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- [Formal and Informal Style](./style/formal_and_informal_style.md)
- [Plagiarism](./style/plagiarism.md)
- [Sentence Structure](./style/sentence_structure.md)
- [Quiz](./quiz/quiz.md)
- [Grammar Quick Test](./quiz/grammar-quick-self-test.md)
- [Commonly Confused Words](./quiz/commonly_confused_words.md)
- [Resources](./resources/resources.md)
- [Glossary](./resources/glossary.md)
- [Useful Links](./resources/useful_links.md)

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This section focuses on the most common grammatical mistakes made in writing. The mistakes are organized under 13 grammatical categories. In each of these categories, the tutorial presents an error, explains it, and shows ways of avoiding or correcting it. Use the examples and explanations in this section as reminders when you proofread and edit your written work.
Take the [Quick Self-Test]() to identify the common grammatical mistakes you may encounter in your writing. Follow the links included in the answers to the quiz questions to learn more about how to correct or avoid each grammatical mistake. Consult the [Glossary](./glossary.md) section of the tutorial if you encounter an unfamiliar grammar term.
Take the [Quick Self-Test](../quiz/grammar-quick-self-test.md) to identify the
common grammatical mistakes you may encounter in your writing. Follow the links
included in the answers to the quiz questions to learn more about how to correct
or avoid each grammatical mistake. Consult the [Glossary](../resources/glossary.md) section
of the tutorial if you encounter an unfamiliar grammar term.

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# Quiz - Commonly Confused Words
Return to [*Commonly Confused Words*](../grammar/commonly_confused_words.md)
## Q. Match the words below to the blanks:
`affected`, `historic`, `beside`, `illusion`, `emigrated`,
`effect`, `besides`, `historical`, `effected`, `allusion`,
`immigrated`
<br/>
1. `The change of major has had a tremendous _____ on my career.`
2. `The change of major has really _____ my career.`
3. `Poor maintenance _____ the bridge collapse.`
4. `A lot of people have _____ from Darfur in Sudan to seek shelter in other lands.`
5. `She _____ into this country in the early 1990s.`
6. `Only the literary types knew it was an _____ to Alice in Wonderland`
7. `It was an _____ that the war will soon be over with.`
8. `_____ the group project, students also need to turn in their review paper next week.`
9. `John stood _____ me all the time.`
10. `This is a _____ movie about WWII events.`
11. `This is a _____ moment and a beginning of a new era for NIU.`
## Answer
<details>
<summary>Click here</summary>
1. `The change of major has had a tremendous "effect" on my career.`
2. `The change of major has really "affected" my career.`
3. `Poor maintenance "effected" the bridge collapse.`
4. `A lot of people have "emigrated" from Darfur in Sudan to seek shelter in other lands.`
5. `She "immigrated" into this country in the early 1990s.`
6. `Only the literary types knew it was an "allusion" to Alice in Wonderland`
7. `It was an "illusion" that the war will soon be over with.`
8. `"besides" the group project, students also need to turn in their review paper next week.`
9. `John stood "beside" me all the time.`
10. `This is a "historical" movie about WWII events.`
11. `This is a "historic" moment and a beginning of a new era for NIU.`
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# Grammar Self-Test
## Q1. Which of the following is correct?
1. `The team plays good in decisive games.`
2. `The team plays well in decisive games.`
## Q2. Which of the following is correct?
1. `The candidate promised not to raise taxes when elected.`
2. `The candidate promised not to rise taxes when elected.`
## Q3. Is this sentence correct?
```
To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.
```
1. This sentence is correct.
2. This sentence has a dangling modifier.
3. This sentence has a comma splice.
## Q4. Which of the following is correct?
1. `I haven't barely started to think about my exam.`
2. `I have barely started to think about my exam.`
## Q5. Identify the problem with the following paragraph:
```
Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a
teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The
academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.
```
1. It lacks subject - verb agreement in some sentences.
2. There are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses.
3. Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph.
## Q6. Is this sentence correct?
```
The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the detectives.
```
1. This sentence is correct.
2. This sentence has a misplaced modifier.
3. This sentence needs a different form of the verb.
## Q7. Which of the following is correct?
1. `Most people not only are lifting weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout.`
2. `Most people not only lift weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout.`
## Q8. Which of the following is correct?
1. `Neither of the players in the last game was injured.`
2. `Neither of the players in the last game were injured.`
## Q9. Is this sentence correct?
```
The teacher asked Anne and myself to do a peer review of each other's writing.
```
1. This sentence is correct.
2. `Each other's` should be replaced with `one another's`.
3. Pronoun "myself" should be replaced with "me."
## Q10. Which of the following is correct?
1. `Anne whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.`
2. `Anne, whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known, was invited to speak at a conference.`
3. `Anne which research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.`
## Q11. Which of the following is preferred?
1. `When I did my lab experiments, I tried to thoroughly document each of my measurements.`
2. `When I did my lab experiments, I tried to document thoroughly each of my measurements.`
## Q12. Which of the following is correct?
1. `Neither students nor their teacher is participating in this play.`
2. `Neither students nor their teacher are participating in this play.`
## Q13. Which of the following is correct?
1. `Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the '80s.`
2. `Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the 80's.`
3. `Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the 80s.`
## Answers
<details>
<summary>Click here</summary>
| Q | Answer | Related Section |
|----|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | 2 | [Adjective or Adverb](./grammar/adjective_or_adverb.md) |
| 2 | 1 | [Commonly Confused Words](./grammar/commonly_confused_words.md) |
| 3 | 2 | [Dangling Modifiers](./grammar/dangling_modifiers.md) |
| 4 | 2 | [Double Negatives](./grammar/double_negatives.md) |
| 5 | 2 | [Inconsistent Verb Tenses](./grammar/inconsistent_verb_tenses.md) |
| 6 | 2 | [Misplaced Modifiers](./grammar/misplaced_modifiers.md) |
| 7 | 2 | [Parallelism](./grammar/parallelism.md) |
| 8 | 1 | [Pronoun Agreement](./grammar/pronoun_agreement.md) |
| 9 | 3 | [Pronouns](./grammar/pronouns.md) |
| 10 | 2 | [Relative Clauses](./grammar/relative_clauses.md) |
| 11 | 2 | [Split Infinitives](./grammar/split_infinitives.md) |
| 12 | 1 | [Subject-verb Agreement](./grammar/subject-verb_agreement.md) |
| 13 | 1 | [Use of Numbers](./grammar/use_of_numbers.md) |
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# Quiz