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As the Grammar Patrol, Judith P. Josephson (left) and Edith H. Fine field grammar questions on radio shows nationwide. Besides their two popular Nitty-Gritty Grammar books, the authors have written award-winning children's books. Both live in southern California with their families.
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Grammar Quiz III
Grammar Quiz IV
Grammar Quiz V
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Grammar Quiz VII
Pesky Punctuation: Quotation Marks
Parts of Speech Puzzler
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Nitty-Gritty Grammar and More Nitty-Gritty Grammar
I
should have gone
bowling. (
Not,
should have went
) Colleen entertains better than
I
(
Not,
me
)
Are
our children learning? (
Not,
Is
) The feisty clerk's nickname is "Spitfire
.
" (
Not,
"Spitfire"
.
) Florists take romance
seriously.
(
Not,
serious
) Café Flour Power showcased
its
new torte. (
Not,
it's
)
Ted and Tisha's
van was stolen. (
Not,
Ted's and Tisha's
)
Bill's
and
Alma's
tubas collided. (
Not,
Bill
and
Alma's
) The Lotto Jackpot was
bigger
than expected. (
Not,
more bigger
)
Your
poodle terrifies my Rottweiller. (
Not,
You're
)
Where are
my Ripplin' Red lures? (
Not,
Where's
[where is]) It's time for Jen and
me
to build a snowman. (
Not,
I
) Snails-to-Go is closing
its
doors forever. (
Not,
it's
) The
effects
of garlic chili last for hours. (
Not,
affects
) The flavor of the
fowl
enhanced the tofu. (
Not,
foul
) Things are going
bad
on the Fashion Fest runway. (
Not,
badly
) "I'm going to
lie
down," said Dagwood. (
Not,
lay
) Bette plays
better
with decent clubs. (
Not,
more better
) Gryffindor
swept
the Quidditch finals. (
Not,
sweeped
)
You're
camping in Antarctica? (
Not,
Your
) Deedee and
I
saddled up. (
Not,
myself
) Terry plays Boggle with Jeannie and
me
. (
Not,
I
) Lee showed her
mementos
of Africa. (
Not,
momentos
) It sounds
as if
Chlöe loves singing. (
Not,
like
) The Taj Mahal is a
unique
building. (
Not
most unique
or
very unique
) They signed the card, "
The Smiths
." (
Not
"
The Smith's.
")
Let's
finish the croquet match. (
Not,
lets
)
She and I
are going to the tatoo parlor. (
Not,
Me and her
)
These kinds
of truffles are dangerously good. (
Not,
These kind
)
As I said
, Travis rescued Fluffy. (
Not
,
Like I said
) Stella told Steve and
me
about her adventure (
Not,
I
) Sergeant Pepper will take
roll call
. (
Not,
role call
) Jessica's hunk detector works
well
. (
Not,
good
) Hugh wished his telephone
had rung
. (
Not,
would have rang
) Sewer Tour: $45, plus
guide's tip
. (
Not,
guides tip
or
guides' tip
) Linda loves
lying
on the beach. (
Not,
laying
) Miss Piggy
should have
run for president. (
Not,
should of
)
Cory and I
use gargoyles for garden gnomes. (
Not,
Cory and me
) I
saw
the Doo-Dah Parade yesterday. (
Not,
seen
)
There are
not enough votes. (
Not,
There is
or
There's
)
It's
revolting! (
Not,
its
)
You're
our hero, Mr. Rogers. (
Not,
Your
)
Where is it
? (
Not,
Where's it at
) Frankenstein arrived with
him
and a werewolf. (
Not,
he
)
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