MCQ Collection
English MCQs
Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: A. had checked
Explanation:
'If only' plus the past perfect expresses strong regret about a past action.
The map was not checked before departure.
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Correct Answer: B. Because the roads were flooded.
Explanation:
The word 'Because' makes the clause dependent.
Without a main clause, the thought is incomplete.
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Correct Answer: B. The employees were given a bonus.
Explanation:
With two objects, the indirect object can become the passive subject.
The simple past passive is 'were given.'
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Correct Answer: B. He asked me if I understood.
Explanation:
A yes-no question is reported with 'asked' plus 'if' or 'whether.'
The word order becomes that of a statement.
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Correct Answer: B. will pass
Explanation:
The first conditional describes a realistic future possibility.
The result clause uses 'will' plus the base verb.
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Correct Answer: B. knew
Explanation:
'As if' can take a past form to indicate an unreal present impression.
'Knew' suggests that he does not actually know everything.
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Correct Answer: C. The test was difficult, but many students finished early.
Explanation:
Two independent clauses need proper coordination or punctuation.
A comma plus 'but' correctly joins the contrasting clauses.
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Correct Answer: C. He was made to apologize.
Explanation:
In the passive, 'make' is followed by a to-infinitive.
Therefore, 'was made to apologize' is the correct transformation.
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Correct Answer: C. She asked where I lived.
Explanation:
A wh-question keeps the question word but uses statement word order.
The present tense normally backshifts to the past.
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Correct Answer: C. would learn
Explanation:
The second conditional describes an unreal or unlikely present situation.
Its result clause uses 'would' plus the base verb.
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Correct Answer: C. went
Explanation:
After 'It is time,' English often uses a past form for a present or immediate action.
'Went' expresses that the action is overdue.
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Correct Answer: D. their
Explanation:
Singular 'they/their' is widely accepted for an indefinite or gender-neutral antecedent.
It avoids unnecessary gender assumptions.
