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Not To Sound Like A Jerk, But Only Like 17% Of People Over 18 Can Ace This High School English Quiz

Challenging High School English Trivia Quiz

This Quiz Will Separate The People Who Actually Did Their English Homework From The Cheaters

click on the punctuation error: It's a love story comma baby comma just say yes exclamation point

This sentence contains a [comma splice](https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/revising/comma-splices/), which should be replaced with a semicolon to join the two phrases or a period splitting them into two sentences.

What kind of sentence is this, click on the correct answer: "My reputation's never been worse, so you must like me for me" answers: 1 simple, 2 compound, 3 fragment

A [compound sentence](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/compound-sentence/) connects two independent clauses with a conjunction or a semicolon.

click on the figure of speech that's used in this sentence: "You've got a smile that could light up this whole town" answers: 1 hyperbole, 2 understatement, 3 simile

A [hyperbole](https://literarydevices.net/hyperbole/) is an exaggeration. 

Click on the subject: If one thing had been different, would everything be different today

"Everything" is the [subject](http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/sentence_structure.html#:~:text=The%20subject%20of%20a%20sentence,words%2C%20phrases%2C%20or%20clauses.) 
 because it's the person doing the action in the sentence.

Click on the definition of contrarian: 1 contradicting the truth, 2 opposing public opinion, 3 contrasting colors

_Contrarian_ means "opposing public opinion."

click on the author this passage does NOT allude to: "you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter, and my daddy said stay away from Juliet" answers: 1 Nathaniel Hawthorne, 2 Mary Shelley, 3 William Shakespeare

This passage alludes to _Romeo and Juliet_ by William Shakespeare and _The Scarlet Letter_ by Nathaniel Hawthorne, but it does NOT allude to any works by Mary Shelley, who's best known for _Frankenstein_.

Click on the misplaced modifier: She is yelling at a bridesmaid somewhere back inside a room wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

A [misplaced modifier](https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/moduleDangling.htm) is improperly separated from what it's meant to describe. In this case, the sentence reads like the room is the one wearing the gown instead of "she." So, instead, it should read, "Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry, she is yelling at a bridesmaid somewhere back inside a room." 

There are two direct objects, click on one: You take my hand and drag me headfirst fearless

The [direct object](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/direct-object/) 
 is the one receiving the action in a sentence. 

Click on the synonym of the vocab word gauche: 1 extravagant, 2 rushed, 3 tacky

_Gauche_ and _tacky_ are [synonyms](https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/synonym) because they mean the same thing.

Click on the part that alludes to The Great Gatsby: "After giving you the best I had, tell me what to give after that, all you want from me know is the green light of forgiveness, you haven't met the new me yet"

The [green light](https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/central-idea-essay/what-does-the-green-light-mean/) at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock is an important symbol in _The Great Gatsby_.

And finally:

Either you've been out of school for a while, or you tend to tune out your English teacher. Your homework probably rarely made it out of your backpack. 

You got an F!

You're a star! You probably graduated top of your class. You never missed a homework assignment, and you always did the extra credit work. 

You got an A!

Great job! You probably always turned your homework in on time, and I bet you were part of a study group, too. 

You got a B!

You did your best, and that's what matters! You were probably a hardworking student with a little bit of test anxiety. With some extra credit work, you could be top of the class!

You got a C!

You didn't always get your homework done, but you always did well when you put forth the effort. With a little extra credit work, you could pull your grades up easily!

You got a D!

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For this quiz, we'll be using lyrics from Taylor Swift songs. Now, are you fearless when it comes to grammar, punctuation, vocab, and literature? Let's find out!

Not To Sound Like A Jerk, But Only Like 17% Of People Over 18 Can Ace This High School English Quiz

For this quiz, we'll be using lyrics from Taylor Swift songs. Now, are you fearless when it comes to grammar, punctuation, vocab, and literature? Let's find out!

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