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Grammar and the Land of Oz
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Hello, grammar lovers. In this quiz, you will be tested on some basic grammar terminology while reading quotes from "The Wizard of Oz" movie. Have fun and enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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mrgrouchy
Mar 08 09
4350 plays
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Parts of (Hilarious) Speech
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Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to
enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.
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Easy
10 Q
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Pagiedamon
Dec 11 08
5265 plays
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Medically Speaking
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Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz!
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Average
10 Q
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Catamount
Jul 09 05
5853 plays
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Things To Do With Words
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If you like words and playing with words and words about words, then this quiz is for you.
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Difficult
10 Q
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uglybird
May 04 05
3564 plays
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Special Characters and Symbols in Writing
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Be sure to set your browser to 'stun,' so you can view the exotic typographical and written symbols I have described here. Each question is preceded by a category of knowledge where that symbol may be seen in use. Good luck!
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Average
15 Q
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celicadriver
Mar 12 11
666 plays
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English Enslaved? The History of Punctuation
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Did English words once roam free and unfettered, unrestrained by marks diacritical? Does punctuation buy clarity at the expense of freedom of expression? This quiz examines what you know about the controversial history of punctuation.
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Tough
10 Q
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uglybird
Nov 17 04
2151 plays
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Comma Confusion
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If commas trip you up as often they do me, take this quiz. If you have them down pat, the rest of us will forgive your high score...maybe, if you don't rub it in. (Quiz is according to American usage.)
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Average
10 Q
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uglybird
Mar 08 04
3783 plays
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Stop!
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You probably count the exclamation mark (Emma) as a dear friend in your writing, but how well do you really know her? Do you know where she comes from or all the things she gets up to? Now might just be the time to stop and find out.
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Average
10 Q
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glendathecat
Nov 21 09
603 plays
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Pick a Word!
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I know many people who have trouble with the following words, see how well you can do on them!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Jun 06 00
14046 plays
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Everyday Basic Grammar
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As a teacher, it's disheartening to see so many people without the basic knowledge of grammar. The school year is over, but teaching still lives on! Show me your stuff and prove me wrong!
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Easy
15 Q
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YeuxdelaMere
Jul 10 10
2190 plays
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The Fabulous Phrasal Verb
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Grammar? Yes. But flavored with history and spiced with etymology. Don't miss out on FunTrivia's first-ever Phrasal Verb Quiz.
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Average
10 Q
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uglybird
Apr 12 05
1191 plays
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Me, Myself, and I
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This should be an easy quiz for most people. All you have to do is select the best choice from the three offered in each question.
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Average
10 Q
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woofi
Jan 04 03
11535 plays
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Picky, Picky
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Are you in the mood for some quibbling over trivial, irrational and arbitrary rules of grammar? Take this quiz. (Error reports cheerfully accepted.)
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Difficult
10 Q
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uglybird
Jul 29 04
2295 plays
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The Panda Says No
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Lynne Truss's book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is an inspiration for those of us with an obsession about the correct use of punctuation. Release the inner stickler in yourself! Punctuation conventions are British, not American, where these differ.
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Tough
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 06 08
852 plays
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Grammar Challenge
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Think you know a lot about grammar? Test your knowledge with my grammar challenge! Note: this quiz is on American usage.
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Average
10 Q
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ILuv2Teach
Jul 11 02
9645 plays
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Words - Things You Knew You Were Afraid to Ask!
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This quiz deals with unusual and uncommon words, sayings and grammatical meanings in the English language. It deals with things we do every day, and generally, we don't realise we are doing them!
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Tough
10 Q
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FussBudget
Apr 30 05
3732 plays
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Modifiers: The Good, the Bad, and the Badly
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I've put together a little something about adjectives and adverbs to quiz your knowledge about words and phrases used as modifiers in the English language. All questions and answers use Standard American English rules of grammar.
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Average
15 Q
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alaspooryoric
Mar 04 11
375 plays
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Grammar and Christmas Holiday Songs
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Please take this quiz on basic grammar terminology in connection with the lyrics of some popular Christmas holiday songs. It's the season to love grammar! Good luck.
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Average
10 Q
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mrgrouchy
Dec 08 09
783 plays
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Lay/Lie
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The words "lay" and "lie" seem to give many problems both to English speakers and writers. In this quiz, provide the either "lie" or "lay", in the proper tense. Remember, the general rule is that the verb "to lay" takes an object, but "to lie" does not
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Average
10 Q
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woofi
Dec 18 02
5085 plays
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Which Witch was Seen on the Scene?
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It's bad enough that no one can tell which witch twin is which, but Frances and Francis are constantly confused themselves. Can you help them determine the words each should use in the situations below?
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Easy
10 Q
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alaspooryoric
Nov 04 11
441 plays
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Know Your Plurals
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Plurals are fascinating yet sometimes frustrating things. Take a shot at this quiz to see if you really know your plurals!
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Average
10 Q
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timence
Sep 06 03
13674 plays
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The Strange World of Collective Nouns
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We have all heard of a "pack of wolves" or a "herd of elephants" but what do you call a group of rattlesnakes? Or arsonists? Or mushrooms? Come on a trip around the world with me to find out.
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Very Difficult
15 Q
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thelovelylulu
Mar 21 07
2856 plays
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Parts of Speech Cause Such Sweet Sorrow
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Parts of speech vex the best of writers, but without them we can't compose words into sentences, and make new quizzes. We don't want that to occur. Let's resolve this, with the aid of "The Gage Dictionary", websites, and the "Harbrace Handbook."
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Average
10 Q
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Trivia87
Apr 28 12
345 plays
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Defining Prefix or Root
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A quiz on prefixes and roots. I will give you the prefix or root and you give me the meaning.
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Very Easy
15 Q
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elizabeth18ak
Nov 28 02
4080 plays
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Distinctive Adjectives - A Medical Twist.
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We know that "feline" pertains to cats while "canine" pertains to dogs. How about trying some medical distinctive adjectives? In each of the following items, the adjectives are capitalized. Select the response associated with the adjective. Enjoy!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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yency
Aug 06 12
750 plays
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The Accent on Diacritics
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Many written words outside the English language, (but using English or Roman characters) come with a little extra baggage on them. There are lots of dashes, dots and whatnot that abound. Do you know what they are?
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Tough
10 Q
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Oddball
Jul 18 07
525 plays
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Common Errors in Usage Part IV
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The errors in this exercise are pretty straightforward and most have a clear right or wrong answer. In a couple of cases, there may be several correct answers, and you must select the best. Good Luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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woofi
Jan 07 03
3639 plays
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Anatomy of a Sentence
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This quiz should be easy. I'll give you a sentence then ask you to identify a certain part of speech.
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Easy
15 Q
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Ilona_Ritter
Feb 06 04
5445 plays
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PAPA VINC: Nouns
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As a companion to "PAPA VINC: Pronouns", here is a quiz on nouns.
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Average
10 Q
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57wordsmith
Dec 22 07
687 plays
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Waltzing 'Ma Tilde
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This is a challenge quiz from adams627 from Georgia, a state well known for both its waltzes and its tildes, of course. The quiz itself is about that often undervalued but multifunctional character, the tilde.
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Tough
10 Q
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ArlingtonVA
Feb 14 10
297 plays
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