- The Browns were invited to a party.34- We ( make ) Martin monitor next year.

( Correct the verb between brackets )

- We shall make Martin monitor next year.

35- The story was interesting. It pleased many writers.

( Join using : which )

- The story which pleased many wr i ters was interesting.

36- I saw dirt in the room. I couldn't stand it. (Join using : ing from)

- I couldn't stand seeing dirt in the room.

37- George goes to work by bus.

( Make a question beginning with : How )- How does George go to work ?

38- I can do it faster. (Re-write this sentence putting the word "much" in the right

position)

- I can do it much faster.

39- Thomas has three friends.

( Make it question by using " How many " )

- How many friends does Thomas have ?

40- He took the children to the zoo last Friday.

( Change into passive voice )- The children were taken to the zoo last Friday.

41- Dogs are animals. ( Make it singular )

- A dog is an animal.

41- He goes to library twice a month. ( Make it question by using : " How often " )

- How often does he go to library ?

42- That man is our new teacher. He is standing there.

( Join this pair of sentences with " who " )

- That man who is standing there is our new teacher.

43- Mary drank a lot of milk this morning.

(Make it question by using " How much ")- How much milk did Mary drink this morning ?

44- Sandy takes a great interest in the Olympics.

( Change into passive voice )

- A great interest is taken in the Olympics.

45- A fly is an insect. ( Make it plural )

- Flies are insects.

46- Rose ( not go ) to cinema yesterday. She always ( go ) to cinema on Fridays

( Put the verbs between brackets in their correct tense )

- Rose did not goto cinema yesterday. She always goesto cinema on Fridays47- nations, competitions, sports, Games, many, Olympics, among, are, the

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(Re-write these words so as to from a complete and meaningful sentence )

- The Olympic Games are sports competitions among many nations.

48- Jack played the piano at the concert.

( Make it question by using " Where " )

- Where did Jack play the piano ?49- The story won first prize. It pleased many writers.

( Join this pair of sentences with " which " )

- The story which pleased many wr i ters won first prize.

50- Henry goes. I'll give him the book.

( Join this pair of sentences with " before " )

- Before Henry goes, I'll give him the book.

51- Light passes through the lens. It acts on light sensitive chemicals in the film. (ing-

form)

- Light passing through the lens acts on light sensitive chemicals.

52- Thomas swims well. Jack swims well. ( Join with " Both " )- Both Thomas and Jack swim well.

53- The mechanic oils the machine every week. ( Passive Voice )

- The machine is oiled every week.

54- These books can't . .

( borrowed, be borrowed, borrow, borrowing )

( Choose the correct option )

- These books can't be borrowed.

55- Tom was brave. He told the truth. ( Join with " enough " )

- Tom was brave enough to tell the truth.56- He plays chess every Friday.

( Use " How often " to make a question )

- How often does he play chess?

57- He will know you. He will see you. ( Join with " as soon as " )

- He will know you as soon as he sees you.

58- If he ( be ) a bird, he would fly.

( Correct the verb between brackets )

- If he werea bird, he would fly.

59- I can't eat those apples. (sour) those apples are (Complete by using

"too. to")- Those apples are too sour for me to eat.

60- I was alone in the house. I couldn't bear it.

(Join this pair of sentences by using " ing from ")

- I couldn't bear being alone in the house.

61- Rose usually gets high marks. She is very clever.

( Join with " who " )

- Rose who is very clever usually gets high marks.

62- John oiled the machine yesterday. ( Passive Voice )

- The machine was oiled yesterday.63- David is tired of .. to his brother.

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( listen, listening, listens, to listen )

( Choose the correct option )

- David is tired of listening to his brother

64- Jack ran fast. He caught the bus. ( Join with " enough " )

- Jack ran fast enough to catch the bus.65- George drank two cups of milk.

( Use " How many " to make a question)

- How many cups of milk did George drink ?

66- John asked me. I like to go out. ( Join with " whether " )

- John asked me whether I liked to go out.

67- If Sandy were a bird, she (fly ).( Correct the verb between brackets )

- If Sandy were a bird, she would fly.

68- Jack can't read that book. ( difficult )

( Complete by using " too .. to " )- That book is too difficult for him to read.

69- The pupils work in the lab. They are interested in chemistry.

( Join this pair of sentences by using " .. ing form " )

- The pupils working in the lab are interested in chemistry.

70- The camera is inexpensive. It is fitted with a small lens.

( Join with " which " )

- The camera which is fi tted with a small lens is inexpensive.

71- Rose makes a cake everyday. ( Negative )

- Rose does not make a cake everyday72- Jean played tennis yesterday. ( when )

- When did Jean play tennis ?

73- I saw smoke. It was coming down the floor.

( Join into one sentence )

- I saw smoke coming down the floor.

74- Sandy ( wrote ) a letter every Friday. ( Correct the verb )

- Sandy writes a letter every Friday.

75- Answer this question using the singular. Flies are insects.

- A fly is an insect.

76- Make a question using ' How much ' or ' How many '. She drank two cups of tea.- How many cups of tea did she drink ?

77- Change into passive voice. They write the exercises in ink.

- The exercises are written in ink.

78- Answer this question. When do you wake up in the morning ?

- I wake up at six o'clock in the morning.

79- They played tennis yesterday. ( Negative )

- They did not play tennis yesterday.

80- He usually ( going ) to school early. ( Correct the verb )

- He usually goes to school early.81- The verb ( is ) followed by an adjective.

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- John is clever.

82- I found the baby. He was sleeping in his bed.

( Join in one sentence )

- I found the baby sleeping in his bed.

83- Use ( is ) followed by an adverb of place.-Tom is here.

84- John has some books. ( Negative )

- John does not have any books.

85- We ( write ) English yesterday. ( Correct the verb )

- We wrote English yesterday.

86- She . tired. Choose ( taste, feels, keeps, smells )

- She feels ti red.

87- They went to school yesterday. ( Where )

- Where did they go yesterday ?

88- Use ( are ) in a sentence following by a noun.- These men are teachers.

89- She watched the rain. It was falling heavily

( Join into one sentence )

- She watched the rain falling heavily.

90- Sandy played the piano yesterday. ( When )

- When did Sandy play the piano ?

100- Jack helps his sister. ( Negative )

- Jack does not help his sister.

101- Thomas ( study ) English everyday. ( Correct the verb )- Thomas studies English everyday.

102- David goes to school every morning. ( Where )

- Where does David go every morning ?

103- Henry ( plays ) the piano yesterday. ( Correct the verb )

- Henry played the piano yesterday.

104- Use ( are ) followed by an adjective.

- The boys are clever.

105- Jean always silent. ( looks, keeps, smells, tastes )

- Jean always keeps si lent.

106- Make a sentence having a gerund as the subject of a sentence.

- Smoking is bad.

107- The trees are covered snow.( add a suitable prepositions ) .

- The trees are covered with snow.

108- What happened to the exercise. ( answered ) . Answer .

- The exercise was answered.

109- A stone is thrown at the window by Rose. ( Make negative ) .

- A stone is not thrown at the window by Rose.

110- You will be in England tomorrow.( use " going to " to indicate future ) .

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- You are going to be in England tomorrow.

111- The train ( leaves ) a few minutes ago.

( Correct the verb between brackets ) .

- The train left a few minutes ago.

112- John has gone home. Add ( already ) .- John has already gone home.

113- Mary has three children. ( make question ) .

- How many children does Mary have ?

114- Everyone likes Sandy.

( Substitute the underlined noun by a suitable pronoun ).

- Everyone likes her.

115- Jack and Rose didn't pass the exam. ( Neither . nor ) .

-Neither Jack nor Rose passed the exam.

116- The girls cleaned the class yesterday. ( Make it interrogative ) .

- Did the girls clean the class yesterday ?117- Re-arrange the following words so as to make a meaningful sentence :

( to, John, been, Susan, and, have, both, France ) .

- Both John and Susan have been to France.

118- My father gave me a present last week.

( Make it simple present ) .

- My father gives me a present every week.

119- The thief stole our money yesterday. (Make it passive voice) .

- Our money was stolen yesterday.

120- We shall have a holiday next week. ( Use " going to " ) .- We are going to have a holiday next week.

121- I threw a stone at the window. ( Change into " passive " ) .

- A stone was thrown at the window.

122- He will visit me tomorrow. ( Change into " passive " ) .

- I shall be visited tomorrow.

123- Mary likes ( swim ) . ( Correct the verb )

- Mary likes swimming.

124- The bell ( ring ). So we must go in.( Put the verb in the present perfect tense )

- The bell has rung. So we must go in.125- I threw stones at the window. ( Change into " passive " ) .

- Stones were thrown at the window

126- Lions are wild animals. ( Change into singular ) .

- A lion is a wild animal.

127- I met him on the train yesterday.( Make a question using where ) .

- Where did you meet him yesterday ?

128- He played the piano yesterday ( guitar )

( Negative : Use the word between brackets ) .- He played the piano yesterday. He did not play the guitar yesterday.

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129- I saw smoke. It was coming from a room.

( Join using ing form ) .

- I saw smoke coming from a room.

130- I took the children to the zoo yesterday.

( Change into passive voice ) .- The children were taken to the zoo.

131- She is a careful typist. She types . .( Fill in the blanks with a suitable derived word )

- She is a careful typist. She types carefully.

132- Supply a sentence with the pattern. ( Subj. + V. be + n. )

- Tom is a teacher.

133- What are you doing now ?

( Answer the question using the correct verb form )

- I am writing now.

134- Give an example. Use this pattern :( Subject + transitive verb + object ) .

- I speak English.

135- Jean writes a letter to her friend every year.

( Use " last " instead of " every " )

- Jean wrote a letter to her friend last year.

136- Diamonds are precious stones. ( Change into singular ) .

- A diamond is a precious stone

137- They discussed the new plan in details yesterday.

( Passive voice )- The new plan was discussed in details yesterday.

138- David drank a lot of tea yesterday. ( Make question. Use : " How much " ) .

- How much tea did David drink yesterday ?

139- A course that lasts for five weeks is a .( Complete ) .

- A course that lasts for five weeks is a five-week course.

140- George visits his uncle every Friday. ( Negative ) .

- George does not visi t his uncle every Friday.

141- What's Mary doing ?

( Answer this question . Use " wash the dishes " ) .- Mary's washing the dishes.

142- He is a good player. He plays .

( Complete. Using an adverb )

- He is a good player. He plays well.

143- Did Jack send you a parcel ?

( Answer completely with Yes, . )

- Yes, he did.

144- He speaks English well. ( Change into negative )

- He does not speak English well.145- She put her hand on my head.

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( Make a question using " Where " )

- Where did she put her hand ?

146- The girl is crying now. Her mother died last night.

( Join with " Whose " )

- The girlwhose mother died last night

is crying .147- John has not sold his car yet. ( Re-write this sentence using " tomorrow " instead

of " yet " and put the verb in its correct tense )

- John will sell his car tomorrow.

148- Tom swims well. Jack swims well.

( Join into one sentence using both .. and )

- Both Tom and Jack swim well.

149- Teachers are either men or women. ( Change into singular )

- A teacher is either a man or a woman.

150- His jokes are funny. They made us all laugh.

( Join with " enough " )- His jokes are funny enough to make us all laugh.

151- Re-write the following words to make a meaningful sentence.

( the, goods, we, stolen, found ) .

- We found the stolen goods.

152- I always tell the truth. ( Change into interrogative )

- Do you always tell the truth ?

153- They eat eggs for breakfast.

( Put the word " rarely " in the right place )

- They rarely eat eggs for breakfast.154- Tom met Rose at the concert last Friday.

( Use " Where " to form a question )

- Where did Tom meet Rose last Friday ?

155- The boy is happy . He has got a high mark.( Join with " who " )

- The boy who has got a high mark is happy.

156- Write a sentence on the following pattern.

( Subject + Verb to be + adverb of time ) .

- My birthday is today.

157- David hasn't left yet. ( Re-write this sentence using " tomorrow " instead of " yet "and make any necessary changes )

- David will leave tomorrow.

158- A thief stole some diamonds yesterday.

( Change into passive voice )

- Some diamonds were stolen yesterday.

159- Shall I have meat or shall I have fish for dinner ?

( Answer in one sentence using " either .. or " ) .

- You can either have meat or fish for dinner.

160- Re-arrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence.( was, from, coming, below, smoke, there ) .

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- There was smoke coming from below.

161- I ran very fast. I caught the train. ( Join with " enough " )

- I ran fast enough to catch the train.

162- I watched the rain. It was falling heavily.

( Join these sentences )- I watched the rain falling heavily.

163- Same, heard, I, voice, the, again. ( Form a complete sentence )

- I heard the same voice again.

164- The train arrives at ten o' clock.

( Make a question by using " when " )

- When dose the train arrive ?

165- They studied hard last night. ( Change into interrogative )

- Did they study hard last night ?

166- Mary made coffee yesterday.

( Change into present simple tense )- Mary makes coffee everyday.

167- We don't go to school . Friday.( Write a suitable preposition )

- We don't go to school on Friday.

168- I write my homework everyday.( Change into present continuous tense in the negative ) .- I am not writing my homework now.

169- He didn't travel to Paris every year. ( Make it affirmative )- He traveled to Paris every year.

170- Helen wakes up at seven o'clock.( Make it interrogative using "when" )

- When does Helen wake up ?

171- John has a bicycle. He often walks to school. ( although )- Although John has a bicycle, he often walks to school.

172- They are doing the exam now. ( Make it simple future )- They will do the exam tomorrow.

173- The mechanic oils the machine everyday.( Make it passive voice )

- The machine is oiled everyday.174- Martin goes to the youth centre everyday.( Make it simple past )

- Martin went to the youth centre yesterday.

175- They collect the rubbish every morning. +( Change into passive voice )

- The rubbish is collected every morning.

176- The film was very sad. It made Susan cry. (Join . Use : which )- The film which made Susan crywas very sad.

177- Adam is rich. Smith is rich. ( Use : as as )

- Adam is as rich as Smith.178- We read our text books at night.

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( Put the adverb "usually" in the right place )- We usually read our text books at night.

179- The mechanic repaired the broken machine.( Make a question . Use : What . ? ) .- What did the mechanic repair ?

180- Betty is very clever. She will pass the examination.( Combine them with " enough " ) .- Both is clever enough to pass the examination.

181- The girl is a typist. She is sitting over there. ( Use : who )- The girl who is sitting over there is a typist.

182- A fly is an insect. ( Change into plural )- Flies are insects.

183- He hasn't come yet. ( Use : next Monday )- He will come next Monday.

184- One drinks a lot of tea in England. ( Change into passive)- A lot of tea is drunk in England.

185- He had to work three weeks a month. ( Make question )- How often did he have to work ?

186- He likes answering questions. ( Make negative )- He does not like answering questions.

187- She saw dirt in the room. She couldn't help it.( Join the sentences using " ing from " ) .- She couldn't help seeing dirt in the room.

188- (Use " remain " which links the noun that comes after it with the subject )

- They remain teachers.189- If he ( be ) a bird, he would fly.

( correct the verb between brackets )- If he were a bird, he would fly.

190- He plays chess every Friday.( Use " How often " to make a question )- How often does he play chess ?

191- These books can't . .( borrowed, be borrowed, borrow, borrowing )

( Choose the correct option ) .

- These books can't be borrowed.192- They work hard. They pass the examination. ( Join with if )

- If they work hard, they will pass the examination.

193- Tom hasn't done his homework yet.( Use tomorrow instead of yet )

- Tom will do his homework tomorrow.

194- Umbrellas are useful in winter. ( Change into singular )- An umbrella is useful in winter.

195- Write a sentence following this pattern.( Subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object ) .- I gave Ann a book.

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196- He will watch TV. He will do his homework. (Join with after )- He will watch TV after he does his homework.

197- He didn't listen to his teachers' advice. He didn't do his homework .( Join with " neither nor " ) .- He neither listened to his teachers' advice nor did his homework.

198- I shall wait here. You will come back.( Combine with " until " )

- I shall wait here until you come back.

199- What's Mary ashamed of ? ( Answer this question using " make mistakes " )- Mary's ashamed of making mistakes.

200- What did Martin enjoy ? " Answer using ( dance ) "- Martin enjoyed dancing.