Grammar Police Entrance Exam

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(Select 'None of the above' if you are not currently a student/member of staff at Lutterworth College.)

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Triple-check this.

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

1 point

Tickets to they're concert were expensive.

There the smartest class I've ever taught.

Their class is taught in the room next to mine.

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

1 point

shouldve

should of

should've

shouldv'e

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

1 point

practise

practice

4. Which of the following words is correctly spelt? *

1 point

accommodation

skillful

allways

dissapear

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 part of the following sentence is a subordinate clause? 'We'll get a bite to eat after the film finishes.' *

1 point

We'll get a bite to eat

after the film finishes

The sentence doesn't contain a subordinate clause.

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

1 point

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

After 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

hyphen

bracket

semicolon

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

1 point

myself

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