All Free English MCQs with Answers

5321. Spot the error.When whenever we had enough to eat when I was younger, my whole family was completely overjoyed.

• A. When whenever
• B. I was younger
• C. Whole family
• D. Completely overjoyed

Explanation: The phrase "When whenever" is redundant and incorrect. The correct sentence would be:"Whenever we had enough to eat when I was younger, my whole family was completely overjoyed."Or, alternatively:"When I was younger, my whole family was completely overjoyed whenever we had enough to eat."The word "when" and "whenever" are both used to indicate time, but they have slightly different meanings. "When" is used to indicate a specific time, while "whenever" is used to indicate a general or repeated time.In summary, the correct answer is A) When whenever, which should be replaced with either "Whenever" or rephrased to eliminate the redundancy.

5322. Spot the error.Here's an old saying, "great men are rarely good men," but yet many of my favourite heroes from history were exceedingly kind.

• A. Great men are rarely good men
• B. But yet
• C. Of my
• D. Were exceedingly kind

Explanation: The phrase "but yet" is redundant and incorrect. The correct sentence would be:"There's an old saying, 'great men are rarely good men,' yet many of my favorite heroes from history were exceedingly kind."Or, alternatively:"There's an old saying, 'great men are rarely good men,' but many of my favorite heroes from history were exceedingly kind."The word "but" and "yet" are both used to indicate contrast, but using them together is unnecessary and can make the sentence sound awkward

5323. Spot the error.The choice between relationships or space travel can be excruciating to make.

• A. The choice
• B. Or space travel
• C. Excruciating
• D. To make

Explanation: The use of "or" is correct, but "between" should be followed by "and" instead of "or" to correctly link the two options in a choice. The correct phrase should be "between relationships and space travel." It is correct option.

5324. Spot the error.The neighborhood's changing cultural landscape is evident in everything from the people walking down the sidewalks and the products carried in the corner markets.

• A. Neighborhood's changing cultural landscape
• B. Evident in
• C. And
• D. Products carried

Explanation: The use of "and" here is incorrect because "everything from" implies a range of examples and should be followed by "to" to complete the range. The correct phrase should be "everything from... to..." It is correct option.

5325. 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; it was hard to tell
• D. More excited one

Explanation: The correct conjunction to use with "neither" is "nor" instead of "or." The correct phrase should be "Neither the teacher nor the students." It is correct option.

5326. Spot the error.When everyone found out. The distinction between "all natural" or "organic" is something consumers often fail to recognize.

• A. Or
• B. Is
• C. Often
• D. Fail to recognize

Explanation: The correct conjunction to use with "between" is "and" instead of "or." The phrase should be "The distinction between 'all natural' and 'organic.'" It is correct option.

5327. Spot the error.Neither the aliens who were invading or the people who were being invaded really understood what was happening.

• A. Who
• B. Or
• C. Were being
• D. What was happening

Explanation: The sentence should read: "Neither the aliens who were invading nor the people who were being invaded really understood what was happening."The word "or" should be replaced with "nor" because "neither" is used to indicate a negative condition, and "nor" is the correct correlative conjunction to use in this case.

5328. Spot the error.Neither the dog or the cat could climb the trees outside the house, for the trees were too tall.

• A. Or
• B. Outside the house
• C. Were
• D. Too tall

Explanation: The correct conjunction to use with "neither" is "nor" instead of "or." The correct phrase should be "Neither the dog nor the cat could climb the trees outside the house..." It is correct option.

5329. Spot the error.Choosing between the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting or the marble cake with chocolate ganache was an agonizing decision.

• A. Choosing
• B. Or
• C. Was
• D. Agonizing

Explanation: The sentence should read: 'Choosing between the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and the marble cake with chocolate ganache was an agonizing decision.' The error is in the use of 'or' instead of 'and'. When presenting two options that are both considered, 'and' is the appropriate conjunction. Although 'agonising' is also a valid British English spelling, it is not the focus of the error in this context.

5330. Spot the error.Because it is not a holiday, neither the church or the bank is closed early.

• A. Because
• B. Holiday
• C. Or
• D. Is

Explanation: The correct conjunction to use with "neither" is "nor" instead of "or." The correct phrase should be "neither the church nor the bank." It is correct option.