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Independent Endeavor
Aesthetic Appreciation
Kindness and Politeness
Responsibility
Trustworthiness
100
Which of the following is correct? a. She ate lunch their. b. She ate lunch there. c. She ate lunch they're
b. She ate lunch there.
100
Which phrase is erroneous? a. Should've b. Should have c. Should of
c. Should of
100
Which is correct? a. They're my favorite. b. There my favorite. c. Their my favorite.
They're my favorite.
100
"_____ so hot outside!" a. It's b. Its c. In the winter?? What are you talking about?
a. It's
100
When your team don't win the game, they most definitely... a. Loose b. Lose c. Complain
b. Lose
200
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct? a. He had less men than in the previous campaign. b. He had fewer men than in the previous campaign. c. What campaign?
b. He had fewer men than in the previous campaign.
200
How many prepositions are there in this sentence: "Ali locked the door before he left"?
One
200
What sort of response did your accusation ____? a. illicit b. elicit c. huh?
Elicit
200
Which is correct? a. Will you come over to see me and Bill? b. Will you come over to see Bill and I? c. Whose Bill?
b. Will you come over to see Bill and me?
200
Which is correct? a. That book affected me grately. b. That book effected me greatly. c. That book affected me greatly.
c. That book affected me greatly.
300
Which sentence is written in the active voice? a. The book was returned to the library yesterday. b. The bad weather led to the cancellation. c. The floods were caused by the heavy rain.
The bad weather led to the cancellation.
300
Which is correct? a. I'm going to lay down for a nap. b. I'm going to lie down for a nap. c. I'm going to ley down for a nap
b. I'm going to lie down for a nap.
300
Which of these is not a word or phrase? a. a lot b. alot c. allot
b. alot
300
Who is the person in charge at the school? a. Principle b. Principal c. Alison
b. Principal
300
Which sentence uses the past progressive? a. Gemma was doing her science homework. b. Jamie learned his spellings every night. c. Anna found her history homework difficult.
a. Gemma was doing her science homework.
400
Which of the following sentences uses a subordinate clause at the beginning? a. Male penguins keep warm by huddling together. b. In order to stay alive, male penguins keep warm by huddling together. c. Huddling together helps male penguins to stay alive and keep warm.
b. In order to stay alive, male penguins keep warm by huddling together.
400
Which of these Shakespearean sayings is using the correct personal pronoun? a. This is I, Hamlet the Dane! b. It ain't me, babe.
b. It ain't me, babe.
400
Which of these is grammatically incorrect? a. Different to b. Different from c. Different than
c. Different than
400
Why isn't it "Bill's and Ted's Excellent Adventure?" a. Only Ted had the adventure. b. Bill and Ted’s is a restaurant name. c. It's a compound possession.
c. It's a compound possession.
400
How many determiners are in this sentence: "Two apple trees screened the open windows on one side"?
Three
500
What is the error in the popular Star Trek overture: To seek out new life and new civilizations / To boldly go where no man has gone before? a. Split infinitive. b. Wrong use of a determiner. c. They are both subjunctive clauses.
a. Split infinitive.
500
How many conjunctions can you spot in the following sentence: "Once Harry had checked the weather forecast, he set off on his walk"?
One
500
"This is nowhere near good enough." What part of speech is "near"? a. Adjective b. Adverb qualifying an adjective phrase c. Adverb qualifying an adverb
b. Adverb qualifying the adjective phrase “good enough”.
500
“I should like to introduce you to my sister Amanda, who lives in New York, to Mark, my brother who doesn't, and to my only other sibling, Evelyn.“ a. Evelyn is male b. Evelyn is female c. Impossible to know from the sentence whether Evelyn is male or female.
a. Evelyn is male
500
"This is nowhere near good enough." What part of speech is "nowhere"? a. Adjective b. Adverb qualifying an adjective c. Adverb qualifying an adverb
“Nowhere” is an adverb qualifying the adverb “near”.