MCQ Collection
CSS MCQs
Practice CSS questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: B. will miss
Explanation:
'Unless' means 'if not' and introduces a real future condition.
The main clause therefore uses 'will miss.'
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Correct Answer: C. She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful painting.
Explanation:
An exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed' and a statement clause.
The emotional intensifier is expressed through 'very.'
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Correct Answer: C. were
Explanation:
A wish about an unreal present situation traditionally uses the past subjunctive 'were.'
This form is used with all persons in formal English.
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Correct Answer: D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
Explanation:
'Alas' expresses sorrow and is replaced by an appropriate reporting phrase.
The present perfect backshifts to the past perfect.
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Correct Answer: D. had known
Explanation:
A regret about the past uses 'wish' plus the past perfect.
'Had known' shows the unreal earlier situation.
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Correct Answer: A. She wished that I might succeed.
Explanation:
A wish or prayer is reported with 'wished' or 'prayed.'
'May' commonly changes to 'might' in indirect speech.
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Correct Answer: A. would stop
Explanation:
'Wish + would' can express annoyance about another person's repeated behavior.
The desired change concerns the future.
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Correct Answer: B. He suggested that we should go for a walk.
Explanation:
'Let us' expressing a proposal is reported with 'suggested.'
A that-clause with 'should' correctly conveys the suggestion.
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Correct Answer: C. The teacher asked the student why he was late.
Explanation:
Reported questions use statement word order after the wh-word.
The present tense backshifts to the past.
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Correct Answer: D. with great care
Explanation:
'With great care' can modify a verb by explaining how an action is done.
It therefore functions adverbially.
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Correct Answer: D. My bicycle has been stolen.
Explanation:
The present perfect passive uses 'has/have been' plus a past participle.
The unknown agent can be omitted because it is not important.
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Correct Answer: D. The baby slept peacefully.
Explanation:
'Slept' is intransitive and has no direct object to become a passive subject.
Only transitive constructions normally form the passive.
