This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Usage Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Usage Errors Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From the teacher's comments, I (implied, inferred) that the class as a whole did a good job. A) Implied. B) Inferred. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inferred. 2. Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'fewer' and 'less'. A) There is fewer water in the glass. B) There are fewer apples in the basket. C) There are less apples in the basket. D) There is less apples in the basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are fewer apples in the basket. 3. We need to ..... some milk. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy. 4. ..... are coming all the way from Ireland. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 5. That project was harder (than, then) all other assignments I've ever done combined. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 6. We put on ..... sunglasses and sandals. A) Our. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our. 7. Sam had (Already / All ready) turned in applications to several restaurants, but a lot (adverb/noun) of them had (accepted/excepted) other applicants. A) Already / Noun / Accepted. B) All Ready / Adverb / Accepted. C) Already / Noun / Excepted. D) All Ready / Noun / Accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Already / Noun / Accepted. 8. If you get in trouble at school, ..... going to lose your tablet for a week. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 9. ..... going to start calling busses at 3:15. Fill in the blank A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 10. I am going ..... the show. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 11. Mom and Dad drove ..... car to the movies. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 12. ..... supplies for class are still in the computer room. Fill in the blank. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 13. Josh made an ( acception / exception) for Abbey, for she was (a / an) honorable person. However, I think it was because he likes her a lot (adverb / noun). A) Exception / A / Noun. B) Acception / An / Adverb. C) Acception / A / Noun. D) Exception / An / Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exception / An / Adverb. 14. I (would of, would have) called you, but it was 1 A.M., and I thought you'd be asleep. A) Would of. B) Would have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 15. My dad's facial expression (implied, inferred) that he is disappointed. A) Implied. B) Inferred. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implied. 16. I have ..... dogs that live at my house. A) To. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 17. The toy has lost ..... batteries. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 18. The movie makes several (allusions, illusions) to the book on which it's based. A) Allusions. B) Illusions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusions. 19. Do we know ..... going to chaperon for the dance next week? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 20. The soup is ..... hot.We're coming, ..... ! A) Too. B) Two. C) Tp. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 21. Why do ..... parents not want you to go on the field trip? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 22. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence:The book that I borrowed from the library (is/are) overdue. A) Has. B) Is. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 23. To (who, whom) should I mail the letter? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 24. May I borrow ..... baseball mitt? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 25. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence:The pair of shoes (needs/need) to be replaced. A) Needing. B) Needed. C) Need. D) Needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs. 26. Select the correct word:I can't believe you ate the whole ..... ! A) Dessert. B) Desert. C) Deserted. D) Deser. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dessert. 27. Identify the error in the sentence:She should of called you yesterday. A) Should of. B) Called. C) Yesterday. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should of. 28. ..... kitten is adorable. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 29. Jessica is a great student, ..... the teachers picked as Student of the Month. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 30. Which of the following sentences contains a usage error? A) She did well on her exam. B) She did good on her exam. C) She performed well on her exam. D) She did excellently on her exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She did good on her exam. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesUsage Errors Quiz 1Usage Errors Quiz 2Usage Errors Quiz 4Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books