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Offline SuzzPuss

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10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« on: May 14, 2013, 16:43:54 PM »
This is quite tough.  I got two wrong but I wasn't sure on at least one other...   :-[  Don't tell Colwyn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22512744?sharing=true&score=8+10



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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2013, 17:37:41 PM »
6/10 for me earlier today but I was guessing most of the time :(

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2013, 18:13:29 PM »
7 good guesses for me.

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2013, 20:49:23 PM »
i only got as far as ''O'' level sums and spelling at school, so will not try that test.

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2013, 21:16:22 PM »
9 rite
Did q3 wrong?

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2013, 21:34:01 PM »
9 is impressive!  Mind you, I got 10 on my 2nd attempt.  Already knowing the answers from last time helped.   ;D

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2013, 21:49:29 PM »
I am disappointed to say that I didn't even understand one of the questions at all, therefore getting the answer correct was always going to be down to chance. And I got it wrong along with two others :D

I wonder if Colwyn got 10 out of 10. I bet he did.

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2013, 21:51:38 PM »
I did absolutely crap. English was a subject I hated at school.
I kept getting my misplaced modifier caught in my dangling participle. ;D

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2013, 22:00:17 PM »
I am disappointed to say that I didn't even understand one of the questions at all, therefore getting the answer correct was always going to be down to chance. And I got it wrong along with two others :D


There were two I had no clue about.  My local comprehensive wasn't the greatest.   ;)

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Re: 10 questions on grammar from the BBC
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2013, 22:00:57 PM »
I did absolutely crap. English was a subject I hated at school.
I kept getting my misplaced modifier caught in my dangling participle. ;D

Show off!  Who measured your dangling participle for you?




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