This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The plural form of fox is A) Fox. B) Foxs. C) Foxeshs. D) Foxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foxes. 2. David and I are getting married ..... wedding is next month. A) Their. B) Your. C) Our. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our. 3. Which comes first in an argument essay? A) Introductory statement. B) Convincing reasons. C) Thesis statement. D) Body paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introductory statement. 4. Sally did (imply, infer) from my comments that I was disappointed with her work. A) Imply. B) Infer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 5. Identify the error in the sentence:The teacher asked the students to bring they're books to class. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) Thier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 6. Is the punctuation in the following sentence correct or incorrect? When a sentence is unclear it is probably due to poor punctuation. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 7. This part of the argument essay restates the author's thesis statement and leaves a final thought. A) Introduction. B) Conclusion. C) Body. D) Transition words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 8. She and her cousin ..... tennis every weekend except in the winter. A) Play. B) Plays. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 9. Which is correct?A / An eagle is a strong bird. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 10. The judges were unable to make a final decision on a single winner, so they dived the first prize between john and he. A) No Change. B) He and John. C) John and himself. D) John and him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John and him. 11. Some people ..... very cute. A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 12. Which sentence contains a progressive participle? A) She runs in the park. B) She has run in the park. C) She is running in the park. D) She ran in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is running in the park. 13. The present tense of the word sleep is: A) Asleep/sleeps/sleeping. B) Slept. C) Sleeped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asleep/sleeps/sleeping. 14. You can only buy ..... kinds of fruits at specialty grocery stores. A) This. B) These. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These. 15. Identify the correct sentence using 'too': A) I want too go with you. B) I did that too. C) I am going too the store. D) I have too apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I did that too. 16. Choose the correct form of the adjective:This is the (good, better, best) movie I have ever seen. A) Best. B) Better. C) Worst. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best. 17. Many students, at Middleton Valley High School take their lunch break off campus, usually stopping at one of the nearby fast food restaurants. A) NO CHANGE. B) B. students at Middleton Valley High School,. C) Students at, Middleton Valley High School,. D) Students at Middleton Valley High School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students at Middleton Valley High School. 18. Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence. Mr. Holmes's speech on how to make change in the world really ..... me. Choose 1 answer: A) Effected. B) Affected. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affected. 19. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the adjective. A) She is the most talented of the two. B) She is the talented of the two. C) She is the talentedest of the two. D) She is the more talented of the two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is the more talented of the two. 20. Many a girl ..... crazy about TikTok. A) Have. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 21. If we ..... the game, at least we will know we played hard. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 22. What is the predicate of a sentence? A) Who the sentence is about?. B) Tells what the subject is or does. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells what the subject is or does. 23. My brother and I often ..... checkers together. A) Play. B) Plays. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 24. I cannot ..... down for a rest until the dishes are washed and put away. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) Literally. D) Principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 25. Select the appropriate pronoun to complete the sentence:John and (I, me) went to the movies last night. A) Mine. B) Me. C) I. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 26. He's good ..... telling jokes. A) With. B) At. C) On. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 27. Would've is a contraction of ..... A) Would behave. B) Would of. C) Would've isn't a contraction. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have. 28. Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement? A) The team of players are winning the match. B) The team of players is winning the match. C) The team of players were winning the match. D) The team of players be winning the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team of players is winning the match. 29. Mandy's parents never let her ..... the night outside. A) Spend. B) To spend. C) Spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spend. 30. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: A) Who do you think will win the award?. B) Whom do you think will win the award?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who do you think will win the award?. 31. The women marching on Sunday wanted to ..... change in our city, thereby creating more equal opportunities for the next generation of girls. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 32. There were ..... kids that didn't come to the party. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 33. ..... is my dad's favorite free time activity. A) Cooking. B) Cook. C) To cook. D) To be cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooking. 34. What is the indirect object in the following sentence?They tried giving their baby some mashed peas. A) Peas. B) Baby. C) They. D) Tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baby. 35. ..... a fine bunch of pups. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 36. What is the complete predicate of this sentence?Friday is the best day of the week. A) Of the week. B) Is. C) Friday. D) Is the best day of the week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is the best day of the week. 37. Jane and I helped ..... with our report. A) One another. B) Each other. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each other. 38. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I have (to, too, two) many things to do today. A) To. B) Too. C) Tow. D) Tu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 39. What is the subject of the sentence?Jets often break the sound barrier. A) Often. B) Jets. C) Sound barrier. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jets. 40. "We could ..... written it down!" exclaimed Terri. A) Of. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 41. Present tense suffixes are: A) -ed. B) -d. C) -ing/-s. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ing/-s. 42. Identify the correct form of the verb:She (go) to the store every day. A) Goes. B) Went. C) Going. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 43. The flowers in that garden ..... water. A) Need. B) Needs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 44. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "Neither of the boys ..... going to the party." A) Are. B) Is. C) Were. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 45. I've been working hard ..... lockdown started. A) From. B) Since. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 46. What is the subject of the sentence?William Least Heat-Moon traveled in a van across the United States and wrote about his journey. A) Van. B) Journey. C) United States. D) William Least Heat-Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Least Heat-Moon. 47. Mrs. Freeman can't help ..... (worry) about her children. A) To worry. B) Worry. C) Worrying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worrying. 48. Where there should have been dark colors and dingy scenes, we found bright flowers and delicate ornamentations.Which choice best maintains the style and tone of the sentence? A) NO CHANGE. B) Cheery decorations. C) Notable things. D) Adornments that had the characteristic of being delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheery decorations. 49. We watched as the dog chased ..... tail. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 50. In the sentence, 'Running quickly, the dog caught the frisbee, ' what type of participle is ''Running" ? A) Past Perfect. B) Past Participle. C) Perfect Participle. D) Progressive Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Progressive Participle. 51. My grandfather asks me, "What did that teacher ..... you today?" A) Learn. B) Teach. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teach. 52. Identify the correct preposition to use in this expression. One of the Oakdale city council's proposals ..... note was a bid to expand parks and other public spaces. Choose 1 answer: A) In. B) Of. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 53. I ..... turned in my Ambassador application essay. A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 54. Which of these sentences uses a comma to separate an introductory element? A) Fortunately the rain, stopped before the game. B) Fortunately the rain stopped, before the game. C) Fortunately, the rain stopped before the game. D) Fortunately the rain stopped before the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortunately, the rain stopped before the game. 55. Everybody ..... a good reason for being late. A) Having. B) Has. C) Hads. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 56. In order to relieve some tension in my shoulders, I have to ..... down these super heavy books. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 57. What is the error in this sentence? Neither the Jets nor the Bombers had score any goals in the first half. A) Neither. B) Nor. C) Any. D) Had score. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had score. 58. A word that takes place of a noun? A) Noun. B) Conjunction. C) Pronoun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronoun. 59. Rewrite the sentence using the personal pronouns:I lost my key and I couldn't find my key. A) I lost my key and I couldn't find my key. B) I lost my key and I couldn't find mine. C) I lost my key and I couldn't find it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I lost my key and I couldn't find it. 60. The ..... noted that he had received ..... complaints about the Homecoming Dance that in year's past. A) Principal; fewer. B) Principle; less. C) Principle; fewer. 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