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This is the grammatical mistake in the following sentence: "They considered themselves extreme lucky when they spotted the rare bird."
What is the adjective 'extreme'? It ought to be the adverb 'extremely', naturally!
This is an American actor, rapper, and film producer, who is also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince and for slapping comedian Chris Rock across the face.
Who is Will Smith?
The civil rights campaigner who spoke these words in Washington, D.C. in August of 1963: “I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream“.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This is an American multinational fast food corporation, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.
What is McDonald's?
This is the odd one out here - and the reason why: cat, bat, wasp, spider.
What is wasp? Hey, think of Halloween!
This is the grammatical mistake in the following sentence: "One week from now will we be swimming in the Mediterranean Sea."
What is 'will we'? The word order between the subject and the verb/verbal has been turned upside down.
This American actor came to prominence in 1997 when he and his good friend Ben Affleck wrote and starred in the film "Good Will Hunting", which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay.
Who is Matt Damon?
This is the American president who said “[…] that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth” in his Gettysburg Address in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the restaurant in which the "Whopper" became the first major addition to the traditional menu in 1957.
What is Burger King?
This is the odd one out here - and the reason why: Ford, Bentley, Buick, Jeep.
What is Bentley? Bentley is an English car.
This is the grammatical mistake in the following sentence: "In the afternoon, our children watches TV together."
What is 'watches'? The agreement between the subject (third person plural) and the verb/verbal (third person singular) is all wrong.
This is an English actress who experienced global stardom with her leading role in the epic romance "Titanic" in 1997.
Who is Kate Winslet?
This is the British prime minister who in 1940 said that “[w]e shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender“.
Who is Winston S. Churchill?
This is an American multinational fast food restaurant franchise, primarily selling submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads and beverages, founded by 17- year-old Fred DeLuca and financed by Peter Buck in 1965 as Pete's Super Submarines in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
What is Subway?
This is the odd one out here - and the reason why: Cincinnati Masters, Wimbledon, Indian Wells, US Open.
What is Wimbledon? The other three are American tennis tournaments.
This is the grammatical mistake in the following sentence: "The Welsh team played surprisingly good in the World Cup."
What is the adjective 'good'? Here we need the adverb 'well' to describe the verb 'played'.
This is an American "Die Hard" actor who retired in March 2022 at the age of 67 when his family announced that he had been diagnosed with aphasia.
Who is Bruce Willis?
This is the Ukrainian president who is reported to have said to the US government in the early days of the Russian invasion that “the fight is here” and that he needed anti-tank ammunition, “not a ride”.
Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?
This is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
This is the odd one out here - and the reason why: New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont.
What is Ohio? The other three are New England states.
This is the grammatical mistake in the following sentence: "It is very unusually for today’s parents to throw their teenage children out."
What is the adverb 'unusually'? Here we need the adjective 'unusual' as it is the subject complement in the sentence. Compare 'that is very unusual'.
This is an Australian actor, director and singer who came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the historical film "Gladiator" from the year 2000.
Who is Russell Crowe?
This is the American president who said the following in Berlin in 1987: “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbatjev, tear down this wall!”
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants originating in Irvine, California, in 1962 by founder Glen Bell, serving a variety of Mexican-inspired foods, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas and nachos.
What is Taco Bell?
This is the odd one out here - and the reason why: see, pee, me, are.
What is me? The other three are also letters in the alphabet (C, P, R) when we pronounce them.