This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is ..... photo of my family. A) A. B) The. C) An. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 2. What is the correct form of 'its' when indicating possession? A) Its. B) It's. C) Ith. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 3. Use several ..... of sand when you mix the cement. A) Handfuls. B) Handsful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handfuls. 4. What is the correct form of 'who' when referring to a subject? A) Who's. B) Whom. C) Whose. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 5. What is a common mistake with the word 'inexpected'? A) 'Inexpected' is used in formal writing. B) The word should be spelled as 'inexpected'. C) The correct spelling is 'unexpected'. D) 'Inexpected' is a valid word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The correct spelling is 'unexpected'. 6. What is the correct way to express a negative:'I don't' or 'I does not'? A) I do not. B) I does not. C) I don't. D) I isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't. 7. Velma might ..... her tennis match. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 8. What form is correct? A) The student's books are old, They deserve new ones. B) The students' books are old. They deserve new ones. C) The students books are old. they deserve new ones. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students' books are old. They deserve new ones. 9. What is the correct way to express a past action:'I seen' or 'I saw'? A) I seen. B) I see. C) I saw. D) I seened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I saw. 10. Which of the following sentences uses pronouns correctly? A) Me and he went to the store. B) Him and I went to the store. C) He and I went to the store. D) Me and him went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He and I went to the store. 11. The math test was very confusing, and most students didn't understand it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. It is necessary that the Indonesian cohort ..... the alternative English Proficiency Test. A) Passed. B) To pass. C) Pass. D) Will pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pass. 13. What is the correct form of 'there' when indicating a place? A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) Thier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 14. Your kids have quite an ..... on you! A) Affect. B) Aphect. C) Effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effect. 15. It's ..... house ..... come near it! A) Are, doesn't. B) Our, Don't. C) Are, don't. D) Our, don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our, Don't. 16. California, along with Florida and Hawaii, ..... among the most popular US tourist destinations. A) Is. B) Are. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 17. Identify the sentence with the correct use of "its" or "it's" . A) Its' a beautiful day. B) Its raining outside. C) The dog wagged it's tail. D) The cat licked its paw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat licked its paw. 18. He likes anchovies I don't. A) He, likes anchovies I, don't. B) He likes anchovies. I don't. C) He likes anchovies, I don't. D) He likes anchovies I don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He likes anchovies. I don't. 19. Intermezzo:Who is the most senior English teacher in Petra 5? A) Bu Evi. B) Pak Seto. C) Bu Ajeng. D) Bu Rosa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bu Evi. 20. I hope my dog has on ..... dog tag. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 21. "Absolutely, let's have a game night, Dad said. A) "Absolutely, let's have a game night, " dad said. B) "Absolutely, let's have a game night, Dad said.". C) "Absolutely, let's have a game night, " Dad said. D) "Absolutely, let's have a game night." Dad said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Absolutely, let's have a game night, " Dad said. 22. We're back ..... we ..... yesterday. A) Where; wear. B) Wear; where. C) Were; where. D) Where; were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where; were. 23. She can run faster ..... I can. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 24. Except means ..... A) Both. B) To exlude. C) Neither. D) To approve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To exlude. 25. Went out of business after Starbucks Coffee opened. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 26. How do you identify subject-verb agreement? A) Ensure that the verb matches the subject in number (singular or plural). B) The subject should always be plural regardless of the verb. C) The verb should always be in the past tense. D) The subject and verb can be different in number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensure that the verb matches the subject in number (singular or plural). 27. ..... not having trouble with capitalization, are you? A) Your. B) Your. C) You're. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You're. 28. After a minute or ..... , I realized that I had forgotten to wear pants. A) To. B) Too. C) Too. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two. 29. The ..... of Highland Park Central Elementary was on leave. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 30. There goes a car with a bike on ..... roof. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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