This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are common grammar mistakes? A) Errors in writing that violate the rules of grammar, such as incorrect verb forms, punctuation errors, and misuse of homophones. B) Only punctuation errors that occur in formal writing. C) Mistakes that are only found in spoken language. D) Errors that are acceptable in creative writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Errors in writing that violate the rules of grammar, such as incorrect verb forms, punctuation errors, and misuse of homophones. 2. They have to built the tent by ..... A) Them selves. B) Themselves. C) Themself. D) Them self. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 3. I think she ..... completed the test. A) Could of. B) Could've. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could've. 4. What is the correct form of the sentence:'Neither of the answers are correct.'? A) Neither of the answer is correct. B) Neither of the answers were correct. C) Neither of the answers are correct. D) Neither of the answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither of the answers is correct. 5. We went to the store then we went to the bank. A) We went to the store, then we went to the bank. B) We went to the store. Then we went to the bank. C) We went to the store then we went to the bank. D) We, went to the store, then, we went to the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the store. Then we went to the bank. 6. Which sentence uses "fewer" correctly? A) Kaleb noticed there are fewer cars on the road today. B) Kaleb noticed there are less cars on the road today. C) Kaleb noticed there is fewer traffic today. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kaleb noticed there are fewer cars on the road today. 7. What is the correct way to express a preference:'rather' or 'more rather'? A) Rather. B) More rather. C) Preferably. D) Rather more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rather. 8. Heathrow Airport is closing all day Friday ..... a large fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it. A) Because. B) Because of. C) Therefore. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 9. Which of the following is an INCORRECT use of the name Curtis? A) The Curtises went to lunch. B) Curtis's lunch was too spicy. C) The Curtises' lunches were too spicy. D) Curtis lunch was too spicy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curtis lunch was too spicy. 10. What is the correct response to 'Thank you for your help'? A) You're welcome. B) No problem!. C) Anytime!. D) I appreciate it!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're welcome. 11. Identify the correct usage:' ..... time for the bear to leave ..... cave.' (It's / its) A) It's. B) Its. C) It is. D) It has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 12. Thyroid extract ..... the body very quickly. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 13. All during the war, the O.P.A. tried to ..... a stabilization of the price structure. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 14. What is the correct form of the sentence:'The group of students are going on a trip.'? A) The groups of students are going on a trip. B) The group of students is going on a trip. C) The group of student are going on a trip. D) The group of students were going on a trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group of students is going on a trip. 15. The team of experts ..... been working on this research for over two years. A) Is. B) Are. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 16. I am going ..... the store. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 17. I drink ..... pineapple juice. Thanks for asking. A) Too. B) Enough. C) To. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enough. 18. When we sell our house we will deal with ..... only. A) Principals. B) Principles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principals. 19. Two means ..... A) The number 2. B) Also/as well. C) Motion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number 2. 20. Intermezzo:Where does Petra 5 English laboratory located? A) Besides the internet room. B) In front of the physics lab. C) Below the library. D) Between the preparation room and computer lab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the preparation room and computer lab. 21. Which change should be made?My brother Carl helps me stay positive during difficult times. A) No change. B) Brother, Carl,. C) Carl, helps. D) Me, stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother, Carl,. 22. Each year, the Education Department (A) awards grants to projects (B) who demonstrate (C) innovation in addressing equity gaps (D). A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 23. It seems to me that you are ..... that I took the necklace. A) Inferring. B) Implying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implying. 24. Choose the correct form:The team of players (is/are) winning. A) Was. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 25. Correct the word:She don't have to quit playing yet. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) Too. D) Doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doesn't. 26. The movie we watched had a postive ..... on me, but the conversation we had afterward ..... me negatively. A) Affect/effected. B) Effect/affected. C) Affect/affected. D) Effect/effected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect/affected. 27. What's the sense ..... doing it that way? A) In. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 28. They talk to their friends ..... A) Alot. B) A lot. C) Allot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 29. Losing sleep can ..... your concentration. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Uhfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 30. All the students went to the championship game to support ..... classmates. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) Theres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 2Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 7Common Mistakes Quiz 8Common Mistakes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books