My Japanese friend sent his answers to me at 3:02 AM on May 2, 2017.
He only answered items 1-20. I wonder why he did not complete all.
Grammar Quiz
Instructions:
Test your
grammar. All of the sentences below are incorrect or dubious in one way or
another. Try to identify the fault each time, and rewrite the sentence (in more
than one way, if necessary) into a fully acceptable form.
1.)
A knight’s armour could weigh as much or more
than the knight himself.
2.)
I’d hurry up if I was you.
3.)
The smell of lemons and limes waft me back to
childhood.
4.)
She is one of those women who never lets
bureaucracy stand in her way.
5.)
That book contains less anecdotes than its
companion volume.
6.)
The minister as well as his advisors are shown
emerging from the meeting.
7.)
Everybody should provide their own transport.
8.)
There’s so many things I have to remember.
9.)
I find these sort of comments most unhelpful.
10.) Congress has reassembled after their break for
the public holiday.
11.) If
anyone phones, tell them I’ll be back at six o’clock.
12.) Neither
of them were prepared to help the old woman cross the street.
13.) The
media was unsparing in its criticism.
14.) Either
Sam or his wife are going to babysit for us.
15.) All
the available data suggests that acid rain is the culprit.
16.) The
standard criteria is a high IQ.
17.) That
book has two indices- an author index and a general index.
18.) My
younger son, just between you and I, has been shortlisted for a scholarship to
Cambridge.
19.) Whom
do you think is most likely to succeed?
20.) The
onlookers suddenly vanished like they had evaporated.
The following are Mr. Y.N.'s answers:
These are the answers to the 1-20 item quiz:
1.)
A knight’s armour could weigh as much as or more
than the knight himself.
2.)
I’d hurry up if I were you
3.)
The smell of lemons and limes wafts me back to
childhood.
4.)
She is one of those women who never let bureaucracy
stand in their way.
5.)
That book contains fewer anecdotes than its
companion volume.
6.)
The minister as well as his advisors is shown
emerging from the meeting.
7.)
Everybody should provide his or her own
transport/All participants should provide their own transport/ All of you
should provide your own transport.
8.)
There are so many things I have to remember.
9.)
I find these sorts of comment most unhelpful.
10.) Congress
have reassembled after their break for the public holiday/ Congress has
reassembled after its break for the public holiday.
11.) If
anyone phones, tell him or her I’ll be back at six o’clock/If anyone phones,
say I’ll be back at six o’clock.
12.) Neither
of them was prepared to help the old woman cross the street
13.) The
media were unsparing in their criticism.
14.) Either
Sam or his wife is going to babysit for us.
15.) All
the available data suggest that acid rain is the culprit.
16.) The
standard criterion is a high IQ.
17.) That
book has two indexes- an author index and a general index.
18.) My
younger son, just between you and me, has been shortlisted for a scholarship to
Cambridge.
19.) Who
do you think is most likely to succeed?
20.) The
onlookers suddenly vanished as if they had evaporated.
Source: The Grammar Quiz is taken from the Reader's Digest How to Write and Speak Better (1991).
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