All Free English MCQs with Answers

3931. He imparted his discoveries to the English brewers as well as to French.

• A. Imparted
• B. To
• C. The English
• D. French

Explanation: "French" is missing the definite article "the." It should be "the French" to parallel the structure of "the English brewers." There is an error here.The error in the sentence is the omission of the definite article "the" before "French." The correct phrase should be "to the French." Thus, the correct option to mark the error is D) French.

3932. Maulvi distributed 40 to 50 rupees in the presence of the worshippers among the needy and the poor of the village.

• A. Maulvi
• B. The worshippers
• C. The Needy
• D. The poor

Explanation: "Maulvi" is correct as it refers to a religious scholar or cleric. There is no error here.

3933. In the North Africa he barely escaped assassination at the hands of the governor of the province.

• A. North
• B. At the hands
• C. The governor
• D. The province

Explanation: "North" is incorrect. The correct term should be "North Africa" as a proper noun referring to the region. There is an error here.The error in the sentence is the use of "North" instead of "North Africa." The correct phrase should be "in North Africa" to specify the geographical region. Thus, the correct option to mark the error is A) North.

3934. Young Branksome tells me that his uncle was Major Collingwood- a Collingwood we had here in nought-two.

• A. Young
• B. Major Collingwood
• C. A
• D. D) Nought-two

Explanation: "A" is used correctly here as an indefinite article before "Collingwood" to introduce a specific person in a casual manner. There is no error here.

3935. I don't know why the government doesn't do more to help unemployed.

• A. Why
• B. The government
• C. More
• D. Unemployed

Explanation: "Unemployed" is an adjective describing individuals without jobs. However, in this context, it should be "the unemployed" to refer to unemployed people collectively. There is an error hereThe error in the sentence is the use of "unemployed" without the article "the." The correct phrase should be "to help the unemployed," referring to people who are unemployed in general. Thus, the correct option to mark the error is D) Unemployed.

3936. In south of Spain, across the strait from Ceuta, were stationed Syrian troops from Damascus.

• A. In south
• B. The strait
• C. Were
• D. Syrian Troops

Explanation: "In south" is incorrect. The correct phrase should be "In the south" to indicate a specific region within Spain. There is an error here.The error in the sentence is the phrase "In south." It should be corrected to "In the south" to properly indicate the location within Spain. Thus, the correct option to mark the error is A) In south.

3937. We raised more than a barrel of the corn to the shock.

• A. More than
• B. A barrel
• C. The corn
• D. The shock

Explanation: "The corn" is correct as it specifies a particular type of crop being referred to. There is no error here.

3938. Choose the correct sentence.

• A. "As always, under any dynasty, sovereignty in Muslim world, West or East, was unstable."
• B. "As always, under any dynasty, sovereignty in the Muslim world, the West or the East, was unstable."
• C. "As always, under any dynasty, sovereignty in the Muslim world, West or East, was unstable."
• D. "As always, under any dynasty, the sovereignty in Muslim world, West or East, were unstable."

Explanation: This option is similar to option A but does not include definite articles before "West" and "East". Grammatically, it's less specific about which parts of the Muslim world are being referred to.Therefore, option C is the correct choice as it is grammatically correct and clarifies the parts of the Muslim world being discussed by using definite articles.

3939. Choose the correct sentence.

• A. "Boy of nine or ten named Clay Larrabee is giving Harry a haircut."
• B. "A boy of nine or ten named Clay Larrabee is giving Harry haircut."
• C. "The boy of nine or ten named Clay Larrabee is giving Harry a haircut."
• D. "A boy of nine or ten named Clay Larrabee is giving Harry a haircut."

Explanation: This option is also grammatically correct. It uses the indefinite article "A" to introduce a boy and correctly includes "a" before "haircut."Options C and D are both grammatically correct.The choice between "The boy" and "A boy" depends on the context of the sentence. "The boy" specifies a particular boy known to the audience, while "A boy" introduces the boy for the first time. Assuming this is the first mention of the boy, option D is the best choice:

3940. Choose the correct sentence.

• A. "The truth is also that you found an oyster; the truth is also oyster; the truth is also that there is no pearl in the oyster."
• B. "Truth is also that you found an oyster; the truth is also oyster; the truth is also that there is no pearl in the oyster."
• C. "The truth is also that you found oyster; the truth is also oyster; the truth is also that there is no pearl in the oyster."
• D. "The truth is also that you found an oyster; the truth is also oyster; the truth is also that there is no pearl in oyster."

Explanation: This option uses the correct article "an" before "oyster" in the first and last clause. However, the phrase "the truth is also oyster" is missing an article and does not make complete senseAll options share the problematic phrase "the truth is also oyster," which lacks an article and does not make complete sense. This phrase likely intends to convey that finding an oyster and its lack of a pearl are also truths. To correct this, the phrase should be rewritten to make sense. However, as given, we need to pick the option that is the closest to being grammatically correct.Since the primary errors across all options relate to articles and a problematic phrase, the best approach is to select the option that is most grammatically correct in the clauses where articles are used correctly.Option A has the correct articles in two out of three instances, making it the best choice among the given options:A) The truth is also that you found an oyster; the truth is also oyster; the truth is also that there is no pearl in the oyster.Though still not perfect, Option A is the closest to being grammatically correct within the constraints provided..