Most Common Mistakes

Question 1 of 15

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The number of farmers decreasing.
A number of options suggested.

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

One of my friends (be) getting married.
A couple of my friends (plan) to open a travel agency.
More than one person (be) going to have to find a new job.
A lot of social problems (be) caused by unemployment.
The majority of criminals (be) non-violent.
Only a minority of people (support) these new laws.

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Half of the food (be) wasted yesterday.
Half of his students (not understand) a word he says.
One of the windows (be) open.
A third of the book (be) about love.
A third of the students (be) from abroad.

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

English football clubs are held financially responsible for ............. behaviour.

Select one of the following:

fan's
fans
fans'
fans's

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

They were left a lot of money in their ............. will.

Select one of the following:

aunts's
aunts
aunt
aunt's

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

"Cosmopolitan" is a popular ............ magazine.

Select one of the following:

woman
woman's
women
women's

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

It's a .......... duty to protect people from criminals.

Select one of the following:

police officer
police officer's
police's officer
police officers

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

The only thing missing from my .......... office is a filing cabinet.

Select one of the following:

boss's
boss
bosses
bosses's

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

The ......... speech made a great impression on the soldiers.

Select one of the following:

commander's-in-chief
commander-in-chief's
commander-in-chief
commander's-in-chief's

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

........ wedding is in a week.

Select one of the following:

John and Sally
John's and Sally's
John's and Sally
John and Sally's

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

My ........... progress at university advanced with such speed that all her teachers were amazed.

Select one of the following:

sister's-in-law
sister-in-law's
sister-in-law
sister's-in-laws

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

.......... the number of employees in this company growing?

Select one of the following:

Are
Is
Have
Has

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

.......... of cars on our roads increasing every year?

Select one of the following:

Is a number
Are the number
Is the number
Are the numbers

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

Thirty years ago 33% of university students ....... female; now there are more women than men.

Select one of the following:

have been
had been
was
were

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

First I worked in an office, and later in a shop, but ...... job was very interesting.

Select one of the following:

none
neither
both
either

	Created by Veronika Bebekh over 4 years ago

#11th grade Mistakes A16-A22 Quiz on Most Common Mistakes, created by Veronika Bebekh on 02/07/2020.

Most Common Mistakes

Question 1 of 15

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The number of farmers decreasing. A number of options suggested.

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Half of the food (be) wasted yesterday. Half of his students (not understand) a word he says. One of the windows (be) open. A third of the book (be) about love. A third of the students (be) from abroad.

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

English football clubs are held financially responsible for ............. behaviour.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

They were left a lot of money in their ............. will.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

"Cosmopolitan" is a popular ............ magazine.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

It's a .......... duty to protect people from criminals.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

The only thing missing from my .......... office is a filing cabinet.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

The ......... speech made a great impression on the soldiers.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

........ wedding is in a week.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

My ........... progress at university advanced with such speed that all her teachers were amazed.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

.......... the number of employees in this company growing?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

.......... of cars on our roads increasing every year?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

Thirty years ago 33% of university students ....... female; now there are more women than men.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

First I worked in an office, and later in a shop, but ...... job was very interesting.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

The number of farmers decreasing.
A number of options suggested.

Half of the food (be) wasted yesterday.
Half of his students (not understand) a word he says.
One of the windows (be) open.
A third of the book (be) about love.
A third of the students (be) from abroad.