English MDCAT MCQs

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English
A. was written
B. is written
C. has written
D. writes
Answer: Passive voice past tense: \'was written\' with \'by\' agent.
English
A. The
B. information
C. were
D. incorrect
Answer: \'Information\' is uncountable and takes a singular verb: \'was.\'
English
A. Each
B. of the students
C. have submitted
D. their assignment
Answer: \'Each\' is singular, so the verb should be \'has submitted.\'
English
A. He said that he had finished his work.
B. He said that he has finished his work.
C. He said that I had finished my work.
D. He said that he finished his work.
Answer: \'Have finished\' changes to \'had finished\' in reported speech.
English
A. She advised me to study hard.
B. She told me that I should study hard.
C. She said me to study hard.
D. She suggested me to study hard.
Answer: Advice is reported using \'advised + object + to + verb.\'
English
A. The teacher teaches students.
B. The teacher is teaching students.
C. The teacher taught students.
D. Students teach the teacher.
Answer: Active voice: \'The teacher teaches students.\'
English
A. He
B. don\'t
C. like
D. coffee
Answer: \'He\' requires \'doesn\'t\' (does not), not \'don\'t.\'
English
A. She asked me where I lived.
B. She asked me where do I live.
C. She asked me where I live.
D. She asked me where did I live.
Answer: Wh-questions in indirect speech use statement word order with past tense.
English
A. Everyone
B. should bring
C. their own lunch
D. no error
Answer: \'Everyone\' is singular; it should be \'his or her own lunch.\'
English
A. broke
B. was broken
C. is broken
D. has broken
Answer: Passive voice past tense with the agent implied.
English
A. The
B. team
C. are
D. playing well
Answer: \'Team\' is a collective noun taking a singular verb: \'is playing.\'
English
A. The teacher told us not to make noise.
B. The teacher said us not to make noise.
C. The teacher told to not make noise.
D. The teacher ordered not making noise.
Answer: Imperative negative: \'told not to + verb.\'
English
A. She said that she was going to school.
B. She said that she is going to school.
C. She said that I am going to school.
D. She said that she had been going to school.
Answer: In indirect speech, \'am\' changes to \'was\' and \'I\' changes to \'she.\'
English
A. Neither
B. he nor I
C. is going
D. no error
Answer: With \'neither...nor,\' the verb agrees with the nearer subject: \'am going.\'
English
A. The children ate the cake.
B. The cake ate the children.
C. The children was eating the cake.
D. The cake eats the children.
Answer: Active voice: \'The children ate the cake.\'
English
A. She gave me
B. a less number
C. of books
D. no error
Answer: \'Number\' is countable; use \'fewer,\' not \'less.\'
English
A. He said that he would help me.
B. He said that he will help me.
C. He said that I will help him.
D. He said he would helps me.
Answer: \'Will\' changes to \'would\' and pronouns shift accordingly.
English
A. Me and him
B. went to
C. the store
D. no error
Answer: Object pronouns as subjects are incorrect; should be \'He and I.\'
English
A. The dog chased the cat.
B. The cat chased the dog.
C. The dog was chased by the cat.
D. The cat is chased by the dog.
Answer: In active voice, the doer (dog) comes first: \'The dog chased the cat.\'
English
A. She is
B. more smarter
C. than
D. her sister
Answer: \'Smarter\' is already comparative; \'more\' is redundant.
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