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[Closed] FOr the STW Pedants

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I'm shure the STw pedents in here will score much in this quiz;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22512744

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Posted : 14/05/2013 12:35 pm
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I got 7 out of 10 and one was lucky guess as for lack of comma implies a gender - my arse it does


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 12:40 pm
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http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bbc-grammar-quiz

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Posted : 14/05/2013 12:41 pm
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I'm shure the STw pedents in here will score much in this quiz;

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Posted : 14/05/2013 12:49 pm
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Rachel - [u]su[/u]re, ped[u]a[/u]nt and ST[u]W[/u] were all intended puns, I assume?!?


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 12:56 pm
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I done rubbishly.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 12:58 pm
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Yes, teamhurtmore, they were. 🙂

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Posted : 14/05/2013 1:09 pm
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The first question has two acceptable answers: 3 and 4. Although the premise tells us that there is at least one neighbour, it doesn't tell us that there is only one neighbour who has the garden in question. There could be another neighbour who has joint possession of the garden.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 1:27 pm
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There could be another neighbour who has joint possession of the garden

...but there is nothing in the question to suggest that. It's at best an unlikely assumption. I answered that one correctly and found it quite easy; it went downhill after that 🙁


 
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...but there is nothing in the question to suggest that. It's at best an unlikely assumption.

The question asks which phrasing is correct - presumably, grammatically correct in the context of the given facts. Both 3 and 4 are grammatically correct in the context of the given facts.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 2:00 pm
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I love the fact that everyone is doing their very best to achieve grammatical perfection in this particular thread.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 2:04 pm
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I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed that I scored 10/10.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 2:06 pm
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Both 3 and 4 are grammatically correct in the context of the given facts

I'll agree to disagree 🙂


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 2:06 pm
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I only got 9/10, which, for a competitive pedant, is disappointing.

@Junkyard: That's the one I got wrong, which I think makes you right.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 2:07 pm
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I'll agree to disagree

You don't belong on this thread.


 
Posted : 14/05/2013 11:50 pm
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5/10 for me ...rather pleased considering Eangleesh is my second language 🙂


 
Posted : 15/05/2013 5:56 am
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Duplicate thread, closing. Please to be continuing here.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bbc-grammar-quiz <


 
Posted : 15/05/2013 7:36 am