Usage Errors

Determine the correct usage:

Jonathan had (already/all ready) decided that the best choice for his future was to join (a/an) union.

• Already / An

• All Ready / An

• Already / A

• All Ready / A

Determine the correct usage:

Sarah had to (accept / except) the fact that James was not (a/an) option for her lab partner.

• Accept / A

• Accept / An

• Except / A

• Except / An

Determine the correct usage:

Most of the students had decided not to fret over parking. In fact, a lot (adverb / noun) of them walked to school.

• Noun

• Adverb

If you can't tell (all ready / already), this quiz was meant to be (a / an) unique test of your understanding of grammar concepts.

• Already / A

• Already / An

• All Ready / A

• All Ready / An

Determine the correct usage:

(A/An) increasing number of colleges are (accepting / excepting) students with low ACT or SAT scores.

• An / Accepting

• A / Accepting

• A / Excepting

• An / Excepting

Sam had (Already / All ready) turned in applications to several restaurants, but a lot (adverb/noun) of them had (accepted/excepted) other applicants.

• Already / Noun / Accepted

• All Ready / Adverb / Accepted

• Already / Noun / Excepted

• All Ready / Noun / Accepted

Josh made an ( acception / exception) for Abbey, for she was (a / an) honorable person. However, I think it was because he likes her a lot (adverb / noun).

• Acception / An / Adverb

• Exception / A / Noun

• Exception / An / Adverb

• Acception / A / Noun

A lot (noun / adverb) of students at West work part-time jobs on the weekends. Thankfully, (a / an) majority of teachers are (accepting / excepting) of this and try to give a degree of homework that is managable.

• Noun / A / Accepting

• Adverb / A / Accepting

• Noun / An / Excepting

• Adverb / An / Excepting

Determine the correct usage:

Where would it be (acceptable / exceptable) for me to drop these off at (correct / incorrect)?

• Acceptable / Incorrect

• Exceptable / Incorrect

• Acceptable / Correct

• Exceptable / Correct

Determine the correct usage:

Grammar is something that I have studied a lot (adverb / noun). In fact, I was (all ready / already) to go this morning when I learned (a / an) interesting fact. People typically (accept / except) the Oxford comma depending on where they live. I didn't learn that at (correct / incorrect) at college!

• Adverb / All Ready / An / Accept / Correct

• Adverb / Already / An / Accept / Correct

• Noun / Already / An / Accept / Incorrect

• Noun / All Ready / A / Except / Correct