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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When it's summer, ..... always in the pool. A) We're. B) Were. C) Wear. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 2. What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'? A) 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is', while 'it's' is possessive. B) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'. C) Both 'its' and 'it's' are possessive forms. D) 'It's' is used for plural, while 'its' is used for singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'. 3. Yes, I know ..... time for the bell to ring. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 4. His money was ..... A) Robbed. B) Stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stolen. 5. Last Christmas, my parents got the puppy for Michael and ..... A) Me. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me. 6. Brian your car alarm has been blaring for hours! A) Brian, your car alarm has been blaring for hours!. B) Brian, your car alarm, has been blaring for hours!. C) Brian your car alarm has been blaring, for hours!. D) Brian your car alarm, has been blaring, for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brian, your car alarm has been blaring for hours!. 7. I go to school ..... car A) With. B) By. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 8. How do you say you are going to a place? A) I am going to the store. B) I am going to the park. C) I am going to the beach. D) I am going to the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am going to the store. 9. The guests ..... waiting for my sister as she was running really late. A) Are. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 10. After the long hike, we were all exhausting and needed a break A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. I think fish is ..... food in the world. A) Good. B) The best. C) Better. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best. 12. What is the coorect if-clause?He would have passed the test ..... A) If he had studied harder. B) If he would have studied harder. C) If he studied harder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If he had studied harder. 13. ..... German, aren't you? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 14. Keep ..... :) A) Smile. B) Smiling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smiling. 15. There is not a moment of quiet in that house nothing but ..... din. A) Continual. B) Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continuous. 16. What is an example of a misplaced modifier? A) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. B) A phrase that clearly describes the noun it follows. C) A sentence that has no grammatical errors. D) A modifier that is placed at the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that is improperly separated from the word it modifies, leading to confusion. 17. I can't wait ..... you read my essay! A) Till. B) Until. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 18. ..... are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) Theres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 19. Effect means A) Result. B) Both. C) None. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Result. 20. What is the purpose of a semicolon? 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 without a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list. 21. Select the sentence with the correct use of "affect" and "effect" . A) The new building code will effect many people. B) The new building code will affect many people. C) The new building code will have an affect on many people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new building code will affect many people. 22. Than means A) Contrast. B) Both. C) Time. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrast. 23. What is the correct form of the sentence:'Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shopping before her parents arrived.'? A) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shopping. B) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and ironing. C) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and to shop. D) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kelly had to iron, do the washing, and shop. 24. The start of the winter holiday season always ..... me with excitement. A) Fill's. B) Fill. C) Fills'. D) Fills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fills. 25. What is a sentence fragment? A) A complete sentence that expresses a full thought. B) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. C) A type of sentence that is always a question. D) A sentence that contains multiple clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of words that does not express a complete thought. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 2Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 8Common Mistakes Quiz 9Common Mistakes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books