This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Pick the correct use of "most famous." A) The Taj Mahal is the most famous different from mountains. B) The Taj Mahal is the most famous monument in India. C) The Taj Mahal is the most famous a little colder than. D) The Taj Mahal is the most famous less extreme attraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Taj Mahal is the most famous monument in India. 5. Although a college dean used to be a symbol of authority, today they receive little respect from most students. A) They received. B) He or she receives. C) No change. D) College deans can receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He or she receives. 6. If you ..... dad's car without permission last night, you might be in trouble A) Would take. B) Would have taken. C) Had taken. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had taken. 7. 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. 8. Identify the error in the sentence:The dog wagged it's tail happily. A) Its. B) Its'. C) It's. D) Itss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 9. Identify the sentence that correctly uses "your" and "you're" . A) You're book is on the table. B) Your sure to win the competition. C) Your going to love this movie!. D) You're going to need your umbrella today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You're going to need your umbrella today. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. ..... 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. My brother is the one ..... blue T-shirt. A) In. B) Have. C) On. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 18. 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. 19. What is the simple subject of the following sentence?Dustin sang a song with his girlfriend A) Girlfriend. B) Song. C) Dustin. D) Sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dustin. 20. 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. 21. Sidney is a great city ..... beaches are wonderful. A) Its. B) Your. C) Their. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 22. This part of speech is what the sentence is about? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 23. Each student should bring ..... best attitude to ACT Prep class every day! A) Onselve's. B) His or her. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. 24. The ..... mood can be used to express a wish, a doubt, or an unlikely condition. A) Conditional. B) Indicative. C) Subjunctive. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subjunctive. 25. Can you please ..... your mom a glass of water in the other room? A) Bring. B) Run. C) Take. D) Fix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take. 26. 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. 27. Brooklyn and Decartavis each have ..... older brothers. A) Two. B) Too. C) To. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 28. 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. 29. The sentence "Soniya takes care of her baby." is in ..... A) Present perfect. B) Simple past. C) Past continuous. D) Simple present. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple present. 30. 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