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IBPS Clerk English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the IBPS Clerical Cadre Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
English Grammar practice
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Q1.Choose the word that fits: The news ___ surprising.
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Answer: A — is
“News” is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
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Q2.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: D — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: The number of applicants ___ increased.
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Answer: A — has
“The number of” takes a singular verb; “a number of” takes a plural verb.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: The train ___ by the time we reach the station.
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Answer: A — will have left
An action completed before a future point takes the future perfect: “will have left”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: B — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
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Q6.Choose the correct option: She has been working here ___ 2019.
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Answer: D — since
Use “since” with a point in time (2019) and “for” with a duration.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: Hardly had he left ___ it started raining.
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Answer: C — when
The correlative pair is “hardly … when” (also “no sooner … than”).
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Q8.Choose the correct comparative: This road is ___ than that one.
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Answer: A — narrower
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ow usually take -er: “narrower”.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
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Answer: B — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: Scarcely ___ the room when the lights went out.
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Answer: D — had I entered
Negative adverbs at the start (scarcely, hardly) cause inversion: “had I entered”.
How to approach english grammar questions
Find the subject first and make the verb agree with it, ignoring phrases in between. Watch fixed prepositions (good at, insist on, prefer to) and tense sequence in reported speech.
About IBPS Clerk
IBPS Clerical Cadre Examination — conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Recruits customer service associates (clerks) for public sector banks.
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