All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. Unfortunately, every person gets gifts that they have to wear.
• B. Unfortunately, every persons get gifts that they have to wear.
• C. Unfortunately, every person get gifts that he or she has to wear.
• D. Unfortunately, every person gets gifts that he or she has to wear.

Explanation: "Every person" is a singular noun phrase, so the verb "gets" agrees with the singular subject.- The pronoun "he or she" is used to refer back to "every person", indicating that the gifts are for each individual person.

• A. More than 41 inches of snow has fallen on the city this winter.
• B. More than 41 inches of snow have fallen on the city this winter.
• C. More than 41 inches of snow were fallen on the city this winter.
• D. More than 41 inches of snow have been fallen on the city this winter.

Explanation: "More than 41 inches of snow" is a singular subject (considered as a single quantity), so it takes the singular verb "has fallen."

• A. Everyone should open their book
• B. Everyone should open his book
• C. Everyone should open his or her book
• D. Everyone should open its book

Explanation: "Everyone should open his or her book" is grammatically correct and inclusive, covering both male and female genders.

• A. Each cat and dog has to be vaccinated
• B. Every cat and dog have to be vaccinated
• C. Each cat and dog have to be vaccinated
• D. Cat and dog each has to be vaccinated

Explanation: "Each cat and dog has to be vaccinated" is correct because "each" is a singular pronoun, and the verb "has" correctly matches the singular subject.

• A. The number of students are going to drop the course
• B. A number of students have dropped the course
• C. The number of students have dropped the course
• D. A number of students is going to drop the course

Explanation: "A number of students have dropped the course" is correct because "a number of" is a phrase that takes a plural verb, "have," since it refers to multiple students.

• A. Wait
• B. Waits
• C. Have waited
• D. Has waited

Explanation: "Tides and time waits for none" is an idiomatic expression where "time" is often treated as a singular subject despite the compound subject. This is a set phrase and is grammatically correct in this context.

• A. is
• B. Are
• C. Was
• D. Were

Explanation: "Three hundred dollars is what we must pay" is correct because amounts of money are treated as singular subjects.

• A. Makes
• B. Make
• C. Are making
• D. Have made

Explanation: Two and two makes four" can be used correctly in some contexts, especially in set phrases where the subject is considered as a single entity.

• A. Look
• B. Looks
• C. Have looked
• D. Are looking

Explanation: "The kitchen, as well as the dining-room, looks beautiful" is correct. The subject "the kitchen" is singular, so it requires the singular verb "looks." The phrase "as well as the dining-room" is parenthetical and doesn't affect the singular subject.

• A. My shoes needs repair
• B. My shoe need repair
• C. A pair of shoes need repair
• D. A pair of shoes needs repair

Explanation: A pair of shoes needs repair" is correct because "a pair of shoes" is treated as a singular unit, requiring the singular verb "needs repair."