Rectify The Errors! Grammar Editing Test! Trivia Quiz

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    From observations of the Chinese communitym it can be seen that the promotion of Mandarin as the mother tongue has effectively created a situation where most Chinese will end not speaking in dialects. What should be the correction?

    • End in not
    • End up not
    • End with not
    • End of not
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Do you think that you can rectify the errors in this grammar editing test? This quiz is perfect to help you see if you have what it takes to correct incorrect sentences and if you can identify what is wrong within them. Be sure to give it a try and get to see what more you will learn about what makes a sentence correct. All the best as you tackle it!.

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  • 2. 

    This has been one of the feature of life since I was a student here before we gained independence. What should be the correction?

    • One of the featured

    • One of the features

    • One of the featuring

    • One of a feature

    Correct Answer
    A. One of the features
    Explanation
    'one of the' signifies there are many to choose from. So 'feature' should be plural.

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  • 3. 

    In the past, many Chinese learnt English as a common language because of the different dialect spoken. What should be the correction?

    • Dialects spoken

    • Dialect spoke

    • Dialects spoke

    • Dialects speaking

    Correct Answer
    A. Dialects spoken
    Explanation
    'different' signifies many of the noun, so 'dialect' should be in plural form.

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  • 4. 

    Those of us who school under the earlier British system were somewhat surprised that the teaching of grammar and syntax had been dropped. What should be the correction?

    • Schools under

    • Schooling under

    • Schooled under

    • School undered

    Correct Answer
    A. Schooled under
    Explanation
    The phrase "schooled under" is correct because it uses the past participle "schooled," indicating that the subject received their education under the British system in the past. "Schooling under" would imply an ongoing process, while "schools under" and "school undered" are grammatically incorrect. The corrected sentence emphasizes that those educated in the past were surprised by changes in the teaching of grammar and syntax.

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  • 5. 

    We have a Chinese population frequently interacting with one another in Mandarin, even if they were primary schooled in English. What should be the correction?

    • Primary school

    • Primarily schooling

    • Primarily schooled

    • Primary schooling

    Correct Answer
    A. Primarily schooled
    Explanation
    Adverb form should be used instead of Adjective form.

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  • 6. 

    I often hear of families gathering to be thrilled and enthral by the magic of Phua Chu Kang's manner of speech. What should be the correction?

    • Enthralling by

    • Enthral with

    • Enthralled by

    • Enthralled with

    Correct Answer
    A. Enthralled by
    Explanation
    Parallel with 'thrilled'.

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  • 7. 

    I prefer to believe that the erosion of the standard of English over the years have to do with two factors: What is the explanation of the error?

    • Pronoun

    • Preposition

    • Word Form

    • Subject Verb Agreement

    • Tenses

    Correct Answer
    A. Subject Verb Agreement
    Explanation
    Erosion is a singular noun, so we'll need a singular verb 'has' instead of 'have'.

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  • 8. 

    Social cohesion, that our leaders are attempting to foster, is already there for us to exploit in Singlish. What should be the correction?

    • Where

    • Whom

    • With

    • Which

    Correct Answer
    A. Which
    Explanation
    Information after 'that' is non-defining.

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  • 9. 

    This may be inevitable as more and more students think in Mandarin, while attempt to speak and write in English. What is the type of error?

    • Past Participle

    • Past Continuous

    • Present Continuous

    • Present Participle

    Correct Answer
    A. Present Participle
    Explanation
    The given sentence suggests that students are thinking in Mandarin while trying to speak and write in English. The error in the sentence lies in the use of the present participle "thinking" instead of the correct form, which should be "think." The present participle is used to indicate an ongoing action, but in this context, the sentence is referring to a general habit or tendency, which should be expressed using the base form of the verb.

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  • 10. 

    They often evoke laughter and a special sense of bonding among audiences in a way that is rarely experience in other situations. What is the error classified under?

    • Past Tense

    • Past Participle

    • Passive Form

    • Subject Verb Agreement

    Correct Answer
    A. Subject Verb Agreement
    Explanation
    The error lies in the phrase “is rarely experience”, which should be “is rarely experienced.” However, looking more closely, the full sentence “They often evoke laughter and a special sense of bonding among audiences in a way that is rarely experience…” shows a mismatch between “is” (singular) and the subject “way” (singular), with “experience” mistakenly used instead of the correct past participle “experienced.” So the error falls under Subject-Verb Agreement and verb form.

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