peanuts Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 pass this test and you deserve your title (and maybe a Blue Peter Badge ) http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/teacher-blog/quiz/2013/feb/04/grammar-punctuation-quiz-test oh and i managed 9 and am crap at grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 FAIL - only 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 3 of the last 4 wrong, 11/14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 14/14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Mr Tulsehill, the challenge awaits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I got 14. Naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Numbers twelve and thirteen wrong; 12/14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last four all wrong. 10/14. Then again I did maffs so all this talky stuff is nonsenicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Although polar bears look after their cubs, they’re not animals that like living in groups out there in the Arctic. This was given as a correct answer, but it's clumsy at best and misleading at worst. The problem is this construction, "they're not animals that like..." The "not" is in the wrong place. What about this instead? Although polar bears look after their cubs, they do not like living in groups out there in the Arctic. That sentence is also slightly problematic. The phrase "out there in the Arctic" is possibly superfluous and possibly misleading, because it infers places other than the Arctic where polar bears like to live in groups. I don't know whether that's true, but the inference is there. I'd either put "out there in the Arctic" somewhere else or leave it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bet I've made a basic error in that last post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 That sentence is also slightly problematic. The phrase "out there in the Arctic" is possibly superfluous and possibly misleading, because it infers places other than the Arctic where polar bears like to live in groups. I don't know whether that's true, but the inference is there. I'd either put "out there in the Arctic" somewhere else or leave it out. Bet I've made a basic error in that last post. Assuming this trait is peculiar to polar bears in the Arctic, the words "out there" are superfluous. Although polar bears look after their cubs, they do not like living in groups in the Arctic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJazzer Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) This was given as a correct answer, but it's clumsy at best and misleading at worst. The problem is this construction, "they're not animals that like..." The "not" is in the wrong place. What about this instead? That sentence is also slightly problematic. The phrase "out there in the Arctic" is possibly superfluous and possibly misleading, because it infers places other than the Arctic where polar bears like to live in groups. I don't know whether that's true, but the inference is there. I'd either put "out there in the Arctic" somewhere else or leave it out. I think the idea was to have "they're" in the sentence. It isn't in your version. I got 9. I guessed at most! I've always been quite good with spelling and grammar, but I don't have a clue what half of those questions mean!!!! Edit..... Spelling. Well it would be wouldn't it! Edited February 11, 2013 by BlueJazzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 13. Although I had to guess what a gerund was. I struggle when given the proper descriptions and terms in grammar, but I seem to do well at spotting right or wrong in examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 15. I see why you fancy you might have a chance against me and Will in the train quiz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 5 , I don't know :censored: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 10. My Mother, a teacher, would kill me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 13 - which is probably 7 more than most other teachers I know, that had to take the numeracy, literacy and ICT tests numerous times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 13. Although I had to guess what a gerund was. I struggle when given the proper descriptions and terms in grammar, but I seem to do well at spotting right or wrong in examples. That's what it's about. Talk of gerunds and prepositions is just grammarian cock-waving. (Small cocks, vigorous waving.) Even the concepts of right and wrong are problematic. Clear or misleading - even potentially misleading - is the safer and more pragmatic distinction when it comes to your use of English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think the idea was to have "they're" in the sentence. It isn't in your version. I got 9. I guessed at most! I've always been quite good with spelling and grammar, but I don't have a clue what half of those questions mean!!!! Edit..... Spelling. Well it would be wouldn't it! Furry muff. They could've chosen a better example - one that wasn't so try-hard and preposterous. That's the Grauniad all over though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 On a point of information - I had to help Mr Tulsehill with his spelling on Thursday night in the homonyms round of our quiz. Scandalous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 On a point of information - I had to help Mr Tulsehill with his spelling on Thursday night in the homonyms round of our quiz. Scandalous. MS Word is the answer to all my spelling woahs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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