{"id":2355,"date":"2017-01-04T13:53:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T19:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2021-07-04T15:22:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T20:22:12","slug":"year-end-quiz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/year-end-quiz\/year-end-quiz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Year-End Quiz 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

To say goodbye to 2016 we have put together a comprehensive pop quiz based on the year\u2019s GrammarBook.com<\/a> grammar posts. The quiz comprises twenty-three sentences that may\u2014or may not\u2014need fixing plus two multiple-choice questions. Think you can fix the ones that need help?<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find our answers directly below the quiz. Each answer includes, for your convenience, the title and date of the article that raised the topic. Good luck!<\/p>\n

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Jumbo Pop Quiz: 2016 in Twenty-five Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The author stood behind the lecturn\u00a0and checked his notes.<\/p>\n

2. Her shoes were so wore out the heel fell off.<\/p>\n

3. I wonder what Sam is making for dinner?<\/p>\n

4. Jack’s and mine house is now completely furnished.<\/p>\n

5. He was forced to use\u00a0a tricky parking manuever in order to get into\u00a0the tight space.<\/p>\n

6. Julie loves to sing at the caf\u00e9\u2019s open mic night.<\/p>\n

7. James is trying to decide between three college majors; accounting, finance, or economics.<\/p>\n

8. The two sisters can wear each others clothes.<\/p>\n

9. Have any issues arose regarding changing your flight?<\/p>\n

10. A couple dollars more could make a big difference.<\/p>\n

11. You would think she may be used to the cold weather by now.<\/p>\n

12. Choose the correct definition for the word obfuscate<\/em>:
\nA) complain
\nB) clarify
\nC) confuse
\nD) mumble<\/p>\n

13. She fainted in the womens\u2019 restroom.<\/p>\n

14. Evidentally you did not study for the test.<\/p>\n

15. I hope the restaurant we chose is alright with you and your wife.<\/p>\n

16. The baby has already outgrew her birthday dress.<\/p>\n

17. Since the company was purchased, the website has underwent a complete makeover.<\/p>\n

18. We plan to watch Clemson verse Alabama in the college football championship game next week.<\/p>\n

19. The officer pointed out the no parking sign on that side of the street.<\/p>\n

20. During the blizzard, the Chicago bound passengers were stranded at the airport.<\/p>\n

21. Choose the correct definition for the word gratuitous<\/em>:
\nA) wide-eyed
\nB) generous
\nC) costly
\nD) unnecessary<\/p>\n

22. Orthoepy is the study of proper pronunciation.<\/p>\n

23. We are having dinner with the Joneses\u2019 tonight.<\/p>\n

24. The glasses\u2019s frames were bent.<\/p>\n

25. After the accident, he was unable to lay flat on his back.<\/p>\n

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

1. The author stood behind the lectern<\/strong> and checked his notes. (Words in Flux<\/a> 2-17)<\/p>\n

2. Her shoes were so worn<\/strong> out the heel fell off. (No Shortcuts with Irregular Verbs<\/a> 2-23)<\/p>\n

3. I wonder what Sam is making for dinner.<\/strong> (No Question About It<\/a> 3-8)<\/p>\n

4. Jack’s and my<\/strong> house is now completely furnished. (Pronoun Puzzlers<\/a> 3-15)<\/p>\n

5. He was forced to use\u00a0a tricky parking maneuver<\/strong> in order to get into\u00a0the tight space. (Spell Well, and Excel<\/a> 3-22)<\/p>\n

6. Julie loves to sing at the caf\u00e9\u2019s open microphone<\/strong> [or mike<\/strong>] night. (When Branding Undermines Spelling<\/a> 4-4)<\/p>\n

7. James is trying to decide between three college majors:<\/strong> accounting, finance, or economics. (Punctuation or Chaos<\/a> 4-13)<\/p>\n

8. The two sisters can wear each other\u2019s<\/strong> clothes. (Punctuation or Chaos<\/a> 4-13)<\/p>\n

9. Have any issues arisen<\/strong> regarding changing your flight? (Irregular Verbs: Handle with Care<\/a> 5-17)<\/p>\n

10. A couple of<\/strong> dollars more could make a big difference. (A Couple of Things, and a Couple More<\/a> 5-25)<\/p>\n

11. You would think she might<\/strong> be used to the cold weather by now. (Might You Mean May?<\/a> 5-31)<\/p>\n

12. C) confuse<\/strong> (Test Your Vocabulary<\/a> 6-14)<\/p>\n

13. She fainted in the women\u2019s<\/strong> restroom. (Confessions of a Guerrilla Grammarian<\/a> 6-29)<\/p>\n

14. Evidently<\/strong>\u00a0[or Evidently,<\/strong>] you did not study for the test. (Spell Check<\/a> 7-13)<\/p>\n

15. I hope the restaurant we chose is all right<\/strong> with you and your wife. (A Sportswriter Cries \u201cFoul!\u201d<\/a> 7-26)<\/p>\n

16. The baby has already outgrown<\/strong> her birthday dress. (More Fun With Irregular Verbs<\/a> 8-8)<\/p>\n

17. Since the company was purchased, the website has undergone<\/strong> a complete makeover. (More Fun with Irregular Verbs<\/a> 8-8)<\/p>\n

18. We plan to watch Clemson versus<\/strong> [or vs.<\/strong>] Alabama in the college football championship game next week. (Nothing Poetic About This Verse<\/a> 8-23)<\/p>\n

19. The officer pointed out the no-parking<\/strong>\u00a0sign on that side of the street. (Hyphens: We Miss Them When They\u2019re Gone<\/a> 8-30)<\/p>\n

20. During the blizzard, the Chicago-bound<\/strong> passengers were stranded at the airport. (Hyphens: We Miss Them When They\u2019re Gone<\/a> 8-30)<\/p>\n

21. D) unnecessary<\/strong> (Test Your Vocabulary<\/a> 9-6)<\/p>\n

22. Correct<\/strong> (Big Words We Can Use<\/a> 10-26)<\/p>\n

23. We are having dinner with the Joneses<\/strong> tonight. (Apostrophes with Words Ending in s<\/em><\/a> 11-2)<\/p>\n

24. The glasses\u2019<\/strong> frames were bent. (Apostrophes with Words Ending in s<\/em><\/a> 11-2)<\/p>\n

25. After the accident, he was unable to lie<\/strong> flat on his back. (Lie vs. Lay<\/a> 12-14)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To say goodbye to 2016 we have put together a comprehensive pop quiz based on the year\u2019s GrammarBook.com grammar posts. The quiz comprises twenty-three sentences that may\u2014or may not\u2014need fixing plus two multiple-choice questions. Think you can fix the ones that need help? You\u2019ll find our answers directly below the quiz. Each answer includes, for […]<\/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":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year-end-quiz"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355"}],"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=2355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5127,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355\/revisions\/5127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}