All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. Our liberal minded clergy man managed to unite the entire congregation
• B. Our liberal-minded clergy man managed to unite the entire congregation
• C. Our liberal-minded-clergy man managed to unite the entire congregation
• D. Our-liberal-minded clergy man managed to unite the entire congregation

Explanation: liberal-minded is one word which should be separated with a dash so that it is pronounced correctly.

• A. Our clergy man, who united the entire congregation was liberal minded
• B. Our clergy man who united the entire congregation was liberal minded
• C. Our clergy man, who united the entire congregation, was liberal minded
• D. Our clergy man, who united the entire congregation, was liberal-minded

Explanation: there are three clauses in this sentence which should be separated with a comma, and liberal-minded is

• A. Jan asked; "what did Joe mean when he said 'I will see you later.'"
• B. Jan asked, "what did Joe mean when he said 'I will see you later?'"
• C. Jan asked, "what did Joe mean when he said, 'I will see you later?'"
• D. Jan asked; "what did Joe mean when he said, 'I will see you later'"?

Explanation: question mark should be used at the end of a question

• A. Just to be sure, I called three more doctors' officers.
• B. Just to be sure, I called three more doctors officers.
• C. Just to be sure, I called three more doctor's officers.
• D. Just to be sure, I called three more doctors officers'.

Explanation: 3 means plural so doctors should be used instead of doctor's

• A. "your right to be concerned," said one veterinarian. "I would like to take a look at your dog."
• B. "your right to be concerned," said one veterinarian, "I would like to take a look at your dog."
• C. "you're right to be concerned," said one veterinarian, "I would like to take a look at your dog."
• D. "you're right to be concerned," said one veterinarian. "I would like to take a look at your dog."

Explanation: you are makes sense in this sentence so the short form is you're and full stop used instead of comma because these are two different sentences.

• A. the friendly looking vet examined our dogs paw.
• B. the friendly-looking vet examined our dogs paw.
• C. the friendly-looking vet examined our dog's paw.
• D. the friendly looking vet examined our dog's paw.

Explanation: friendly-looking is one word which should be separated with a dash to be pronounced correctly and dog's (singular) should be used here.

• A. We had pet insurance but still owed $40 in fees.
• B. We had pet insurance: but still owed $40 in fees.
• C. We had pet insurance but, still owed $40 in fees.
• D. We had pet-insurance but still owed $40 in fees.

Explanation: no colon or comma needed because it is a single clause of a sentence.

• A. runs
• B. through
• C. valley
• D. follows it

Explanation: 'Valley' because the error is in the punctuation between the two independent clauses. They are incorrectly joined with just a comma. This is called a comma splice. To fix it, we can: Use a semicolon: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley; the railway line follows it.With a period: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley. The railway line follows it. With a conjunction: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley, and the railway line follows it.

• A. doctor's
• B. orders
• C. one
• D. asked

Explanation: The word "one" itself is correct, but the punctuation following it is incorrect. The sentence should have a question mark after "Which one" to correctly punctuate the question.

• A. Having
• B. lunch
• C. went
• D. back to work

Explanation: The semicolon (;) after "lunch" is incorrect. After a participle phrase like "Having had lunch", we should use a comma (,) to connect it to the main clause.