Category: Professional Communication Objective Questions

Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions on “Types of Articles”.

1. Which of these is not an article?
a) An
b) A
c) This
d) The
Answer: c
Clarification: A, an and the are called articles in English grammar. An is used before a vowel or silent h. The word ‘this’ can be a pronoun (Eg: This is my seat.); or a determiner (Eg: This cake is the tastiest one.)

2. A is used before a vowel sounding like a consonant.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: A is used before a consonant or a vowel sounding like a consonant. For example, A man, a unit, a useful thing, a one rupee- note.

3. What are a, an and the collectively called?
a) Indefinite articles
b) Demonstrative adjectives
c) Definite articles
d) Demonstrative adverbs
Answer: b
Clarification: A, an and the are adjectives. They are called demonstrative adjectives. A and an are indefinite articles and the is called a definite article.

4. Fill in the blank with article :
__ child must respect his parents.
a) A
b) An
c) This
d) That
Answer: a
Clarification: Articles are classified into two types. They are indefinite and definite articles. Indefinite articles are a and an. Definite article includes only the. The correct statement is : A child must respect his parents.

5. Which if these belong to indefinite articles?
a) A
b) A and an
c) An and the
d) A and the
Answer: b
Clarification: A and an are called the indefinite articles because they leave indefinite the person or thing spoken of. Thus, a boy means any boy. The is a definite article.

6. Which of these belong to definite articles?
a) A and the
b) The
c) A and an
d) An and the
Answer: b
Clarification: The is called a definite article because it speaks of some particular person or thing. Example : He is the boy who teased me. A and an are indefinite articles.

7. The indefinite article is used when a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: The definite article the is used when a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class. For example, The cow is a mammal.

8. Fill in the blank : Bismillah Khan plays _____ shehnai with great skill.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) a or the
Answer: c
Clarification: Here we will use the definite article the. The is used before musical instruments as in the above question. The is also used before the names of certain books. Example, The Mahabharat.

9. Correct the incorrect statement :
How gentle person Mr. Bhatia is!
a) How gentle a person Mr. Bhatia is!
b) How gentle the person Mr. Bhatia is!
c) How gentle person the Mr. Bhatia is!
d) How a gentle person Mr. Bhatia is!
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct statement would be ‘How gentle a person Mr. Bhatia is!’. We use a or an before a single countable noun.

10. Fill in the blank : Neha has left for ___ United States of America.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) to
Answer: b
Clarification: The statement will be – Neha has left for the United States of America. Usually, countries aren’t preceded by any article, but the nations that are a union or which are united states, are preceded by the definite article ‘the’. Eg: The United States of America, The People’s Republic of China

Professional Communication Assessment Questions and Answers focuses on “Interchange of Degree of Comparisons”.

1. A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a verb or phrase into a subordinate clause.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The statement is true. A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a verb or phrase into a subordinate clause.

2. A verb in a simple sentence CANNOT be expanded to which of the following clauses?
a) Noun clause
b) Verb clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverb clause
Answer: b
Clarification: There are three types of subordinate clauses to which a verb or phrase can be expanded. They are noun clause, adjective clause and adverb clause.

3. The following transformation is an example under which clause?
Simple : His crime was unforgivable.
Complex : His crime was such as could not be forgiven.
a) Noun clause
b) Verb clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverb clause
Answer: c
Clarification: The subordinate clause here is adjective clause. The adjective here is ‘unforgivable’ which is expanded and thus it becomes an adjective clause.

4. Convert the following simple sentence into a complex sentence :
On reaching the gate you will have to turn left.
a) As soon as you reach the gate, you will have to turn left.
b) When you reach the gate take a left turn.
c) Turn left when you reach the gate.
d) Reaching the gate, take a left turn.
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct complex sentence is : soon as you reach the gate, you will have to turn left. The subordinate clause used here is adverb clause.

5. Convert the following complex sentence into a simple sentence:
It is sad that she died so young.
a) Her death at so early an age is sad.
b) She dying so young is sad.
c) It is sad to know that she died at an early age.
d) She dying at an early age is sad.
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct simple sentence is : Her death at so early an age is sad. A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by substituting a noun for the noun clause introduced by the conjunction ‘that’.

6. A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by using a compound noun.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The statement is true. A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by using a compound noun. For example, Complex : The place where Buddha was cremated has been found. Simple : The place of Buddha’s cremation has been found.

7. Which of these conjunctions is not used during the conversion of compound to complex sentence?
a) Cumulative conjunctions
b) Alternative conjunctions
c) Illative conjunctions
d) Principal conjunctions
Answer: d
Clarification: Four types of conjunctions are used for conversion of compound to complex sentences. They are : Cumulative conjunctions, alternative conjunctions, illative conjunctions and adversative conjunctions.

8. Convert the following complex sentence to a compound sentence:
She is sure that he is wrong.
a) He is wrong, and of this she is sure.
b) Of this she is sure that he is wrong.
c) He Is wrong, she is sure.
d) She is sure, he is wrong.
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct compound sentence is : He is wrong, and of this she is sure. While converting, the principal clause must be placed last and the subordinate clause must be placed first.

9. Change the degree of comparison:
I am as pretty as her.
a) She is not prettier than me.
b) She is prettier than me.
c) I am the prettiest.
d) We both are pretty.
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct statement is: She is not prettier than me. Here a positive degree is converted into a comparative degree. It is possible to change the degree of comparison without changing the meaning of the sentence.

10. Change the degree of comparison:
Sachin is the best among all batsmen.
a) No other batsman is as good as Sachin.
b) Sachin is as good as any other batsman.
c) Any other batsman is better than Sachin.
d) Sachin is a good batsman.
Answer: a
Clarification: The correct statement is : No other batsman is as good as Sachin. This is the positive degree. The comparative degree would be : Sachin is better than any other batsman.

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