This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Grammar Usage – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Grammar Usage Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... pronoun is a substitute for a noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing. A) Personal. B) Possessive. C) Demonstrative. D) Reflecsive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 2. Which sentence has a perfect participle? A) Having finished his homework, he went outside. B) He finished his homework, having gone outside. C) He has finished his homework, he went outside. D) Finished his homework, he went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished his homework, he went outside. 3. Select the sentence that uses 'it's' correctly: A) Its raining outside. B) It's going to rain today. C) It's tires are flat. D) Its a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's going to rain today. 4. The writer wants to use words that imitate the sound of an event. Which choice best accomplishes this goal? When the demolition team sent the wrecking ball sailing into the old stadium, a massive boom reverberated out to the city. Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Explosion. C) Thwack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 5. Which words in the sentence should be followed by a comma? A) Ellen, book. B) Ellen, isn't. C) Book, library. D) Library, isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellen, isn't. 6. Here ..... the chocolate donuts we made this morning. A) Is. B) Aren't. C) Are. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 7. Tasya wishes ..... her grandparents more often. A) Visiting. B) To visit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit. 8. Define:Verb A) An action. B) A word that gives more detail about nouns. C) A person, place, thing, or idea. D) A word that gives more details about verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An action. 9. Which sentence uses "more important than" correctly? A) Family values are more important than individual achievements in many cultures. B) Family values are more important than warmer and friendlier customs. C) Family values are more important than the greatest museums. D) Family values are more important than a little colder traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family values are more important than individual achievements in many cultures. 10. For each sentence choose the correct verb form that agrees with the subject.Most clarinets (is, are) made of wood. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 11. Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.The maid ..... her work well. A) Do. B) Does do. C) Does. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does. 12. Choose the correct pronoun ..... are students. A) I. B) We. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We. 13. Is the weather ..... for a boat ride on the lake this afternoon? A) All right. B) Alright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All right. 14. The old man paid me three hundred dollars for both sets and said, he'd pay twice that if the original wrapping hadn't been broken. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sets and said:. C) Sets and said. D) Sets, and said,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sets and said. 15. Identify the verb:The store overcharged me. A) The. B) Store. C) Overcharged. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overcharged. 16. Identify the structure of the sentence.Before Owen planted his garden, he made a sketch of the layout. A) Simple. B) Oompound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 17. How many tenses are there in English grammar? A) 3. B) 12. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 18. There are many small ..... in the park. A) Butterflys. B) Butterflies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Butterflies. 19. What is the contraction of it's? A) Its. B) It is. C) It may. D) It will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is. 20. Which sentence correctly combines two independent clauses with a semicolon? A) The sun was shining; the birds were singing. B) The sun was shining, the birds were singing. C) The sun was shining:the birds were singing. D) The sun was shining the birds were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun was shining; the birds were singing. 21. ..... kind of bleach is not corrosive. A) This. B) These. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This. 22. Identify the adverb:The officer ran fast. A) The. B) Officer. C) Ran. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fast. 23. ..... are no more cookies left for you. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 24. Identify the sentence with the correct use of the apostrophe. A) Its a beautiful day. B) It's a beautiful day. C) Its' a beautiful day. D) Its's a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a beautiful day. 25. Identify the structure of the sentence.Mr. Edwards will lead the singing, for Mrs. Cruz is ill. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGrammar Usage Quiz 1Grammar Usage Quiz 2Grammar Usage Quiz 3Grammar Usage Quiz 4Grammar Usage Quiz 5Grammar Usage Quiz 6Grammar Usage Quiz 7Grammar Usage Quiz 8Grammar Usage Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books