Nouns, Pronouns & Grammatical Cases (नामे, सर्वनामे व प्रकार) प्रश्न उत्तरे - इंग्रजी भाषा व व्याकरण (English Language & Grammar) (MPSC Group B / Rajyaseva)

i. This is my book.
ii. This book is mine.
The words underlined in the sentences (i) and (ii) above are ________ respectively.
a. Possessive pronoun, possessive adjective
b. Possessive pronoun, possessive pronoun
c. Possessive adjective, possessive pronoun
d. Personal pronoun, possessive pronoun

Choose the correct Wh-question :
There was a mobile on the table, so I picked it up and said, "________ mobile is this?"

i) The public are tired of demonstrations.
ii) The committee have considered your request.
In the sentence pair above, the subject nouns ('public' and 'committee') obey the principle of
a. Grammatical concord
b. Notional concord
c. Proximity concord
d. Subject + complement concord

Choose the correct plural/s of the following compound noun/s :
a. Passer - bys
b. Commander-in-chiefs
c. Brothers - in - law
d. Sons - in - law

'Valmiki is the Homer of India.'
The underlined proper noun in the sentence above has been used as a/an _____ noun.
(a) Common
(b) Collective
(c) Material
(d) Abstract

What kind of pronoun "Each" is in the following sentence?
"Each should love his own country."
a. Reciprocal pronoun
b. Relative pronoun
c. Distributive pronoun
d. Indefinite pronoun

Identify the linguistic concept for the following examples.
e.g. lead = metal
lead = dog's lead
a. Homonyms
b. Synonyms
c. Polysemy
d. Homographs

(a) Wise enemy is better than foolish friend.
(b) Houses are made of the brick and the cement.
(c) Honesty is the best policy.
Identify the correct sentence/s.

Choose the correct option that replaces the phrase 'agree with' in the sentence:
"I agree with your terms."

Identify the correct sentences.
(a) The girl which is standing near the counter is a television actress.
(b) The table which we bought yesterday is made of teak wood.
(c) The gentleman who came in the morning has left a note for you.

Choose from the following a sentence/sentences with the correct subject (actual) and verb agreement:
a. The cost of all the necessaries has gone up.
b. The cost of all the necessaries have gone up.
c. The information our journal offers to the exporters is very valuable.
d. The information our journal offers to the exporters are very valuable.

Identify the complex sentence/s from the following:
a. The night is dark and I am far from home.
b. As long as I am in the company of Mahi, I feel very happy but I become sad when she is away from me.
c. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
d. I believed that she had married the person whom she had loved.

'The boy who stole the watch was caught.'
The clause underlined in the sentence above is a/an ________ clause.
a. Relative
b. Adjective
c. Adverbial
d. Noun