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51 multiple-choice questions on English: Sentence Structuring from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. Arrange the words: "tell / where / me / lives / he"

  1. Tell me where he lives.
  2. Tell me where does he live.
  3. Tell me he lives where.
  4. Where he lives tell me.

Answer: A) Tell me where he lives.

Explanation: Indirect question keeps statement order. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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2. Although he was very tired, he working till midnight.

  1. continued
  2. avoided
  3. stopped
  4. refused

Answer: A) continued

Explanation: "Although" signals contrast: tired but continued. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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3. The judge remained throughout the trial, favouring neither side.

  1. biased
  2. absent
  3. angry
  4. impartial

Answer: D) impartial

Explanation: "Favouring neither side" = impartial. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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4. Nobody phoned, ?

  1. didn't they
  2. didn't he
  3. did they
  4. did he

Answer: C) did they

Explanation: "Nobody" is negative → positive tag with "they". Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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5. Arrange: P. he went to the market Q. to buy some fruit R. in the evening S. yesterday — "Yesterday ..."

  1. Yesterday to buy some fruit he went in the evening to the market.
  2. Yesterday he went in the evening to buy fruit to the market.
  3. Yesterday in the evening to the market he went to buy fruit.
  4. Yesterday he went to the market in the evening to buy some fruit.

Answer: D) Yesterday he went to the market in the evening to buy some fruit.

Explanation: Subject–verb–place–time–purpose gives the natural order. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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6. He never tells lies, ?

  1. did he
  2. doesn't he
  3. is he
  4. does he

Answer: D) does he

Explanation: "Never" makes the statement negative → positive tag. Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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7. Choose the best word: "He has an appetite; he is always eating."

  1. insatiable
  2. small
  3. meagre
  4. poor

Answer: A) insatiable

Explanation: Always eating = cannot be satisfied. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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8. There is a problem, ?

  1. is there
  2. isn't there
  3. isn't it
  4. hasn't it

Answer: B) isn't there

Explanation: "There is" → "isn't there". Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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9. You can swim, ?

  1. couldn't you
  2. don't you
  3. can't you
  4. can you

Answer: C) can't you

Explanation: Same modal in the tag. Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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10. She has finished her work, ?

  1. doesn't she
  2. has she
  3. hasn't she
  4. didn't she

Answer: C) hasn't she

Explanation: Present perfect → "hasn't". Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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11. The medicine was so that the patient recovered within a day.

  1. bitter
  2. expensive
  3. useless
  4. effective

Answer: D) effective

Explanation: The result (quick recovery) needs a positive cause. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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12. Arrange: (1) He took it to the police station. (2) Bilal found a wallet on the road. (3) The owner thanked him. (4) The police traced its owner.

  1. 2, 1, 3, 4
  2. 1, 2, 4, 3
  3. 2, 1, 4, 3
  4. 2, 4, 1, 3

Answer: C) 2, 1, 4, 3

Explanation: Find → hand over → trace owner → thanks. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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13. Though the task seemed at first, it turned out to be quite simple.

  1. daunting
  2. trivial
  3. easy
  4. simple

Answer: A) daunting

Explanation: "Though … turned out simple" – contrast with "difficult". Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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14. Arrange the words: "is / honesty / policy / best / the"

  1. Honesty the best is policy.
  2. Honesty is the best policy.
  3. The best policy is honesty is.
  4. Is honesty the best policy.

Answer: B) Honesty is the best policy.

Explanation: Subject – verb – complement. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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15. The scientist's theory was by later experiments, which proved it correct.

  1. rejected
  2. ignored
  3. confirmed
  4. weakened

Answer: C) confirmed

Explanation: "Proved it correct" supports confirmation. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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16. Arrange the words: "always / the / truth / speak"

  1. Speak always the truth.
  2. Always the truth speak.
  3. Always speak the truth.
  4. The truth always speak.

Answer: C) Always speak the truth.

Explanation: Imperative with frequency adverb before the verb. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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17. Combine: "This is the house. I was born in it."

  1. This is the house where I was born.
  2. This is the house which I was born.
  3. This is the house in where I was born.
  4. This is the house where I was born in it.

Answer: A) This is the house where I was born.

Explanation: "Where" = in which. Sentence Structuring · Combining sentences & clauses

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18. Arrange the words: "the / old / a / beautiful / house / stone"

  1. a stone old beautiful house
  2. a beautiful stone old house
  3. an old beautiful stone house
  4. a beautiful old stone house

Answer: D) a beautiful old stone house

Explanation: Adjective order: opinion – age – material. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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19. Which sentence is COMPOUND?

  1. I stayed home.
  2. I wanted to go, but it was raining.
  3. Staying home, I read a book.
  4. Because it was raining, I stayed home.

Answer: B) I wanted to go, but it was raining.

Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by "but". Sentence Structuring · Combining sentences & clauses

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20. Combine: "He went to the market. He wanted to buy fruit."

  1. He went to the market buying fruit wanted.
  2. He went to the market to buy fruit.
  3. He went to the market for buy fruit.
  4. He wanted went to the market to buy fruit.

Answer: B) He went to the market to buy fruit.

Explanation: Infinitive of purpose. Sentence Structuring · Combining sentences & clauses

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21. Which is a sentence FRAGMENT?

  1. He woke up late, so he missed the bus.
  2. He missed the bus.
  3. He missed the bus because he woke up late.
  4. Because he missed the bus.

Answer: D) Because he missed the bus.

Explanation: A dependent clause alone is not a complete sentence. Sentence Structuring · Combining sentences & clauses

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22. Arrange the words: "you / where / do / live" (question)

  1. Where do you live?
  2. Do you where live?
  3. You live where do?
  4. Where you do live?

Answer: A) Where do you live?

Explanation: Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + verb. Sentence Structuring · Jumbled sentences

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23. She doesn't smoke, ?

  1. did she
  2. is she
  3. does she
  4. doesn't she

Answer: C) does she

Explanation: Negative statement → positive tag. Sentence Structuring · Question tags & sentence types

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24. His speech was so that many listeners fell asleep.

  1. boring
  2. inspiring
  3. exciting
  4. brief

Answer: A) boring

Explanation: The result (sleeping) indicates a dull speech. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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25. Ali is extremely ; he saves every rupee he earns.

  1. generous
  2. careless
  3. thrifty
  4. extravagant

Answer: C) thrifty

Explanation: Saving money = thrifty. Sentence Structuring · Sentence completion

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