That's not a misquoted seasonal song; it's a question. Grammatically speaking, do you know what you know? Millions of people rely on spelling and grammar checkers to fill gaps in their language arts education. That can create some interesting, confusing, and embarrassing sentences. English is complicated. Even professionals make mistakes.
Take my quiz to see if you know what you think you know.
1. Suzy's sisters' cat's bed needs washing.
This sentence implies how many sisters?A. OneB. More than one
How many cats?A. OneB. More than one
2. Choose the appropriate homonym of "there."
_____ taking _____ car to the shop and leaving it _____.
3. The class recited (it's/its) motto.
4. How did the storm (affect/effect) you?
5. What's wrong with this sentence?
Bad grammar and spelling is a turn off.
Answers:
1. B, A
2. They're, their, there
3. its
4. affect
5. The sentence pairs a plural subject (Bad grammar and spelling) with a singular verb (is).
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