This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. His money was ..... A) Robbed. B) Stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stolen. 3. 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. 4. 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!. 5. I go to school ..... car A) On. B) By. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 6. How do you say you are going to a place? A) I am going to the store. B) I am going to the park. C) I am going to the school. D) I am going to the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am going to the store. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. I think fish is ..... food in the world. A) The best. B) Well. C) Good. D) Better. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best. 10. 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. 11. ..... 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. 12. 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. 13. What is an example of a misplaced modifier? A) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. B) A modifier that is placed at the end of a sentence. C) A phrase that clearly describes the noun it follows. D) A sentence that has no grammatical errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. 14. 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. 15. ..... are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) Theres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 16. What is the purpose of a semicolon? A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. B) To separate two complete sentences without a conjunction. C) To introduce a list of items or examples. D) To indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. The start of the winter holiday season always ..... me with excitement. A) Fills'. B) Fills. C) Fill. D) Fill's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fills. 20. What is a sentence fragment? A) A type of sentence that is always a question. B) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. C) A complete sentence that expresses a full thought. D) A sentence that contains multiple clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. 21. Susie goes to ..... school. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 22. 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. 23. How do you say you need to do something immediately? A) I must do it immediately. B) I can do it tomorrow. C) I should do it later. D) I might do it soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I must do it immediately. 24. What is the name for a group of words with a subject and a verb but that does not express a complete thought? A) Subordinating conjunctions. B) Dependent clause. C) Independent clause. D) Direct objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 25. What is the correct possessive form of 'children'? A) Child's. B) Children's. C) Childrens. D) Childrens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children's. 26. 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. 27. Put ..... around a speaker's exact words A) Speaker's tags. B) Quotation marks. C) An indention. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Accept means ..... A) Both. B) To exlude. C) Neither. D) To approve. 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