Grammar and usage MCQs
MDCAT · English · 6 questions
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PMDC MDCAT syllabus: English
MDCAT English tests everyday grammar, not literature. Most items fall into five patterns. Subject–verb agreement: a singular third-person subject takes -s (she goes); with either…or and neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject. Tense and auxiliaries: after do, does and did (and after modals like can, will, must) the main verb is in its base form (did not go, can swim). Voice: passive = a form of be + past participle, in the same tense as the active (built → was built). Prepositions: many are fixed by the word before them (good at, interested in, afraid of, depend on); learn them as phrases. Vocabulary: synonyms and antonyms of common academic words (abundant, scarce, candid, transparent). Read the whole sentence before choosing; options are usually written so that only one fits both grammar and meaning.
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Q1 · Parcha original · Sample
Choose the correct option: "She ___ to school every day."
- A. go
- B. goes
- C. going
- D. gone
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Answer: B. goes
A habitual action takes the simple present, and a third-person singular subject (she) takes -s/-es: "She goes to school every day."
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Choose the correct option: "Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present."
- A. was
- B. is
- C. were
- D. has been
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Answer: C. were
With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject. "Students" is plural, so the verb is "were".
Q3 · Parcha original · Sample
Choose the correct preposition: "He is good ___ mathematics."
- A. in
- B. on
- C. with
- D. at
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Answer: D. at
The fixed expression is "good at" a subject or skill: good at mathematics, good at cricket.
Q4 · Parcha original · Sample
Choose the correct passive form of: "They built this bridge in 1990."
- A. This bridge was built in 1990.
- B. This bridge is built in 1990.
- C. This bridge has been built in 1990.
- D. This bridge was being built by them in 1990.
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Answer: A. This bridge was built in 1990.
The active verb is simple past (built), so the passive is was/were + past participle: "This bridge was built in 1990." The agent "by them" adds nothing and is usually dropped.
Q5 · Parcha original · Sample
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A. He did not went to the market.
- B. He did not goes to the market.
- C. He did not go to the market.
- D. He not went to the market.
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Answer: C. He did not go to the market.
After the auxiliary "did" (and "did not"), the main verb takes its base form: "did not go". The tense is already carried by "did".
Q6 · Parcha original · Sample
Choose the word closest in meaning to "abundant":
- A. Scarce
- B. Plentiful
- C. Tiny
- D. Absent
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Answer: B. Plentiful
"Abundant" means existing in large quantities, so "plentiful" is closest. "Scarce" and "absent" are opposites.