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Error spotting and correct usage
8 MDCAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 The news are good.
- 2 The news is good.
- 3 The newses are good.
- 4 The news were good.
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Correct answer: The news is good.
News is an uncountable noun that looks plural. It takes a singular verb.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 He don't like tea.
- 2 He doesn't likes tea.
- 3 He doesn't like tea.
- 4 He not like tea.
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Correct answer: He doesn't like tea.
With he, she and it, the helping verb is does. After does not, the main verb stays in its base form.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 Between you and I, this is a secret.
- 2 Between you and me, this is a secret.
- 3 Between you and myself, this is a secret.
- 4 Between I and you, this is a secret.
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Correct answer: Between you and me, this is a secret.
After a preposition such as between, the object form me is used.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 Each of the students have a book.
- 2 Each of the students has a book.
- 3 Each of the student have a book.
- 4 Each of the students are having a book.
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Correct answer: Each of the students has a book.
Each is singular and takes has. The noun after of is plural, students.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 She suggested me to rest.
- 2 She suggested that I rest.
- 3 She suggested me rest.
- 4 She suggested to me resting.
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Correct answer: She suggested that I rest.
Suggest is followed by a that clause or an -ing form, not by an object and to.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 I have seen him yesterday.
- 2 I saw him yesterday.
- 3 I have saw him yesterday.
- 4 I seen him yesterday.
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Correct answer: I saw him yesterday.
A finished time such as yesterday needs the simple past, saw.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 The teacher gave us many informations.
- 2 The teacher gave us much informations.
- 3 The teacher gave us a lot of information.
- 4 The teacher gave us an informations.
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Correct answer: The teacher gave us a lot of information.
Information is uncountable and has no plural form, so we say a lot of information.
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Which sentence is correct?
- 1 Who did you give the book to?
- 2 Whom did you gave the book to?
- 3 Who you gave the book to?
- 4 To who you gave the book?
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Correct answer: Who did you give the book to?
After did, the main verb stays in its base form, give. Who is accepted in everyday English.