This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a sentence fragment? A) A time of wonder and amazement. B) Shows no improvement in your understanding. C) Because it was raining. D) I walked slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I walked slowly. 2. Identify the error:She don't like to play soccer. A) She don't wants to play soccer. B) She doesn't like to play soccer. C) She isn't like to play soccer. D) She doesn't likes to play soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She doesn't like to play soccer. 3. I wanted to win more ..... my opponent. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 4. Ken needed ..... for his essay, so he did some research at the library. A) Information. B) Instruments. C) Chocolates. D) Equipments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information. 5. Taking this medication might ..... your sleep. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 6. When sound ..... are needed, they can often be dubbed into any motion picture. A) Effects. B) Affects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 7. She ran upstairs, and ..... my dog chased her. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 8. You're means ..... A) Ownership. B) Both. C) You are. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You are. 9. Which part of a sentence tells what the subject of the sentence is or does? A) Predicate. B) Pronoun. C) Phrase. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate. 10. Carolyns car was hit three different times in one day. A) Time's. B) Carolyns'. C) Carolyns. D) Carolyn's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carolyn's. 11. What is the correct form of the sentence:'One of the student is seriously ill.'? A) One of the student is seriously ill. B) One of the students are seriously ill. C) One of the student are seriously ill. D) One of the students is seriously ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One of the students is seriously ill. 12. Correct the wrong word:A good secretary should now how to spell. A) Know. B) Two. C) Well. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know. 13. It was an ..... change. A) Inexpected. B) Unexpected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unexpected. 14. The buses for Kennedy Airport ..... every twenty minutes. A) Depart's. B) Depart. C) Departs. D) Departs'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depart. 15. What is the correct form of the verb in 'keep ..... '? A) Smiling. B) Kept. C) Smile. D) Keeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smiling. 16. When do we use 'are' vs 'is'? A) 'Are' is used with singular subjects, while 'is' is used with plural subjects. B) 'Are' is used with plural subjects, while 'is' is used with singular subjects. C) 'Are' is used with both singular and plural subjects interchangeably. D) 'Is' is used only in questions, while 'are' is used in statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Are' is used with plural subjects, while 'is' is used with singular subjects. 17. Charlie Jerome is the short order cook of Colonial Diner, one of the ..... eating places in New Rochelle. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 18. The People's Savings Bank pays 35 per cent inter-est on your ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 19. They even set up a special table and provided ..... champagne to help us celebrate our anniversary. A) Complimentary. B) Few. C) Little. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimentary. 20. You should buy that shoes. The seller give you a big bargain. It is totally ..... A) Worth it. B) Worthed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worth it. 21. Everyone in his three classes ..... Mr. Wolf. A) Admire. B) Admire's. C) Admires. D) Admires'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admires. 22. Mike is organizing a meeting. Which sentence uses "who" correctly? A) Who is the person to whom you spoke?. B) To who did you give the book?. C) Whom is going to the meeting tonight?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is the person to whom you spoke?. 23. Marty who is my sisters new boyfriend is not very bright. A) Marty, who is my sisters' new, boyfriend, is not very bright. B) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend, is not very bright. C) Marty who is my sisters new boyfriend, is not very bright. D) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend is not very bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend, is not very bright. 24. That is an ..... attitude for agrownup person to take. A) Ingenious. B) Ingenuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ingenuous. 25. What is the correct phrase to indicate value? A) Costly. B) Worth it. C) Valuable. D) Priceless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worth it. 26. Are the tenses right in this sentence?" Yesterday I was by your house and you weren't there" A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. What is the possessive form of a singular noun ending in 's'? A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'James's book'). B) Just add an apostrophe (e.g., 'the teachers' lounge'). C) Remove the 's' and add 'es'. D) Add 's' without an apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'James's book'). 28. Jill's list of tasks needs to be completed by the end of the day. Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement. A) The list of tasks are on the board. B) The list of tasks is on the board. C) The list of tasks were on the board. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The list of tasks is on the board. 29. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class. A) In class. B) Yawning widely. C) To stay awake. D) Struggled to stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yawning widely. 30. What is an appositive phrase? A) A phrase that provides additional information about a verb. B) A type of verb phrase that indicates tense. C) A phrase that describes an action or state of being. D) A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. 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