Common Grammar Mistakes Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?
Walking through the park, the flowers looked especially bright.
Walking through the park, Maya noticed the bright flowers.
While driving to work, the rain began to fall.
After reading the report, several errors were obvious.
2. A friend says you missed an event because nobody told you about it. Which response correctly describes the unreal past situation?
If I had known about the event, I would have attended.
If I had knew about the event, I would attend.
If I would have known about the event, I attended.
If I knew about the event, I would have attended.
3. Which sentence correctly removes the double negative?
I don't have no questions about the instructions.
I haven't got no questions about the instructions.
I don't have neither questions nor concerns about the instructions.
I don't have any questions about the instructions.
4. Choose the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.
Each of the students has submitted the assignment.
Each of the students have submitted the assignment.
Each of the student have submitted the assignment.
Each of the students were submitting the assignment.
5. Which version correctly joins two independent clauses?
The rain stopped; we continued the game.
The rain ended we returned to the field.
The storm passed, the players resumed the game.
Although the rain stopped. We continued playing.
6. A résumé lists three responsibilities. Which version uses parallel structure?
Managed schedules, answering emails, and client meetings.
Managing schedules, answered emails, and met with clients.
To manage schedules, answering emails, and meeting clients.
Managed schedules, answered emails, and met with clients.
7. Which sentence has correct agreement with “neither…nor”?
Neither the manager or the employees are available today.
Neither the manager nor the employees is available today.
Neither the manager nor the employees are available today.
Neither the manager nor the employees be available today.
8. Which sentence correctly uses “affect” or “effect”?
The new schedule had little affect on attendance.
The new schedule did not effect attendance very much.
The new schedule's affect was hardly effected.
The new schedule had little effect on attendance.
9. Several teachers share one lounge. Which sign uses the possessive apostrophe correctly?
Teacher's Lounge
Teacher Lounge'
Teachers Lounge's
Teachers' Lounge
10. Which sentence correctly punctuates a transition between two independent clauses?
The meeting ended late, nevertheless the team finished the report.
The meeting ended late; nevertheless finishing the report.
The meeting ended late; nevertheless, we finished the report.
Although the meeting ended late; nevertheless, we finished the report.
11. A manager is comparing the number of errors in two drafts. Which sentence is correct?
The revised draft contains fewer errors than the original.
The revised draft contains less errors than the original.
The revised draft contains few errors then the original.
The revised draft contains lesser errors than the original.
12. Which option is a complete sentence rather than a fragment?
Because the final train had already departed.
Waiting near the station after midnight.
We called a taxi because the final train had already departed.
The final train, which had already departed.
13. A company is announcing a revised policy. Which sentence uses “its” or “it’s” correctly?
The company explained that its changing the policy after the review.
The company completed it's review before revising the policy.
The company updated its policy after the review.
The company said its' revised policy would begin Monday.
14. Which message correctly uses “your” and “you’re”?
Your welcome to bring you’re notes.
You’re welcome to bring your notes.
You’re welcome to bring you’re notes.
Your welcome to bring your notes.
15. Which sentence correctly uses the past tense of “lay,” meaning to put something down?
Yesterday, Nina lain the keys on the counter.
Yesterday, Nina laid the keys on the counter.
Yesterday, Nina layed the keys on the counter.
Yesterday, Nina has lay the keys on the counter.
16. Which sentence correctly uses the pronoun after the preposition “between”?
The decision should remain between you and I.
The decision should remain between you and me.
The decision should remain between your and mine.
The decision should remain between yourself and I.