MCQ Collection
English MCQs
Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: B. The suspect was arrested last night.
Explanation:
The identity of the arresting authority is obvious or unimportant.
Omitting the agent keeps the passive sentence concise.
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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: B. submit
Explanation:
After expressions of necessity, formal English may use the mandative subjunctive.
The base form 'submit' is used regardless of the subject.
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Correct Answer: B. The final speaker—our department head—arrived late.
Explanation:
A pair of em dashes can set off strongly emphasized parenthetical information.
The inserted phrase identifies the final speaker.
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Correct Answer: C. The road is being repaired.
Explanation:
The present continuous passive uses 'is/am/are being' plus a past participle.
The singular subject 'road' requires 'is being repaired.'
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Correct Answer: C. Have the documents been checked?
Explanation:
The present perfect passive question uses 'have + subject + been + past participle.'
The indefinite agent 'anyone' does not need to be retained.
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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: C. stop
Explanation:
Verbs of recommendation can introduce the mandative subjunctive.
The subordinate verb remains in the base form.
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Correct Answer: C. It was a well-organized event.
Explanation:
The two words jointly modify the following noun 'event.'
A hyphen helps readers understand them as one compound adjective.
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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.
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Correct Answer: D. He says that he is busy.
Explanation:
With a present reporting verb, tense backshift is generally unnecessary.
The statement keeps the present tense because it remains current.
