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 (30 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 indicates a location or place. B) It shows that something belongs to you. C) It expresses a future action. D) It refers to a group of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 end a sentence with a strong emphasis. B) To indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list. C) To replace a period in a sentence. D) To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Arguing. C) Argues. D) Is argued. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) We're. B) Wear. C) Where. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wear. 11. Which word should you use to show possession? A) Yourselves. B) Yours. C) Your. D) Youre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Your. B) You're. C) Ours. D) Ur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) They're. B) Here. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 16. Identify the error:Everyone should do their best in (his or her/their) work. A) Her work. B) Its work. C) His or her. D) His work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 express strong emotions. D) To provide detailed descriptions. 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) Its'. C) Vlada's. D) Vladas'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Conversation,. B) No change. C) After,. D) Zoe,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zoe,. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly uses "affect" or "effect" . A) The medicine did not effect me. B) The weather will affect our plans. C) The new law had a positive affect. 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. ← 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