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English Grammar

English grammar is the structure of expressions in the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentences. There are certain differences in grammar between the standard forms of British English, American English and Australian English, although these are inconspicuous compared with the lexical and pronunciation differences.

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Quizzes in English Grammar for SSC

Choose the best interpretation of Good riddance.

  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Go to bed
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone
  • Mostly; generally
Correct answer(s):
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone

Choose the best interpretation of Get away with.

  • Happening very quickly and energetically
  • Escape punishment or avoid the consequences
  • Have the right or chance to express an opinion
  • Do something completely and thoroughly
Correct answer(s):
  • Escape punishment or avoid the consequences

What idea does Grasp at straws usually express?

  • From one place or person to another without success
  • Do something without real interest or effort
  • Try any possible solution when hope is low
  • Refuse to move back or change one’s position
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone
Correct answer(s):
  • Try any possible solution when hope is low

What idea does Get carried away usually express?

  • Obtain a first strong position
  • Have the right or chance to express an opinion
  • Become too excited and lose control
  • A subject or situation one knows well
  • Whether the result is good or bad
Correct answer(s):
  • Become too excited and lose control

Which explanation is closest to Grease the wheels?

  • Be good at noticing or judging something
  • Make the final decision or final remark
  • Have no connection or effect
  • Make a process easier or faster
Correct answer(s):
  • Make a process easier or faster

Which explanation is closest to Get down to brass tacks?

  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Stopped gradually or completely
  • Hear about something secret or private
  • Start behaving badly or losing control
Correct answer(s):
  • Begin discussing the most important practical details

How should we understand Green with envy in a sentence?

  • Very jealous
  • Have a complaint to discuss
  • Without full interest or effort
  • Try any possible solution when hope is low
Correct answer(s):
  • Very jealous

How should we understand Get wind of in a sentence?

  • From one place or person to another without success
  • Start behaving badly or losing control
  • Hear about something secret or private
  • Be very busy
Correct answer(s):
  • Hear about something secret or private

What does the phrase Ground to a halt suggest?

  • Make the final decision or final remark
  • Escape punishment or avoid the consequences
  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
  • Be good at noticing or judging something
  • Stopped gradually or completely
Correct answer(s):
  • Stopped gradually or completely

What does the phrase Give a wide berth suggest?

  • Avoid someone or something
  • Try any possible solution when hope is low
  • With just enough money or food to survive
  • Take a risk by supporting or saying something
  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
Correct answer(s):
  • Avoid someone or something

Pick the correct meaning of the expression Half-hearted.

  • Without full interest or effort
  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Mostly; generally
  • Have a complaint to discuss
Correct answer(s):
  • Without full interest or effort

Pick the correct meaning of the expression Give and take.

  • Become more accepted or successful
  • For a future time of need
  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Mutual compromise
Correct answer(s):
  • Mutual compromise

Which answer best defines Hand in glove?

  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
  • Go to bed
  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Working very closely together, often secretly
Correct answer(s):
  • Working very closely together, often secretly

Which answer best defines Give the benefit of the doubt?

  • Be ignored
  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Very healthy and strong
  • Very jealous
Correct answer(s):
  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain

What does the idiom Go a long way mean?

  • Risk everything to try to succeed
  • With just enough money or food to survive
  • For a future time of need
  • Be very helpful or effective
  • Get what one wants
Correct answer(s):
  • Be very helpful or effective

Choose the correct meaning of Go astray.

  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Become lost or go in the wrong direction
  • Avoid someone or something
  • Become too excited and lose control
Correct answer(s):
  • Become lost or go in the wrong direction

In English, what is meant by Go down the drain?

  • Mutual compromise
  • Be very helpful or effective
  • Have the right or chance to express an opinion
  • Be wasted or lost
Correct answer(s):
  • Be wasted or lost

Select the option that best explains Go for broke.

  • Risk everything to try to succeed
  • Be good at noticing or judging something
  • Become too excited and lose control
  • Leave or start a journey
  • Happening very quickly and energetically
Correct answer(s):
  • Risk everything to try to succeed

Which option gives the correct meaning of Go off the rails?

  • Act unfairly or cruelly
  • Become too excited and lose control
  • Start behaving badly or losing control
  • Fixed and not changeable
Correct answer(s):
  • Start behaving badly or losing control

Select the option that best explains Every inch.

  • Completely or in every way
  • Produce very good results
  • Very healthy and strong
  • Rare and not happening often
  • Try to gain advantage from a confused situation
Correct answer(s):
  • Completely or in every way