Grammar & Spelling Challenge

In this English test, we're going to focus on two fundamentals of language - grammar and spelling! So, prepare your memories, your English skills and let's see how well you do on our latest English challenge!
 
1 of 14
What type of word is the underlined word above?
Noun
Adverb
Pronoun
Conjunction
Verb
 
2 of 14
Which of the following is correct?
Neither of the players in the last game were injured
Neither of the players in the last game was injured
 
3 of 14
Which is the correct spelling of the word?
Corteousy
Corteasy
Courtesy
Courtasy
Courtisy
 
4 of 14
Pick the sentence with the correct order of adjectives
She was carrying a beautiful new purse
She was carrying a new beautiful purse
 
5 of 14
The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the detectives - Is this sentence correct?
No, it has a misplaced modifier
No, it needs a different form of the verb
Yes, it is correct
 
6 of 14
Complete the sentence: You ______ the cleaning. I would have done it tonight
Can't have done
Couldn't have done
Needn't have done
Wouldn't have done
 
7 of 14
Complete the sentence: ______ the better team, we lost the match
Despite us
Despite being
Although
Despite of being
 
8 of 14
"To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted." Is this sentence correct?
No, this sentence has a dangling modifier
No, this sentence has a comma splice
Yes, this sentence is correct
 
9 of 14
Which is the correct spelling of the word?
Mischevos
Mischevous
Mischievous
Mishievous
 
10 of 14
What type of word is the underlined word in the sentence above?
Adverb
Verb
Conjunction
Pronoun
Noun
 
11 of 14
Identify the problem with the following paragraph: Scott Bakker was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a teacher. His mother was a teacher and trains her sons at her side. The academic life seems to suit Scott, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.
It lacks subject - verb agreement in some sentences
Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph
here are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses
 
12 of 14
Hint
Which is the correct spelling of the word?
Facetiously
Facetiousley
Fasetiousley
Fasetiously
Facetiousely
 
13 of 14
Which is the correct spelling of the word?
Benafited
Benefited
Beniffited
Beneifitted
Benifited
 
14 of 14
The teacher asked Roberto and myself to do a peer review of each other's writing - Is this sentence correct?
Yes, it is correct
"Each other's" should be replaced with "one another's."
Pronoun "myself" should be replaced with "me."
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