All Free English MCQs with Answers

5261. Spot the error: Neither the teacher or the students were told that the famous actor and actress would be visiting the school until the day before the visit; it was hard to tell which group was the more excited one.

• A. Neither the teacher or the students
• B. The famous actor and actress would be visiting
• C. Until the day before the visit...
• D. More excited one

Explanation: "Neither" should be paired with "nor" not "or."

5262. Spot the error: My husband and I went to Costa Rica but it was our five-year anniversary and, we enjoyed it a lot.

• A. And
• B. But
• C. And we
• D. Lot

Explanation: The word "but" shows contrast, which doesn't fit here. The sentence needs "because" or just a comma instead.

5263. Spot the error: The birds return every year around March and April, and May is a good time to see them.

• A. Year
• B. And
• C. Or
• D. To

Explanation: The sentence should be "March or April, but May is a good time to see them." The word "and" is incorrect because it doesn't show the contrast between March/April and May.

5264. Spot the error: I had hardly thought of ice cream then one of my friends bought strawberry and pineapple flavors.

• A. Hardly
• B. Then
• C. Bought
• D. And

Explanation: The use of "then" is incorrect in this context. The correct word should be "when" to indicate that one event happened immediately after another.

5265. Spot the error: His elder brother stares at me as if I am a ghost or an alien from some other planet.

• A. As
• B. Am
• C. Or
• D. From

Explanation: After "as if", we use the past tense to show an unreal or imaginary situation. So it should be "as if I were a ghost or an alien..."

5266. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:_ told that the famous actor and actress would be visiting the school until the day before the visit.

• A. Neither the teacher: Or the students were
• B. Neither the teachers nor the students were
• C. Either the teachers nor the students were
• D. Neither the teachers the students were

Explanation: "Neither... nor..." is the correct correlative conjunction pair to connect two negative subjects.

5267. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: As we will be touring, we could take the tent just_ we see a nice campsite and want to stop.

• A. In case
• B. When
• C. Unless
• D. Until

Explanation: "In case" expresses the precautionary action for the possibility of finding a campsite.

5268. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: Some people argue that traditional blood sports,_ fox-hunting and bullfighting, should be banned.

• A. In case
• B. Even when
• C. As far as
• D. Such as

Explanation: "Such as" is used to introduce examples.

5269. Spot the error: Whether and not the citizens agreed with the final decisions, the politicians felt that it was their responsibility to set laws that were fair for everyone.

• A. Whether and not
• B. The final decisions
• C. It
• D. For everyone

Explanation: The correct phrase is "whether or not", not "whether and not." "Whether" is always paired with "or" to show a choice or possibility.

5270. Spot the error: Move and you will be shot dead, and the vultures will tear your body apart either with beaks or with their claws.

• A. And
• B. And the
• C. Either
• D. Or

Explanation: When we use either...or, the two parts should be parallel (same grammatical structure). Here it should be: "...either with their beaks or with their claws."