Trivia: Hardest English Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz

A board is a piece of wood.

Use further because in this sentence it refers to degree, not physical distance.

Do not use 'of' when you mean 'have.'

Plain means “not fancy” or “evident”; a plane is a flat or level surface or is short for airplane.

Use 'than' to show comparisons; use 'then' to answer the question 'when?'

'You’re' is a contraction for 'you are.' 'Your' is a possessive pronoun.

If sense words such as smell, feel, taste, look are used actively, that is, smelling with a nose, feeling with fingers, tasting with a tongue, or looking with eyes, then follow with an adverb. In this sentence, “angry” is an adjective describing “they.”

"Coach” is the subject so the singular verb “has been” is correct.

It’s is a contraction for it is or it has. Its is a possessive pronoun.

Laid is the past tense of lay.

Do not confuse brake with break.

In this sentence besides is a preposition meaning “other than.” Beside is a preposition that means “next to” or “near.”

If sense words such as smell, feel, taste, look are used actively, that is, smelling with a nose, feeling with fingers, tasting with a tongue, or looking with eyes, then follow with an adverb. In this sentence, “bad” is an adjective describing “you.”

Good is an adjective describing nouns and pronouns. Well is an adverb answering the question "how?"

“Affect” as a verb means “to make an impact” or “to influence.”

Eager means “excited” or “enthusiastic”; anxious like anxiety, denotes uneasiness.

A site is a location. Cite is a verb meaning “to mention” or “to order to appear in court.”

We set things down. People sit down.

Use the subject pronoun 'whoever' when it is the sentence’s subject.

“Affect” as a verb means “to make an impact” or “to influence.”

Avoid 'off of.' (Here, 'of' is unnecessary.)

Bacteria is a plural noun; the singular is bacterium.

Make it “passed,” the past tense of pass.

Really is an adverb; real is an adjective.

“The desk” and “the chair” are both subjects, requiring the plural verb “sit.”

There and here are not subjects. Look after the verb for the subject. There’s is short for there is, but the plural “days” is the subject, so use the plural verb “are.”

'Cannot' is always one word.

Because only two are involved, use “older,” not “oldest.”

Never use 'has' with 'went.'

Use “I” rather than “me” because “I” restates the subject, “that.”

May is used for permission; can means “able to.”

“Me” is the object of the preposition “to.”

“Each” is a singular pronoun requiring the singular verb “was.”

Use amount for things that cannot be counted and number for things counted.

“Me” is the object of the preposition “for.”

Use the adverb “quickly” to describe how he runs.

Use 'that' to introduce essential clauses and 'which' to introduce nonessential clauses.

Because only two are involved, use “cuter,” not “cutest.”

One emigrates from a country and immigrates to a country.

When comparing two people or things, use -er, not -est.

Use “an” before words or acronyms that begin with a vowel sound. The audible h in “historic” is not a vowel sound.

“Me,” along with “Jenna,” is the direct object of “allow.”

“I” is used as a subject or source/doer of an action. “Me” is used as an object or receiver of an action.

A brooch is a piece of jewelry; broach means “to raise a topic.”

Slower is an adjective; however, we want an adverb here because the sentence describes how Joan walks, so make it “more slowly.”

In this sentence, the verb agrees with “women,” not with “one,” so use “work.”

A capitol is a government building. A capital is a city that serves as the seat of government.

Use “we” after “is” because the pronoun restates the subject.

“Lie” means “to recline”; do not confuse lay and lie.

“Neither” is a singular pronoun here so use the singular verb “has spoken.”