FAST-NU English — Grammar and Usage
Grammar and Usage is part of the English section of FAST's BS CS/Engineering admission test (usually 30 of the 120 MCQs, 10% of the marks). It breaks into 3 subtopics, and we hold 183 FAST-pattern practice MCQs on it, each with a written explanation. Tap a subtopic below to practise just that.
Subtopics (3)
How Grammar and Usage is tested
Across the 7 FAST-pattern papers on ParhaiKrlo, Grammar and Usage accounts for 63 questions. It appears in all 7, about 9 questions a paper. The heaviest was FAST Past Paper 07, with 9 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| FAST Past Paper 07 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 06 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 05 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 04 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 03 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 02 | 9 |
| FAST Past Paper 01 | 9 |
Grammar and Usage MCQs from the FAST-pattern papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · FAST Past Paper 07 · Grammar and Usage
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "Neither the teacher (A) / nor the students (B) / was present (C) / in the hall (D)."
- A.Neither the teacher
- B.nor the students
- C.was present
- D.in the hall
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Answer: C. was present — With neither … nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'students', so it should be 'were present'.
- Q2 · FAST Past Paper 06 · Grammar and Usage
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "Each of the players (A) / were given (B) / a new kit (C) / before the match (D)."
- A.Each of the players
- B.were given
- C.a new kit
- D.before the match
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Answer: B. were given — The subject is 'each', which is singular, so the verb must be 'was given'.
- Q3 · FAST Past Paper 05 · Grammar and Usage
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "The quality (A) / of the mangoes (B) / were not (C) / good this season (D)."
- A.The quality
- B.of the mangoes
- C.were not
- D.good this season
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Answer: C. were not — The subject is 'quality' (singular), so the verb must be 'was not'.