What fun it has been completing another twelve-month trip in our always-running grammatical journey. The year 2019 led us through both familiar and exotic terrain as we considered more of the many parts driving our language.<\/p>\n
In particular we are grateful for the continuing desire to learn among you, our faithful readers. Your interest and engagement help to fan the fire that inspires clear, precise, and meaningful communication.<\/p>\n
Each twelve-month leg of the trip concludes with a review. The 2019 master quiz includes twenty-five items drawn from topics covered in many of this year\u2019s GrammarBook articles. Choose your answers and then check them against our answer key that follows. For your convenience and reference, each answer also includes the title and date of the article that focused on the topic.<\/p>\n
We wish you good luck on the quiz\u2014and look forward to exploring more grammatical ground with you in 2020!<\/p>\n
1. Your offer is attractive, but I will [withstand\/notwithstand] the temptation to take it.<\/p>\n
2. [Withstanding\/Notwithstanding] the temperature outside, it might be a good day for a walk.<\/p>\n
3. Why does Amanda look so [slow\/slowly] today?<\/p>\n
4. Think [quick\/quickly]\u2014we must get there soon.<\/p>\n
5. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. The boss said not to be late.
\nb. The boss said to be on time.<\/p>\n
6. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. I can\u2019t barely tell if that\u2019s a house or a barn.
\nb. I can barely tell if that\u2019s a house or a barn.<\/p>\n
7. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t like it.
\nb. I could like it more than I do.<\/p>\n
8. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. Anita rarely watches that show.
\nb. Anita doesn\u2019t hardly ever watch that show.<\/p>\n
9. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. Jermaine talks to Cynthia more than Brian.
\nb. Jermaine talks to Cynthia more than Brian does.<\/p>\n
10. Choose the better sentence from the following pair:
\na. Mount Everest is taller than any other mountain.
\nb. Mount Everest is taller than any mountain.<\/p>\n
11. Is the following sentence complex or compound-complex? When I take a shower, I use a sand timer to monitor how long the water runs.<\/em> 12. Is the following sentence complex or compound-complex? Since you asked, that house, which is also where I live, is a historical landmark in town, and it will soon be recognized by the state as well.<\/em> 13. Identify the type of subject in the following sentence: The moon<\/u> is more visible with my SuperScope eyepiece.<\/em> 14. Identify the type of subject complement in the following sentence: Yesterday afternoon<\/u> remains the suspected window of time when the burglary took place.<\/em> 15. Identify the type of predicate in the following sentence: We anticipate the roses will bloom beautifully next spring<\/u>.<\/em> 16. Identify the predicate part in the following sentence: Her bread is a triumph<\/u> in low-carb recipes with good flavor.<\/em> 17. In the following sentence, choose the correct verb by first considering the correct sentence subject: Sausage pizza with buffalo wings and a couple beers [goes\/go] well with Sunday football games.<\/em><\/p>\n 18. Identify the sentence that uses proper parallelism: 19. Identify the sentence that uses proper parallelism: 20. There\u2019s been much talk of [who\/whom] they think will be the first reporter to break the story.<\/p>\n 21. Tomasz has more experience with carpentry than [he\/him].<\/p>\n 22. The committee selected [her\/she] to accompany [he\/him] on the diplomatic mission.<\/p>\n 23. The author of the letter is [I\/me].<\/p>\n 24. Identify whether the following comparison is fine as written or better expressed with the alternative sentence: That sandlot is probably as rough, if not more rough than, the one we played on last week.<\/em> 25. Identify whether the following comparison is fine as written or better expressed with the alternative sentence: Patricia speaks to Felicia as much as Alicia.<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Your offer is attractive, but I will withstand<\/strong> the temptation to take it. Notwithstanding<\/em>, Can We Withstand<\/em> Confusion of Meaning?<\/a> 1-22<\/p>\n 2. Notwithstanding<\/strong> the temperature outside, it might be a good day for a walk. Notwithstanding<\/em>, Can We Withstand<\/em> Confusion of Meaning?<\/a> 1-22<\/p>\n 3. Why does Amanda look so slow<\/strong> today? Adjectives and Adverbs: Another Look at \u2013ly<\/em><\/a> 2-19<\/p>\n 4. Think quickly<\/strong>\u2014we must get there soon. Adjectives and Adverbs: Another Look at \u2013ly<\/em><\/a> 2-19<\/p>\n 5. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 6. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 7. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 8. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 9. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 10. Choose the better sentence from the following pair: 11. Is the following sentence complex or compound-complex? When I take a shower, I use a sand timer to monitor how long the water runs.<\/em> 12. Is the following sentence complex or compound-complex? Since you asked, that house, which is also where I live, is a historical landmark in town, and it will soon be recognized by the state as well.<\/em> 13. Identify the type of subject in the following sentence: The moon<\/u> is more visible with my SuperScope eyepiece.<\/em> 14. Identify the type of subject complement in the following sentence: Yesterday afternoon<\/u> remains the suspected window of time when the burglary took place.<\/em> 15. Identify the type of predicate in the following sentence: We anticipate the roses will bloom beautifully next spring<\/u>.<\/em> 16. Identify the predicate part in the following sentence: Her bread is a triumph<\/u> in low-carb recipes with good flavor.<\/em> 17. In the following sentence, choose the correct verb by first considering the correct sentence subject: Sausage pizza with buffalo wings and a couple beers goes<\/strong> well with Sunday football games.<\/em> Drawing the Subject Out of Hiding<\/a> 7-23<\/p>\n 18. Identify the sentence that uses proper parallelism: 19. Identify the sentence that uses proper parallelism: 20. There\u2019s been much talk of who<\/strong> they think will be the first reporter to break the story. Picking Proper Pronouns: Part I<\/a> 9-3<\/p>\n 21. Tomasz has more experience with carpentry than he<\/strong>. Picking Proper Pronouns: Part I<\/a> 9-3<\/p>\n 22. The committee selected her<\/strong> to accompany him<\/strong> on the diplomatic mission. Picking Proper Pronouns: Part II<\/a> 9-10<\/p>\n 23. The author of the letter is I<\/strong>. Picking Proper Pronouns: Part II<\/a> 9-10<\/p>\n 24. Identify whether the following comparison is fine as written or better expressed with the alternative sentence: That sandlot is probably as rough, if not more rough than, the one we played on last week.<\/em> 25. Identify whether the following comparison is fine as written or better expressed with the alternative sentence: Patricia speaks to Felicia as much as Alicia.<\/em> What fun it has been completing another twelve-month trip in our always-running grammatical journey. The year 2019 led us through both familiar and exotic terrain as we considered more of the many parts driving our language. In particular we are grateful for the continuing desire to learn among you, our faithful readers. 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\na. Complex
\nb. Compound-Complex<\/p>\n
\na. Complex
\nb. Compound-Complex<\/p>\n
\na. Simple subject
\nb. Complete subject<\/p>\n
\na. Subject complement: adverb
\nb. Subject complement: adjective<\/p>\n
\na. Simple predicate
\nb. Complete predicate<\/p>\n
\na. Predicate nominative
\nb. Predicate adjective<\/p>\n
\na. Lijuan prefers eating lunch at noon and to dine at seven p.m.
\nb. Lijuan prefers eating lunch at noon and dining at seven p.m.<\/p>\n
\na. The nursery rhyme has lasted and made many children happy.
\nb. The nursery rhyme lasts and has made many children happy.<\/p>\n
\na. That sandlot is probably as rough as, if not more rough than, the one we played on last week.
\nb. Fine as written<\/p>\n
\na. Patricia speaks to Felicia as much as Alicia does.
\nb. Fine as written<\/p>\nJumbo Pop Quiz Answers<\/h3>\n
\nb. The boss said to be on time.<\/strong> Navigating Negative Constructions<\/a> 3-5<\/p>\n
\nb. I can barely tell if that\u2019s a house or a barn.<\/strong> Navigating Negative Constructions<\/a> 3-5<\/p>\n
\nb. I could like it more than I do.<\/strong> Detaining the Double Negative<\/a> 3-19<\/p>\n
\na. Anita rarely watches that show.<\/strong> Detaining the Double Negative<\/a> 3-19<\/p>\n
\nb. Jermaine talks to Cynthia more than Brian does.<\/strong> Overseeing Omissions in Writing<\/a> 4-2<\/p>\n
\na. Mount Everest is taller than any other mountain. <\/strong> Overseeing Omissions in Writing<\/a> 4-2<\/p>\n
\na. Complex<\/strong> Becoming Savvy with Sentence Structures: Part Two<\/a> 4-30<\/p>\n
\nb. Compound-Complex<\/strong> Becoming Savvy with Sentence Structures: Part Two<\/a> 4-30<\/p>\n
\nb. Complete subject<\/strong> Securing the Subject of Subjects<\/a> 6-25<\/p>\n
\na. Subject complement: adverb<\/strong> Securing the Subject of Subjects<\/a> 6-25<\/p>\n
\nb. Complete predicate<\/strong> Predicating Our Knowledge of Predicates<\/a> 6-18<\/p>\n
\na. Predicate nominative<\/strong> Predicating Our Knowledge of Predicates<\/a> 6-18<\/p>\n
\n b. Lijuan prefers eating lunch at noon and dining at seven p.m.<\/strong> Practicing Parallelism<\/a> 8-20<\/p>\n
\na. The story has lasted and made many children happy.<\/strong> Practicing Parallelism<\/a> 8-20<\/p>\n
\n a. That sandlot is probably as rough as, if not more rough than, the one we played on last week.<\/strong> Composing Comparisons<\/a> 10-29<\/p>\n
\na. Patricia speaks to Felicia as much as Alicia does.<\/strong> Composing Comparisons<\/a> 10-29<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"