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    100.

    It doesn't surprise me that casino APs are getting high scores on this quiz. We tend to pay attention to detail more than the average civilian.

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    I got 100% and english is not my native tongue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bjarg View Post
    I got 100% and english is not my native tongue.
    I think it may actually be easier for a non-native speaker to score well on this quiz.

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    These "tests" are all designed to be trivial so you won't give up. They are paid per click. I got all but one question right on an quiz about paintings, which I really don't know that much about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    These "tests" are all designed to be trivial so you won't give up. They are paid per click. I got all but one question right on an quiz about paintings, which I really don't know that much about.
    Looks like Norm needs to re-take the grammar quiz.
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    Typing quiz. My typing is getting worse and worse.
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    If I desire a grammar exam, I'll log in on facebook....
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    Quote Originally Posted by metronome View Post
    If I desire a grammar exam, I'll log in on facebook....
    Beats a prostate exam.
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    100% easy as falling off a tight rope.
    Quote Originally Posted by drunk View Post
    This is your thread title:

    This ones for Don, a grammar quiz.


    The word "ones" should have been written as "one's" as in "This one is for Don." The apostrophe shows the noun as being possessive.
    The apostrophe shows a contraction and represents the missing letter(s).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tthree View Post
    100% easy as falling off a tight rope.
    The apostrophe shows a contraction and represents the missing letter(s).
    Anyone want to see me in a typing contest? Don?

    I had to edit that - almost typed schtupping contest.

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    I had a fight with the bitch in my blue tooth today. It would have been funny if I hadn't been alone. I kept saying what number to call and it would list a few choices that were not what I was telling her to do. It took a dozen attempts. It was like the skits on TV. I guess my accent is too much for her.

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    "This ones for Don, a grammar quiz."

    Let's dissect the above title.

    The clause: "This ones for Don". First off, the word "ones" is incorrect. "Ones" denotes multiples of something. What are these multiples? Nothing is stated in the text given. The author meant "One's", meaning "one is" as in: "This one (object/idea) is for Don". Second, the clause has a preposition in it: "for Don." Let's remove the preposition to see if the above clause is complete: "This one's...". This one is what exactly? The clause is incomplete. That means the proceeding apostrophe is unnecessary. It only adds confusion to what the reader is trying to understand.

    The phrase: "a grammar quiz." Nothing wrong with this. It is a complete idea. It has a subject. A simple statement none the less.

    Now. Bring both of them together: "A grammar quiz for Don." This would the the correct title. The new title is a simple clause. It is a complete sentence with a subject-verb relationship. "A grammar quiz.", when removing the preposition "for" from the new title, still shows a complete idea. A simple grammar quiz.
    Last edited by lij45o6; 02-27-2017 at 09:46 PM. Reason: clause for the second statement should be phrase

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    My grammar terms are very old fuzzy memory but I think you botched the terms in your explanation pretty bad.

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