This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You and ..... could do it, but not you and ..... A) I, he. B) We, him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, he. 2. AN RIVER A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 3. You didn't answer, so I thought you couldn't ..... me. A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 4. Banning trucks and busses in the city can be cut both ways. CUT BOTH WAYS means: A) Will cut the traffic congestion. B) Will have positive and negative effects. C) Will have wider roads. D) Will get more traffic congestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have positive and negative effects. 5. Which sentence uses the word "reasoning" incorrectly? A) "Her reasoning for being late was that there was traffic.". B) "Reasoning my homework is done, I can play now.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Reasoning my homework is done, I can play now.". 6. I am ..... forward to the weekend. A) Look. B) Looking. C) Looked. D) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking. 7. It is undesirable to prove your ..... by making other people feel less ..... than you. A) Worthiness-worth. B) Worth-worthiness. C) Worthy-worthless. D) Worth-worthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worth-worthy. 8. When is apostrophes used? (Hard) A) Before the "s" (the owner of something). B) Before the "s" in a name of a person ending in s. C) Before the "s" of a company name (even if it doesn't have one). D) Before the "s" in a city name always. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the "s" (the owner of something). 9. Please carefully read the following instructions before you begin and be guided ..... the rubric given. A) By. B) With. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 10. I saw your message ..... the chat and will respond shortly. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 11. Facebook Messenger is one A communications tools made to Bpeople who demand moreCflexible communications servicesD A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 12. We want ..... see the movie the day it opens. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 13. Tina sat ..... her mother at the theater. A) Along. B) About. C) Deside. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deside. 14. She felt ..... after the party. A) Exhilarated. B) Exhilirated. C) Exhilerated. D) Exhillarated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhilarated. 15. I really don't think ..... going to rain today. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 16. A lot of people ..... to the Ninoy Aquino Park every Sunday. A) Will come. B) Comes. C) Are coming. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Come. 17. ..... lads were at the cinema at the same time as ..... A) Us, them. B) We, they. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We, they. 18. The new restaurant in town ..... great reviews. A) Has received. B) Receives. C) Received. D) Will receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has received. 19. The school bus arrives ..... lunchtime. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 20. The guards were ..... at their posts. A) Stationery. B) Stationary. C) Stationnery. D) Stationarry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationary. 21. Chloe would rather live alone on a desert island than be a head chef on this old and rusty ship. A) Chloe would rather. B) Live alone on a desert island. C) Than be a head chef. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 22. I love ..... to classical movies. A) Watch. B) Watch to. C) Watching to. D) To watching to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching to. 23. We have ..... money in our account now than we have ever had before. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) Few. D) A little. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 24. When do you use Periods? A) End of sentence. B) End of name. C) End of last name. D) End of website link. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End of sentence. 25. She ..... her coffee with sugar and cream earlier. A) Drinks. B) Drank. C) Has drunk. D) Is drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drank. 26. Choose the correct use of the word "expert." A) "The expert chef cooked a delicious meal.". B) "My friend is an expert at watching TV.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The expert chef cooked a delicious meal.". 27. What type of evidence is this?According to the survey, only 43% of elementary school children like to spend time reading. A) Research. B) Statistics. C) Quote. D) Eyewitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 28. The ball rested ..... the wall. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) Beyond. D) Beyonce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 29. It must be at least a year since ..... A) You are here. B) You will be here. C) You were here. D) You had been here. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You were here. 30. Mary Joy ..... a cake for her friend's birthday party. A) Cooked. B) Baked. C) Fried. D) Boiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baked. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 2Correct Usage Quiz 4Correct Usage Quiz 5Correct Usage Quiz 6Correct Usage Quiz 7Correct Usage Quiz 8Accept Vs. 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