This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a semicolon used for? A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. B) To indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period. C) To introduce a list of items or examples. D) To separate two complete sentences that are not closely related. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. 2. Most employees spoke a little English, but sometimes communication was ..... due to language barriers. A) Well enough. B) Perfect. C) Challenging. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Challenging. 3. Correct the mistake:Carl lost her girlfriend A) Her = his. B) Her = is. C) Her = she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her = his. 4. There are more carrots ..... peas on your plate. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 5. ..... going to be tired when ..... shift is over. A) You're / your. B) Your / you're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're / your. 6. Correct the sentence:He run every morning before breakfast. A) He runned every morning before breakfast. B) He runs every morning after breakfast. C) He runs every morning before breakfast. D) He is running every morning before breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He runs every morning before breakfast. 7. First, she pulled out her notebook ..... , she grabbed her pens and crayons. A) Then. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 8. She is currently/actually working on the new project.(The focus is on the present moment.) A) A) currently. B) B) actually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) currently. 9. Which of these words does your teacher hate to see in your writings? A) Very. B) Thing. C) "And", "Because" and "But" as your only linkers. D) She hates all of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She hates all of the above. 10. What was your reaction ..... the news? A) In. B) To. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 11. What's the correct spelling? A) Hapenning. B) Happenninng. C) Happening. D) Happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happening. 12. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH. La abuela de mi marido. A) My husband's grandmother. B) My grandmother's husband. C) The grandmother of my husband. D) The husband of my grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My husband's grandmother. 13. He came 30 minutes ..... the meeting started because he was stuck in traffic. A) Later. B) In. C) After. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 14. Try ..... the video with subtitles. This might help you understand better. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 15. What is the pat of:sing A) Singed. B) Sang. C) Sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang. 16. How do you write these names? A) Cinemark, pizza hut, papa john's. B) Cinemark, Pizza Hut, Papa John's. C) Cinemark, pizza hut, papa johns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cinemark, Pizza Hut, Papa John's. 17. Correct or incorrect: "Please ask to someone else" A) That's incorrect. B) That's correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's incorrect. 18. Ella era descuidada. A) She was careful. B) She was careless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was careless. 19. After a brief trial in juvenile (youth) court, Claudette Colvin was found guilty of ..... A) Assault. B) Sitting in the white's only section. C) Breaking Montgomery's segregation laws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assault. 20. You like ice cream, isn't it? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. The children in my neighborhood often ..... in the park near the school. A) Go. B) Play. C) Enjoy. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 22. It's a high-paying job A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 23. Even though baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, I think it's a bit ..... A) Bored. B) Boringly. C) Boring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring. 24. The children ..... in the play yesterday evening. A) Perform. B) Performed. C) Are performing. D) Are spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performed. 25. My grandfather in the U.S. will turn 65 soon and will ..... next year. A) Quit. B) Retire. C) Transfer. D) Be promoted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retire. ← 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