This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I hope ..... planning to clean this mess up! A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 2. What is the correct phrase to indicate necessity? A) Must. B) Should. C) Have to. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to. 3. How do you correctly express the need to call someone? A) I must call him immediately. B) I should call him later. C) I can call him tomorrow. D) I might call him next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I must call him immediately. 4. Where did ..... dog run off to? A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 5. Who is ..... teacher? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 6. Which sentence correctly uses "your" and "you're" ? A) Your the best player on the team. B) You're the best player on the team. C) Your going to love this movie. D) You're book is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're the best player on the team. 7. Is that his bag or ..... ? A) Hers. B) Her's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hers. 8. What is the correct form:'I could of gone' or 'I could have gone'? A) I could of gone. B) I could have gone. C) I should of gone. D) I would have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I could have gone. 9. Which sentence best corrects the run-on sentence below?"She loves to read she goes to the library every week." A) She loves to read, she goes to the library every week. B) She loves to read. She goes to the library every week. C) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 10. The children ..... home when stranger approached them. A) Is walking. B) Are walking. C) Was walking. D) Were walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were walking. 11. Correct the following:As we ate, we saw two squirrel's chasing each other near the tree's. A) As we ate, we saw two squirrels chasing each other near the trees. B) As we ate, we saw two squirrels chasing each other near the tree's. C) As we ate, we saw two squirrel's chasing each other near the trees. D) No changes needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As we ate, we saw two squirrels chasing each other near the trees. 12. What is the purpose of commas in a sentence? A) To separate items in a list, set off introductory elements, and clarify meaning in sentences. B) To indicate a pause in speech and add emphasis to certain words. C) To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. D) To replace periods in a sentence for a more casual tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate items in a list, set off introductory elements, and clarify meaning in sentences. 13. No, I don't know ..... your famous cousin is. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 14. What is a common mistake with 'your' and 'you're'? A) 'Your' is a contraction for 'you are', while 'you're' is possessive. B) 'Your' is used for plural nouns, while 'you're' is for singular nouns. C) 'Your' is possessive, while 'you're' is a contraction for 'you are'. D) 'Your' and 'you're' can be used interchangeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Your' is possessive, while 'you're' is a contraction for 'you are'. 15. Choose the correctly written sentence. A) Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. B) Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. 16. Then, sarahs kite got stuck in a branch. A) Then, sarah's kite got stuck in a branch. B) Then, Sarahs kite got stuck in a branch. C) Then, Sarah's kite got stuck in a branch. D) And then, Sarahs kite got stuck in a branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then, Sarah's kite got stuck in a branch. 17. The workers are worrying ..... about their jobs A) Alot. B) A lot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 18. What is the correct form of the sentence:'Everyone have their own opinion.'? A) Everyone has their own opinions. B) Everyone has their own opinion. C) Everyone have their own opinions. D) Everyone have their own opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone has their own opinion. 19. She has a ..... tooth. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loose. 20. Why is ..... face so red? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 21. Read the following sentences and choose the one that corrects the dangling participle:"Walking down the street, the flowers were blooming." A) Walking down the street, the flowers were blooming. B) The flowers were blooming, walking down the street. C) Walking down the street, I saw the flowers blooming. D) The flowers, walking down the street, were blooming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking down the street, I saw the flowers blooming. 22. What is the difference between 'your' and 'you're'? A) 'Your' indicates possession, while 'you're' is a contraction for 'you are.'. B) 'Your' is a contraction for 'you are, ' while 'you're' indicates possession. C) Both 'your' and 'you're' indicate possession. D) 'Your' is used in questions, while 'you're' is used in statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Your' indicates possession, while 'you're' is a contraction for 'you are.'. 23. What is the correct form of the sentence:'Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and to have good eyesight.'? A) Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and to have good eyesight. B) Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and good eyesight. C) Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and having good eyesight. D) Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and to be patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Driving a car requires coordination, patience, and good eyesight. 24. Cindy decides to further her study in Mechanical Engineering.Which type of verb used in this sentence? A) Action Verbs (Physical Action). B) Action Verbs (Mental Action). C) Modal Verbs. D) Linking Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action Verbs (Mental Action). 25. Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. A) Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. B) Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. C) Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. D) Yes, Virginia, there is a, Santa Claus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 2Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 7Common Mistakes Quiz 8Common Mistakes Quiz 9Common Mistakes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books