This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 6 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After three years of college education, one should be allowed to apply to graduate school, because by that time you are ready to choose a profession. A) One is ready to choose a profession. B) No change. C) Your profession is read to be chosen. D) A profession can be chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One is ready to choose a profession. 2. Identify the adjective:Kind people are often rewarded. A) Kind. B) Often. C) People. D) Rewarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind. 3. Identify the correct preposition to use in this expression. It's been getting colder as ..... late now that it's winter. Choose 1 answer: A) In. B) Off. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 4. My best ..... is to print your paper and proofread with a set of a fresh eyes! A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 5. ..... Liang and his sister born in Taiwan? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 6. Do you know if ..... ready to begin? A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 7. Select the correct preposition to complete the sentence:The book is (on, at, in) the table. A) On. B) At. C) Under. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 8. What is the subject of the sentence? A) Journey. B) Van. C) United States. D) William Least Heat-Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Least Heat-Moon. 9. Bonnie Sue-Granville High's student body president and the first handicapped female to lead the schools Senior Debate Team-began to study economics and law to prepare herself for a career in politics. A) Schools's. B) NO CHANGE. C) School's. D) Schools'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School's. 10. I can handle a lot, ..... disrespect. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 11. An argument broke out ..... the students in debate class. A) Among. B) Between. C) Amongst. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 12. What is the purpose of an argument essay? A) To tell facts of a reading. B) To state the author's position. C) To state the reader's opinion. D) To state the author's position and support it with convincing reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To state the author's position and support it with convincing reasons. 13. The plural form of potato is A) Potatoes. B) Potatoches. C) Potatoess. D) Potatoss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potatoes. 14. Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.I like to listen to the birds when they ..... in the morning. A) Singing. B) Sang. C) Sing. D) Sung. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sing. 15. A ..... pronoun is a substitute for a noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing. A) Personal. B) Reflecsive. C) Possessive. D) Demonstrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 16. Which sentence has a perfect participle? A) Finished his homework, he went outside. B) He has finished his homework, he went outside. C) Having finished his homework, he went outside. D) He finished his homework, having gone outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having finished his homework, he went outside. 17. Select the sentence that uses 'it's' correctly: A) It's tires are flat. B) Its a beautiful day. C) It's going to rain today. D) Its raining outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's going to rain today. 18. The writer wants to use words that imitate the sound of an event. Which choice best accomplishes this goal? When the demolition team sent the wrecking ball sailing into the old stadium, a massive boom reverberated out to the city. Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Explosion. C) Thwack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. Which words in the sentence should be followed by a comma? A) Ellen, book. B) Ellen, isn't. C) Library, isn't. D) Book, library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellen, isn't. 20. Here ..... the chocolate donuts we made this morning. A) Be. B) Is. C) Are. D) Aren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 21. Tasya wishes ..... her grandparents more often. A) Visiting. B) To visit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit. 22. Which sentence uses "more important than" correctly? A) Family values are more important than individual achievements in many cultures. B) Family values are more important than warmer and friendlier customs. C) Family values are more important than the greatest museums. D) Family values are more important than a little colder traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family values are more important than individual achievements in many cultures. 23. For each sentence choose the correct verb form that agrees with the subject.Most clarinets (is, are) made of wood. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 24. Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.The maid ..... her work well. A) Does. B) Do. C) Does do. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 25. Choose the correct pronoun ..... are students. A) I. B) We. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We. 26. Is the weather ..... for a boat ride on the lake this afternoon? A) All right. B) Alright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All right. 27. The old man paid me three hundred dollars for both sets and said, he'd pay twice that if the original wrapping hadn't been broken. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sets and said:. C) Sets and said. D) Sets, and said,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sets and said. 28. Identify the verb:The store overcharged me. A) The. B) Store. C) Overcharged. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overcharged. 29. Identify the structure of the sentence.Before Owen planted his garden, he made a sketch of the layout. A) Compound-complex. B) Oompound. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 30. How many tenses are there in English grammar? A) 3. B) 12. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 31. There are many small ..... in the park. A) Butterflys. B) Butterflies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Butterflies. 32. What is the contraction of it's? A) It will. B) It is. C) It may. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is. 33. ..... kind of bleach is not corrosive. A) This. B) These. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This. 34. Identify the adverb:The officer ran fast. A) The. B) Officer. C) Ran. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fast. 35. ..... are no more cookies left for you. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 36. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the apostrophe. A) Its's a beautiful day. B) It's a beautiful day. C) Its a beautiful day. D) Its' a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a beautiful day. 37. Identify the structure of the sentence.Mr. Edwards will lead the singing, for Mrs. Cruz is ill. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 38. Her nomination sparked a conversation, about the student's role and administrative supervision in the electoral process. A) NO CHANGE. B) Conversation, about the student's role,. C) Conversation about the student's role,. D) Conversation about the student's role. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversation about the student's role. 39. It describes a noun of pronoun? A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 40. Fine out the sentence which has the use of gerund. A) Why are you disturbing me?. B) They're collecting stamps of celebrities. C) Milan is studying English for Business Studies. D) I like travelling around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like travelling around the world. 41. Mrs. House gave a red folder ..... Tyshiana. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 42. Jacob really likes riding ..... horse ..... name is Polo. A) Their My. B) His Its. C) Your His. D) My Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His Its. 43. Would you mind ..... my name to the list? A) Add. B) Adding. C) To add. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adding. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesGrammar Usage Quiz 1Grammar Usage Quiz 2Grammar Usage Quiz 3Grammar Usage Quiz 4Grammar Usage Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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