Author Topic: Grammar Quiz (Read 5818 times)

deoxy99 · « **on:** November 02, 2010, 02:08:56 PM »

What is wrong with this sentence?

We is great.

Naru523 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2010, 02:31:52 PM »

Change is to are.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2010, 02:36:14 PM »

What is wrong with this sentence?

The cat had it's claws removed.

space guy1 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2010, 02:54:38 PM »

remove the apostrophe in it's

deoxy99 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2010, 04:11:07 PM »

What is wrong with this sentence?

Yeah, I like sandwiches.

Hint: Informal Word

Darvince · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:28:38 PM »

Yeah is informal. Yes should be insterted to create a correct sentence.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2010, 05:36:34 PM »

You are doing a great job everyone!

What is wrong with this sentence?

The sandwich was eaten by me.

atomic7732 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM »

everything

Change it to "I ate the sandwich."

Wrong subject verb thing whatever you call it.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2010, 08:12:56 PM »

Quote from: NeutronStar on November 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM

everything

Change it to "I ate the sandwich."

Wrong subject verb thing whatever you call it.

No, it was in passive voice, and you were right about how to fix it.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 03, 2010, 10:47:22 AM »

What is wrong with this sentence?

I like pizza, it is so tasty.

atomic7732 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 03, 2010, 04:24:56 PM »

No transition word. Split the sentences.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 03, 2010, 06:18:50 PM »

Quote from: NeutronStar on November 03, 2010, 04:24:56 PM

No transition word. Split the sentences.

Wrong, and right.

It is a run-on sentence.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 03, 2010, 06:19:37 PM »

What is wrong with this sentence?

Don't you mean John?

Darvince · « **Reply #13 on:** November 03, 2010, 09:49:52 PM »

deoxy99 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 03, 2010, 10:23:19 PM »

Since no one has answered what is wrong, I will tell you.

You should change "don't" to "do."

As you can see, "don't you mean John" literally says "do not you mean John".

atomic7732 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:20:03 AM »

Contractions aren't wrong.

deoxy99 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 04, 2010, 08:53:49 AM »

Quote from: NeutronStar on November 04, 2010, 07:20:03 AM

Contractions aren't wrong.

Yes, they are informal, and when you use them in the wrong way, such as "don't you mean John?", it makes the sentence sound bad.

Can you not see that?

Don't you mean John? -> Do not you mean John? -> Do you not mean John? or Do you mean John?

That is why you cannot use a contraction in that case (incorrect grammar), and why you should never use contractions (informal).

Bla · « **Reply #17 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:39:02 AM »

There shouldn't be anything wrong with informal language, as long as you speak with people you know, friends, young people, your family etc. Especially I don't think it's a problem in English. In Russian or German it might be worth considering.

As for "don't", it's correct that it's "extracted" to "do not", but when it's in a sentence like "Don't you mean John?", I think it's "extracted" into the right positions (and not neccesarily only as words standing next to each other).

I think correct grammar is good, but I don't see any point of taking it into the subjective area where it's up to the people who speak themselves whether they want to use formal or informal language. Informal language isn't incorrect, it's just informal.

Darvince · « **Reply #18 on:** December 09, 2010, 07:02:51 PM »

Here comes another one!

Why did badger dude seriously cross that road?

deoxy99 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2010, 07:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Darvince on December 09, 2010, 07:02:51 PM

Here comes another one!

Why did badger dude seriously cross that road?

Why did the badger cross the road?

Darvince · « **Reply #20 on:** December 09, 2010, 07:59:21 PM »

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