Can You Identify These Common Grammar Mistakes?

Can You Identify These Common Grammar Mistakes?

Can You Identify These Common Grammar Mistakes?

You may have mastered grammar in grade school, but over the years, you might have forgotten some of the more tricky rules you were taught. From double negatives to dangling participles. Is your grammar up to task, or would your writings earn a lot of red ink from a teacher today? Take our 20-question quiz to find out, and compare your score with your friends to see who is the master of the English language!

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Question 1/20

Which of the following is correct?

She ate lunch their
She ate lunch there
She ate lunch they're

Question 2/20

Which of the following is the correct usage of "accept" in a sentence?

She got accepted into college.
She was fine accept for her headache.
Accept for the rain, it was a beautiful day.

Question 3/20

Which word is the verb in the following sentence? "She took the train to New York for a long weekend."

Train
Long
Took

Question 4/20

The following is an example of what? "The food was eaten."

Passive voice
Active Voice
Incomplete sentence

Question 5/20

Which of the following sentences is correct?

She checked into her hotel for the night.
She checked in to her hotel for the night.
She checked in too her hotel for the night.

Question 6/20

Which of the following sentences in NOT correct?

Sarah should have read the instructions.
Sarah should of read the instructions.
Sarah should have read the instructions first.

Question 7/20

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Facing declining sales, Bob implemented a new idea.
Featuring vitamins and minerals, you can eat healthy with this food.
With its great taste, this cereal is a customer favorite.

Question 8/20

Which sentence contains a comma error?

She ate apples pears, and bananas.
She ate apples, pears, and bananas.
She ate apples, pears and bananas.

Question 9/20

Which piece of punctuation is used incorrectly in this following sentence? "She wasn't happy, she was sad."

Apostrophe
Comma
Period

Question 10/20

Which of the following contains the proper use of the word "your?"

Mike ate your sandwich.
Mike thinks your very nice.
Mike was thinking about days of your.

Question 11/20

Which of the following has a parallel structure error?

He likes eating, dancing and traveling.
He likes to eat, dance and travel.
He likes to eat, dance and traveling.

Question 12/20

Select the sentence fragment out of the following:

Bob ate.
She didn't know that.
They were at.

Question 13/20

What is the object of this sentence? "The dog chased the ball."

Dog
Ball
Chased

Question 14/20

Which of the following is correct?

The cat used its teeth to chew the shoes.
The cat used it's teeth to chew the shoes.
The cat was used to using it's teeth to chew the shoes.

Question 15/20

Select the missing word from this sentence: The _____ told the students to sit down.

Principle
Princible
Principal

Question 16/20

Select the missing word from the following sentence: Bob likes going ___ school every day

To
Too
Two

Question 17/20

Select the missing word from the following sentence: Eating vegetables every day can _____ your good health.

Assure
Ensure
Insure

Question 18/20

Which of the following is an example of an error in negation?

She doesn't want anything from anyone.
She wants nothing from no one.
She doesn't want nothing from no one.

Question 19/20

Which of the following contains a pronoun error?

The store stocked their shelves every day.
The store stocked its shelves every day.
The store's shelves were stocked every day.

Question 20/20

Which of the following is not actually a real word or acceptable phrase in the English language?

Allot
Alot
A lot

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