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<b>Do you know your prepositions from your pronouns?</b> Prove it here.

Do you know your prepositions from your pronouns? Prove it here.

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It's in the subjunctive, so you need to use "were". As if Beyoncé would get it wrong.

Which word completes this sentence?

"Its" is the possessive form of it, whereas "it's" is a contraction of "it is".

It's "their". "They're" is a contraction of "they are", obvs.

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, and that's what both occurrences of "it" are doing here.

Which words in this sentence are pronouns?

"That", "me", and "something" are all pronouns.

How many pronouns are there in this sentence?

Which word(s) in this sentence are pronouns?

As well as being a powerful woman, "She" is the subject of this sentence.

What is the subject of this sentence?

The adjective "loud" describes the music.

Which word in this sentence is an adjective?

The words "not" and "again" both modify the meaning of the verb ("doing") in the sentence.

Which word(s) in this sentence are adverbs?

Both "all" and "together" modify "we're in this".

How many adverbs are there in this sentence?

"His constant complaining" is the gerund here.

Which part of this sentence is a gerund?

Tom is the subject of the sentence, and chemistry is the object.

What's the object of this sentence?

They're the object, and the person who needs to go home to feed them is the subject.

What are "the cats" in this sentence?

"If there are spiders out there" augments the main clause of the sentence, but couldn't stand on its own.

Which is the dependent clause of this sentence?

"Bob is good at maths" could stand on its own as a sentence.

Which is the independent clause of this sentence?

A preposition comes before a noun or pronoun and shows the noun's relationship to other words in the sentence.

Which word is the preposition in this sentence?

How many prepositions are in this sentence?

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Brilliant! Give yourself a pat on the back, because you're a grammar whiz.

Pretty good! Congratulations, you are officially OK at grammar.

Not bad! That's not the best score but it could be worse. Chin up!

Not great! Never mind. Maybe if you retake this in a few days you'll do better.

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