MDCAT English MCQs

A person's name used in direct address is set off by commas.
The punctuation separates the addressee from the sentence grammar.

'Abundant' means existing in large quantities.
'Plentiful' conveys the same idea.

'Reluctant' means unwilling or hesitant to act.
'Willing' expresses the opposite attitude.

A universal scientific truth normally remains in the simple present.
Backshift is unnecessary because the statement is still true.

The zero conditional expresses a general scientific result.
Both clauses normally use the simple present.

The first conditional describes a realistic future possibility.
The result clause uses 'will' plus the base verb.

The second conditional describes an unreal or unlikely present situation.
Its result clause uses 'would' plus the base verb.

The third conditional refers to an unreal past condition and result.
The result uses 'would have' plus a past participle.

The past decision has an unreal present consequence.
A past perfect condition combines with a present conditional result.

A dependent clause placed before the main clause is normally followed by a comma.
The comma marks the boundary between the two clauses.

One teacher owns the desk, so apostrophe-s is added to the singular noun.
The form 'teacher's' correctly shows singular possession.

The uniforms belong to more than one player.
For a regular plural ending in s, the apostrophe follows the final s.