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aced it as well. I went to school in the 60's, before standards started to slip. We had rote-learning; do I have say it again? "we had rote learning" Again....?

I answered 85 percent of the question s

And today, teachers rejoice when a student doesn't try to kill the teacher.

I answered 3 questions incorrectly

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Any native English speaker should be able to ace this. I did, but didn't learn any of this in school.

The sentence should have been “Hey, MAY I ask you something?”

Who all knows what an "oblique" sign is?

You don't even speak English good...weird

correct English would use "correct" instead of "proper"!

@@rumbazamba2283 You mean "You don't even speak English well" LMAO

And who told you that a person is only eligible of respect if he knows how to speak "correct" English ?

@@paulywhit2783 She said "properly" which is correct.

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My parents spoke impeccable English.

You are fortunate. I had Maleficent for four years. My primary school years. My father took us to the United States. The teachers here made a great effort to teach me American English. I was skilled in that language after one year. After two years, I was as proficient as my peers. A teacher can be psycho. There was mutual animosity between me and that teacher. What's worse, in those days a teacher could whack a child without any fear of reprisal!

I went to school in the 70s, just before education became more liberal. This stuff was drilled into us early on.

@@llamasugar5478 Yeah, like elementary school in my experience. Once past 6th grade, it was a matter of building upon a foundation instill in those early years.

Thanks for sharing, Joanne Callari

This is for 5th graders when I went to school.

My all-time favorite activity was diagramming sentences! Loved it, and did it instinctively for years after graduation.

@@donnaalbert443 Yes, I could still diagram a sentence, and I'm 80. My grandchildren have no idea what diagramming a sentence is. I'm not sure whether their father, a PhD, knows, either!

I remember diagramming sentences. I enjoyed those, unless I had to do so at the chalk board!

Glad you liked it, Venzina Nairyani

They are still teaching this stuff. Trouble is, no one is sitting up and taking notice... All the modern tech has introduced so much jargon into the English language as well as American English that it has fallen on deaf ears.

@@richmck007 Thanks for the update. I'm glad to hear that grammar is still being taught. As I said above, I'm 75. In all of those years I have never known the need for clear communication more than I do in 2020.

@@Mikerochip1 Globalization, pure and utter globalization!

100% too also same age!

"Jim S" and "Olivia Greco" you both are amazing 👍🌷

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Funny, you did better than good, there were only 18 questions and you got 19 correct! WOW

@@jenniferwells9032 Check "Good on you"? S/B Good for you

You are very lucky Tatjana Meyer ! Imagine with your age 71 still your memory is very interesting to scored 19 out of 20 questions ...Congratulations Finnes or Fins( inhabitants from Finland country).

@@maryloufaucher6533 "blessings ON thee little man........"

I'm with you on this. It was like first grade English for me.

@@randydargartz3721 Yes, seemed easy. Perhaps it's the age group we're in.

@@moviemakerwannabe perhaps it’s the age group in which we belong. 🤗. Kidding you. Don’t end a sentence with a preposition either. Remember ? 😁

Aced it. Not that it wasn't that hard

I went to Catholic school . We were driven hard on spelling, grammar, punctuation and penmanship.

I am German, I got an idiom wrong. But English grammar is soooooo easy. But I have my latinum, meaning 5 years of Latin in school.

What has happened to breaking down a sentence, every word has it's own story, people just are not taught this any more. Did a little experiment at work. I work at the Shaw Festival Theatre, big outfit, 5 stages, 500 employees from housekeeper's to actors. I could not find anyone that knew that a "forward slash" is actually an oblique sign. Of course I didn't speak to everyone, but I'm a bit of an extravert and have worked there for 15 years, love to talk. I interviewed tons of people. I was really surprised that I never found one that remembered this from English class. I'm 69 years old. Even started to doubt myself and looked it up to be sure! LOL!!

Do you know what a pound sign is called in computer-speak?

@@kitefan1 I'd like to know, please reveal.

I'm a 77 yr. old Sri Lankan. Studied at a convent school in Colombo. My score was 100%. We had excellent teachers then.

Isn't it though

Good catch!

I caught that as well...

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I missed that !

it's great to hear that, dear Swarnalatha Parasuraman. Always be confident in your ability. Believe in yourself!. George Herbert says: "Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”

good for you...kids are not taught as we were in the 50s...

@@pjj9491 actually we are, we literally learn all of this still. I assume the last time were in school was the in 50s, so how would you know?

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Should it be thing?

You’re an optimist, aren’t you? 😂

I am off Facebook for many reasons but the one that applies here....when people write a post like “when I gone to the store the other day I bringed my kid with me and we seen a rabbit. This drives me nuts! We need more public schools. NOT!

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OK...understand that the point of these “tests” is to get you to click on their site. So if they make it semi easy you feel good about it and are more likely to do another one...then KZfaq starts pushing ‘em at you. It’s about money.

I can believe a lot of people would fail!!

Thanks for sharing.

Nice score, dear Cindy Braatz

Same here.

Likewise

Well dun !

@@Boz-works my word blind grandfather used to say, d-o-n, don; d-o-n-e, donny; d-u-n, done.

100% correct for me, too. We would have known most of this in Primary School in Australia.

@@JudeAussie Hi Judy, HA HA totally true, thanks for your lovely reply. 😃👍

Even laptop language has made proper spelling impossible. U, EZ,Wat, sez and at least one word per post is FU'd. A pencil made you use your brain. A eraser made you rethink you answer. And recess gave you time to associate with others. Everything doesn't need to be abbreviated.

@@michaelfreeman9144 Absolutely agree with you, totally correct. Cheers Ruth from Australia 🇦🇺⚘😊

I hate boomers

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Hi Anne. I'm 70 and people of my generation were also taught grammar. If we turned in an assignment with spelling or grammar errors, we lost marks. The questions that form this "test" remind me of what we learned as part of Grade 3 grammar. I cringe when I hear words used incorrectly, split infinitives, the use of "good" instead of "well" and the ultimate betrayal of the English language, "your" instead of "you're.". I guess my age is showing. I'm in Canada and the education system here is far from perfect. From what I understand, children in elementary school are not being taught penmanship. This is appalling! Those are my complaints for now. COVID has made me crankier than usual!

@@lovesmusic36 LOL, COVID has made most of us cranky! Hang in there! Scary times, especially for those of us who are older. In all fairness, the only practical use for cursive now is as a skill necessary for reading older writings. Sadly, “penmanship” has become superfluous. But, I also cringe at how bad grammar is so pervasive today. One of my pet peeves is the use of the adjective ‘everyday’, not as an adjective, but where ‘every day’ is really what is meant. Language always changes over time, but this feels more like a disintegration!

@@altitudeiseverything3163 Cursive is necessary, I believe, if only to be able to sign your name. I use cursive "every day!" Sorry, I had to work that in! I make lists and notes. I don't think I'd want to print by hand everything when I need to put pen to paper. I also write children's picture books, essays, song lyrics and poetry. Occasionally I prefer to do that by hand rather than on the computer. Again, having to print rather than use cursive writing would be very time consuming. Another irritating grammatical error is when I hear radio personalities reporting traffic and use "alternate route" when it should be "alternative." Social media and texting (the most irritating form of communication) have destroyed the English language. I think I should stop here. I'm aggravating myself! Stay well. Best regards from Canada!

@@lovesmusic36 I agree with *all* of that and I use cursive every day, too! I find printing awkward, slow, and less expressive. But aside from signatures, it does seem to be becoming somewhat obsolete, at least for young people. A shame, really. My best to you, too! ❤️

ME TOO

100%. Some of these videos were designed for speakers who are new to English. I suspect this is one of them.

Obviously you've never read, some of the posts on facebook!

I got 100% also; it was a very easy test, but not for an 8 year old. Children that young haven’t learned all of that grammar yet.

I think you meant imagine 😉

Igot, 98ppercent out of a hundred. Lol.

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I'm also in my 60's, and I also scored 100%. As for degrees, I learned a long time ago that a person can have more degrees than a thermometer and still be an uneducated dolt!

@@badczech8485 Very true but I can’t throw my daughters under the bus , as some day they may read this. I still love ‘em,though.

@@rayolson7475 Sir, I never suggested that you should throw your daughters under the bus, nor that you should (or ever could) cease to love them! I was merely making a distinction between the education that those in our generation received and the trivial fluff that has been disguised as education since. All the best to your and yours!

@@badczech8485 I didn’t take you wrong. There’s a lot of truth in that statement. Just keeping the peace in my family. I appreciate you comment.

@@badczech8485 No worries......I completely understand the sentiment of the statement. One of my aunts had a masters degree in education yet would get lost driving home on occasion. A lot of brains but no sense.

Wonderful!

I also went to Catholic School for 12 years. Always had beautiful penmanship, at 66 I still get compliments on my writing. Thanks to my mother and the Sisters of Saint Joseph.👍👍👍

My wife did as well she hates people not knowing basic grammar including spelling! Abbreviations are her pet hate...

I'm 70 and often asked if I took special courses for my penmanship...wow...lol

Thanks for sharing.

@Thia Williams Sad, but true.

Um...your sentence lacks a needed verb ...”let alone ________ the structure”. Right?

@@davidmathews2124 - it’s understood.

@@mchapman132 Right. Reading back over the thing it finally clicked for me and sounded right. I was wrong. I just kept looking at it one way. My bad.

@@davidmathews2124 - I’m impressed, most folks are incapable of admitting a mistake or misunderstanding. My sister is a college professor....Ph.D......in English. I get an English lesson every time we’re together. Lol

AGREED.

The Test is focus’s on English Grammar - not slang.

@@WildlifeObsessed I'm afraid I am at loss as to what point you are making. Slang, is irrelevant in this context.

A little pedantic I would say...if I declare that I am "hitting the sack" as I leave the lounge and say good night...one assumes I am off to bed!..i may have s@x...but I have said I am off to bed...what I do there is irrelevant

You can also go to bed but not go to sleep if you having insomnia. Now that said I do agree with you I have always used the term hitting the sack for going to bed.

Thanks for sharing, Nagesh Cavatur

I believe we learned most of the grammar on our own. There is never enough time for teachers to teach grammatical rules to students.

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@@henrymatthews4344 That is so sad to hear. I'm 54 and have excellent grammer, I can read and spell well. I had fantastic english teachers and a Mother who was ADIMENT that I spoke properly. I'm so grateful!

Fortunately, I had a high understanding of what sounds right so I could pass my classes. Having to say why it was right was beyond me,

Amazing!

Really?

Really, there were only 18 questions; I am impressed.

@@imagik2446 however many. 220-221 as in Mr. Mom movie.

@@imagik2446 hey Keith smith. This a bit embarrassing. Thanks for setting me straight.😖

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Another boomer

Remedial

This happens all over the world, unfortunately

Just look on Facebook or any other media these days and you can see clearly that people with college “degrees” can’t even apply this language in everyday conversation. 4th graders are still being ingrained with liberal hate and politics.

Nowadays a 12th grader couldn't pass this.

Arizona Mom .... An educated person understands that there are varying levels of learning abilities, and to SOME individuals, this kind of test would prove to be quite difficult. Therefore, I will have to mark you down for that ignorant comment, which some might find hurtful.

That's what I thought. I thought it was a joke...

It was a long time ago. Not now.

Oh dear mr Woelke. There is no apostrophe in commas. It's a Plural noun. I am also sick of Americans using double negatives "I never done nothing." If you've NEVER DONE NOTHING, you must have done something. The correct grammar is "I have done nothing."

@@patryan1375 Have you noticed spell correct insists on punctuation where it does not belong?

Good idea!

I would've been one of those students 😂😂😂

@@moviemakerwannabe yes i have. I also wish that people would learn the difference between there and their. My children used to call me the grammar police.👮‍♀️ Now my students at university have to be corrected. 🎓

Forgive me I got 7 wrong answers

@@justinevee_ same (Tʖ̯T)

Awesome! Thank you!

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Excellent

If you graduated from from grammar school then you must must be brilliant.

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Solve challenge from my channel

Well done, dear Joanne Jennings. Thank you very much!

I feel the same way! I'm 62 and found this really easy!

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Always glad to be helpful learners. 😘

Right, and I am a foreigner

But this was testing which preposition goes with the specific expression “ the same time “ ..... and not a time expression e.g. “ 10 minutes “

Kate and I both finished the test at the same time. = Kate and I finished the test at the same 'moment' in time. Kate and I both finished the test in the same time. = Kate and I finished the test in the same 'amount' of time. Both the above answers correctly use the prepositions 'in' and 'at' in the sentence stated in the question.

Not true...you failed

Exactly what I was going to say

@@albertvickery2234 Sorry but the way it was writing: Both finished…….the same time. It was more than clear it must be “at”

Same here, 15/15, 77 and counting😂🇳🇴

Thank you for sharing 😘

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If English is not your first language

A majority of TODAY's youth would fail.

Piece of piss

I guess u're gonna fail on easy spannish, french, mandarin, etc ;(

this is a grammer test... idioms *have nothing to do with grammer... 🤣

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Thanks for sharing!

I understand. It's surprising to see grammar mistakes everywhere, even with tools to help. 📚✏️ Let's keep promoting good grammar! 👍

Great job!

Missed 1. We were taught well in the 50s.

All correct

Andrea G - same here. When I went to school, teachers were not afraid to let you know your mistakes. It's the only way to learn how to get it right.

So then you'd get that when you're talking about 2 or more things to be described then "were" would be used and not was

Were drummed into me

English and grammar were drummed into me. Not Was

My strength, thanks to great instructors, was English. I, too, excelled through in college. To this day, I struggle with the Compound Sentence including punctuation as well. Lol!

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They are not teaching cursive today

I am from the Philippines 72yrs old perfect score we really had strict and we'll -schooled teachers back then.

Well -schooled or proficient teachers

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Very good!

Same.

SİX LANGUAGES. This is super. I have the utmost respect for people who know many languages.

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Wow, das ist beeindruckend! 6 Sprachen! Ich bin Deutscher und spreche Englisch und Französisch. Dieser Test war teils einfach, teils schwierig - in Bezug auf die festen Ausdrücke (Idioms). Die erste Frage hatte ich falsch. A la prochaine!

@@joajoa-ej1ly merci bien :-D

I bet it was an idiom.

Well done, Elsa Guevarra

Well done, Trina Cabaliza

@Ismail: If you got 18 out of 18, is it absolutely necessary to say what score you got in each test?

You're right

There are a lot of people born in English speaking countries who don’t even know the difference between “to” and “too”. Some of them need to go back to school.

@@ilovesuisse1 There are a lot of British who don't understand the progressive form of verbs. They say things like "was sat" instead of "was sitting"; then there is the British discard of the comparative form of the adjective "good". They don't say "good" "BETTER" "best", but everything is "best"; "best do this", "this is best" etc. Infuriates me no end! And what's this sudden dropping of the word "disappear"? They now say (and it's crept into American English as well), "gone missing!" What the...." "Disappeared" has been used for over a century and all of a sudden we're now talking like 3-year-olds? Why? Why? WHY?

@@EnglishTestBlog I would say to people whose mother tongue is English as well.🤣🤣🤣

Even for them it is not challenging enough, though a true beginner may cry his dismay.

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exactly.....dang!!!

@@luciuskiros1731really? wow....never knew that....never even knew "brang" is a word let alone "brung"....it's not a "scrabble" term is it?

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Well done!

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It means you know a lot of things than we do. We should count our age by life experiences, not years. Please feel free to share your experiences with learners here.

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