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Grammar Test 1

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SF18C

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If this is not the correct forum please curse me and flag this post.

I thought this might be fun.


If posting scores is acceptable then:

Grammar Gotcha's
Excellent! You got 8/10 correct.

However, with this crowd I think 8 out of 10 might be a very low score!


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I plan on debating #10's answer after a few more posts. I also answered #8 incorrectly but that was my error!

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[white]It is not surprising that one would miss both 8 and 10 because they both deal with how to join two independant clauses.  There are three options.  You may join them with a period, making them separate sentences.  You may join them with a semi-colon if it is a continuing thought, or you may join them with a comma and a conjunction.  In 8, a is right for using the semi-colon.  B is wrong because it is a period and a conjunction, not a comma and a conjunction.  C is wrong because it is a comma without the conjunction.  For question 10, a is wrong because it is a comma without a conjunction, and b is wrong because it's a conjunction without a comma.  Therefore, the two sentence option is correct.[/white]

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I got 9 of 10 correct.
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[white] I missed the "parallel structure" of the cats and dogs question. I looked, but I really didn't notice that.[/white]


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CajunCenturion

You ARE the smartest person at Tek-Tips. I told my wife that not only would you know the right answers, but have explanations as to why!

Star for ya!



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Thank you SF18C. What makes Tek-Tips so wonderful is that it is a team effort.

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10/10

The only one that gave me any hesitation was the cats and dogs one. The others all just jumped out at me.
 
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9/10 with objection:
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[COLOR=white]I would maintain that there is no correct answer to "cats and dogs".  The suggested answer includes a compound sentence joined by "and" but without a comma.  Is there some rule that allows the omission of a comma in a compound sentence if it sufficiently short?

I.e. I say it should be "Cats...clean, and dogs...loyal"

All three offered options are wrong.  The single sentence is the only one that is grammatically correct (which was the stated objective) although it may not be true (since it implies both dogs and cats have both attributes).
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[white]Yes, there is an exception to the inclusion of a comma, but it applies only when both independent clauses are very short.[/white]

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9/10.
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[white]I got #3 correct but only because the UK option (and I'm sure this has been debated endlessly) was missing. I prefer fast paced to fast-paced in #6 but I guess I'm probably wrong. I also thought the parallel structure in #9 was a bit nit-picking. [/white]

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10 out of 10. Woo-hoo!!

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9/10. That Cat/Dog thing makes perfect sense, but...
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[white]in such a short sample, I don't see much confusion-potential in non-parallel form.[/white]

[red]Note:[/red] [gray]The above comments are the opinionated ravings of Mr3Putt. As such, Mr3Putt accepts no responsibility for damages, real or contrived, resulting from acceptance of his opinions as fact.[/gray]
 
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10 of 10, but #10 was a "best guess".

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8/10. Not what I would class as "Excellent", but that's what the site said!
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[white]#9. Parallel structure? I don't think that this has anything to do with grammar. Reversing the structure in the second clause is often used for effect (chaismus) and is quite valid.

#10. I think that all of the proposed answers are incorrect. "Long" as a comparison between TWO alternatives? Surely "longer" would be correct? "Longest" would be used for 3 or more alternatives.[/white]
 
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[white]That's a good point with respect to long, longer, and longest.  On the other hand, long also has a direct opposite in short.  There is a long way and a short way.  It can lead to confusion when trying to decide if long is being used as an identifying adjective, or a comparative adjective.  English is such an easy language.[/white]

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I got 9 out of 10. The funny thing is I don't know half the rules you people mention here, I only chose what sounded good to me. If I had to explain why an answer is better than other, then I would probably fail.
 
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GPOTony - Your comments were not omitted, they were simply hidden so that others who wish to take to test can do so without being accidently influenced by the comments of others. If you hightlight the text inside the white box, you will see your comments exactly as you wrote them.

I have also offered an explantion which is hidden for the same reason.

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