MDCAT English chapter 2: English · Error and correction MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
44 exam-style questions on English · Error and correction, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Ten English · Error and correction questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Choose the correct replacement for the bold part: "The committee have reached its decision after a long meeting."
A
have reach
B
were reaching
C
have been reached
D
has reached
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Answer: D. The pronoun "its" treats the committee as one body, so the verb must be singular too: "has reached". A plural verb with "its" is inconsistent.
2. Which sentence uses the conditional correctly?
A
If I had known about the test, I would have revised.
B
If I would have known about the test, I would have revised.
C
If I have known about the test, I would have revised.
D
Had I knew about the test, I would have revised.
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Answer: A. A past unreal condition takes if + past perfect (had known) with would have + past participle. "Would have" never goes in the if-clause, and inverted "Had I" needs the participle "known".
3. Which part of the sentence contains an error? (A) The teacher (B) made us (C) to rewrite (D) the whole essay.
A
The teacher
B
made us
C
to rewrite
D
the whole essay.
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Answer: C. In the active, "make someone do" takes the bare infinitive: "made us rewrite".
4. Which part of the sentence contains an error? (A) One of the (B) reasons for his failure (C) were (D) his poor attendance.
A
One of the
B
reasons for his failure
C
were
D
his poor attendance.
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Answer: C. The subject is "one", which is singular, so the verb must be "was".
5. Which version of the sentence is best?
A
Not only he forgot his notes but also his calculator.
B
He not only forgot his notes but also forgot his calculator to bring.
C
He forgot not only his notes but also his calculator.
D
Not only he forgot his notes, but he also forgot about calculator.
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Answer: C. "Not only ... but also" should join matching parts: "not only his notes but also his calculator". Starting with "Not only" would need inversion ("Not only did he forget"), which the other options lack.
6. Which part of the sentence contains an error? (A) Neither the manager (B) nor the clerks (C) was (D) present at the meeting.
A
Neither the manager
B
nor the clerks
C
was
D
present at the meeting.
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Answer: C. With "neither ... nor" the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "the clerks", which is plural: "were".
7. Which part of the sentence contains an error? (A) The lecture (B) will begin (C) after the principal (D) will arrive.
A
The lecture
B
will begin
C
after the principal
D
will arrive.
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Answer: D. In a time clause after "after", "when" or "before", English uses the present simple for the future: "after the principal arrives".
8. Which sentence reports the question correctly?
A
She asked me where I lived.
B
She asked me where did I live.
C
She asked me where do I live.
D
She asked me that where I lived.
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Answer: A. A reported question uses statement word order (where I lived) with no "do/did" and no "that". The tense moves back to "lived".
9. Choose the correct replacement for the bold part: "He insisted to pay the bill himself."
A
on paying
B
for paying
C
to paying
D
in paying
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Answer: A. The verb "insist" takes the preposition "on" followed by an -ing form: "insisted on paying".
10. Choose the correct replacement for the bold part: "Despite of being tired, she finished her shift."
A
of she was tired
B
she was tired
C
to be tired
D
being tired
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Answer: D. "Despite" is a preposition followed directly by a noun or -ing form, never by "of" or a full clause. "In spite of" has "of"; "despite" does not.
Chapter test. Ten questions from English · Error and correction, drawn fresh each time, about ten minutes.
Practice mode. The right answer and the explanation after every question, with no clock. Exam mode keeps the marks until the end and runs a timer.
Hints. One tap for a nudge, a second to remove two wrong options.
My mistakes. Every question you get wrong is kept, and leaves the list once you get it right.
English · Error and correction: questions students ask
How many English · Error and correction MCQs are there?
44, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 2 topics: Spot the error, Sentence correction. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the MDCAT English chapter 2 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
