This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Usage Errors – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Usage Errors Quiz 5 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ate ..... cookies for dessert last night. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 2. The students read both silently and ..... each day. A) Allowed. B) Aloud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aloud. 3. After I lost 30 pounds, my clothes felt so (lose, loose) on me. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 4. Which of the following options corrects the run-on sentence:I like to run I also like to swim. A) I like to run I also like to swim. B) I like to run, I also like to swim. C) I like to run; I also like to swim. D) I like to run, and I also like to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like to run, and I also like to swim. 5. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:I enjoy reading writing and painting A) I enjoy reading writing and painting. B) I enjoy reading, writing and painting. C) I enjoy reading, writing, and painting. D) I enjoy reading, writing, and, painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy reading, writing, and painting. 6. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:I need to buy milk eggs bread and cheese A) I need to buy milk eggs bread and cheese. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread and cheese. C) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. D) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and, cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. 7. ..... going to be there soon. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 8. (Whose, Who's) job is it to make revisions to the PowerPoint presentation? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 9. Fill in the blank:I have ..... books than you. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) Few. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 10. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence:The team of players (was/were) practicing hard for the upcoming game. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 11. Determine the correct usage:(A/An) increasing number of colleges are (accepting / excepting) students with low ACT or SAT scores. A) An / Accepting. B) A / Accepting. C) A / Excepting. D) An / Excepting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An / Accepting. 12. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "I can't believe ..... going to the concert without me!" A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) Theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 13. The crime (supposedly, supposably) occurred around midnight. A) Supposedly. B) Supposably. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposedly. 14. BONUS:Adalynn showed Miss Fisher that she had a ..... tooth. Fill in the blank. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 15. The people of the country long for ..... A) Piece. B) Peace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peace. 16. BONUS:The ..... is where you can find armadillos. Fill in the blank. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 17. Determine the correct usage:Sarah had to (accept / except) the fact that James was not (a/an) option for her lab partner. A) Accept / A. B) Accept / An. C) Except / A. D) Except / An. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept / An. 18. The crate is at the ..... of the ship. A) For. B) Fore (meaning front). C) Four. D) None of the above. 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