This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct possessive form of 'children'? A) Childrens'. B) Children's. C) Childrens. D) Child's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children's. 2. Affect means A) Result. B) Both. C) None. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence. 3. Off means A) Away. B) Connected with/to. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Away. 4. The girl who I met is from London.What is the name of the clause this sentence can be changed into? A) Relative clause. B) Dating clause. C) Contact clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contact clause. 5. Put ..... around a speaker's exact words A) Commas. B) Speaker's tags. C) Quotation marks. D) An indention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks. 6. They ate dinner and ..... walked home. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 7. Which one uses the correct Their, There, They're? A) It's their fault for breaking the vase. B) It's there fault for breaking the vase. C) It's they're fault for breaking the vase. D) None. E) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's their fault for breaking the vase. 8. Accept means ..... A) Both. B) To exlude. C) Neither. D) To approve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To approve. 9. ..... is my best friend! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 10. Shemet ..... at the gym. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 11. What is the correct punctuation for compound sentences? A) A comma before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses. B) A semicolon before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses. C) No punctuation is needed when connecting two independent clauses. D) A period before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses. 12. I ..... known you were here. A) Should've. B) Should of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should've. 13. When you finish your rough draft, send it to your partner and ..... A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 14. What is the role of an adjective in a sentence? A) An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun, providing more information about it. B) An adjective is a type of verb that shows action. C) An adjective connects two clauses in a sentence. D) An adjective is a word that describes an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun, providing more information about it. 15. A: "Thank you for your help"B: " ..... " A) Your welcome. B) You're welcome. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're welcome. 16. Where's the noun?" My hero is obviously Iron Man" A) My. B) Obviously. C) Is. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hero. 17. That group of lawyers ..... like to eat there anymore. A) Doesnt. B) Didn't. C) Doesn't. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't. 18. We went to the park over ..... A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 19. What is the correct way to express a future action:'I will go' or 'I go'? A) I will go. B) I go. C) I am going. D) I went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will go. 20. Select the sentence that avoids the common pronoun-antecedent agreement error. A) Each of the students must bring their own pencil. B) Each of the students must bring his or her own pencil. C) Each of the students must bring their own pencils. D) Each of the students must bring his or her own pencils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each of the students must bring his or her own pencil. 21. We saw a great football match when we ..... in Spain. A) Were. B) Went. C) Are. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 22. ..... mother is very kind. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 23. Nubhan goes to school by bus. He wakes up early. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. What is the purpose of a comma in a list? A) To separate items in a list to clarify meaning and improve readability. B) To indicate a pause in a sentence. C) To connect two independent clauses. D) To replace conjunctions in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate items in a list to clarify meaning and improve readability. 25. Which sentence avoids the double negative error? A) I don't need no help. B) I can't hardly wait for summer. C) I don't need any help. D) I don't want nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't need any help. 26. Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art. Such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. A) Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art. Such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. B) Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. C) Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art, such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. D) Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her grandfather collected a lot of bad art such as velvet paintings of crying clowns. 27. Correct the mistake:He loves me so much i do not know why! A) I = I. B) I = i'm. C) Much = mutch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I = I. 28. Kurt and Jason are planning their trip. Select the sentence with the correct usage of "then" and "than" . A) Kurt said, "I'd rather go to the quarry then the mine.". B) Jason replied, "I'd rather go to the showroom than the quarry.". C) Kurt added, "I'd rather go to the showroom then the mine.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jason replied, "I'd rather go to the showroom than the quarry.". 29. Fikri and me are going to the cinema. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 30. Do doting mothers have a bad ..... on their children? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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