by alex
Sharpen your eagle eyes and get ready to spot errors that often go unnoticed. This quiz will challenge your attention to detail and your grasp of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Let’s see how well you can polish a piece of writing to perfection. Good luck and have fun!
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Proofreading Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
She enjoys reading books and watching movies.
He don’t like playing soccer.
They are going to the park.
I have finished my homework.
2. Which word is misspelled?
Accomodate
Necessary
Occasionally
Maintenance
3. Which sentence has a punctuation error?
Let’s eat, Grandma!
It’s a beautiful day outside.
She said, ‘I can’t wait to go.’
The cat was sleeping on the mat.
4. Which of the following sentences is correct?
Each of the students have finished their homework.
Neither of the answers are correct.
The team is playing well this season.
Everyone need to submit their reports by Friday.
5. Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?
The dogs runs fast.
The cat sleeps on the couch.
The children are playing in the yard.
The book is on the table.
6. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
She almost drove her kids to school every day.
She drove her kids to school almost every day.
Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.
Every day, she almost drove her kids to school.
7. Which of the following sentences is free of errors?
Its raining outside, so bring you’re umbrella.
It’s raining outside, so bring your umbrella.
Its raining outside, so bring your umbrella.
It’s raining outside, so bring you’re umbrella.
8. Which sentence contains a parallelism error?
She likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle.
She likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.
He enjoys reading, writing, and painting.
They went to the store, bought groceries, and cooked dinner.
9. Which sentence contains a comma splice?
I went to the store, and I bought some milk.
She loves to read, she has many books.
He is tall and handsome.
They are going to the park, and they will have a picnic.
10. Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?
Every student must bring their own lunch.
The dog wagged its tail.
Each of the players has their own locker.
The committee made its decision.
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