English Grammar Quiz 14

I think that your work had ought to center around only them plays that the Shakespearean canon compromises.

(cross out, had, around, them) replace aound with on and them with those.

Perhaps you had better cite some authorities who are averse to your thesis so that your readers will not infer that you are ignorant of opposing arguments.

correct

Some students become aggravated when a writer uses lots of illusions to classical literature that they ain't ever read.

(Cross out, aggravated, lots of illusions, ain't) and replace aggravated with irritated, lots of illusions with many allusions and ain't with have not

Being as a significant amount of people took sick during the cholers epidemic, doctors became terribly anxious that many would die.

(cross out, Being as, amount, took sick, terribly) replace Being as with Because, amount with number, took sick with became ill and terribly with extremely

As Lexie is extremely light complexioned, she better try and stay in the shade as much as possible.

(cross out, As, better, and) replace As with Because, better with had better, and, and with to

It may be that certain phenomena effect changes in the atmosphere irregardless of human efforts to the contrary.

(cross out, irregardless and replace with regardless)

Hopefully the purses are on sale: it would be kind of discouraging if they are full price.

(cross out Hopefully,and kind of) replace Hopefully with i hope and kind of with somewhat

What can one do to teach another that poring over eminent books of ancient lore can elicit unforgettable imaginative experiences.

correct

I expect you find it funny that most all children enjoy coloring.

(cross out, expect, funny and most) replace expect with suppose, funny with odd and most with almost

Suzanne's little brother was sort of upset that he had been waiting on Suzanne to come outside of her room for over two hours.

(cross out, sort of, waiting on, and of) replace sort of with rather, waiting on with waiting for