All Free English MCQs with Answers

4471. Identify the word or phrase that needs to be changed for the sentence to be correct: Pale sunlight filters from the trees, throwing veiled patches of hold onto the brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman.

• A. From
• B. Onto
• C. Under
• D. Of

Explanation: Option A is correct because in this case, the use of the preposition 'from' is inappropriate because it is used to refer to the place from where someone or something originates. Instead 'through' should be used because it is used for any process from one end or side of something to the other.

4472. Identify the word or phrase that needs to be changed for the sentence to be correct: I have visited them a couple of times during my stay in Mexico.

• A. Have
• B. Couple
• C. Of
• D. Stay

Explanation: Option A is correct because in this case, the use of 'have' is inappropriate so it should be eliminated here.

4473. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?

• A. Is this your jacket?
• B. Whose jacket is this?
• C. Is this jacket yours?
• D. Who's jacket is this?

Explanation: Another way to ask this question is to say "To whom does this jacket belong?", so we're talking about possession. "Who's" is a contraction that's short for "who is" or "who has", and it does not show ownership. The corrected form is noted above.

4474. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• A. After Dave started saving money, he became financially independent.
• B. After Dave started saving money, he became finance independent.
• C. After Dave started saving money, he became financial independent.
• D. After Dave started saving money, he became fiscal independent.

Explanation: Option A uses the correct form of the adjective "financial" to modify the noun "independent." The word "financially" is the adverbial form of "financial" and describes how Dave became independent. This sentence accurately conveys the intended meaning.

4475. Choose the correct option:

• A. Then he sat down in the corner and, remained quite.
• B. Then he sat down in corner and remained quite.
• C. Then he sat down in the corner and remain quiet.
• D. Then he sat down in the corner and remained quiet.

Explanation: The sentence is in past tense hence we should use remained. 'Quite' refers to something being less in quantity, while 'quiet' refers to being silent.

4476. Pick up the wrong part in the sentence:The beautiful and the most attractive picture was hanged on the wall.

• A. The beautiful
• B. The most
• C. Was
• D. Hanged

Explanation: Since, "the most attractive" is used, hence; "the most beautiful" should be used.

4477. Pick up the wrong part in the sentence:Although I thought I had hardly left any book unread, I am surprised that I have not read these two books.

• A. I had
• B. Unread
• C. Surprised
• D. Have
• E. No error

Explanation: E is the correct option because the given sentence is error-free. There is the correct usage of parts of speech.

4478. Pick up the wrong part in the sentence:Each of the defaulters were heavily fined for delay in payment of dues.

• A. Were
• B. Fined
• C. Delay
• D. Payment

Explanation: A is the correct option because "Each of the defaulters" is the keyword in the given sentence. So if there is "ëach of the" in a sentence it carries a singular helping verb. So we should use "was" instead of "were".

4479. Pick up the wrong part in the sentence:Nothing can be helpful to check the evils than the fear of God.

• A. Nothing
• B. Helpful
• C. Check
• D. Than

Explanation: The correct word should be "more helpful" instead of "helpful" to convey a comparative degree. The corrected sentence would be: "Nothing can be more helpful to check the evils than the fear of God."

4480. Pick up the wrong part in the sentence:Neither promises have been kept, regardless of the numerous opportunities we gave him to do so.

• A. Neither
• B. Promises
• C. Have
• D. Regardless

Explanation: A is correct option because In this sentence neither is not a suitable option. Instead of "neither "we have to use " no ".