This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Usage Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Usage Errors Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The committee has made ..... decision." A) It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 2. Which word is correct? The ..... of the book was very interesting. A) Foreword. B) Forward. C) Forword. D) Foreward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreword. 3. The (principle, principal) reason I got the job was that I was well prepared beforehand. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 4. Fill in the blank with the correct word: ..... a beautiful day outside. A) Its. B) It'sTagsCCSS.L.3.1A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It'sTagsCCSS.L.3.1A. 5. Marlene needs a few dollars for bus ..... A) Fair. B) Fare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fare. 6. Determine the correct usage:Where would it be (acceptable / exceptable) for me to drop these off at (correct / incorrect)? A) Acceptable / Incorrect. B) Exceptable / Incorrect. C) Acceptable / Correct. D) Exceptable / Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceptable / Incorrect. 7. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of 'your' or 'you're': A) Your going to love this movie!. B) You're the best friend anyone could have. C) I think your right about that. D) You're book is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're the best friend anyone could have. 8. Which of the following options corrects the run-on sentence:I love to travel I have been to many countries. A) I love to travel, but I have been to many countries. B) I love to travel, and I have been to many countries. C) I love to travel, so I have been to many countries. D) I love to travel I have been to many countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love to travel, and I have been to many countries. 9. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence:The collection of coins (is/are) valuable. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 10. Which sentence correctly uses the word 'literally'? A) I literally died of laughter. B) I literally finished the book in one day. C) I literally can't even with this weather. D) I literally flew to the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I literally finished the book in one day. 11. From the teacher's comments, I (implied, inferred) that the class as a whole did a good job. A) Implied. B) Inferred. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inferred. 12. Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'fewer' and 'less'. A) There are less apples in the basket. B) There are fewer apples in the basket. C) There is fewer water in the glass. D) There is less apples in the basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are fewer apples in the basket. 13. We need to ..... some milk. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy. 14. ..... are coming all the way from Ireland. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 15. That project was harder (than, then) all other assignments I've ever done combined. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 16. We put on ..... sunglasses and sandals. A) Our. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our. 17. Sam had (Already / All ready) turned in applications to several restaurants, but a lot (adverb/noun) of them had (accepted/excepted) other applicants. A) Already / Noun / Accepted. B) All Ready / Adverb / Accepted. C) Already / Noun / Excepted. D) All Ready / Noun / Accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Already / Noun / Accepted. 18. If you get in trouble at school, ..... going to lose your tablet for a week. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 19. ..... going to start calling busses at 3:15. Fill in the blank A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 20. I am going ..... the show. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 21. Mom and Dad drove ..... car to the movies. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 22. ..... supplies for class are still in the computer room. Fill in the blank. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 23. Josh made an ( acception / exception) for Abbey, for she was (a / an) honorable person. However, I think it was because he likes her a lot (adverb / noun). A) Acception / An / Adverb. B) Exception / A / Noun. C) Exception / An / Adverb. D) Acception / A / Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exception / An / Adverb. 24. I (would of, would have) called you, but it was 1 A.M., and I thought you'd be asleep. A) Would of. B) Would have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 25. My dad's facial expression (implied, inferred) that he is disappointed. A) Implied. B) Inferred. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implied. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesUsage Errors Quiz 1Usage Errors Quiz 2Usage Errors Quiz 4Usage Errors Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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