Writing Corrections Accuracy Quiz
This quiz assess your ability to instinctively sense the correct form of a sentence. 80% is an acceptable initial benchmark.
- 1.This is probably the __________ dress in the store.
- A.
Fancier
- B.
Fanciest
- C.
Most fancy
- D.
Most fanciest
- 2.Uncle Bob is really __________ man.
- A.
A sweet old
- B.
An old sweet
- C.
A sweet, old
- 3.They grew up in __________ house in the country.
- A.
A little, comfortable
- B.
A comfortable little
- C.
One comfortable little
- 4.Avatar is the ___________ movie I've ever seen.
- A.
Most excited
- B.
Most exciteable
- C.
Most exciting
- D.
More exciting
- 5.Of all of the accountants in the company, Norman is surely the __________.
- A.
Competentest
- B.
Less competent
- C.
Least competent
- 6.Check the box next to each correct answer. For the last ten years, Jack and I __________ for the same hockey team.
- A.
Play
- B.
Have played
- C.
Has played
- D.
Have been playing
- 7.Check the box next to each correct answer. Jack is a better player than I am, but recently he __________ some trouble with his left knee.
- A.
Has
- B.
Had
- C.
Has had
- D.
Has been having
- 8.Now he __________ it difficult to play a full game.
- A.
Find
- B.
Finds
- C.
Has been finding
- 9.Neither of us __________ able to predict the outcome of today's game.
- A.
Was
- B.
Were
- C.
Could
- D.
Should
- 10.Most of the milk __________ gone bad, but two litres of milk __________ still in the fridge.
- A.
Have... is
- B.
Have... are
- C.
Has... is
- D.
Has... are
- 11.I can't find my glasses so I think I'll have __________ replaced.
- A.
It
- B.
Them
- C.
These
- D.
That
- 12.Do you want this juice; I don't like _____ taste.
- A.
Its
- B.
It's
- 13._____ up to you.
- A.
It's
- B.
Its
- 14.I went to my _________ office, but she was out to lunch.
- A.
Boss
- B.
Boss'
- C.
Boss's
- D.
Bosses
- 15.We looked for our _________ cars, but they had not arrived yet.
- A.
Boss'
- B.
Boss's
- C.
Bosses
- D.
Bosses'
- 16._________ are no excuses for arriving late.
- A.
They're
- B.
There
- C.
Their
- 17._________ expected to arrive at 12:00.
- A.
They're
- B.
There
- C.
Their
- 18._________ expected arrival time is 12:00.
- A.
They're
- B.
There
- C.
Their
- 19.Check the box next to each correct answer. These factors __________ our decisions.
- A.
Influence
- B.
Influence on
- C.
Have an influence
- D.
Have an influence on
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