MDCAT English — Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language
Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language is a core English topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 12 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (12)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Adverb Position
- Contextual Vocabulary
- Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
- Prepositions
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Punctuation
- Sentence Inversion
- Sentence Structure and Phrase Analysis
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Synonyms (Irony, Parody, Satire)
- Tenses
How Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language accounts for 323 questions. It appears in all 16, about 20.2 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2017, with 30 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 7.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 17 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 16 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 18 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 20 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 24 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 30 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 29 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 24 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 29 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 21 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 22 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 24 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 14 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 14 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 14 |
Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language
The keys were found _______ the drawer where you left them last week.
- A.under
- B.in
- C.on
- D.beside
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Answer: B. in — The keys were found 'in' the drawer.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language
What does the word "SURPLUS" mean?
- A.In excess
- B.A mathematical term
- C.Within reach
- D.Salutation
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Answer: A. In excess — 'Surplus' means an amount in excess of what is needed.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:
- A.He weighed himself two maunds.
- B.He weighed two maunds.
- C.He weighed themselves two maunds.
- D.He weighed itself two maunds.
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Answer: B. He weighed two maunds. — "He weighed two maunds" is the grammatically correct sentence — no reflexive pronoun is needed here.