Grammar Police Entrance Exam

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1. Which of the sentences below contains the correct homophone? *

1 point

Their are five members in Girls Aloud.

I found your tennis ball over they're.

Their class is taught in the room next to mine.

2. What is the correct contracted form of 'might have'? *

1 point

mightve

might've

mightv'e

might of

3. Which word could complete this sentence accurately? 'You need to ________ regularly to improve.' *

1 point

practice

practise

4. Which word should go in the space? 'Do you fancy seeing a film with Mark and ___?' *

1 point

myself

5. How many apostrophes are missing from the following sentence? 'I didnt hear my teachers instructions as I wasnt listening properly.' *

1 point

6. Which of the sentences below is correctly punctuated? *

1 point

Even though I like Girls Aloud, I don't listen to them regularly.

Even though I like Girls Aloud; I don't listen to them regularly.

Even though I like Girls Aloud? I don't listen to them regularly.

Even though I like Girls Aloud. I don't listen to them regularly.

7. Which of the following sentences is accurately spelt? *

1 point

The eruption didn't affect people on the neighbouring island.

The eruption didn't effect people on the neighbouring island.

8. Where should the apostrophe go in the following sentence? 'The childrens playground was closed.' *

1 point

After the 's' in 'childrens'

Between the 'n' and the 's' in 'childrens'

There shouldn't be an apostrophe

9. Which punctuation mark could take the place of the space in the following sentence? 'I have spent a lot of time travelling over the past year ___ my favourite place to visit was Yosemite in California.' *

1 point

comma

semicolon

hyphen

bracket

10. Which of the following sentences contains no errors? *

1 point

I will definately see you tomorrow.

I am a skilful writer.

I wasn't phased by the poor behaviour of the class.

I'll have a sneak peak at my presents before my birthday.

When I was at university, I stayed in student accomodation.

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