This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He is ..... funny! A) Too. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 2. Ian and Blake are discussing Matt and Ally's new house. Identify the correct sentence. A) You're going to love they're new house. B) Your going to love there new house. C) You're going to love their new house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You're going to love their new house. 3. What does 'your' mean? A) It expresses a future action. B) It indicates a location or place. C) It refers to a group of people. D) It shows that something belongs to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It shows that something belongs to you. 4. I thinks my pants are a little too ..... A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loose. 5. What is the purpose of a comma? A) To indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list. B) To end a sentence with a strong emphasis. C) To replace a period in a sentence. D) To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list. 6. Along with her co-authors, she ..... that autism can often help people to understand animals. A) Argue. B) Is argued. C) Arguing. D) Argues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argues. 7. ..... is that girl? A) Whom. B) Who. C) Whoo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 8. One of my sisters ..... going on a trip. A) Is. B) Are. C) Aren't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 9. What is the rule for using commas in a list? A) Use commas to separate items in a list, and place a comma before the conjunction in a series (Oxford comma). B) Use commas only after the last item in a list. C) Use commas to separate items in a list, but do not use a comma before the conjunction. D) Use commas to separate items in a list, but only if there are more than three items. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use commas to separate items in a list, and place a comma before the conjunction in a series (Oxford comma). 10. What costume will you ..... for Halloween? A) Wear. B) We're. C) Where. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear. 11. Which word should you use to show possession? A) Yours. B) Your. C) Yourselves. D) Youre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 12. My cat is bigger ..... my dog. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 13. Which word is a PRONOUN meaning belonging to you? A) Ours. B) You're. C) Your. D) Ur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your. 14. We still have our pumpkin. Even though Halloween is over. A) We still have our pumpkin; even though Halloween is over. B) We still have our pumpkin even though Halloween is over. C) We still have our pumpkin even though Halloween is over. D) We still have our pumpkin, even though Halloween is over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We still have our pumpkin even though Halloween is over. 15. What is the correct form of 'there', 'they're', or 'their' in the sentence:'Your coat is hanging up over ..... '? A) Here. B) There. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 16. Identify the error:Everyone should do their best in (his or her/their) work. A) His work. B) Her work. C) Its work. D) His or her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His or her. 17. Choose the correct sentence that uses singular possessive correctly. A) The BIM technicians' computer is under the table. B) The BIM technicians computer is under the table. C) The BIM technician's computer is under the table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The BIM technician's computer is under the table. 18. What are ..... favorite foods? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 19. Is there any (preventative, preventive) for tuber-culosis? A) Preventative. B) Preventive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preventive. 20. ..... is visiting her aunt in Sabah. A) He. B) She. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 21. Your means ..... A) Ownership. B) You are. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ownership. 22. What is the role of conjunctions in sentences? A) To connect clauses, sentences, or words. B) To indicate time or place. C) To provide detailed descriptions. D) To express strong emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect clauses, sentences, or words. 23. She is taller ..... him. A) Then. B) Thenn. C) Than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than. 24. What makes grammar incorrect? A) The use of adverbs. B) Work with one tense. C) Have coherence. D) The subject and the verb doesn't match the tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject and the verb doesn't match the tense. 25. Vladas car blew out its right front tire. A) It's. B) Vlada's. C) Vladas'. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vlada's. 26. Madam Shakira is an English teacher.Which type of Being Verbs used in this sentence? A) Helping Verbs. B) Linking Verbs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verbs. 27. That man is the new ..... for the high school. A) Principle. B) Princeuhpull. C) Principal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Principal. 28. What change should be made?After I had a conversation with Zoe I knew she was motivated. A) After,. B) No change. C) Conversation,. D) Zoe,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zoe,. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly uses "affect" or "effect" . A) The new law had a positive affect. B) The weather will affect our plans. C) The medicine did not effect me. D) The weather will effect our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather will affect our plans. 30. What ..... do talented students have upon skilled teachers? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 31. Let's go ..... the movies! A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 32. What is a contraction? A) A grammatical error in sentence structure. B) A type of punctuation used in writing. C) A shortened form of a word or group of words, created by omitting certain letters or sounds, such as 'don't' for 'do not'. D) A method of combining two sentences into one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A shortened form of a word or group of words, created by omitting certain letters or sounds, such as 'don't' for 'do not'. 33. ..... wanted to get a puppy for Christmas. A) Me. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 34. Join ..... for dinner tonight A) Us. B) With us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Us. 35. I decided ..... drive. A) Two. B) 2. C) To. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 36. Please tell them where ..... going. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 37. My relatives ..... in Chicago. A) My relative's live in Chicago. B) My relatives, Chicago. C) My relatives live in Chicago. D) My relatives live, in Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My relatives live in Chicago. 38. Which word is a PRONOUN meaning belonging to us? A) Your. B) Our. C) Their. D) Ours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our. 39. Although she am very tired, she can finishes her asignments before going to bed, because she enjoy to study at night.Which type of verb mistakes are made in this sentence? A) Being Verbs. B) Action Verbs. C) Modal Verbs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. After a long exam, the students went to the dining hall because they were ..... A) Hungry. B) Full. C) Empty. D) Stressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hungry. 41. We visited the museum last week. I found very interesting. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. The watch costs more now ..... it did two weeks ago. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 43. "Aisyah, you ..... focus more on your study rather than playing your phone" said Mrs Ros. Choose the most suitable Modal Verb for this sentence. A) Ought to. B) Could. C) Need to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 44. I wonder why ..... wiping your face with a dirty tissue? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 45. Every one of my friends ..... I should join the team. A) Think. B) Thinks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinks. 46. ..... did you go yesterday afternoon? A) Wear. B) Were. C) We're. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where. 47. They bought a new house and immediately started renovating. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. She and ..... are good friends! A) Me. B) I. C) Ay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 49. It's raining outside. Don't forget to ..... a raincoat. A) We're. B) Where. C) Were. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear. 50. Correct the mistake:He was going to played video games. A) Was going = going. B) Was = were. C) To played = to play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To played = to play. 51. What is the correct punctuation for conjunctive adverbs? A) Conjunctive adverbs should be preceded by a comma and followed by a semicolon. B) Conjunctive adverbs should be preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma. C) Conjunctive adverbs do not require any punctuation when connecting clauses. D) Conjunctive adverbs should be preceded by a period and followed by a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunctive adverbs should be preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma. 52. "I really don't have anything that I didn't like at this Hotel. "What does the writer mean? A) He feels neutral about the hotel. B) He hates the hotel. C) He has nothing good to say. D) He likes the hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He likes the hotel. 53. Select the sentence with the correct pronoun usage. A) He and I went to the AIA meeting. B) Him and I went to the AIA meeting. C) Me and Mike went to the AIA meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He and I went to the AIA meeting. 54. Mymom fixed a lunch for my sister and ..... A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 55. I don't need ..... sugar from the shops. A) Some. B) Every. C) No. D) Any. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any. 56. Noone wanted too be with he at luch. A) No one wanted to be with him at luch. B) No one wanted to be with him at lunch. C) Noone wanted to be with him at lunch. D) No one wanted too be with him at lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No one wanted to be with him at lunch. 57. Fix the tense:Last week, I see a great movie. A) Last week, I saw a great movie. B) Last week, I see a great movie. C) Last week, I seen a great movie. D) Last week, I will see a great movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last week, I saw a great movie. 58. Make sure that they get ..... money. A) Their. B) There. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 59. She took my ..... and went to a dentist A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 60. It's ..... cold ..... go outside today. A) Too, to. B) To, too. C) Two, too. D) To, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too, to. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 7Common Mistakes Quiz 8Common Mistakes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books