Grammar Goofs 2

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Grammar Goofs 2

• Created by Connie Campbell

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Read each sentence and click the one that is
written correctly.
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Which sentence is correct?
She will rise the window. She will raise the
window.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is She will raise the window.
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Yes, that is correct!
She will raise the window.
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Which sentence is correct?
Ann and I used the new stationary. Ann and I used
the new stationery.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is Ann and I worked on the
new stationery.
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Yes, that is correct!
Ann and I worked on the new stationery.
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Which sentence is correct?
The shelves have a full complement of books. The
shelves have a full compliment of books.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is The shelves have a full
complement of books.
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Yes, that is correct!
The shelves have a full complement of books.
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Which sentence is correct?
No one beside the owner could control the
dog. No one besides the owner could control the
dog.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is No one beside the owner
could control the dog.
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Yes, that is correct!
No one beside the owner could control the dog.
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Which sentence is correct?
The boys were too late to get to class before the
bell. The boys were to late to get two class
before the bell.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is The boys were too late to
get to class before the bell.
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Yes, that is correct!
The boys were too late to get to class before the
bell.
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Which sentence is correct?
Their writing a report on George
Washington. Theyre writing a report on George
Washington. There writing a report on George
Washington.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is Theyre writing a report
on George Washington.
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Yes, that is correct!
Theyre writing a report on George Washington.
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Which sentence is correct?
I will lay down and take a quick nap. I will lie
down and take a quick nap.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is I will lie down and take a
quick nap.
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Yes, that is correct!
I will lie down and take a quick nap.
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Which sentence is correct?
He had to sit in the hospital waiting room for
hours. He had to set in the hospital waiting room
for hours.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is He had to sit in the
hospital waiting room for hours.
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Yes, that is correct!
He had to sit in the hospital waiting room for
hours.
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Which sentence is correct?
The team captain, as well as the other players,
are anxious. The team captain, as well as the
other players, is anxious.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is The team captain, as well
as the other players, is anxious.
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Yes, that is correct!
The team captain, as well as the other players,
is anxious.
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Which sentence is correct?
He is taller than me. He is taller than I.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is He is taller than me.
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Yes, that is correct!
He is taller than me.
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Which sentence is correct?
The pilot could not find nowhere to land. The
pilot could not find anywhere to land.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is The pilot could not find
anywhere to land.
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Yes, that is correct!
The pilot could not find anywhere to land.
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Which sentence is correct?
The dancer moved more graceful than the
actor. The dancer moved more gracefully than the
actor.
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Sorry, that is incorrect!
The correct answer is The dancer moved more
gracefully than the actor.
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Yes, that is correct!
The dancer moved more gracefully than the actor.
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