Yesterday, whe felt badly.
Correct answer D. badly
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Usage Topic Complementary MCQs
Usage Topic Complementary MCQs are multiple-choice questions that ask you to find the error in an English sentence, covering word choice, verb tense, adverbs, parallel structure and commonly confused words. They help ECAT and MDCAT aspirants polish their grammar. Each item shows the answer instantly so you can see exactly which part was wrong.
John made Martha to feel bad about running over the dog that ran onto the road.
Correct answer B. to feel
Raising ticket prices maybe a relatively easy way to rise funds.
Correct answer D. to rise
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At Burger King, the hamburgers are very similar to Mc Donald.
Correct answer D. to Mc Donald
She bought me a chocolate box for my birthday.
Correct answer C. for
The confrontation between he and his family forced him to leave home.
Correct answer C. he
An incident that farther embittered the Colonists occurred in a Boston street.
Correct answer B. farther
After they walked in the museum, they searched for the officer.
Correct answer B. walked in
A timid young woman has scarcely no ability to hold a job.
Correct answer C. no ability
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Unfortunately, the old city was severely effected by the war.
Correct answer D. effected
They will continue their battle against the blaze until they brought it under control.
Correct answer D. brought
Kathy noticed that the chocolate icing had been bit off the birthday cake.
Correct answer C. bit off
The younger of the two claims to swin as well or better than his elder brother.
Correct answer C. as well
Experts say that there is a close relationship between apes with baboons.
Correct answer D. with
The achievements as well as the failures has been a matter of contention.
Correct answer D. has been
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Sara ran more faster than Jack.
Correct answer B. more
The tribesman made an excellent soldier-loyal and ready to die for their cause.
Correct answer D. their
Her jokes are sometimes vary difficult to understand.
Correct answer C. vary
The second comedian was the funniest of the two.
Correct answer C. the funniest
The alarm frightened everyone in the class and she more than other residents.
Correct answer B. she
About Usage Topic Complementary MCQs
This set from the ECAT MCAT English section presents sentences with one faulty part. Typical errors include confused words like accept and except, wrong prepositions such as concern of instead of concern for, adjectives used in place of adverbs as in quiet instead of quietly, broken parallelism like dress neatly, be prompt and displaying interest, and verb confusion such as laid in place of lay. Tense sequence errors and wrong verb patterns like exceed to appear too.
Admission tests for engineering and medical universities use these sentences to check practical grammar rather than memorised rules. Because the errors are subtle, you need to read the whole sentence and check every underlined part. Regular practice trains you to notice tense agreement, idiom and word form quickly, which also helps in other English papers set by NTS, provincial service commissions and university entry tests in the region.
Key facts to remember
- Accept means to receive or agree, while except means excluding.
- Adverbs such as quietly, not adjectives such as quiet, modify verbs like come.
- Items in a list should share the same grammatical form, called parallel structure.
- Lie, lay, lain is intransitive; lay, laid, laid needs an object.
- The correct expression is accede to a demand, not exceed to it.
Exams that include Usage Topic Complementary MCQs
Pakistan
- ECAT
- MDCAT
- NTS
- NAT
- GAT
- ETEA
India
- CUET
- SSC CGL
- IBPS PO
- CDS
Bangladesh
- University admission tests (DU, RU, JU)
- Medical admission test (MBBS)
- BCS
How to prepare for Usage Topic Complementary MCQs
- Read the full sentence aloud in your head before checking options, as many errors only show when the whole structure is clear.
- Keep a list of confused word pairs such as accept and except, affect and effect, and lie and lay.
- In lists joined by and, check that every item uses the same form, such as all verbs or all gerunds.
- Check the tense of each clause against time words like until, after and by then to catch sequence errors.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of errors appear in Usage Topic Complementary MCQs?
Common errors include confused words, wrong prepositions, adjectives used for adverbs, broken parallel structure, incorrect verb forms like laid for lay, and mismatched tenses. Some sentences contain no error, so you must also be ready to choose the no error option.
How many Usage Topic Complementary MCQs are on MCQs360?
There are 179 Usage Topic Complementary MCQs on MCQs360 within the ECAT MCAT English section. Each comes with an instant answer, and you can practise them all free without signing up. Attempting a set of twenty daily is a manageable way to cover the full collection.
What is the difference between lie and lay?
Lie means to rest or recline and takes no object; its forms are lie, lay, lain. Lay means to put something down and needs an object; its forms are lay, laid, laid. So the correct sentence is his clothing lay on the floor.
How should I prepare for usage MCQs in ECAT and MDCAT?
Revise core grammar rules on tenses, subject-verb agreement, adverbs and prepositions, then practise error-spotting sentences daily. After each attempt, rewrite the sentence correctly. This habit trains your ear for natural English, which speeds up answers on test day.
Last reviewed October 2026