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If you want to see how strong your command over the English language is, take our fun little quiz -- not only is it informative, you'll enjoy doing it! All you have to do is pick the correct answer from the three options provided below each question. Here we go!
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1. "I'm ______________ sightseeing today."
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Wrong!
The correct answer is: b. going -- "I'm going sightseeing today." The word 'going' fits into the sentence because it does not disturb the present continuous tense of the sentence. Also, the first word -- 'I'm' -- indicates that the verb 'going' comes next. The phrases 'I'm went' and 'I'm did go' are both grammatically wrong.
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Right! The word 'going' fits into the sentence because it does not disturb the present continuous tense of the sentence. Also, the first word -- 'I'm' -- indicates that the verb 'going' comes next. The phrases 'I'm went' and 'I'm did go' are both grammatically wrong.
2. The correct way of using the word 'revert' is:
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The correct answer is: a. The company will revert to you shortly.. The word 'revert' itself means to return to a previous subject or condition, so the use of the word 'back' in both options 'b' and 'c' is incorrect. Right!
The word 'revert' itself means to return to a previous subject or condition, so the use of the word 'back' in both options 'b' and 'c' is incorrect.
3. You're leaving a friend's house. You say:
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The correct answer is: a. "I am leaving for home now.". Although all three sentences are in present continuous tense, the 'b' and 'c' options start off with "I leaving" and "I be leaving" respectively. Both phrases are grammatically wrong, as the words are not linked effectively. Option 'b' should have been "I am leaving..." and option 'c' "I will be leaving...". Right!
Although all three sentences are in present continuous tense, the 'b' and 'c' options start off with "I leaving" and "I be leaving" respectively. Both phrases are grammatically wrong, as the words are not linked effectively. Option 'b' should have been "I am leaving..." and option 'c' "I will be leaving...".
4. Which sentence, in the options given below, is grammatically incorrect?
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The correct answer is: c. She did been selling fruits and vegetables at the local market. The first three words of option 'c' -- 'She did been' -- are grammatically incorrect. They have not been linked effectively, unlike the other two options. Option 'c' should ideally have been 'She had been...' or 'She did sell...'. Right!
The first three words of option 'c' -- 'She did been' -- are grammatically incorrect. They have not been linked effectively, unlike the other two options. Option 'c' should ideally have been 'She had been...' or 'She did sell...'
5. Pick the correct spelling from the following three: Wrong! Try again. Wrong!
The correct answer is: b. conscience. The word is spelt 'conscience'. Right!
The word is spelt 'conscience'.
6. Pick out the correctly punctuated sentence: Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is: c. "I don't appreciate your attitude.". In option 'a', the apostrophe (') is missing in the word 'dont'. In option 'b', the word 'your' has been misspelled as 'you're' (which means 'you are' and not 'your'). Right!
In option 'a', the apostrophe (') is missing in the word 'dont'. In option 'b', the word 'your' has been misspelled as 'you're' (which means 'you are' and not 'your'). |
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