This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the correct usage:' ..... time for the bear to leave ..... cave.' (It's / its) A) It's. B) Its. C) It has. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 2. Thyroid extract ..... the body very quickly. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 3. All during the war, the O.P.A. tried to ..... a stabilization of the price structure. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 4. What is the correct form of the sentence:'The group of students are going on a trip.'? A) The group of student are going on a trip. B) The group of students were going on a trip. C) The groups of students are going on a trip. D) The group of students is going on a trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The group of students is going on a trip. 5. The team of experts ..... been working on this research for over two years. A) Have. B) Has. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 6. I am going ..... the store. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 7. I drink ..... pineapple juice. Thanks for asking. A) To. B) Enough. C) Too. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enough. 8. When we sell our house we will deal with ..... only. A) Principals. B) Principles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principals. 9. Intermezzo:Where does Petra 5 English laboratory located? A) Besides the internet room. B) In front of the physics lab. C) Below the library. D) Between the preparation room and computer lab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the preparation room and computer lab. 10. Which change should be made?My brother Carl helps me stay positive during difficult times. A) No change. B) Carl, helps. C) Me, stay. D) Brother, Carl,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brother, Carl,. 11. Each year, the Education Department (A) awards grants to projects (B) who demonstrate (C) innovation in addressing equity gaps (D). A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 12. It seems to me that you are ..... that I took the necklace. A) Inferring. B) Implying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implying. 13. Choose the correct form:The team of players (is/are) winning. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 14. Correct the word:She don't have to quit playing yet. A) Doesn't. B) Too. C) Quite. D) Quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't. 15. The movie we watched had a postive ..... on me, but the conversation we had afterward ..... me negatively. A) Effect/effected. B) Affect/effected. C) Affect/affected. D) Effect/affected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect/affected. 16. What's the sense ..... doing it that way? A) In. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 17. They talk to their friends ..... A) Alot. B) A lot. C) Allot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 18. Losing sleep can ..... your concentration. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Uhfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 19. All the students went to the championship game to support ..... classmates. A) Theres. B) They're. C) There. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 20. Which relative clause does not have have a comma? A) Every ralative clause needs a comma. B) Defining relative clause. C) Non-defining relative clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defining relative clause. 21. What is the correct form of 'who' when referring to an object? A) Who. B) Whomever. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 22. ..... going to the cinema this weekend. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 23. The ..... toys were colorful. A) Childrens. B) Childrens's. C) Children's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 24. What is a semicolon used for? A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. B) To introduce a list of items or examples. C) To indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period. D) To separate two complete sentences that are not closely related. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. 25. Most employees spoke a little English, but sometimes communication was ..... due to language barriers. A) Well enough. B) Perfect. C) Challenging. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Challenging. 26. Correct the mistake:Carl lost her girlfriend A) Her = his. B) Her = is. C) Her = she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her = his. 27. There are more carrots ..... peas on your plate. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 28. ..... going to be tired when ..... shift is over. A) You're / your. B) Your / you're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're / your. 29. Correct the sentence:He run every morning before breakfast. A) He runs every morning before breakfast. B) He runned every morning before breakfast. C) He is running every morning before breakfast. D) He runs every morning after breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He runs every morning before breakfast. 30. First, she pulled out her notebook ..... , she grabbed her pens and crayons. A) Then. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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