Grammar test

The best grammar is invisible. Its aim is to communicate a message with the minimum confusion.

That's why missing apostrophes, misplaced commas and wrong words are so frustrating - they get in the way of the message and can sometimes change its meaning completely.

So how well do you know the basics?

Take our test to see how good your grammar is...

Two familys went away together.

Two families went away together.

Two family’s went away together.

I sat on the chair. One of it's legs were damaged.

I sat on the chair. One of its legs was damaged.

I sat on the chair. One of its’ legs was damaged.

License

Licence

She won every game except one.

She won every game accept one.

He went there for the first time.

He went their for the first time.

He went they’re for the first time.

I always loose my keys.

I always lose my keys.

I haven't got no more matches.

I haven't got more matches.

It had little affect on him.

It had little effect on him.

She gave me lots of good advise.

She gave me lots of good advice.

I would have talked to him.

I would of talked to him.

Apostrophe

Comma

Question mark

Hyphen

Pronoun

Adjective

Adverb

Conjunction

Pronouns

Adjectives

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Metaphor

Alliteration

Simile

Onomatopoeia

It's got a verb missing

It's a split infinitive

It's the wrong tense