{"id":22663,"date":"2026-06-21T18:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/understand-as-a-matter-of-course-in-english-grammar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:20:29","slug":"understand-as-a-matter-of-course-in-english-grammar","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/understand-as-a-matter-of-course-in-english-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand As a matter of course in English Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Choose the correct meaning of <strong>As a matter of course<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>The main point being discussed or disputed<\/li>\n<li>As a normal or expected thing<\/li>\n<li>Different methods can lead to the same result<\/li>\n<li>A normal part of one&#8217;s duty or job<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[3207,3209,3212,3200],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1895],"class_list":["post-22663","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-comparison-and-similes","topic-decision-making","topic-exam-preparation","topic-time-and-patience","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-ssc"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>As a matter of course<\/strong> means <strong>as a normal or expected thing<\/strong>. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Classroom example:<\/strong> <em>As a matter of course<\/em> can refer to a situation involving as a normal or expected thing.<\/li><li><strong>Story example:<\/strong> A writer may use <em>As a matter of course<\/em> when describing a situation involving as a normal or expected thing.<\/li><li><strong>Exam example:<\/strong> When a sentence contains <em>As a matter of course<\/em>, choose the meaning \u201cas a normal or expected thing.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"The main point being discussed or disputed"},{"right":"yes","answer":"As a normal or expected thing"},{"right":"no","answer":"Different methods can lead to the same result"},{"right":"no","answer":"A normal part of one's duty or job"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":3207,"title":"Comparison and Similes","slug":"comparison-and-similes"},{"id":3209,"title":"Decision Making","slug":"decision-making"},{"id":3212,"title":"Exam Preparation","slug":"exam-preparation"},{"id":3200,"title":"Time and Patience","slug":"time-and-patience"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/22663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=22663"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=22663"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=22663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}