{"id":1734,"date":"2014-12-16T19:40:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T01:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2020-11-25T10:56:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:56:06","slug":"what-have-we-learned-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/definitions\/what-have-we-learned-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"What Have We Learned This Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To close out 2014, we have put together a comprehensive pop quiz based on the year\u2019s GrammarBook.com<\/a> grammar tips. The quiz comprises twenty-five sentences that may need fixing. Think you can fix them?<\/p>\n

Our answers follow the quiz. Each answer includes, for your convenience, the title and date of the article that raised the topic.<\/p>\n

This quiz is by no means a pushover. Good luck, and we hope to see you back here after the holidays.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Year in Twenty-five Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The day was cold, cloudy, and a storm was coming.<\/p>\n

2. He is either coming with us or he is waiting for the next train.<\/p>\n

3. My friend (and her brother) are arriving today.<\/p>\n

4. Dobbs is one of those people who loves Jane Austen.<\/p>\n

5. A collection of books were on display.<\/p>\n

6. She ordered him off of her property.<\/p>\n

7. I asked him to lend me a couple dollars.<\/p>\n

8. Both young actress\u2019s dream is to play Juliet.<\/p>\n

9. Roy and Juanita Simms arrived on foot because the Simms\u2019 car was in the shop.<\/p>\n

10. We were all in the mood for some New Orleans\u2019 food.<\/p>\n

11. When Nick writes a letter, you can\u2019t tell his As from his Ss.<\/p>\n

12. Who sang the song Bali Ha\u2019i in the Broadway play called South Pacific<\/em>?<\/p>\n

13. Their favorite classic movies are based off of old fairy tales.<\/p>\n

14. The couple was having their first quarrel.<\/p>\n

15. A husband, who forgets anniversaries and birthdays, may be headed for divorce court.<\/p>\n

16. A friend of mine, living in San Diego, loves the weather there.<\/p>\n

17. My grandmother, Gladys, claimed she once had a drink with the writer, Norman Mailer.<\/p>\n

18. When you decide to hone in on your weaknesses, you have a hard road to hoe.<\/p>\n

19. That fancy place had a $18 dessert on the menu.<\/p>\n

20. Some of Hemingway\u2019s best books, i.e., The Sun Also Rises<\/em> and A Farewell to Arms<\/em>, were written before 1950.<\/p>\n

21. The exhibit includes major works by many iconic artists: Ernst, Klee, Picasso, etc.<\/p>\n

22. The jeweler has unusual gems such as black opals, star garnets, alexandrites, etc.<\/p>\n

23. When they doubled my salary, I literally started living like a king.<\/p>\n

24. He suggested a Donne sonnet, but soon learned she was disinterested in poetry.<\/p>\n

25. His claim of owning a diamond mine in Delaware begs the question, Is this man sane enough to be walking around?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jumbo Pop Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

An asterisk (*) indicates that there are more correct answers than one.<\/p>\n

1. The day was cold, cloudy,\u00a0and stormy<\/strong>.* (An Unparalleled Letdown<\/strong>, 2-18)<\/p>\n

2. He is either coming with us\u00a0or waiting<\/strong>\u00a0for the next train.* (Simple Words, Fancy Label<\/strong>, 2-25)<\/p>\n

3. My friend (and her brother)\u00a0is<\/strong>\u00a0arriving today.<\/em>\u00a0[(All About) Parentheses<\/strong>, 3-23]<\/p>\n

4. Dobbs is one of those people who\u00a0love<\/strong>\u00a0Jane Austen. (The Wicked\u00a0<\/strong>Of<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a03-31)<\/p>\n

5. A collection of books\u00a0was<\/strong>\u00a0on display. (The Wicked\u00a0<\/strong>Of<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>3-31)<\/p>\n

6. She ordered him\u00a0off<\/strong>\u00a0her property. (More\u00a0<\/strong>Of<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>4-16)<\/p>\n

7. I asked him to lend me a\u00a0couple of<\/strong>\u00a0dollars. (More\u00a0<\/strong>Of<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>4-16)<\/p>\n

8. Both young\u00a0actresses\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0dream is to play Juliet. (Apostrophes: Worth the Trouble<\/strong>, 5-6)<\/p>\n

9. Roy and Juanita Simms arrived on foot because the\u00a0Simmses\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0car was in the shop. (Apostrophes and Proper Nouns<\/strong>, 5-13)<\/p>\n

10. We were all in the mood for some\u00a0New Orleans<\/strong>\u00a0food. (Apostrophes and False Possessives<\/strong>, 5-19)<\/p>\n

11. When Nick writes a letter, you can\u2019t tell his\u00a0A\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0from his\u00a0S\u2019s<\/strong>. (Apostrophes: Not Always Possessive<\/strong>, 6-3)<\/p>\n

12. Who sang the song\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Bali Ha\u2019i\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0in the Broadway play called\u00a0South Pacific<\/strong><\/em>? (Italics vs. Quotation Marks<\/strong>, 6-16)<\/p>\n

13. Their favorite classic movies are based\u00a0<\/em>on<\/strong>\u00a0old fairy tales. (Based Off<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Is Off Base<\/strong>\u00a0, 6-23)<\/p>\n

14. The couple\u00a0were<\/strong>\u00a0having their first quarrel. (Collective Nouns and Consistency<\/strong>, 7-8)<\/p>\n

15. A husband who forgets anniversaries and birthdays may be headed for divorce court. (Essential, but Is It Important?\u00a0<\/strong>8-19)<\/p>\n

16. A friend of mine living in San Diego loves the weather there. (Essential and Nonessential Elements, Part II<\/strong>, 8-26)<\/p>\n

17. My grandmother Gladys claimed she once had a drink with the writer Norman Mailer. (Essential and Nonessential Elements, Part III<\/strong>, 9-2)<\/p>\n

18. When you decide to\u00a0home<\/strong>\u00a0in on your weaknesses, you have a hard\u00a0row<\/strong>\u00a0to hoe. (A House Is Not a Hone<\/strong>, 9-23)<\/p>\n

19. That fancy place had\u00a0an<\/strong>\u00a0$18 dessert on the menu. (Wails from My Inbox<\/strong>, 10-2)<\/p>\n

20. Some of Hemingway\u2019s best books\u00a0(e.g.<\/strong>,\u00a0The Sun Also Rises<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0A Farewell to Arms<\/em>)<\/strong>\u00a0were written before 1950.* (Note also the added parentheses in the sentence.) (i.e.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/strong>e.g.<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a010-7)<\/p>\n

21. The exhibit includes major works by many iconic artists: Ernst, Klee, Picasso,\u00a0et al<\/strong>. (All About\u00a0<\/strong>etc.<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong>10-15)<\/p>\n

22. The jeweler has unusual gems such as black opals, star garnets,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>alexandrites. (All About\u00a0<\/strong>etc.<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong>10-15)<\/p>\n

23. When they doubled my salary, I\u00a0really<\/strong>\u00a0started living like a king.* (Fighting for\u00a0<\/strong>Literally<\/strong><\/em>, 11-11)<\/p>\n

24. He suggested a Donne sonnet, but soon learned she was\u00a0uninterested<\/strong>\u00a0in poetry. (Don\u2019t Dis\u00a0<\/strong>Disinterested<\/strong><\/em>, 11-18)<\/p>\n

25. His claim of owning a diamond mine in Delaware\u00a0raises<\/strong>\u00a0the question, Is this man sane enough to be walking around?* (\u00a0Begging the Question<\/strong>, 12-1)<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To close out 2014, we have put together a comprehensive pop quiz based on the year\u2019s GrammarBook.com grammar tips. The quiz comprises twenty-five sentences that may need fixing. Think you can fix them? Our answers follow the quiz. Each answer includes, for your convenience, the title and date of the article that raised the topic. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,16,13,10,12,29,34,22,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abbreviations","category-apostrophes","category-commas","category-definitions","category-effective-writing","category-parentheses","category-possessives","category-quotation-marks","category-subject-and-verb-agreement"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}