This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vocabulary check:Two advices I would give are staying positive and working hard. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 2. My best friend received an MBA in ..... from Sophia University in Tokyo. A) Economics. B) The economy. C) Economy. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economics. 3. Complete the following sentencesMy boss ..... to get there on time so we had to start without her. A) Couldn't. B) Wasn't able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't able to. 4. We will return ..... 10 O'clock. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 5. [ Formal Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:He was very exhausted; ..... he continued walking. A) Moreover. B) Nevertheless. C) HenceTagsFormal Conjunctions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nevertheless. 6. Tom Cruise is a famous Hollywood ..... I love his action movies. A) Talent. B) Celebrity. C) Entertainment. D) Actress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Celebrity. 7. Which word goes in the blank in this sentence? ..... is no way out of that room except through the door. A) They're. B) Their. C) Three. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 8. Identify the sentence that demonstrates incorrect parallel structure: "The teacher asked the students to read the book, to write a report, and discussing their thoughts." A) To read the book. B) To write a report. C) There's no mistake. D) Discussing their thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discussing their thoughts. 9. I have to work ..... 9 p.m. and then I can go out for a drink. A) By. B) On. C) Until. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 10. She won't ..... the class because she is sick A) Be. B) Attend. C) Assist. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attend. 11. I ..... from university last December. A) Have graduated. B) Graduated. C) Will graduate. D) Graduates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graduated. 12. Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding: A) Conjunction junction what's your function in between clauses. B) Conjunctions, semicolons, or commas in between clauses. C) Contractions, semicolons, or commas in between clauses. D) Contractions, colons, or commas in between clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunctions, semicolons, or commas in between clauses. 13. He ..... what she saw.(va demanar a Sarah que no contara ..... ) A) Asked Sarah not to tell. B) Asked to Sarah that not tell. C) Asked Sarah to not tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked Sarah not to tell. 14. They haven't arrived ..... the hotel yet. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 15. Are you satisfied with your marks? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. He had ..... money, so he decided to return home. A) FEW. B) LITTLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LITTLE. 17. My book is different from yours. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 18. I, you and he will do it A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Where ..... travel this summer? A) Can we. B) We can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can we. 20. This is a very ..... game! A) Excited. B) Exciting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exciting. 21. Vocab check:The flight was delayed due to technical reasons. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 22. Tony's brother was angry ..... him. A) To. B) At. C) With. D) No word needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 23. Their house is opposite to ours. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. Fill in the blank:She is used to drive/driving long distances. A) A) drive. B) B) driving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) driving. 25. Match the sentences with the closest meaningDo you have to leave? A) Can you stay?. B) Do you have to stay?. C) You can leave. D) You mustn't stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you stay?. 26. If you need more money, I can (a) you ten dollars. A) A. lend. B) Borrow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. lend. 27. New research ..... ordinary people are just as smart. A) Tests. B) Says. C) Thinks. D) Suggests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suggests. 28. A year consists of twelve months. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 29. A central topic, subject, or message within a literary work A) Character traits. B) Theme. C) Protagonist. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 30. My sister's good in math. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 31. My daughter is going to graduate college ..... 3 years. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 32. Teenagers ..... dependent on their phones today. A) Is. B) Be. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 33. Complete the following sentencesWe ..... go out. We can stay at home, if you like. A) Mustn't. B) Don't have to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 34. Recolzar, donar suport A) Support. B) Suport. C) Suporting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 35. He can't read or write A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 36. This storybook ..... A) Highly recommends. B) Is highly recommend. C) Is highly recommended. D) Highly recommend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is highly recommended. 37. It's that I couldn't do my homework. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 38. Would you like some (a) after dinner? A) Desert. B) A. dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. dessert. 39. I needed ..... another language for my Master's degree. A) Learn. B) Learned. C) Learning. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To learn. 40. She ..... (to like) playing tennis A) Like. B) Liking. C) Likes. D) To like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Likes. 41. Let's have some ..... after dinner . (desert/dessert) A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 42. Tell me please, if I will apply for this position, how much time will I have for sending my documents? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 43. I am so bored, can we ..... something? A) Make. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 44. What is wrong in this part of the sentence?I'm writing this letter to ..... A) Noun. B) Preposition. C) Verb. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contraction. 45. Are you related with Simon in any way? A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 46. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Which calculation has the answer closes to 300? A) 802-597. B) 899-501. C) 405-98. D) 496-204. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 405-98. 48. The dog (eat) ..... all the pies when the baker (return) ..... to his shop. A) Ate, returned. B) Ate, returning. C) Had eaten, returned. D) Ate, had returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten, returned. 49. His wounds are going to ..... soon A) Heel. B) Hill. C) Heal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heal. 50. Many children are addicted from computer games. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. I spend a lot of time on my computer. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 52. People find important informations about the weather every morning. A) Find. B) People. C) Informations. D) Every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informations. 53. Choose the correct word (or no word) for the space:I will ask ..... my teacher. A) No word needed. B) From. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No word needed. 54. Which one of these options is correct? A) Dear Hiring Manager . B) Dear hiring manager. C) Dear Hiring Manager:. D) Dear Hiring Manager,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dear Hiring Manager,. 55. Which word needs changed to make this sentence correct? I'll probably go to my grandmas for vacation. A) I'll. B) Probably. C) Grandmas. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandmas. 56. There has been an increase of the number of people aged over eighty. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. The editors apologised to their readers for ..... the article. A) Not checking. B) Not to check. C) Not to checking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not checking. 58. I'm ..... Let's do something. A) Bored. B) Boring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boring. 59. She said she had so much ..... in the park last night A) Funny. B) Blast. C) Funnier. D) Fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fun. 60. We need to ..... to come up with a good solution. A) Think hard. B) Hardly think. C) Think hardly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think hard. ← 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