This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 8 (15 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct use of the word "claim." A) "She claimed the sky is blue because it's sunny.". B) "I claim my shoes are blue because they are new.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "She claimed the sky is blue because it's sunny.". 2. I got wet because there was a ..... this afternoon. A) Section. B) Shower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shower. 3. Julianna is keen on the reportage style of photographs. The antonym of the word KEEN is: A) Cool. B) Perceptive. C) Dull. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dull. 4. The ..... of the book was exciting and kept me engaged until the end. A) Start. B) Commencement. C) Beginning. D) Inception. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beginning. 5. The group ..... her to stay. A) Advices. B) Advises. C) Advice. D) Advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advises. 6. The heat at the center of the earth is very ..... A) Intense. B) Enormous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intense. 7. The kangaroo carried ..... baby in her pouch. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 8. The film's producer insisted the final cut ..... A) Was showing. B) Is being shown. C) Be shown. D) Is shown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be shown. 9. When two things ..... , they smash into each other. A) Collide. B) Erode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collide. 10. Juan said he wouldn't ever go to the Everglades.Is this sentence correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Students, please ..... those textbooks here. A) Bring. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 12. Neither she nor I ..... getting the lunch special. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 13. How can we avoid ..... mistakes in English? A) Embarrassing. B) Embarrasing. C) Embarasing. D) Embarassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassing. 14. Neither the leftists nor he rightists ..... the government to be stable. A) Has wanted. B) Is waiting. C) Want. D) Wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wanted. 15. Between you and ..... , I know all about Sue and ..... A) I, she. B) Me, her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me, her. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 2Correct Usage Quiz 3Correct Usage Quiz 4Correct Usage Quiz 5Correct Usage Quiz 6Correct Usage Quiz 7Accept Vs. Except Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books