Change the voice: Please give me your pen and take your seat.

A. You are requested to give me your pen and take your seat.

B. You are ordered to give me your pen and take your seat.

C. You are told to give me your pen and take your seat.

D. You are advised to give me your pen and take your seat.

I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

B. I asked him why he was working so hard.

A. I told him why he was working so hard.

B. I asked him why he was working so hard.

C. I said to him why he is working so hard.

D. I questioned him why was he working so hard.

Change voice: By whom are these clothes needed?

B. Who is needing these clothes?

C. Who was needing these clothes?

Choose the correct punctuation: History it has been said is the essence of innumerable biographies.

B. History, it has been said, is the essence of innumerable biographies.

A. History it has been said is the essence of innumerable biographies.

B. History, it has been said, is the essence of innumerable biographies.

C. History it has been said, is the essence of innumerable biographies.

D. History, it has been said is the essence of innumerable biographies.

Change the narration: He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."

A. He told me that he expected me to attend the function.

B. He said to me that he expects me to attend the function.

C. He told me that he expects me to attend the function.

D. He said that he expected me to attend the function.

Change the voice: "Did you visit a zoo?"

C. Was a zoo being visited by you?

D. Had a zoo been visited by you?

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Sentence Correction MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

Sentence correction MCQs (error spotting / choose the correct sentence) cover subject-verb agreement, articles and “many a”. Hide answers and attempt them as they appear in the paper.

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Sentence Correction MCQs with answers

10 questions on this page, with a one-liner under each answer. Hide answers to attempt; questions you already answered stay revealed. This is a sample of 30 Sentence Correction MCQs — the full English bank is in the study app.

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1.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the voice: Please give me your pen and take your seat.
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The passive voice of the imperative sentence 'Please give me your pen and take your seat' is 'You are requested to give me your pen and take your seat.'
2.
Past Paper MCQ
I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech conversion of 'I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"' is I asked him why he was working so hard.
3.
Past Paper MCQ
Identify the correct spelling:
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The correct spelling among the given options is Cyclone.
4.
Past Paper MCQ
Change voice: By whom are these clothes needed?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The active voice of 'By whom are these clothes needed?' is Who needs these clothes?
5.
Past Paper MCQ
If you had tried your best, you _____
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct completion is 'would have succeeded' because the sentence expresses a past unreal condition.
6.
Past Paper MCQ
Choose the correct spelling:
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct spelling among the given options is executive.
7.
Past Paper MCQ
Choose the correct punctuation: History it has been said is the essence of innumerable biographies.
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct punctuation for the sentence is History, it has been said, is the essence of innumerable biographies.
8.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the narration: He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The correct narration change of 'He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."' is He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
9.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the voice: "Did you visit a zoo?"
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The passive voice of "Did you visit a zoo?" is Was a zoo visited by you?
10.
Past Paper MCQ
Error in sentence: She told the doctor that he had not been sleeping for privious day.
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The error in the sentence 'She told the doctor that he had not been sleeping for privious day' is the misspelled word Privious.

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Sentence Correction MCQs — common questions

Are these Sentence Correction MCQs with answers?

Yes. Each question on this page can be attempted here. The correct option and a one-liner are in the HTML. This is a sample set of 30 Sentence Correction MCQs across 3 pages. The full English bank is in the study app.

Are Sentence Correction MCQs asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams?

Yes. Sentence Correction is part of the English portion of most Pakistani one-paper job tests. Weighting still depends on the advertisement — use the official syllabus for your post.

Are these past paper Sentence Correction MCQs?

Where a question came from a previously asked paper, it carries a Past Paper MCQ badge. The rest are general practice from the same topic. The study app lets you drill past papers on their own.

How should I practise Sentence Correction MCQs?

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