Angus's Personal Site: Grammar Test

- Grammar Test -

This little fun test was compiled as a result of conversations I've had with work colleagues and friends who, like me, have noticed that many people get mixed up when using certain words and constructs in the English language. Try this little test and see how well you do.

All of the questions have only one answer, and you select an answer by clicking its radio button. You can change your answer merely by clicking on a different radio button.

Please note that this page uses a cookie to send your answers to the results page; no information is sent to me or any third party upon taking this test, but you will need to make sure that cookies are enabled on your browser otherwise it will not work.

My guess is that you'll either find it easy and get them all right, or you'll have difficulty from the word go and get very few correct answers. But then, I could be wrong...

Question 1 - Possessive: Which of the following statements is correct?

A. I sat on the chair. One of it's legs were damaged.
B. I sat on the chair. One of its legs were damaged.
C. I sat on the chair. One of it's legs was damaged.
D. I sat on the chair. One of its legs was damaged.

Question 2 - Noun or verb: Which one is a noun?

A. Licence
B. License

Question 3 - Strange Plural: Which of the following is correct?

A. Two familys went away together.
B. Two families went away together.
C. Two family's went away together.
D. Two familie's went away together.

Question 4 - Data: Which statement is correct?

A. There is more data.
B. There are more data.

Question 5 - Except and Accept (1)

A. He won every game except one.
B. He won every game accept one.

Question 6 - Except and Accept (2)

A. She accepted his proposal.
B. She excepted his proposal.

Question 7 - Less or fewer?

A. Ten items or less.
B. Ten items or fewer.

Question 8 - Effect and affect

A. The drug had no effect: the condition was not effected.
B. The drug had no affect: the condition was not effected.
C. The drug had no effect: the condition was not affected.
D. The drug had no affect: the condition was not affected.

Question 9 - Criteria

A. No records match this selection criteria.
B. No records match these selection criteria.

Question 10 - Double Negatives

A. I haven't got no more matches.
B. I have got no more matches.

Question 11 - Me and I (1)

A. John, James and I went out.
B. John, James and me went out.

Question 12 - Me and I (2)

A. John drove James and I to church.
B. John drove James and me to church.

Question 13 - Abstract Noun (courtesy of John, a work colleague)

A. Please refrain from pouring waste into the machine.
B. Please refrain from pouring wastage into the machine.

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