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Only 15% Of Americans Can Pass This Grammar Quiz

Quiz: How Much Random Grammar Knowledge Do You Have?

How Much Random Grammar Knowledge Do You Have?

Every complete sentence needs a subject and a verb.

“Swimming” is a gerund because it is derived from the verb “to swim” but functions as the subject of the sentence.

An imperative sentence is a sentence that gives instructions and expresses demands, orders, and requests.

What do you call a sentence that gives instructions or commands?

An anagram is a word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

Proper nouns are used to describe a specific person, place, or thing.

What kind of nouns need to be capitalized?

The order of a basic sentence is subject, then verb, then object.

Irregular nouns are nouns that become plural by changing the spelling in a way other than adding and "s" or "es." (Example: Man/men)

Which term describes a noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in a way other than adding “s” or “es”?

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same as other words but have a different spelling and meaning.

Semicolons can be used to separate two independent clauses.

Rainbows can be seen, which makes them concrete nouns.

Ok, you didn't do so hot on this quiz. But honestly, who cares? We're living in the age of autocorrect anyway.

You have a decent amount of grammar knowledge. I'm impressed.

Damn! You're pretty good at grammar. You must be like a professor or something.

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Only 15% Of Americans Can Pass This Grammar Quiz

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