This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 8 (29 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Neither emotions nor actions of the people was make me touch.2. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are making me touch.3. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is make me touch.4. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are make me touch.5. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is making me touch. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 2. Please stay for ..... A) A while. B) Awhile. C) A little more. D) A little bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A while. 3. The bus has ..... make a lot of stops on its downtown route. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 4. Glory and Mae ..... the street. A) They are at. B) They are in. C) Are in. D) Are at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are in. 5. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ..... the press cordially. A) Greet. B) Greets. C) Greeted. D) Greeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greets. 6. When Grace discovered that Hannah had cheated, she was determined to even the score' EVEN THE SCORE means: A) Will also cheated. B) Report the wrong doing. C) Tell the person that's its wrong. D) Get revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get revenge. 7. The ..... of the storm cased damage to several buildings. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Affection. D) Effection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 8. The governor's office is housed in the provincial ..... A) Building. B) Capitol. C) Citadel. D) Palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 9. Everybody thought that Camille was a shy person when in reality, she's vociferous. All the words below are synonyms of the word VOCIFEROUS except A) Direct. B) Outspoken. C) Forthright. D) Soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soft. 10. Rejielyn is on a diet but the luscious dinner made her eat more than usual. The antonym of the word LUSCIOUS is: A) Delicious. B) Tasty. C) Fresh. D) Unpalatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unpalatable. 11. I ..... to the market. A) Will going. B) Goes. C) Will gone. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will go. 12. Wearing a lifejacket can be a ..... if you fall into the ocean. A) Lifesaver. B) Disguise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lifesaver. 13. AN ICE CREAM CONE A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 14. Choose the correct use of the word "claim." A) "She claimed the sky is blue because it's sunny.". B) "I claim my shoes are blue because they are new.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "She claimed the sky is blue because it's sunny.". 15. I got wet because there was a ..... this afternoon. A) Section. B) Shower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shower. 16. Julianna is keen on the reportage style of photographs. The antonym of the word KEEN is: A) Indifferent. B) Cool. C) Perceptive. D) Dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dull. 17. The ..... of the book was exciting and kept me engaged until the end. A) Beginning. B) Commencement. C) Inception. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning. 18. The group ..... her to stay. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) Advises. D) Advices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advises. 19. The heat at the center of the earth is very ..... A) Intense. B) Enormous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intense. 20. The kangaroo carried ..... baby in her pouch. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 21. THE CALENDAR A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 22. The film's producer insisted the final cut ..... A) Be shown. B) Is being shown. C) Is shown. D) Was showing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be shown. 23. When two things ..... , they smash into each other. A) Collide. B) Erode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collide. 24. Juan said he wouldn't ever go to the Everglades.Is this sentence correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. Students, please ..... those textbooks here. A) Bring. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 26. Neither she nor I ..... getting the lunch special. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am. 27. How can we avoid ..... mistakes in English? A) Embarrasing. B) Embarasing. C) Embarrassing. D) Embarassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embarrassing. 28. Neither the leftists nor he rightists ..... the government to be stable. A) Is waiting. B) Wanted. C) Want. D) Has wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanted. 29. Between you and ..... , I know all about Sue and ..... A) I, she. B) Me, her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me, her. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 2Correct Usage Quiz 3Correct Usage Quiz 4Correct Usage Quiz 5Correct Usage Quiz 6Correct Usage Quiz 7Accept Vs. 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