This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I wish I ..... went to the game last week. A) Woulda. B) Would have. C) Would of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 2. Avery is organizing a book club meeting. Which sentence uses 'your' correctly in the invitation? A) Your the best friend I have. B) Your going to be late. C) Your book is on the table. D) Your going to love this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your book is on the table. 3. What is the appropriate punctuation for the sentence?Have you ever watched a honeybee or a bumblebee in a garden A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 4. Which is the best use of "a little colder than" ? A) Winters in Tokyo are a little colder than winters in Moscow. B) Spring is a little colder than being different from other seasons. C) The Sahara Desert is a little colder than Alaska. D) Summers in India are a little colder than Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winters in Tokyo are a little colder than winters in Moscow. 5. Which is the complete subject of the following sentence?Some of a baby's bones are soft at birth. A) Are soft at birth. B) Some of a baby's bones. C) Some of a baby's. D) Bones are soft at birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some of a baby's bones. 6. Nowadays, even five hundred rupees ..... not enough. A) Is. B) Has. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 7. It was ..... to see you yesterday at the basketball game. A) Good. B) Well. C) Of. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 8. What sentence has correct comma placement? A) Don't you like, me?. B) I think we should go to dinner, and a movie. C) I like apples, pears bananas and strawberries. D) I would suggest swimming, hiking, and skydiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I would suggest swimming, hiking, and skydiving. 9. Will you find out what ..... address is? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 10. The plural form of tomato is A) Tomatoess. B) Tomatos. C) Tomatoes. D) Tomatoss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomatoes. 11. Compound words can be written as one word, two words or hyphenated. Which is not a correct compound word? A) Basketball. B) Mother-in-law. C) Jumping jack. D) Big dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Big dog. 12. What is the subject in the sentence?On the library shelf was the "The Island of the Blue Dolphins." A) Library. B) Shelf. C) The Island of the Blue Dolphins. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Island of the Blue Dolphins. 13. Is the punctuation in the sentence correct or incorrect? Learn your grammar; write regularly; apply all rules correctly, and you will succeed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. Identify the correct sentence using 'they're': A) They're house is beautiful. B) They're going to the concert. C) They're car is parked outside. D) They're is a cat in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the concert. 15. I think Sam planned ..... (have) another meeting. A) To have. B) Having. C) Have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 16. Sarah, please tidy ..... bedroom. It is a mess. A) Him. B) Your. C) Me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 17. Why do we use commas in a series? A) To separate a list of the same kind of words. B) To separate a list of different kinds of words. C) Only to show where to pause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate a list of the same kind of words. 18. Identify the structure of the sentence.Suspension bridges may look dangerous, yet most are safe. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 19. What sentence is written and punctuated correctly? A) Josh decided that he needed to study, so he didn't go to the game. B) I didn't like the movie, I left halfway through. C) I really wish I could go to the game, and to the dance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Josh decided that he needed to study, so he didn't go to the game. 20. Marco and Victor cannot find ..... jackets. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 21. Not only did Jane and Susan attend my ballet recital, Amy decided to come ..... A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 22. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:'Because it was snowing, we stayed inside.' A) Because it was snowing. B) We stayed inside. C) Stayed inside. D) It was snowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was snowing. 23. Choose the sentence that has correct capitalization. A) Our school has spring break in april. B) Our school has spring break in April. C) Our school has spring break in April. D) Our school has spring break in april. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our school has spring break in April. 24. My group members and I decided to work ..... to create our visual aid for the presentation, making sure everything was spelled correctly. A) Altogether. B) All together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All together. 25. Which of the words below is a proper noun? A) Swim. B) Warm. C) August. D) Month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) August. 26. I wish they would allow us to ..... campus for lunch. A) Leave. B) Let. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave. 27. A word that connects a noun to the rest of the sentence? A) Interjection. B) Preposition. C) Conjunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 28. The iced coffee sat forgotten on the table ..... sweating cup formed a ring on the polished wood. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 29. Pick the correct use of "most famous." A) The Taj Mahal is the most famous less extreme attraction. B) The Taj Mahal is the most famous monument in India. C) The Taj Mahal is the most famous different from mountains. D) The Taj Mahal is the most famous a little colder than. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Taj Mahal is the most famous monument in India. 30. Although a college dean used to be a symbol of authority, today they receive little respect from most students. A) He or she receives. B) College deans can receive. C) They received. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He or she receives. 31. If you ..... dad's car without permission last night, you might be in trouble A) Took. B) Would have taken. C) Had taken. D) Would take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had taken. 32. When buying a new car, one must consider not only the ..... but also the interest on the loan. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 33. Identify the error in the sentence:The dog wagged it's tail happily. A) Itss. B) It's. C) Its. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 34. Identify the sentence that correctly uses "your" and "you're" . A) You're book is on the table. B) You're going to need your umbrella today. C) Your sure to win the competition. D) Your going to love this movie!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're going to need your umbrella today. 35. Which sentence correctly uses "warmer and friendlier than" ? A) People in Italy are warmer and friendlier than those in northern Europe. B) People in Italy are warmer and friendlier than their cold winters. C) People in Italy are warmer and friendlier than their desserts. D) People in Italy are warmer and friendlier than more important events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People in Italy are warmer and friendlier than those in northern Europe. 36. Choose the correct comma usage. A) Bags, containers lids, Zip Loc bags. B) Bags containers, lids, Zip Loc bags. C) Bags, containers, lids, and Zip Loc bags. D) Bags, containers, lids and Zip Loc bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bags, containers, lids, and Zip Loc bags. 37. Choose the correct past tense of the following sentence:Students learn new material at school. A) Students learns new material at school. B) Students learned new material at school. C) Students are learning new material at school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students learned new material at school. 38. ..... you and me, if you ask Ms. Carroll for help in a timely fashion, she will help you proofread! A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 39. Choose if the following sentence is a complete sentence or a fragment:We bought tickets for the concert. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 40. An indefinite pronoun is used to ..... A) Make a general statement about individuals or things. B) Indicate a specific person, place, or thing. C) Connect a group of words containing a subject and verb. D) Refer to a particular person, place or thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a general statement about individuals or things. 41. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I like pizza; it is my favorite food. B) I like pizza; it is, my favorite food. C) I like pizza it is; my favorite food. D) I like pizza it is my favorite; food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like pizza; it is my favorite food. 42. My brother is the one ..... blue T-shirt. A) Have. B) Has. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 43. Which sentence has an incorrect shift in verb tense? A) Carol has soccer practice, and Mike has softball practice. B) I am in junior band, and we practice twice a week. C) Everyone gets home at a different time, and we're all hungry. D) However, we never have dinner before Mom got home from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However, we never have dinner before Mom got home from work. 44. What is the simple subject of the following sentence?Dustin sang a song with his girlfriend A) Girlfriend. B) Dustin. C) Sang. D) Song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dustin. 45. Is the punctuation in the following sentence correct or incorrect? Fluency in writing is important but, it comes with hard work. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 46. Sidney is a great city ..... beaches are wonderful. A) Its. B) It's. C) Your. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 47. This part of speech is what the sentence is about? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 48. Each student should bring ..... best attitude to ACT Prep class every day! A) His or her. B) Their. C) They're. D) Onselve's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 49. The ..... mood can be used to express a wish, a doubt, or an unlikely condition. A) Conditional. B) Indicative. C) Imperative. D) Subjunctive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subjunctive. 50. Can you please ..... your mom a glass of water in the other room? A) Bring. B) Take. C) Fix. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 51. Find out the sentence which has a compound predicate. A) We're studying management. B) They and I agree with her. C) Some people especially girls go talking unnecessarily like a chatterbox. D) The roommate ate dinner and went to a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The roommate ate dinner and went to a movie. 52. Brooklyn and Decartavis each have ..... older brothers. A) Two. B) Too. C) To. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 53. Please bring ..... calculator to the test. (indefinite article) A) A. B) An. C) The. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 54. The sentence "Soniya takes care of her baby." is in ..... A) Present perfect. B) Simple present. C) Simple past. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple present. 55. What suffix(es) do you add to make a word past tense? A) Es. B) -d. C) -d, -ed, -n't. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -d, -ed, -n't. 56. My cousin likes rock music. He can't stand ..... (listen) to soft music! A) To listen. B) Listen. C) Listening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening. 57. Choose the correct usage of 'their': A) Their are many options available. B) Their is a cat on the roof. C) Their house is on the corner. D) Their going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their house is on the corner. 58. For each sentence choose the correct verb form that agrees with the subject.The clarinet (is, are) is a musical instrument. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 59. Which word is NOT a noun? A) Baseball. B) It. C) Football. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 60. Pluralize "assembly" A) Assemblys. B) Assemblies. C) Assemblyes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assemblies. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesGrammar Usage Quiz 1Grammar Usage Quiz 2Grammar Usage Quiz 3Grammar Usage Quiz 5Grammar Usage Quiz 6Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books