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 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'd rather you ..... a noise last night; I couldn't get to sleep. A) Didn't make. B) Hadn't made. C) Wouldn't make. D) Haven't made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't made. 2. Choose the correct sentence using "as if" A) He preached me as if he was a preacher. B) He preached me as if he were a preacher. C) He preached me as if he is a preacher. D) He preached me as if he preacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He preached me as if he were a preacher. 3. Jack rang while you were out.-Oh, dear. If I ..... he was going to ring, I ..... at home. A) Would know, stayed. B) Would have known, had stayed. C) Had known, would have stayed. D) Knew, would stay. E) Knew, had stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had known, would have stayed. 4. You ..... well today if you ..... the medicine yesterday. A) Will be feeling, took. B) Will feel, took. C) Would have felt, has been taking. D) Would feel, had taken. E) Would be feeling, has taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would feel, had taken. 5. The farmers would rather the government ..... to their field directly A) Coming. B) Comes. C) Came. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. 6. If only they ..... their tickets; I've got two spare ones. A) Didn't buy. B) Wouldn't buy. C) Hadn't bought. D) Haven't bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't bought. 7. If he ..... regularly all through the term, he ..... afraid of his exams now. A) Had been studying, wouldn't be. B) Studied, is. C) Would be studying, were not. D) Has studied, will be. E) Has been studying, wouldn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been studying, wouldn't be. 8. But for your help we ..... in time. A) Hadn't finished. B) Will not finish. C) Would not have finished. D) Haven't finished. E) Didn't finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would not have finished. 9. "I shouldn't have missed Mary's party." - "It's a pity you ..... ; we had a lovely time." A) Didn't come. B) Weren't coming. C) Hadn't come. D) Haven't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't come. 10. "Susan looks ready to cry." - "It looks as if Peter ..... her birthday again!" A) Had forgotten. B) Has been forgetting. C) Had been forgetting. D) Has forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has forgotten. 11. If Pat had been more careful she ..... the camera. A) Wouldn't break. B) Wouldn't have broken. C) Won't have broken. D) Hasn't broken. E) Hadn't broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't have broken. 12. If Dan ..... the lottery he would stop working. A) Won. B) Wins. C) Will win. D) Would win. E) Is winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won. 13. He regrets ..... enough time to finish the exercises. A) Not having. B) Not have had. C) To not have. D) Not to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not having. 14. "You're looking rather pleased with yourself." - "Suppose your boss ..... you a big bonus, you would too." A) Has been offering. B) Had offered. C) Had been offered. D) Would offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had offered. 15. If mother ..... him to the skating rink in his childhood, he ..... two times Olympic champion. A) Wouldn't have taken, had never become. B) Hadn't taken, would never have become. C) Doesn't take, had never become. D) Wouldn't take, had never become. E) Didn't take, would never have become. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't taken, would never have become. 16. If Mike took some exercise he ..... so unfit. A) Wouldn't be. B) Were not. C) Won't be. D) Didn't be. E) Was not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't be. 17. Inspector Strickland, like myself, was suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis, which threatened to become chronic if it ..... immediately relieved. A) Is not. B) Were not. C) Would not be. D) Had been. E) Would not have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not. 18. If she ..... half an hour earlier, she ..... to see him before the departure. He was eager to say good-bye to her. A) Would come, was able. B) Would have come, would have been able. C) Came, would be able. D) Had come, would have been able. E) Comes, was able. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had come, would have been able. 19. We ..... the train if we ..... faster. A) Would have caught, had walked. B) Had caught, would have walked. C) Would have caught, walked. D) Would catch, had walked. E) Would catch, will walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have caught, had walked. 20. What if we ..... that grandmother A) Helped. B) Help. C) Helps. D) Helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped. 21. Since they were new to town and didn't yet have a doctor, Matthew wished that she ..... a taxi to the nearest hospital outpatient clinic. A) Took. B) Would take. C) Takes. D) Take. E) Will take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 22. Suppose she ..... that outrageous story circulating around the office; she'd be furious! A) Had heard. B) Has heard. C) Would hear. D) Were heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had heard. 23. He wished they ..... his embarrassment at the moment she was introducing him. A) Would not have noticed. B) Don't notice. C) Hadn't noticed. D) Didn't notice. E) Would have noticed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't notice. 24. If I had enough money I ..... to the seaside next week. A) Would have gone. B) Would go. C) Will have gone. D) Am going. E) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go. 25. He ..... so many mistakes now if he ..... so many classes. A) Won't make, hasn't missed. B) Is not making, does not miss. C) Wouldn't made, hadn't missed. D) Wouldn't be making, hadn't missed. E) Won't be making, hadn't missed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't be making, hadn't missed. 26. Don't daydream, it's high time you ..... and ..... A) Stepping, struggling. B) Step, struggle. C) Steps, struggles. D) Stepped, struggled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stepped, struggled. 27. I wish I ..... their help when it was offered. A) Have accepted. B) Would accept. C) Had accepted. D) Accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had accepted. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubjunctive Errors Quiz 1Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors QuizCommon Word Errors QuizCommonly Confused Words Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books