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Basic English Grammar

Tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement and other parts of speech.

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About this topic in GATE CSE

  • Previous papers: 8 official question papers from GATE 2024 (organised by IISc Bengaluru); file on the GATE 2026 site's previous-years page — 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 1 earlier year.
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  • Next exam day: GATE CSE exam — Week 1 (Sunday): 7 Feb 2027 (Reported, gate2027.iitm.ac.in).

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  • Q1 · Basic English Grammar · MEDIUM

    Identify the sentence with correct pronoun usage:

  • Q2 · Basic English Grammar · EASY

    Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

  • Q3 · Basic English Grammar · EASY

    Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

  • Q4 · Basic English Grammar · HARD

    Select the sentence with correct use of participles:

  • Q5 · Basic English Grammar · MEDIUM

    Choose the sentence with correct use of the conditional clause:

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