Testing, Testing: Try This Grammar Quiz!
Take the Grammar Quiz!
How much do you know about the most common issues in grammar? Probably a lot if you have been following this blog! So try this grammar quiz. Keep in mind that this quiz is for grammar only. There are no punctuation or word confusion (homonyms, for example) errors on this quiz….those quizzes are coming! Sorry, the quiz isn’t interactive, but you can check the answers if you scroll down (no cheating!). Check the blog next week for explanations of the answers.
Instructions: Here are 20 sentences. Some of them may be correct (but I’m not telling!), and others have grammar mistakes. Correct the sentences with the grammar mistakes.
1. Maddie is the taller of the triplets, and Andy is the taller of the twins.
2. Jeannie wished she were a princess, and she often acted as if she was!
3. Every boy on the team brought their track uniform.
4. Who are you talking about?
5. There are 103 boys in the club, but there are only six girls!
6. When Steve drove by Doug, he waved at him.
7. Either Jane or Susan will perform her original composition.
8. He gave cookies to her and I.
9. It is they who donated all the money anonymously.
10. I swam in the school pool every evening this week.
11. I feel really bad about the accident.
12. While I was at the library, I read about the Aztecs in the garden.
13. He is taller than me, but shorter than her.
14. I have drunk all the milk, so we need more.
15. I saw the boy whom they said got the touchdown.
16. Written by one of my favorite authors, I enjoyed
every page of that book.
17. She looks like she saw a ghost.
18. He chose my brother and myself to be on the hiring committee.
19. These are my favorite type of apples.
20. Either my cousins or my uncle are coming with us.
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Here are the answers:
1.Maddie is the tallest of the triplets, and Andy is the taller of the twins.
2. Jeannie wished she were a princess, and she often acted as if she were!
3. Every boy on the team brought his track uniform. (Their is acceptable, but why not be correct????)
4. Whom are you talking about?
5. There are 103 boys in the club, but there are only 6 girls!
6. When Steve drove by Doug, Doug waved at him. (or Steve waved at him. Whichever , but it needs to be made clear.)
7. Either Jane or Susan will perform her original composition.This one is correct.
8. He gave cookies to her and me.
9. It is they who donated all the money anonymously. This one is correct.
10. I have swum in the school pool every evening this week.
11. I feel really bad about the accident. This one is correct.
12. While I was in the garden at the library, I read about the Aztecs.
13. He is taller than I, but shorter than she.
14. I have drunk all the milk, so we need more. This one is correct.
15. I saw the boy who they said got the touchdown.
16. I enjoyed every page of that book, which was written by one of my favorite authors,
17. She looks as if she saw a ghost.
18. He chose my brother and me to be on the hiring committee.
19.This is my favorite type of apple.
20. Either my cousins or my uncle is coming with us.
How did you do? Check the blog next week for an explanation of the answers.
