FSC English: Grammar, questions with answers

A flock of birds flew towards south. The underlined word is:

1. Appositive noun
2. Abstract noun
3. Compound noun
4. Collective noun

Which sentence correctly uses a compound preposition?

1. I got late because of the storm.
2. She walked beside the river.
3. He stood near the door.
4. They moved across the field.

The misery and sorrow of the woman made us cry. The underlined word is:

1. Linking verb
2. Bare infinitive
3. Simple infinitive
4. Auxiliary verb

Reading is his favorite pastime. The underlined word is:

1. Present participle
2. Past participle
3. Gerund
4. Infinitive

He got ample opportunity to complete the file work. The underlined word is:

1. Adverb of degree
2. Adjective of quality
3. Adjective of quantity
4. Adverb of frequency

Which one of the following sentences has an Intransitive verb?

1. The birds fly in the air.
2. The boys fly kites on Basant.
3. The pilots fly the plane.
4. I learnt to fly the kites.