This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do you punctuate an appositive phrase? A) An appositive phrase should be set off by commas if it is non-restrictive (not essential to the meaning of the sentence). B) An appositive phrase should always be enclosed in parentheses regardless of its type. C) An appositive phrase should be separated by dashes if it is essential to the meaning of the sentence. D) An appositive phrase should never be punctuated and should flow with the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An appositive phrase should be set off by commas if it is non-restrictive (not essential to the meaning of the sentence). 2. Will you ..... these books on the table for me, please? A) Lay. B) Lie. C) Laye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 3. We saw a movie and ..... went to dinner. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 4. We were late so we ..... to school. A) Tried. B) Were. C) Gone. D) Hurried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurried. 5. Don't look so (incredible, incredulous) when I tell you these things. They're true! A) Incredible. B) Incredulous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incredulous. 6. Which among the following words is misspelled? A) Manoeuver. B) Miniature. C) Millennium. D) Mischievous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manoeuver. 7. That's a personal matter between Jules and ; why don't you keep out of it? A) We. B) Us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us. 8. ..... hair looks nice today. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 9. What is the correct form:'I am agree' or 'I agree'? A) I am agree. B) I agree. C) I agrees. D) I am agreeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I agree. 10. The spy will be ..... A) Hung. B) Hanged. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanged. 11. How can we avoid overuse of adverbs? A) Being lazy. B) Train the eye to catch the adverbs. C) Know them all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Train the eye to catch the adverbs. 12. Identify the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks: A) "I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. B) "I can't believe it" she exclaimed. C) I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. D) "I can't believe it, she exclaimed.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. 13. Which change should be made?A panicky pale pessimistic student stared blankly at the test. A) No change. B) Panicky, pale pessimistic. C) Panicky, pale, pessimistic. D) Student,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panicky, pale, pessimistic. 14. I know that ..... going to jail. They were caught! A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 15. Verbals function as verbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. I voted for Megat, ..... my friends recommended. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 17. Berta will have dinner at ..... house tonight. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 18. What is parallel structure in writing? A) It is the use of different grammatical structures in a series of words, phrases, or clauses to create confusion. B) It is the use of the same grammatical structure in a series of words, phrases, or clauses to create balance and clarity. C) It is the repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. D) It is the use of complex sentences to convey intricate ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the use of the same grammatical structure in a series of words, phrases, or clauses to create balance and clarity. 19. I like ..... coffee A) To drinking. B) To drink. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drink. 20. Michael and ..... take our puppy for a walk every day, even when it rains. A) Me. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 21. The committee ..... this situation carefully, lest the situation spiral out of control. A) Debate. B) Debates. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debates. 22. Which phrase is correct:'I must to go' or 'I must go'? A) I must to go. B) I must go. C) I must going. D) I must gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I must go. 23. Which is correct:'I am going too the store' or 'I am going to the store'? A) I am going too the store. B) I am going to the store. C) I am going to store the. D) I am going to the store now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am going to the store. 24. Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement. A) The group of students are going on a trip. B) The group of students is going on a trip. C) The group of students were going on a trip. D) The group of students be going on a trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group of students is going on a trip. 25. This is one of the side ..... of this medication. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. ← 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