MCQ Collection
NAT English MCQs
Practice NAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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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: A. who lives next door
Explanation:
The relative clause begins with 'who' and describes a noun.
A clause that modifies a noun functions adjectivally.
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Correct Answer: B. what she decided
Explanation:
'What she decided' can function as a subject or object in a larger sentence.
A dependent clause performing a noun role is a noun clause.
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Correct Answer: C. The meeting ended early
Explanation:
It contains a complete subject and predicate and expresses a complete thought.
Therefore, it can stand alone as a sentence.
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Correct Answer: D. Employees who arrive late must report to the supervisor.
Explanation:
The clause identifies which employees must report and is essential to the meaning.
Restrictive clauses are not separated by commas.
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Correct Answer: A. My car, which I bought last year, needs repair.
Explanation:
The clause adds extra information about an already identified car.
Nonrestrictive clauses are set off by commas.
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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: 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: D. on
Explanation:
'On' is used with days of the week and specific dates.
Therefore, 'on Friday' is correct.
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Correct Answer: D. Despite the heavy rain, the event continued.
Explanation:
'Despite' is followed by a noun phrase or gerund, not a finite clause with 'it was.'
It also does not take 'of.'
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Correct Answer: A. in
Explanation:
'In' is used with years, months, and longer periods.
The year 2022 requires 'in.'
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Correct Answer: B. through
Explanation:
'Through' describes movement from one side to the other inside an enclosed space.
A tunnel is an enclosed passage.
