MCQ Collection
English MCQs
Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: B. agreed upon by everyone
Explanation:
'Unanimous' means all members share the same opinion or vote.
No member disagreed with the decision.
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Correct Answer: B. except
Explanation:
'Except' means excluding one person or thing.
The sentence states that Hamid did not attend.
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Correct Answer: C. However, the evidence was not conclusive.
Explanation:
An introductory conjunctive adverb such as 'However' is followed by a comma.
The punctuation separates the transition from the main clause.
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Correct Answer: C. begin a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
Explanation:
The idiom refers to reducing social tension at the start of an interaction.
It is not usually about literal ice.
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Correct Answer: C. compliment
Explanation:
A 'compliment' is an expression of praise.
A 'complement' is something that completes or enhances another thing.
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Correct Answer: D. The shop was closed, we returned home.
Explanation:
A comma alone cannot join two independent clauses in formal writing.
This incorrect joining is called a comma splice.
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Correct Answer: D. I had my car repaired.
Explanation:
'Have something done' means arranging for another person to perform a service.
The object is followed by the past participle 'repaired.'
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Correct Answer: D. The officer ordered me to show him my identity card.
Explanation:
An imperative command is reported with a suitable reporting verb plus object and to-infinitive.
Pronouns change according to speaker and listener.
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Correct Answer: D. would have caught
Explanation:
The third conditional refers to an unreal past condition and result.
The result uses 'would have' plus a past participle.
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Correct Answer: D. I would rather you stayed here tonight.
Explanation:
'Would rather' followed by a different subject uses a past form for present or future preference.
'Stayed' does not refer to past time here.
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Correct Answer: A. The job requires planning, organizing, and communicating.
Explanation:
All three items use matching gerund forms.
Parallel grammatical structure makes coordinated ideas clear and balanced.
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Correct Answer: A. She got her brother to carry the boxes.
Explanation:
'Get someone to do something' expresses persuasion or arrangement.
It requires an object followed by a to-infinitive.