Tricky Word Choices
Choose the correct word:
“Several schedule changes will likely (affect/effect) how many students attend the workshop.”
What is "affect"?
Choose the correct form:
“To (who/whom) should the revised proposal be emailed?”
What is "whom"?
Add a comma where needed:
“If the packet arrives today we can begin the project.”
Choose the correct word:
“The study (that/which) examined sleep habits found several inconsistencies.”
What is "that"?
Choose the correct version:
“First we’ll review the notes and (then/than) begin the practice test.”
What is "then"?
Which sentence is correct?
A) “We practiced for an hour, than reviewed vocabulary.”
B) “We practiced for an hour, then reviewed vocabulary.”
What is B) "then"?
Identify the pronoun error:
“The researchers finished there analysis before the deadline.”
What is "there → their"?
Fix the apostrophe and explain the rule:
“The womens locker room was renovated last year.”
What is "women’s"?
Rule: Plural possessive; apostrophe after irregular plural.
Choose the correct version:
A) “The laptop, that was brand new, suddenly shut down.”
B) “The laptop, which was brand new, suddenly shut down.”
What is B) “The laptop, which was brand new, suddenly shut down"?
Choose the correct version:
"The cat was licking (its/it's) paws."
What is "its"?
Fill in the blank with the best option:
“The museum received far (less/fewer) funding this year, which forced several exhibits to close.”
What is "less"?
Which sentence uses the correct pronoun AND proper sentence structure?
A) “The participants, whom were selected randomly, arrived early.”
B) “The participants, who were selected randomly, arrived early.”
What is B) “who” because it is the subject of the clause.
Add commas correctly:
“The article which was published last week sparked controversy.”
What is “The article, which was published last week, sparked controversy"?
Explain why “which” is incorrect here:
“The rule which we discussed yesterday will take effect Monday.”
What is it is essential, specifying information → should use “that"?
Fix both errors in the sentence:
“The team made less mistakes in this draft then the last one.”
What is "fewer mistakes" and "than"?
Choose the correct word:
“His argument became weaker because his main point was too (lose/loose) and vague.”
What is "loose"?
Choose the correct word AND explain the rule:
“(Whom/Who) is planning to host the meeting tomorrow?”
What is "who"?
Rule: Use “who” for subjects and "whom" for objects
Which revision is correct? Explain your choice.
Original: “The teachers office door was left open.”
A) “The teacher’s office door was left open.”
B) “The teachers’ office door was left open.”
What is A) teacher's
Single teacher = teacher’s.
Rewrite this sentence using proper punctuation:
“The file that was corrupted which caused us to start over needs to be restored.”
What is “The file that was corrupted, which caused us to start over, needs to be restored"?
Identify three errors in the sentence and correct them: “There going to present the companys results tomorrow so I hope they're strong.”
What is “They're going to present the company's results tomorrow, so I hope they're strong"?
In this sentence, choose the correct form and explain why:
“The committee postponed (its/it's) final decision until next week.”
What is "its" because the committee’s decision is a possessive, not “it is”?
Choose the correct pronoun to make this sentence grammatical:
“The students forgot (there/their/they're) own login credentials, so now (there/their/they're) asking for resets.”
What is "their" and "they're"?
Add commas where needed:
“Although the meeting ended early the notes weren’t sent out which caused confusion.”
What is “Although the meeting ended early, the notes weren’t sent out, which caused confusion"?
Which sentence is not a complete sentence:
A) "My dog has been having health issues; I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow."
B) "My dog has been having health issues. Which is why I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow."
C) "My dog has been having health issues, so I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow."
What is B) "My dog has been having health issues. Which is why I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow"?
This sentence contains four grammar issues. Rewrite it correctly:
“The interns whom arrived early werent told where to go so they had less sense then they would have otherwise."
What is “The interns who arrived early weren't told where to go, so they had less sense than they would have otherwise"?