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ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
Take this quiz and test your English language skills. Illustration by Dominic Xavier
Over the last few months, we have been trying to educate you about common blunders in the English language and how you can avoid them.
Would you like your tea hot or more hotter?
Sir, can I please come in?
Anyways, let's go ahead with the plan.
Can you make out which of the above sentences is correct?
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ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
1. Pooja is married ______ a lawyer.
1) with
2) to
3) into
The correct answer is to
Pooja is married to a lawyer
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
2. The secretary is the one ______ will be able to answer your questions.
1) who
2) whom
3) that
The correct answer is who
The secretary is the one who will be able to answer your questions.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
3. I attended the reunion, but did not meet ______ I know.
1) no one
2) anyone
3) nobody
The correct answer is anyone
I attended the reunion, but did not meet anyone I know
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
4. This room gets ______ during the day.
1) more warmer
2) warmer
3) most warmer
The correct answer is warmer
This room gets warmer during the day.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
5. If I ever ______ to Mumbai, I will call you.
1) will come
2) come
3) came
The correct answer is come
If I ever come to Mumbai, I will call you.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
6. ______, there's nothing Raj can do to salvage the situation now -- it's too late.
1) anyway
2) any which way
3) anyways
The correct answer is anyway
Anyway, there's nothing Raj can do to salvage the situation now -- it's too late.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
7. I will ______ to your e-mail tomorrow.
1) reply back
2) reply
3) rewrite
The correct answer is reply
I will reply to your e-mail tomorrow.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
8. If she exercises regularly, she will definitely ______ weight.
1) loose
2) lose
3) have lost
The correct answer is lose
If she exercises regularly, she will definitely lose weight.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
9. The whole group ______ going to visit the museum tomorrow.
1) is
2) are
3) will
The correct answer is is
The whole group is going to visit the museum tomorrow.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
10. ______ difficult to tell whether it will rain or not.
1) It's being
2) Its
3) It's
The correct answer is It's
It's difficult to tell whether it will rain or not.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
11. Rita has been teaching at this institute ______ 12 years now.
1) since
2) for
3) about
The correct answer is for
Rita has been teaching at this institute for 12 years now.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
12. You will find that ______ people visit the botanical gardens in winter.
1) less
2) few
3) little
The correct answer is few
You will find that few people visit the botanical gardens in winter.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
13. Please don't punish the children, ______ innocent.
1) they're
2) their
3) there
The correct answer is they're
Please don't punish the children, they're innocent.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
14. Mary is the ______ of the four sisters.
1) eldest
2) older
3) younger
The correct answer is eldest
Mary is the eldest of the four sisters
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you make these mistakes?
15. Our wedding anniversary ______ the third Saturday in September this year.
1) falls on
2) falls in
3) comes
The correct answer is falls on
Our wedding anniversary falls on the third Saturday in September this year
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