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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Charlie Jerome is the short order cook of Colonial Diner, one of the ..... eating places in New Rochelle. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 2. The People's Savings Bank pays 35 per cent inter-est on your ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 3. They even set up a special table and provided ..... champagne to help us celebrate our anniversary. A) A. B) Complimentary. C) Little. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complimentary. 4. You should buy that shoes. The seller give you a big bargain. It is totally ..... A) Worth it. B) Worthed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worth it. 5. Everyone in his three classes ..... Mr. Wolf. A) Admires. B) Admire. C) Admire's. D) Admires'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admires. 6. Mike is organizing a meeting. Which sentence uses "who" correctly? A) Who is the person to whom you spoke?. B) To who did you give the book?. C) Whom is going to the meeting tonight?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is the person to whom you spoke?. 7. Marty who is my sisters new boyfriend is not very bright. A) Marty who is my sisters new boyfriend, is not very bright. B) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend is not very bright. C) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend, is not very bright. D) Marty, who is my sisters' new, boyfriend, is not very bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marty, who is my sister's new boyfriend, is not very bright. 8. That is an ..... attitude for agrownup person to take. A) Ingenious. B) Ingenuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ingenuous. 9. What is the correct phrase to indicate value? A) Worth it. B) Valuable. C) Costly. D) Priceless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worth it. 10. Are the tenses right in this sentence?" Yesterday I was by your house and you weren't there" A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. What is the possessive form of a singular noun ending in 's'? A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'James's book'). B) Just add an apostrophe (e.g., 'the teachers' lounge'). C) Remove the 's' and add 'es'. D) Add 's' without an apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'James's book'). 12. Jill's list of tasks needs to be completed by the end of the day. Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement. A) The list of tasks are on the board. B) The list of tasks is on the board. C) The list of tasks were on the board. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The list of tasks is on the board. 13. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class. A) In class. B) Struggled to stay. C) Yawning widely. D) To stay awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yawning widely. 14. What is an appositive phrase? A) A phrase that describes an action or state of being. B) A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. C) A type of verb phrase that indicates tense. D) A phrase that provides additional information about a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. 15. Would you like to go to the movies with Julie and ( I/ me)? A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 16. Which sentence uses "council" and "counsel" correctly? A) The council offered their counsel on the matter. B) The city counsel discussed the way they council building officials. C) Spencer received council from the counsel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The council offered their counsel on the matter. 17. What is a participial phrase? A) A phrase that includes a verb and its subject. B) A phrase that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements. It acts as an adjective. C) A phrase that describes a noun without using a verb. D) A phrase that only contains an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements. It acts as an adjective. 18. We spoke to Herbert and ..... only yesterday. A) She. B) Her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 19. I don't have anything to do right now. I am so ..... A) Bored. B) Boring. C) Bore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 20. He's hoping ..... go ..... camp this summer. A) To, too. B) Too, to. C) To, to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To, to. 21. Please hand me my jacket hat and gloves. A) Please, hand me my jacket hat and gloves. B) Please hand me my jacket, hat, and gloves. C) Please, hand me, my jacket, hat, and gloves. D) Please, hand me my jacket, hat and gloves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please hand me my jacket, hat, and gloves. 22. Which among the following spelled correctly? A) Accommodate. B) Boqeutte. C) Liason. D) Occassion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accommodate. 23. ..... fur is so shiny! A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 24. Choose the sentence with the correct use of pronouns: A) She and me went to the concert. B) Me and her went to the concert. C) She and I went to the concert. D) Her and I went to the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She and I went to the concert. 25. He's so much nicer ..... he used to be. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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