All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. Many an accidents have recently taken place
• B. Many an accident has recently taken place
• C. Many an accident have recently taken place
• D. Many accidents has recently taken place

Explanation: "Many an" is an idiomatic expression that means "many a" or "a large number of".- The phrase "many an" is followed by a singular noun "accident", so the verb "has" agrees with it.- The sentence is describing a situation where multiple accidents have occurred, but the verb agrees with the singular noun "accident".

• A. it
• B. who
• C. is
• D. wrong

Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "they", which is a plural pronoun.- The verb "are" agrees with the plural subject "they".- The original sentence uses the singular verb "is", which is incorrect

• A. continue
• B. her study
• C. was poor
• D. her means

Explanation: D) was poor: Incorrect. The verb "was" is singular, but "means" is treated as plural in this context. Therefore, the correct verb form should be "were poor."

• A. were
• B. that
• C. a lot of
• D. their parents

Explanation: The correct sentence would be: "It was the children who caused a lot of problems for their parents during the long railway journey."The subject-verb agreement is incorrect, "it" is a singular pronoun and should be paired with the singular verb "was", not "were".- Additionally, the sentence would be improved by using "who" instead of "that" to refer to the children, and "for" instead of "to" to indicate the relationship between the children and their parents.The other options are not incorrect in terms of grammar, but the sentence as a whole is improved by making the changes suggested above.

• A. are
• B. has
• C. were
• D. was

Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "The sum and substance of the passage", which is a singular noun phrase. Although "sum and substance" are two words, they together form a single concept or idea, making it a singular subject.- The verb "was" agrees with the singular subject, indicating that the main points of the passage were presented below.

• A. is
• B. has
• C. was
• D. were

Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "More men than one", which is a plural noun phrase.- The verb "were" agrees with the plural subject, indicating that multiple men were burnt.However, it's worth noting that the sentence would be more idiomatic if it were rephrased to "More than one man was burnt" or "More men than one were burned" (using the correct past tense of "burn").

• A. There has been a number of cases of diphtheria in the area.
• B. There have been the number of cases of diphtheria in the area.
• C. There was a number of cases of diphtheria in the area.
• D. There were a number of cases of diphtheria in the area

Explanation: "There were" is the correct phrase to use when referring to a past time frame, indicating that multiple cases of diphtheria existed in the area at some point in the past.- "A number of" is an idiomatic expression that means "many" or "several", and it is used correctly in this sentence to indicate a plural noun phrase.

• A. China, together with other civilizations, was to suffered a sharp Western impact.
• B. China, together with other civilizations, were suffered a sharp Western impact.
• C. China, together with other civilizations, have suffered a sharp Western impact.
• D. China, together with other civilizations, has suffered a sharp Western impact.

Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "China", which is a singular noun.- The phrase "together with other civilizations" is a prepositional phrase that provides additional information about China, but does not change the fact that the main subject is singular.- The verb "has suffered" agrees with the singular subject "China", indicating that China has experienced a sharp Western impact.

• A. A variety of books on the subject are available in the market.
• B. A variety of books on the subject is available in the market.
• C. A variety of books on the subject was available in the market.
• D. A variety of books on the subject have available in the market.

Explanation: - The subject of the sentence is "A variety of books", which is a singular noun phrase, but it refers to a collection of multiple books.- In this case, the verb "are" agrees with the plural noun "books", indicating that multiple books are available in the market.This is an example of a singular noun phrase with a plural noun, where the verb agrees with the plural noun, rather than the singular phrase. This is a common construction in English, where the verb agrees with the noun that is closest to it, rather than the noun phrase as a whole.

• A. The economics behind their policies was unreasonable.
• B. The economics behind their policies are unreasonable.
• C. The economics behind their policies is unreasonable.
• D. The economics behind their policies has unreasonable.

Explanation: C) The economics behind their policies is unreasonable: Correct. "Economics" is a singular noun when referring to the field or the subject of study, so the verb "is" correctly matches the singular subject.