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Ajmal
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nomad soul
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| Waaay too easy. However, the person who created the quiz needs a lesson on comma usage. |
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sager
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:24 pm Post subject: No cheating! |
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Got all right but, as nomad soul says, it was way too easy. We're English teachers, after all.
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Ajmal
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On reflection it's quite bad I got two wrong!
Never mind, back to school! |
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johnslat
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I really, really hate it when those who create tests such as this one make mistakes. I mean, a comma after "thought" (Question 4) - sheesh! - and NO end marks.
As nomad soul said - way too easy.
"15 out of 15: You have phenomenal grammar knowledge!
Those weren't even difficult for you, were they? Either you're a professional linguistic researcher at the Institute for English Language or you had a little bit of luck with a couple of your answers... We congratulate you – when it comes to English grammar you really are the best!
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scot47
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| Sheech ! talk about dumbing-down. Still too tough for many of the "teachers" I have worked with ! |
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Sashadroogie
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Riddled with dubious notions. For example the who/that question is not a grammatical one, but a matter of style. There were two correct answers as far as I'm concerned. And pluperfect in English? Not a term used outside of Latin.
15/15, but I feel I cheated. On account of taking the test while not being a retard... |
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esl_prof
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Joe's Ices? Last time I checked, ice was still a non-count noun. Unless, of course, this is a British usage (like maths) that I haven't run across before.
"With 14 out of 15, your score really is truly outstanding. Your grammar knowledge really must be exceptional, because it normally takes an experienced linguist to get such a high score first time."
Really??? I'm thinking it just confirms that I'm almost as smart as a fifth-grader.
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johnslat
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Dear esl_prof,
I believe in British English one meaning is countable: [countable] British an ice cream or sorbet.
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Dear esl_prof,
I believe in British English one meaning is countable: [countable] British an ice cream or sorbet.
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John |
That would make sense. I've found that count and non-count nouns are not always consistent across the many varieties of spoken English. In the Bahamas, for example, furnitures was commonly used as the plural of furniture. |
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fpshangzhou
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I passed with fling colors... 15/15. I didn't think of myself as genius, not at that level of ease. Oh well, I'll take the computer generated complement , even if it means dumbing dow on the IQ.
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water rat
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I'm with Sasha on this one 'pluperfect' isn't really a thing in English. I got that final question wrong because I was unfamiliar with the term, and guessed. Sasha is also correct about the who/that question. The rest are so easy that it's offensive to pretend this is a test for teachers of English. Any literate person who has not brain damage ought to have no problem with it. How many questions about there/their/they're are there? I knew the difference in fifth grade because I was well on my way to literacy even then and have avoided brain damage even now, mostly. Final judgement on the test: too stupid!
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Cool Teacher
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12! I have ecvellent grammar. 
What's the pluperfect? 
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Cool Teacher
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Hmmm. waist...
I said "fewer people" not "less people" and not "both are ok" 
Is that wrong? I kow some people argue about this one.
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johnslat
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Dear Cool Teacher,
Pluperfect's simply the past perfect.
Fewer people than before seem to think that less people is incorrect. 
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John |
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