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SBI PO English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the SBI Probationary Officer 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 correct tag question: She can swim, ___?
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Answer: C — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
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Q2.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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Q3.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: D — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q4.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
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Answer: C — It’s a lovely day.
“It’s” is the contraction of “it is”; “its” is possessive.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: C — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
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Q6.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: C — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: Neither the manager nor the clerks ___ present.
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Answer: B — were
With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject (“clerks”, plural) → were.
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Q8.Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
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Answer: B — at
The idiom is “good at” a subject or skill.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: I look forward to ___ from you.
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Answer: C — hearing
In “look forward to”, “to” is a preposition, so it takes a gerund: “hearing”.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: He prefers tea ___ coffee.
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Answer: D — to
“Prefer X to Y” is the correct pattern.
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.
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SBI PO practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Data Interpretation | Data interpretation | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Probability & Combinatorics | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Economy & Banking Awareness | General awareness | Question bank |