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vlraynes
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0 posted 2002-09-15 02:14 AM

I just thought I'd share these links with you.

This one is just a 10 question grammar test.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/mayo/grammar_test.shtml

This one is a pretty good spelling test.
There are 50 words on it, and either my spelling skills
are a bit rusty, or the test is a bit more difficult than it looks...or both.  LOL
http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html

Have fun!

[This message has been edited by vlraynes (09-15-2002 02:37 AM).]

Poet deVine

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1 posted 2002-09-15 02:33 AM

I missed 8 on the spelling!!! Blech!

Poet deVine

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2 posted 2002-09-15 02:36 AM

9 out of 10 on the Grammar test...(it figures since I AM a grammar!)

vlraynes
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3 posted 2002-09-15 02:41 AM

Sharon...LOL @ being a 'grammar'.
I got 9 out of 10 on the grammar test too.
I missed 10 on the spelling test, though,
and I've always been pretty good at spelling...
or so I thought! Argh!

Glad you took the tests. [This message has been edited by vlraynes (09-15-2002 02:42 AM).]

anonymousfemale
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4 posted 2002-09-15 06:41 PM

9 out of 10 for the Grammar, missed 8 on the Spelling...damnit.

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skyshine

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5 posted 2002-09-16 10:04 PM

42/50 on spelling, 9/10 on grammar....whine sulk....

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Muys
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6 posted 2002-09-22 05:44 AM

I think my grammar and spelling is so bad,
That you must grin.
Sorry sorry
I am ninety one.
Muys

ps You see

[This message has been edited by Muys (09-22-2002 05:51 AM).]

Nan

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7 posted 2002-09-22 08:01 AM

OK - Here's the deal.. I did get them all correct on the grammar - (I'd be angry at me if I didn't)..

Then I did the spelling and got six wrong - I'm such an arrogant twit sometimes.. I didn't believe it - So I went to 'dictionary.com' and put in what I thought to be the proper spellings and found myself to be accurate on all but two of them...(those silly 'ibles' and 'ables')...

So - If you've gotten 8 to 10 wrong - You're likely using a proper variant - Ergo - There are some trick questions here...

Ron

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8 posted 2002-09-22 09:31 AM

That grammar test was MUCH too easy, Nan. Try these.

Pick the correct answer (or answers).

#1

A. So - If you've gotten 8 to 10 wrong - You're likely using a proper variant
B. So--if you've gotten 8 to 10 wrong you're likely using a proper variant.
C. So, if you've gotten 8 to 10 wrong, you're likely using a proper variant.

#2

A. The use of an ellipse as a pause…is often over-used.
B. "The…ellipse usually signifies an ommission of unnecessary words."
C. Or an ellipse may indicate trailing thoughts..
D. "The use of an ellipse usually signifies an ommission …."

#3

A. I asked, "Am I picking on Nan a little bit?"
B. What if I said to you, "Will she remember this one"?
C. "Maybe just a little, and I'll bet she does."
D. "But will she forgive me?" I worried.
E. "Well, will she!?"

Nan

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9 posted 2002-09-22 12:20 PM

#1 - "C " is correct - That would, by definition, indicate that my statement above is improperly varied.

#2 - "A" - Umm... I frequently over-use the ellipse in my writing, as you well know. However, you know equally well that I could really use a "verbal" ellipse to accomplish the same in my conversations... I'm forever pausing in the middle of a sentence to complete my thought...

#2 - "B" - Please define "ommission"… I looked that one up in my dictionaurous and just couldn't find it... Hmmm... Mayhaps it's "mispelled"?

#2 - "C" - I may have lots of those... But do you have a case of "Conjunctionitis"?.. If so, I think it's contagious...
#2 - "D" - Sorry, I lost my trail of thought... (I've managed to find several trains lately...)

#3 - "A" - She answered, "No, you seem to be picking on Nan a lot!"
#3 - "B" - Would her response be something like, "Of course"?
#3 - "C" - "I never would've assumed you to be a betting man," she replied.
#3 - "D" - "Oh, no! Your Conjunctionitis is spreading!!!..."...

#3 - "E" - He wondered aloud, "How can I ENSURE ForgiveNess?" There was one thing upon which he knew he could rely - she would definitely even the score!!

[This message has been edited by Nan (09-22-2002 02:54 PM).]

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10 posted 2002-09-22 12:30 PM

I can't spell... I missed 18!!

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Sunshine

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11 posted 2002-09-22 12:41 PM

Gads, Nan...you've been able to make me feel better, 'cause I missed two on the spelling. ACK! I wasn't even going to admit it...however, I know for a fact that judgement and judgment are [in my general use AND in the dictionary] BOTH correct and it DEPENDS on which JUDGE you are submitting it to, and THAT is my final answer!

Ron

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12 posted 2002-09-22 05:29 PM

#1 - There are no correct answers (though probably not why one would think).
#2 - D is the only correct one.
#3 - All are correct (if you accept the interrobang).

Okay, ya definitely got me on omission. My m stuttered?

Now everyone knows why, while I took the grammar test, I didn't even bother to click on the link for the Spelling test. I know very little about television producers or their controversial daughters.

[This message has been edited by Ron (09-22-2002 05:45 PM).]

Sunshine

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13 posted 2002-09-22 05:39 PM

ROTF...Ron, my mind didn't EVEN go THERE on the spelling test...perhaps you DO watch a little too much TV and/or read [gag] People!

Nan

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14 posted 2002-09-22 06:04 PM

We tied at Scrabble too... and it was a two out of three match... We each won a game and the third was a tie... Go figure!?!..

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