Diagnostic Test for Writers

Prometheus: Asking Questions I am a great fan of Ridley Scott's movies. This one is no exception. The story is wonderful, and it makes us think about the importance of knowing about where the human race come from. I. 1. man / what / happened / to / that 2. aren't / why / you/ them / helping 3. die / why /did / he 4. where / they / go / do 5. know/ do/ it's beautiful / you / how 6. you / what / believe / you II. ( ) That's what I choose to believe. ( ) He died. ( ) Heaven, paradise ( ) They don't want my help. ( ) Because sooner or later everyone dies. III. Answer key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

A Guide To Proper Comma Use 7 Sentences That Sound Crazy But Are Still Grammatical Let's not look at grammar as a cold, harsh mistress. She can also be a fun, kooky aunt. Here are some tricks you can do to make crazy sounding sentences that are still grammatical. 1. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. Take advantage of the fact that the same sentence can have two different structures. One morning [I shot an elephant] [in my pajamas]. But another possible, and perfectly grammatical, reading is One morning [I shot] [an elephant in my pajamas]. 2. Make a garden path sentence. 3. Another garden path sentence, this one depends on the fact that "complex," "houses," and "married" can serve as different parts of speech. 4. Make a sentence with multiple center embeddings. 5. Another crazy center-embedded sentence. 6. Buffalo! 7. This sentence takes advantage of the versatile English –ing. Sources of sentences: 1. Primary image courtesy of NationalGrammarDay.com.