English Language MCQ practice free online · page 34

Correct option: D — until the last house

until the last house ‘Until’ must be replaced by ‘to’ because when referring to a destination or endpoint, ‘to’ is used. Hence, ‘to the last house’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — Ramayana is an ancient

Ramayana is an ancient The definite article 'the' is used before holy books. For example:- The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, The Quran, The Bible, etc. Hence, 'The Ramayana is an ancient' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — Hard had she

Hard had she ‘Hardly…when’ is a fixed pair of conjunctions. Hence, ‘Hardly had she’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — more quicker

more quicker We don’t use ‘more or very’ with the comparative degree because it becomes a case of superfluousness (not necessary). ‘More’ will be removed from the given sentence . Hence ‘quicker’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — If you had apprised me about your problem earlier, I would have allowed you to go.

If you had apprised me about your problem earlier, I would have allowed you to go. The given sentence is an example of a third conditional sentence and the correct grammatical structure for it is “If + past perfect (had + V3)…….. Would have + V3”. Hence, ‘would have allowed (V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — Harmit is not as innocent as Uday.

Harmit is not as innocent as Uday. "As...as" is a comparative structure used to compare two things. The given sentence is comparing Harmit with Uday. Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — come to football,

come to football According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. At the end of a singular verb, s/es is used. In the given sentence, ‘it’ is a singular subject that will take ‘comes’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘comes to football’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — Throw of

Throw of ‘Throw off’ is the correct phrasal verb to use here. ‘Throw off’ means to rid oneself of something. The given sentence talks about getting rid of the old shoes. Hence, ‘Throw off’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — to wind out

to wind out ‘To wind out’ must be replaced with ‘to wind up’. ‘Wind up’ means to close or conclude a business. Hence ‘to wind up’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — she is too intelligent

she is too intelligent ‘Too’ must be replaced with ‘very’. ‘Too’ is used in a sentence with a negative sense. Hence ‘she is very intelligent’ is the most appropriate answer.