All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. Last year, Matt earned twice as much as his brother, who has a better position.
• B. Last year, Matt earn twice more than his brother, who has a better position.
• C. Last year, Matt earned twice as many as his brother, who had a better position.
• D. Last year, Matt earned twice as more as his brother, which has a better position.

Explanation: Since the sentence is in the past tense, hence the verb used will be earned.As much is the better option relative to as many as this refers to more than 2 people being compared. Who is the right pronoun when one refers to a person.

• A. What a fall was there, my countrymen! Long live the king!
• B. What a fall was there! My countrymen. Long live the king!
• C. What a fall was there, my countrymen. Long live the king.
• D. What a fall was there, my countrymen, long live the King.

Explanation: There are no conjunctions in the entire statement. Hence, any independent clauses must be separated into different sentences. "Long live the King!" stands as an independent sentence,while "What a fall was there,my countrymen!" can stand as an independent sentence. Moreover since both statements are exclamatory, an exclamation mark should be used to determine their ends. Therefore, Option A is correct.

• A. These, are old, those are new.
• B. These are old; those are new.
• C. These are old: those are new.
• D. These are new- those are new.

Explanation: A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.

• A. He and I was playing.
• B. He and I were playing.
• C. He and I were being playing.
• D. He and I was being playing.

Explanation: "He and I" indicates plurality so the helping verb should be "were".Hence, Option B is correct.

• A. May I come with you?.
• B. May I come with you?
• C. May I come with you.
• D. All are correct

Explanation: In the sentence, "May" indicates the question so the question mark at the end is correct.

• A. I've
• B. Ive
• C. l'hve
• D. Ih've

Explanation: A contraction is a shortened form of a word (or group of words) that omits certain letters or sounds. In most contractions, an apostrophe represents the missing letters. The right contraction for the word I have is I've. Therefore, Option A is the right choice here.Since Options B, C & D are wrong, they are ruled out.

• A. I'd
• B. Id
• C. Id'
• D. l'hd

Explanation: OPTION A: The contraction of I had is I'd. Hence, A is the correct option.A contraction is a word or phrase shortened by dropping one or more letters. An apostrophe is used to indicate the place of the missing letters.Words like can't (can + not), don't (do + not), and I've (I + have) are all contractions. OPTION B: It is an incorrect option.OPTION C: The apostrophe is placed where the letter has been removed. Therefore, it is also incorrect.OPTION D: It is an incorrect option.

• A. Shes
• B. Shes'
• C. She's
• D. Sh'es

Explanation: A contraction is a word or phrase shortened by dropping one or more letters. An apostrophe is used to indicate the place of the missing letters.Words like can't (can + not), don't (do + not), and I've (I + have) are all contractions.OPTION C: The contraction of 'She is' is She's. An apostrophe is always placed where the letter has been removed. Hence, C is the correct option.

• A. Whos
• B. Whose
• C. Who's
• D. Whos'

Explanation: Apostrophes in contraction replace the missing letters. Hence, the contraction of "Who is" is written as "Who's"

• A. I'd
• B. Id
• C. Id'
• D. l'hd

Explanation: Contractions are abbreviations of words blending together. Combining 'I' and 'had', removing 'h' and 'a', and using an apostrophe where the letters are removed will form 'I'd'.