This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Usage Errors – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Usage Errors Quiz 4 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. BONUS:Miss Fisher uses her ..... hand. Fill in the blank. A) Right. B) Write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 2. Determine the correct usage:Most of the students had decided not to fret over parking. In fact, a lot (adverb / noun) of them walked to school. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 3. Each morning, the grass in the meadow is covered with ..... A) Due. B) Do. C) Dew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dew. 4. The most important (principal, principle) I uphold is that I do not lie. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 5. Which of the following options corrects the run-on sentence:The sun was shining brightly it was a beautiful day. A) The sun was shining brightly, because it was a beautiful day. B) The sun was shining brightly, and it was a beautiful day. C) The sun was shining brightly, but it was a beautiful day. D) The sun was shining brightly, so it was a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun was shining brightly, and it was a beautiful day. 6. There is a narrow ..... between the rows of seats. A) Aisle. B) I'll. C) Isle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aisle. 7. Will you please ..... the drawbridge? A) Raise. B) Raze. C) Rays. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise. 8. ..... your date for the dance? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 9. She did such a (good, well) job of defending the opposing point guard. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 10. (Irregardless, Regardless) of the circumstances, I have a good feeling about this. A) Irregardless. B) Regardless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regardless. 11. I ate ..... cookies for dessert last night. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 12. The students read both silently and ..... each day. A) Allowed. B) Aloud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aloud. 13. After I lost 30 pounds, my clothes felt so (lose, loose) on me. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 14. Which of the following options corrects the run-on sentence:I like to run I also like to swim. A) I like to run I also like to swim. B) I like to run, I also like to swim. C) I like to run; I also like to swim. D) I like to run, and I also like to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like to run, and I also like to swim. 15. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:I enjoy reading writing and painting A) I enjoy reading writing and painting. B) I enjoy reading, writing and painting. C) I enjoy reading, writing, and painting. D) I enjoy reading, writing, and, painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy reading, writing, and painting. 16. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:I need to buy milk eggs bread and cheese A) I need to buy milk eggs bread and cheese. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread and cheese. C) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. D) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and, cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. 17. ..... going to be there soon. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 18. (Whose, Who's) job is it to make revisions to the PowerPoint presentation? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 19. Fill in the blank:I have ..... books than you. A) Fewer. B) Little. C) Less. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 20. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence:The team of players (was/were) practicing hard for the upcoming game. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 21. Determine the correct usage:(A/An) increasing number of colleges are (accepting / excepting) students with low ACT or SAT scores. A) A / Excepting. B) A / Accepting. C) An / Excepting. D) An / Accepting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An / Accepting. 22. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "I can't believe ..... going to the concert without me!" A) There. B) Theirs. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 23. The crime (supposedly, supposably) occurred around midnight. A) Supposedly. B) Supposably. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposedly. 24. BONUS:Adalynn showed Miss Fisher that she had a ..... tooth. Fill in the blank. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 25. The people of the country long for ..... A) Piece. B) Peace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peace. 26. BONUS:The ..... is where you can find armadillos. Fill in the blank. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 27. Determine the correct usage:Sarah had to (accept / except) the fact that James was not (a/an) option for her lab partner. A) Accept / A. B) Except / An. C) Accept / An. D) Except / A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accept / An. 28. The crate is at the ..... of the ship. A) For. B) Fore (meaning front). C) Four. D) None of the above. 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