This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence has a linking verb? A) The trees in the forest are very tall. B) Squirrels build nests in trees. C) The roots of a tree grow under the ground. D) A leave makes food for the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The trees in the forest are very tall. 2. I will ..... the consequences of my actions. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 3. Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets ..... is riding his bike. (Tom) A) It. B) I. C) She. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He. 4. Identify the correct use of "greatest." A) The Eiffel Tower is the greatest attraction in Paris. B) The Eiffel Tower is the greatest warmer and friendlier landmark. C) The Eiffel Tower is the greatest little colder than most places. D) The Eiffel Tower is the greatest and less extreme destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Eiffel Tower is the greatest attraction in Paris. 5. Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.I don't know why he's been so distant lately; Rocco has always been so ..... A) Effectionate. B) Affectionate. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affectionate. 6. Which is correct?John and Sarah have two babys / babies. A) Babys. B) Babies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babies. 7. Knowing to place a comma ..... an introductory word ensures the reader knows to pause and recognize a new idea. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 8. Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.Does your poor vision ..... your ability to drive at night? A) Effect. B) Affect. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 9. "This is ..... speaking, " Bridget said to the president of the United States when he called her on the phone. A) Her. B) She. C) Me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 10. In her iconic song "Love Story, " Taylor Swift makes an ..... to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 11. Which is the independent clause in the sentence?A dream is a story that a sleeper watches or takes part in, filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions. A) A dream is a story. B) That a sleeper watches. C) That a sleeper watches or takes part in. D) Filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dream is a story. 12. Which is correct?London has a lot of old churches / churchs A) Churches. B) Churchs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Churches. 13. We fill the monthly newspaper's pages, article by article. A) A. NO CHANGE. B) Page's for the newspaper,. C) Newspapers pages. D) Newspapers pages,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. NO CHANGE. 14. Is the colored word a predicate noun or adjective?Nico became a famous actor. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Noun. 15. Rewrite the sentence using personal pronouns. My girlfriend is hungry. I take my girlfriend to the Mcdonald. A) My girlfriend is hungry. I take she to the Mcdonald. B) My girlfriend is hungry. I take my girlfriend to the Mcdonald. C) My girlfriend is hungry. I take him to the Mcdonald. D) My girlfriend is hungry. I take her to the Mcdonald. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My girlfriend is hungry. I take her to the Mcdonald. 16. Which of the words below is a common noun? A) Friday. B) Shoe. C) Kick. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoe. 17. Which of the following sentences uses 'you're' correctly? A) You're phone is ringing. B) You're going to love this movie. C) You're house is beautiful. D) You're car is parked outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're going to love this movie. 18. Black provides the ..... that one is thinner than he/she might really be. A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 19. When the fire alarm goes off, all of the students ..... out the nearest exit. A) Are walking. B) Walks. C) Walking. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walk. 20. Each body paragraph of an argument essay starts with this. A) Evidence. B) Topic sentence. C) Convincing reason. D) Details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 21. Choose the sentence that does not have conjunction errors. A) Joe declared that he was neither too tired or too hungry to play another game. B) Either Kara saves enough money for a new bike, but she will still have to borrow one for the race. C) Whenever Tamara goes shopping with her friends, she either buys clothes and she buys a snack. D) Coach Lipp not only requires three miles of running each afternoon, but also demands fifty push-ups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coach Lipp not only requires three miles of running each afternoon, but also demands fifty push-ups. 22. This word connects words, phrases, or sentences A) Interjection. B) Noun. C) Conjuction. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjuction. 23. Identify the structure of the sentence.He has several postcards from California and Oregon. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 24. Identify the pronoun:Can Jerry help him with the science project? A) Science. B) Project. C) Him. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him. 25. Which version of the sentence has been correctly edited for grammar usage? A) The beach is packed with people who have comes to watch the surfing competition. B) The beach is packed with people who has came to watch the surfing competition. C) The beach is packed with people who has come to watch the surfing competition. D) The beach is packed with people who have come to watch the surfing competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The beach is packed with people who have come to watch the surfing competition. 26. A ..... is a word that modifies or qualifies a noun. A) Verb. B) Modifier. C) Pronoun. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier. 27. Anyone ..... late must report to the main office before coming to class. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 28. I felt ..... until I came down with a sore throat last week. A) Infer. B) Good. C) Well. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 29. Choose the correct spelling of the word below. A) Internashional. B) Intornasional. C) International. D) Innernational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) International. 30. The articles are ..... A) The, a, an. B) Is, was, were. C) Am, a, this. D) Nouns, pronouns, adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The, a, an. 31. Identify the noun:Have you seen the eraser? A) You. B) Have. C) Eraser. D) Seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eraser. 32. A past tense verb shows action that took place: A) Today. B) In the past. C) In the future. D) In the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the past. 33. Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.The news of the missing child was ..... throughout the media. A) Broadcasted. B) Broadcasting. C) Broadcast. D) Broadcasten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broadcasted. 34. Grammar Usage Mechanics A) The cat chasing its tail. B) The cat chased it's tail. C) The cat chased its tail. D) The cat chase its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat chased its tail. 35. My mother makes me ..... (tidy) my bedroom. A) Tidying up. B) To tidy up. C) Tidy up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tidy up. 36. Are you wearing ..... glasses? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 37. She wasn't worried when her friend Sonia moved away because she knew they would maintain the contentment of companionship through email, phone calls, and postcards.Given that all the choices are true, which one provides the most relevant information at this point in the essay? A) Stay two peas in a pod with. B) Experience a continuing friendship by. C) NO CHANGE. D) Remain friends through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remain friends through. 38. Select the grammatically correct sentence. A) Your hair looks great today!. B) You're hair looks great today!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your hair looks great today!. 39. Here ..... children. A) Has come. B) Comes. C) Goes. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Come. 40. A transitive verb never takes an object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. Is the punctuation in the following sentence correct or incorrect? Correct punctuation helps, it puts pauses where they should be. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 42. Which sentence correctly uses dashes for emphasis? A) She is-without a doubt the best singer in the school. B) She is-without a doubt-the best singer in the school. C) She is without-a doubt-the best singer in the school. D) She is without a doubt-the best singer in the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is-without a doubt-the best singer in the school. 43. ..... did he meet at the game? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 44. True or false:A lot is two separate words A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Choose the correct use of "speaker" according to the following sentence:I was interested in how the speaker's lives were changed. A) Speakers. B) Speaker's. C) Speakers'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speakers'. 46. I truly ..... if you go or if you stay. A) Couldn't care less. B) Could care less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't care less. 47. Which is correct?He studies at a / an university in New York. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 48. I wonder if ..... going to arrive on time. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 49. During the rise of fame, she betrayed many of her friends, and because of it, very few people trust her. A) No change. B) And in spite of it. C) And even though. D) And because of her behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And because of her behavior. 50. Identify the structure of the sentence.It was raining, but the sun was shining when we looked out the window. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex. 51. This part of speech replaces the noun A) Pronoun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 52. Avery and Liam are discussing their weekend plans. Which sentence uses 'there' correctly? A) There is a book on the table. B) There are many reasons to stay. C) There going to the beach. D) There house is big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is a book on the table. 53. What is the complete subject for the sentence? A) Specially designed machines have been. B) Specially designed machines. C) Past several years. D) Machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially designed machines. 54. Which of the words below is an action verb? A) Was. B) Hill. C) Were. D) Climb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climb. 55. Choose the correct pronoun ..... am from France. A) I. B) He. C) It. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 56. Identify the adjective:Steven is honest. A) Steven. B) Is. C) Honest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honest. 57. I really enjoy ..... English. A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying. 58. ..... of how often I correct him, he always makes the same mistake. A) Regardless. B) Irregardless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regardless. 59. Are we ready ..... share with our groups? A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 60. 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