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1. I Hate To Break It To You, But There's A Huge Chance You've Been Saying Extremely Common Words And Phrases Wrong Your ...
A seemingly innocent grammar question aimed at 11-year-old school children has sparked a surprising amount of attention online. Bad grammar isn't just a minor annoyance, it can actually be bad for ...
Test yourself with our ultimate grammar quiz – from apostrophes to semicolons. Inspired by the passionate response to the semicolon’s supposed decline, this quiz invites you to test – and ...
Well done to those of you who attempted our Newswatch grammar test. Between you, you managed to spot all the deliberate mistakes we put in - though no doubt there will continue to be disputes over ...
This spelling and grammar test from the 1980s is so difficult that it is claimed no one can get more than 50 per cent of the answers right. The 20-question quiz promises to leave even the ...
Back-to-basics grammar test for 11-year-olds from next year. All 11 year-olds will be tested on the proper use of apostrophes and the difference between nouns, verbs and adjectives under ...
Grammar has been getting attention in the media lately, and for good reason. The Wall Street Journal started the discussion last month with a piece about the growing number of grammar gaffes in ...
Being asked for advice about whether a grammar test has been wrongly graded is one thing, Geoff Pullum decided, but demanding the answer as quickly as possible is quite another.
The unweighted test – used by 10 grammar schools in Essex – puts children born in July or August at a disadvantage, compared with older pupils of the same school year, the OSA ruled.
Each week on Newswatch, complaints come and go from members of the public about what some see as mistaken news priorities, bias, inaccuracy, or trivialisation. But what remains constant, and what ...