All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. what I do
• B. I can't seem
• C. the designer's
• D. impossible

Explanation: This option ends with a period, making it a complete statement but lacks punctuation before "what," which should have a comma after "do." This is correct option

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

Explanation: This option is correct. "Liberal-minded" is correctly hyphenated as a compound adjective modifying "clergyman." This is correct.

• 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: This option is correct. It correctly uses a comma after "asked" to introduce the direct quotation, and the punctuation inside the quotation marks is also correct. This is correct.

• A. "When I noticed that our dog cut it's paw, I called the veterinarian right away."
• B. "When I noticed that our dog cut it's paw. I called the veterinarian right away."
• C. "When I noticed that our dog cut its paw, I called the veterinarian right away."
• D. "When I noticed that our dog cut its paw; I called the veterinarian right away."

Explanation: This option is correct. It uses the correct possessive form "its" for the dog's paw, and it correctly separates the clauses with a comma before continuing with "I called the veterinarian right away." This is correct.

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

Explanation: This option is correct. It uses the plural possessive "doctors'" to indicate that the offices belong to multiple doctors. The apostrophe is correctly placed after the plural noun "doctors." This is correct.

• 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: Similar to option A, this option incorrectly uses "Your" instead of "You're." The punctuation is correct with a comma after "concerned," but the period after "dog" should be a comma to correctly introduce the following dialogue. This is correct.

• 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: This option corrects both the hyphenation of "friendly-looking" and the possessive form of "dog's paw". This makes it grammatically correct and clear. This is correct.

• 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: This option correctly uses a coordinating conjunction ("but") to join two independent clauses without any unnecessary punctuation. This is correct.

• A. These apostrophe's main purpose is to show possession.
• B. These apostrophes' main purpose is to show possession.
• C. These apostrophes main purpose is to show possession.
• D. These apostrophe's main purpose are to show possession.

Explanation: This option correctly forms the plural of "apostrophes" with an apostrophe followed by an "s" ('s). It indicates that the main purpose belongs to the apostrophes. This is correct.

• A. I want that very elegant looking watch.
• B. I want that very elegant-looking watch.
• C. I want that very-elegant-looking watch.
• D. I want that very-elegant looking watch.

Explanation: This option correctly uses hyphens to create a compound adjective "elegant-looking" before the noun "watch." This implies that the watch looks elegant. This is correct.