This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Would you like to go to the movies with Julie and ( I/ me)? A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 2. Which sentence uses "council" and "counsel" correctly? A) The council offered their counsel on the matter. B) The city counsel discussed the way they council building officials. C) Spencer received council from the counsel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The council offered their counsel on the matter. 3. What is a participial phrase? A) A phrase that includes a verb and its subject. B) A phrase that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements. It acts as an adjective. C) A phrase that describes a noun without using a verb. D) A phrase that only contains an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements. It acts as an adjective. 4. We spoke to Herbert and ..... only yesterday. A) She. B) Her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 5. I don't have anything to do right now. I am so ..... A) Bored. B) Boring. C) Bore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 6. He's hoping ..... go ..... camp this summer. A) To, too. B) Too, to. C) To, to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To, to. 7. Please hand me my jacket hat and gloves. A) Please, hand me my jacket hat and gloves. B) Please hand me my jacket, hat, and gloves. C) Please, hand me, my jacket, hat, and gloves. D) Please, hand me my jacket, hat and gloves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please hand me my jacket, hat, and gloves. 8. Which among the following spelled correctly? A) Accommodate. B) Boqeutte. C) Liason. D) Occassion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accommodate. 9. ..... fur is so shiny! A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 10. Choose the sentence with the correct use of pronouns: A) She and me went to the concert. B) Me and her went to the concert. C) She and I went to the concert. D) Her and I went to the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She and I went to the concert. 11. He's so much nicer ..... he used to be. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 12. ..... time for the bear to leave ..... cave. A) It's / its. B) Its / it's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's / its. 13. Which sentence uses the correct form of "their, " "there, " or "they're" ? A) There going to the park after school. B) They're going to the park after school. C) Their going to the park after school. D) Their going too the park after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the park after school. 14. I didn't know him ..... A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 15. ..... the best friend I've ever had! A) You're. B) Your. C) Yoar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 16. What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'? A) 'Their' is a contraction for 'they are'. B) 'There' refers to a possessive pronoun. C) 'They're' is a place. D) 'Their' is a possessive pronoun, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'. E) 'Their' refers to a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Their' is a possessive pronoun, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'. 17. Fix the tense:Yesterday, she go to the store. A) Yesterday, she going to the store. B) Yesterday, she went to the store. C) Yesterday, she gone to the store. D) Yesterday, she goes to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yesterday, she went to the store. 18. What is the correct form of the sentence:'The team have won the championship last year.'? A) The team won the championship last year. B) The teams have won the championship last year. C) The team have won the championship last year. D) The team has won the championship last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team has won the championship last year. 19. Sandradecided to go with Jim and ..... to the store. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 20. She's not sure ..... she'll make it home by 6:00pm. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 21. ..... an emergency! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 22. Are you telling me that ..... not coming to the party? A) Their. B) They're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 23. ..... me to lock the door A) Remember. B) Remind. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remind. 24. ..... dinner is getting cold. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 25. My eccentric uncle often ..... television with real life. A) Confuse. B) Confuse's. C) Confuses. D) Confuses'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confuses. 26. Select the sentence with the correct use of "their", "there", and "they're" . A) They're going to their office over there. B) There going to their office over they're. C) Their going to there office over they're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to their office over there. 27. He was annoying by the loud noise from the construction next door. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. I like English better ..... any other subject. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 29. Several of our neighbors pumpkins were smashed last Halloween. A) Pumpkin's. B) Neighbors'. C) Pumpkins'. D) Neighbor's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neighbors'. 30. How do you correctly write 'It is' in contraction? A) It's. B) It's. C) Its. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 2Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 7Common Mistakes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books