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Sentence completion
10 MDCAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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Although it was raining, they ___ for a walk.
- 1 go
- 2 went
- 3 gone
- 4 going
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Correct answer: went
The sentence describes a past event, so the simple past went is needed.
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The more you practise, the ___ you become.
- 1 good
- 2 better
- 3 best
- 4 more good
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Correct answer: better
The pattern the more ... the better uses comparatives in both parts.
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She ___ for two hours when he arrived.
- 1 waited
- 2 was waited
- 3 had been waiting
- 4 waits
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Correct answer: had been waiting
The past perfect continuous shows an action that began before another past event and was still going on.
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By next year, he ___ his degree.
- 1 will complete
- 2 has completed
- 3 will have completed
- 4 completes
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Correct answer: will have completed
The future perfect, will have completed, is used for an action that will be finished before a stated future time.
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He denied ___ the window.
- 1 to break
- 2 breaking
- 3 break
- 4 to have break
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I would rather you ___ here tonight.
- 1 stay
- 2 stayed
- 3 will stay
- 4 staying
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Correct answer: stayed
After would rather with a different subject, the past form is used to talk about the present or future.
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Unless you ___ hard, you will fail the test.
- 1 work
- 2 will work
- 3 do not work
- 4 worked
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Correct answer: work
Unless already has a negative meaning, so the verb after it is positive: unless you work.
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The book, together with the pen, ___ on the table.
- 1 are
- 2 is
- 3 were
- 4 have been
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Correct answer: is
The phrase together with does not change the subject. The subject is book, which is singular.
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He is the ___ of the two brothers.
- 1 taller
- 2 tallest
- 3 most tall
- 4 more taller
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Correct answer: taller
When comparing two people, the comparative form taller is used.
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She suggested that he ___ a doctor.
- 1 sees
- 2 saw
- 3 see
- 4 seeing
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Correct answer: see
After suggest that, the base form of the verb is used, as in see.