Can You Pass English 101?

There are so many aspects of the English language that people mess up every single day. Can you personally pass an English 101 test? Find out here!
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Question 1/12

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Which of the following describes an action?
verb
adjective
pronoun

Question 2/12

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______ do you love?
who
whom

Question 3/12

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_______ never going to make it to the wedding on time.
Their
They're
There

Question 4/12

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Which of the following is an example of an adjective?
smelly
running
herself

Question 5/12

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Marie _____ her book on the table.
lay
lie
laid

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There are _______ of people here!
a lot
alot

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Her rude attitude really ________ you, huh?
effected
affected

Question 8/12

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Which of the following is spelled correctly?
accomodate
conscientous
embarrass

Question 9/12

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I don't care about the money, it's the ________ of the matter.
principle
principal
principel

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He tried to swim, but he just ______.
sunk
sinked
sank

Question 11/12

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The _______ of Massachusetts is Boston.
capitle
capital
capitol

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It's important not to be __________.
close-minded
closed minded
close minding
Well...we haven't seen your writing or typing, but we have to imagine it's filled with a variety of different errors. It's not a huge deal - unless you're applying for a job or you need to send some kind of professional email. In those cases, you might want to study up a bit, or have someone do a proofread for you!

C+, Error-filled English

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Right!
While you missed a couple of the more difficult ones here, you still had a pretty impressive showing, and could certainly convince us that you're an actual English graduate, with a degree and everything. Great work!

B+, English Grad

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Right!
You're a regular expert of the English language and all its various facets! You should consider passing that knowledge on to the less fortunate - the people you see making errors every day that could benefit from quick instruction on how to improve their language skills. Great work!

A+, English Expert

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Right!
1
Which of the following describes an action?
verb
adjective
pronoun
2
______ do you love?
who
whom
3
_______ never going to make it to the wedding on time.
Their
They're
There
4
Which of the following is an example of an adjective?
smelly
running
herself
5
Marie _____ her book on the table.
lay
lie
laid
6
There are _______ of people here!
a lot
alot
7
Her rude attitude really ________ you, huh?
effected
affected
8
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
accomodate
conscientous
embarrass
9
I don't care about the money, it's the ________ of the matter.
principle
principal
principel
10
He tried to swim, but he just ______.
sunk
sinked
sank
11
The _______ of Massachusetts is Boston.
capitle
capital
capitol
12
It's important not to be __________.
close-minded
closed minded
close minding