This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Other ..... school work, I have nothing left to do. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 2. ..... you going to pass this test? A) Are. B) Are. C) Our. D) R. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 3. ..... shoes are always untied. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 4. It all boils down to the basic ..... of life. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 5. Her mother addressed the note, "to ..... it may concern." A) Who. B) Hoom. C) Whom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 6. What is a misplaced modifier? A) A word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. B) A grammatical error that occurs when a subject and verb do not agree in number. C) A type of sentence structure that emphasizes the main idea. D) A phrase that adds unnecessary information to a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. 7. When he finishes his homework, him eats ice cream. A) Incorrect pronoun use. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect pronoun use. 8. Choose the correct verb:The group of friends (was/were) excited about the trip. A) Was. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 9. What is the correct form of the sentence:'The committee have made their decision.'? A) The committee has made its decision. B) The committee have made their decisions. C) The committee makes their decision. D) The committee has made their decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The committee has made its decision. 10. What is an example of a dangling participle? A) A dangling participle occurs when the participial phrase does not clearly refer to a specific noun in the sentence. B) A dangling participle is a type of sentence fragment that lacks a main clause. C) A dangling participle is a phrase that describes a noun that is not present in the sentence. D) A dangling participle is a grammatical error that occurs when the subject of the sentence is unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dangling participle occurs when the participial phrase does not clearly refer to a specific noun in the sentence. 11. It's a matter of ..... A) Principle. B) Printsapull. C) Principal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle. 12. ..... beautiful animals, aren't they? A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 13. The ..... is taking care of my youngest brother. A) Baby sitter. B) Baby sister. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baby sitter. 14. Do you know where we ..... our textbooks ..... campus? A) Can buy / on. B) Should buy / at. C) Can buy / of. D) Will buy / on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can buy / on. 15. Janice is the student ..... has read the most books. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 16. What is the correct way to express a choice:'either' or 'eather'? A) Eithering. B) Eather. C) Eitherer. D) Either. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either. 17. He is better at grammar ..... I am. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 18. That isn't your car, it's ..... A) Our's. B) Ours. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ours. 19. Look! ..... wings are huge! A) Its. B) Its. C) It's. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 20. Is that ..... mom over there? A) You're. B) Yore. C) Your. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your. 21. She is enjoying her ..... flight snack. A) Of. B) On. C) In. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 22. I always ..... my keys. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 23. What is the correct way to say you like something a lot? A) I like it sometimes. B) I like it a little. C) I don't like it. D) I like it very much. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like it very much. 24. Can government action ..... the course of a business recession? A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 25. She told me ..... going to the best restaurant in the city. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 26. Read the following sentences and choose the one that corrects the misplaced modifier:"She almost drove her kids to school every day." A) She almost drove her kids to school every day. B) She drove almost her kids to school every day. C) She drove her kids almost to school every day. D) She drove her kids to school almost every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She drove her kids to school almost every day. 27. When it's summer, ..... always in the pool. A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 28. What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'? A) 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is', while 'it's' is possessive. B) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'. C) Both 'its' and 'it's' are possessive forms. D) 'It's' is used for plural, while 'its' is used for singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'. 29. Yes, I know ..... time for the bell to ring. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 30. His money was ..... A) Robbed. B) Stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stolen. 31. Last Christmas, my parents got the puppy for Michael and ..... A) Me. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me. 32. Brian your car alarm has been blaring for hours! A) Brian your car alarm has been blaring, for hours!. B) Brian, your car alarm has been blaring for hours!. C) Brian, your car alarm, has been blaring for hours!. D) Brian your car alarm, has been blaring, for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brian, your car alarm has been blaring for hours!. 33. I go to school ..... car A) In. B) With. C) By. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 34. How do you say you are going to a place? A) I am going to the park. B) I am going to the school. C) I am going to the beach. D) I am going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am going to the store. 35. The guests ..... waiting for my sister as she was running really late. A) Are. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 36. After the long hike, we were all exhausting and needed a break A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. I think fish is ..... food in the world. A) The best. B) Better. C) Good. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best. 38. What is the coorect if-clause?He would have passed the test ..... A) If he had studied harder. B) If he would have studied harder. C) If he studied harder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If he had studied harder. 39. ..... German, aren't you? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 40. There is not a moment of quiet in that house nothing but ..... din. A) Continual. B) Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continuous. 41. What is an example of a misplaced modifier? A) A modifier that is placed at the end of a sentence. B) A phrase that clearly describes the noun it follows. C) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. D) A sentence that has no grammatical errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. 42. I can't wait ..... you read my essay! A) Till. B) Until. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 43. ..... are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper. A) Theres. B) They're. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 44. What is the purpose of a semicolon? A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. B) To indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period. C) To separate two complete sentences without a conjunction. D) To introduce a list of items or examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. 45. Select the sentence with the correct use of "affect" and "effect" . A) The new building code will effect many people. B) The new building code will affect many people. C) The new building code will have an affect on many people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new building code will affect many people. 46. What is the correct form of the sentence:'Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shopping before her parents arrived.'? A) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shopping. B) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and ironing. C) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and to shop. D) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shop. 47. The start of the winter holiday season always ..... me with excitement. A) Fill. B) Fills. C) Fill's. D) Fills'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fills. 48. What is a sentence fragment? A) A complete sentence that expresses a full thought. B) A type of sentence that is always a question. C) A sentence that contains multiple clauses. D) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. 49. Susie goes to ..... school. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 50. You will depart to Paris tomorrow? have a ..... ! A) Safe flight. B) Save flight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Safe flight. 51. How do you say you need to do something immediately? A) I should do it later. B) I must do it immediately. C) I can do it tomorrow. D) I might do it soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I must do it immediately. 52. What is the name for a group of words with a subject and a verb but that does not express a complete thought? A) Direct objects. B) Subordinating conjunctions. C) Dependent clause. D) Independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 53. What is the correct possessive form of 'children'? A) Child's. B) Childrens'. C) Childrens. D) Children's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children's. 54. The girl who I met is from London.What is the name of the clause this sentence can be changed into? A) Relative clause. B) Dating clause. C) Contact clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contact clause. 55. Put ..... around a speaker's exact words A) Commas. B) Speaker's tags. C) Quotation marks. D) An indention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks. 56. They ate dinner and ..... walked home. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 57. Which one uses the correct Their, There, They're? A) It's their fault for breaking the vase. B) It's there fault for breaking the vase. C) It's they're fault for breaking the vase. D) None. E) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's their fault for breaking the vase. 58. Accept means ..... A) Both. B) To exlude. C) Neither. D) To approve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To approve. 59. ..... is my best friend! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 60. Shemet ..... at the gym. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 2Common 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