This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... are two oranges left in the fruit basket Grandmother sent for the Christmas holiday. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 2. Identify the pronoun:Paula hopes that she will sing with the choir. A) She. B) Choir. C) Paula. D) Hopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 3. True or false:You have to use the word "and" before writing etc.(Ex. I like food, cats, coffee, and etc.) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which sentence uses a dash correctly? A) My dog a golden retriever loves-to play fetch. B) My dog-a golden retriever loves to play fetch. C) My dog-a golden retriever-loves to play fetch. D) My dog a golden retriever-loves to play fetch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dog-a golden retriever-loves to play fetch. 5. Since Sally and Jack began dating, problems have emerged ..... them because of their separate interests. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 6. I'm sorry I shouted at you. I'll try ..... (not do) it again. A) Not do. B) Not to do. C) Not doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to do. 7. Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.Amazingly, the three cups of coffee Simon drank at 8pm did not produce any ill ..... on his ability to sleep. A) Effects. B) Affects. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 8. Either Paulette or Lily ..... all the local performances of the Alvin Ailey Dancers. A) Attend. B) Attends. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attends. 9. Is the colored word a predicate noun or adjective?My sister is a student at the University of Iowa. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Noun. 10. True or false:Ain't is perfectly okay to use in proper writing, such as the ACT Aspire writing portion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. They sang very ..... in the school concert last week A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 12. What is the complete predicate of this sentence?Most rocks are made of more than one mineral. A) Most rocks. B) Are made of more than one mineral. C) Most rocks are made. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are made of more than one mineral. 13. Which is correct?I need a / an umbrella because it is raining. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 14. Is the colored word a predicate noun or adjective?My phone was broken, so I got a new one. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate Adjective. 15. What is the subject of a sentence? A) The verb. B) The action in the sentence. C) Tells who or what the sentence is about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tells who or what the sentence is about. 16. What is the past tense of the word piles? A) Pilled. B) Piling. C) Piled. D) Piles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piled. 17. What is the direct object in the following sentence?Tina is making dinner for us. A) Making. B) Us. C) Tina. D) Dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dinner. 18. Identify the adverb:My sister answered the questions intelligently. A) My. B) Intelligently. C) Questions. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intelligently. 19. A ..... case is used when the pronoun shows ownership. A) Common. B) Collective. C) Proper. D) Possessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possessive. 20. We are ..... for the lock-in. A) Already. B) All ready. C) Allready. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All ready. 21. Which is correct?There are three shelfs / shelves on the wall. A) Shelfs. B) Shelves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelves. 22. Choose the sentence that correctly uses "different from." A) Japanese tea ceremonies are different from Western coffee culture. B) Japanese tea ceremonies are different from warmer and friendlier events. C) Japanese tea ceremonies are different from the greatest traditions of the world. D) Japanese tea ceremonies are different from enjoying tea in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japanese tea ceremonies are different from Western coffee culture. 23. What tense is the word works? A) Present. B) Past. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present. 24. ..... cat with the white paws has been adopted. A) That. B) Those. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 25. Due to the ..... times the boys cheated in the game, they should have been disqualified. A) Number of. B) Amount of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of. 26. Mr. Jamal has a dog called Black. ..... is cute and friendly. A) It. B) He. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 27. "Hey, ..... her choice if she wants to go or not!" A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 28. Which sentence has a helping verb? A) My sister can play the piano. B) The driver closed the bus door. C) A beaver built a dam in the stream. D) A new store opened near our school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister can play the piano. 29. Greg! Go sit in the desk over ..... A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 30. The children were told to close ..... eyes tightly, and not ..... A) They're; peak. B) There; peek. C) Their; peek. D) Their; peak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their; peek. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesGrammar Usage Quiz 1Grammar Usage Quiz 3Grammar Usage Quiz 4Grammar Usage Quiz 5Grammar Usage Quiz 6Grammar Usage Quiz 7Grammar Usage Quiz 8Grammar Usage Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books