Buzz·Posted on Sep 25, 2014How Good Is Your Grammar?Do you know your prepositions from your pronouns? Prove it here.by Kelly OakesBuzzFeed Staff, UK FacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1. Which word completes this sentence? "were" Correct Incorrect "were" "was" Correct Incorrect "was" Correct! Wrong! It's in the subjunctive, so you need to use "were". As if Beyoncé would get it wrong. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 2. Which word completes this sentence? "its" Correct Incorrect "its" "it's" Correct Incorrect "it's" Correct! Wrong! "Its" is the possessive form of it, whereas "it's" is a contraction of "it is". Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF imgur.com 3. Which word completes this sentence? "their" Correct Incorrect "their" "they're" Correct Incorrect "they're" Correct! Wrong! It's "their". "They're" is a contraction of "they are", obvs. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF youtube.com / Via BuzzFeed 4. Which words in this sentence are pronouns? The "it"s Correct Incorrect The "it"s None of them Correct Incorrect None of them Correct! Wrong! A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, and that's what both occurrences of "it" are doing here. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF hilariousgifs.com 5. How many pronouns are there in this sentence? One Correct Incorrect One Three Correct Incorrect Three Correct! Wrong! "That", "me", and "something" are all pronouns. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF giphy.com 6. Which word(s) in this sentence are pronouns? Just "I" Correct Incorrect Just "I" "I" and "you" Correct Incorrect "I" and "you" Correct! Wrong! "I" and "you" both fill in for a noun. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF mashable.com 7. What is the subject of this sentence? "She" Correct Incorrect "She" "is" Correct Incorrect "is" Correct! Wrong! As well as being a powerful woman, "She" is the subject of this sentence. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF omggleegifs.tumblr.com 8. Which word in this sentence is an adjective? "loud" Correct Incorrect "loud" "very" Correct Incorrect "very" Correct! Wrong! The adjective "loud" describes the music. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF youtube.com 9. Which word(s) in this sentence are adverbs? Just "again" Correct Incorrect Just "again" Both "not" and "again" Correct Incorrect Both "not" and "again" Correct! Wrong! The words "not" and "again" both modify the meaning of the verb ("doing") in the sentence. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF giphy.com 10. How many adverbs are there in this sentence? One Correct Incorrect One Two Correct Incorrect Two Correct! Wrong! Both "all" and "together" modify "we're in this". Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 11. Which part of this sentence is a gerund? "complaining" Correct Incorrect "complaining" "boring" Correct Incorrect "boring" Correct! Wrong! "His constant complaining" is the gerund here. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF whatthebuck20.tumblr.com 12. What's the object of this sentence? Tom Correct Incorrect Tom chemistry Correct Incorrect chemistry Correct! Wrong! Tom is the subject of the sentence, and chemistry is the object. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 13. What are "the cats" in this sentence? The subject Correct Incorrect The subject The object Correct Incorrect The object Correct! Wrong! They're the object, and the person who needs to go home to feed them is the subject. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 14. Which is the dependent clause of this sentence? "If there are spiders out there" Correct Incorrect "If there are spiders out there" "I'm not going" Correct Incorrect "I'm not going" Correct! Wrong! "If there are spiders out there" augments the main clause of the sentence, but couldn't stand on its own. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF degrassi.wikia.com 15. Which is the independent clause of this sentence? "Bob is good at maths" Correct Incorrect "Bob is good at maths" "But Alice is better" Correct Incorrect "But Alice is better" Correct! Wrong! "Bob is good at maths" could stand on its own as a sentence. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF Warner Bros 16. Which word is the preposition in this sentence? a Correct Incorrect a for Correct Incorrect for Correct! Wrong! A preposition comes before a noun or pronoun and shows the noun's relationship to other words in the sentence. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 17. How many prepositions are in this sentence? One Correct Incorrect One Two Correct Incorrect Two Correct! Wrong! Just one: past. Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF 18. Is this sentence grammatically correct? Yes Correct Incorrect Yes No Correct Incorrect No Correct! Wrong! It should be "whose", not "who's". Tap to play or pause GIF Tap to play or pause GIF Disney