This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Subjunctive Errors – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subjunctive Errors Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Apparently, Lewis would rather we ..... anything special for his 18th birthday next month. A) Haven't organised. B) Aren't going to organize. C) Don't organise. D) Didn't organize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't organize. 2. "Do you mind if I tell Mary about your trip?" - "Well, I'd rather you ..... anyone else about it." A) Haven't told. B) Not to tell. C) Didn't tell. D) Wouldn't tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't tell. 3. ..... either of you want some more dessert? A) Had. B) Would. C) Did. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 4. If you ..... money before retirement you wouldn't be so hard up now. A) Have been saving. B) Save. C) Had saved. D) Haven't saved. E) Have saved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had saved. 5. Don't help my son, please. I wish he ..... supper himself. He is an excellent cook. A) Cooks. B) Will cook. C) Should cook. D) Cooked. E) Had cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooked. 6. I wouldn't have got there on time if I ..... an earlier train. A) Haven't caught. B) Won't catch. C) Wouldn't catch. D) Didn't catch. E) Hadn't caught. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hadn't caught. 7. I'd rather you ..... the deal in writing by the end of next week. A) Have confirmed. B) Had confirmed. C) Confirm. D) Confirmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confirmed. 8. If only we ..... more people, then we wouldn't be feeling so lonely. A) Have known. B) Had known. C) Knew. D) Were known. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knew. 9. If John ..... the train instead of driving, he wouldn't have been late for work. A) Would catch. B) Should catch. C) Had caught. D) Caught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had caught. 10. If you ..... to attend the wedding, would you still have to reply to the invitation? A) Aren't planning. B) Hadn't been planning. C) Weren't planning. D) Don't plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't planning. 11. If only I ..... the bill; we wouldn't have been cut off. A) Had been paid. B) Paid. C) Had paid. D) Have paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had paid. 12. It's amazing how Jenny acts as though she and Darren ..... serious problems at the moment. A) Weren't having. B) Hadn't had. C) Aren't having. D) Hadn't been having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't having. 13. It is important to remember that Janine ..... very differently from you. She may not agree to the changes you have made in the organization of the company. A) Was thinking. B) Thinks. C) Think. D) Is thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinks. 14. If only she ..... to her principles, she wouldn't have been led astray. A) Had stuck. B) Have stuck. C) Sticks. D) Stuck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had stuck. 15. But for his provisions they ..... of hunger. A) Will die. B) Had died. C) Would have died. D) Have died. E) Should die. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have died. 16. He always dribbles a ball as if he ..... a professional player A) Was. B) Ware. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 17. If we ..... harder yesterday, our work ..... now. A) Worked, would be finished. B) Had worked, would be finished. C) Worked, will be finished. D) Worked, would have been finished. E) Had worked, would finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had worked, would be finished. 18. Choose the best answer using "would rather" A) Jesika would rather whispered to Jenny. B) Jesika would rather Jenny whispered about her secret. C) Jesika would rather Jenny whispers about her secret. D) Jessika would whisper rather than speak loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jesika would rather Jenny whispered about her secret. 19. ."I wish I ..... your health and vitality. I ..... a new life for myself, " she said with a smile. A) Have, will have made. B) Has, should make. C) Had, would make. D) Would have, made. E) Was having, would have made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had, would make. 20. Imagine ..... when the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. How would your life have been different? A) You live. B) You're living. C) You've been living. D) You'd been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You'd been living. 21. Choose the best sentence using "wish" A) I wish I gone abroad. B) I wish I went abroad. C) I wish I go abroad. D) I wish I going abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wish I went abroad. 22. If only I ..... then what I know now! A) Had known. B) Knew. C) Could know. D) Was known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had known. 23. Look at your nephew, he sings as though he ..... in the concert A) Ware. B) Was. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 24. They would rather I ..... with loud voice A) Presenting. B) Present. C) Presented. D) Presents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presented. 25. Choose the correct sentence using "if only" A) If only I speak English fluently. B) If only I spoke English fluently. C) If only I spoken English fluently. D) If I only speak English fluently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If only I spoke English fluently. 26. Sherina:I have been bored with this pandemic situationReisa: ..... we played online games A) If only. B) Would rather. C) What if. D) Wish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What if. 27. "Why are you glaring at me?" - "You treat me as if I ..... your slave." A) Were. B) Was being. C) Had been. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 28. "Have I done something wrong?" - "I wish you ..... more tactful; you're always offending people." A) Had been being. B) Were. C) Were being. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 29. If I ..... you, I ..... him. I wish you ..... his advice. A) Were, contact, take. B) Were, would contact, would take. C) Had been, would have contacted, would have taken. D) Am, will contact, will take. E) Were, would contact, took. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Were, would contact, took. 30. The woman insisted that the lost child ..... to store's information desk so his parents could be paged. A) Were taken. B) Taken. C) Be taken. D) Are taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be taken. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubjunctive Errors Quiz 1Subjunctive Errors Quiz 3Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors QuizCommon Word Errors Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books