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SSC CPO English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the SSC Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police & CAPFs 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: A — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
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Q2.Identify the error: “Each of the students have submitted their assignment.”
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Answer: A — have submitted
“Each” is singular, so the verb should be “has submitted”.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: A — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: B — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: The train ___ by the time we reach the station.
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Answer: C — will have left
An action completed before a future point takes the future perfect: “will have left”.
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Q6.Choose the correct option: The furniture in the house ___ new.
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Answer: C — is
“Furniture” is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: I would rather you ___ now.
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Answer: B — left
“Would rather + subject” is followed by the past tense for present/future meaning: “left”.
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Q8.Choose the correct form: By the time we arrived, the film ___.
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Answer: A — had already started
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect: “had already started”.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: He prefers tea ___ coffee.
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Answer: D — to
“Prefer X to Y” is the correct pattern.
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Q10.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”.
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 SSC CPO
SSC Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police & CAPFs Examination — conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Recruits Sub-Inspectors for Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Forces.
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SSC CPO practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Speed, Distance, Trains & Boats | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |
| Indian Polity, History & Geography | General awareness | Question bank |