English MCQs

'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.

'Laughed' does not require a direct object.
A verb that expresses a complete action without an object is intransitive.

'Honesty' names a quality rather than a physical object.
Names of qualities, ideas, or states are abstract nouns.

The subject is 'Each,' which is singular.
A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has.'

'Alas!' expresses sudden emotion, especially sorrow or regret.
Such standalone emotional expressions are interjections.

With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.

'Him' is the objective form required after the verb 'praised.'
Object pronouns receive the action of a verb.

'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'

'Those' points out which books are meant and appears before the noun.
Demonstratives functioning before nouns are determiners.

'Running' is an -ing form functioning as the subject of the sentence.
A verb form used as a noun is called a gerund.

'Crying' directly modifies the noun 'baby.'
An -ing verb form used adjectivally is a present participle.

'Lahore' is the specific name of a city.
Specific names of people, places, and institutions are proper nouns.