Grammar Quiz

What you really need on a Saturday morning- a grammar quiz.

Are You Grammatically Incorrect? Perplexed by possessives? Tongue-tied by tenses? Hornswoggled by whose and who’s? Who came up with the rules of English anyway? Even the most educated among us are occasionally stumped by a grammatical puzzler. Here’s a chance to show your old English teacher that you learned a thing or two about grammar and usage.

1	_______ two ways to get there from here–my way and the wrong way.
	a) There’s   b) They’re   c) There are

2	Having to share a room with my sister has definitely _______ my ability to concentrate.
	a) affected   b) effected   c) infected

3	The professor gave the most difficult problems to Andrea and _______.
	a) me   b) I   c) myself

4	After working on my car all evening, I finally _______ down to sleep at around midnight.
	a) laid   b) lied   c) lay

5	He tells everyone at school that I’m his girlfriend, _______ of the fact that he never calls me.
	a) irregardless   b) regardless   c) regardful

6	I feel _______ about revealing your imprecise use of the English language.
	a) bad   b) awfully   c) badly

7	He acts as if he _______ the coolest guy in school.
	a) is   b) was   c) were

8	I can’t get the VCR to record; _______ instructions are too complicated.
	a) its   b) it’s

9	My English teacher seems convinced that _______ students will never use proper grammar.
	a) us   b) me and the other   c) we

10	I _______ made a perfect score, if there hadn’t been so many trick questions.
	a) could of   b) could’ve   c) coulda

 

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