Only a True Perfectionist Can Ace This Spelling and Grammar Quiz

Beginning is spelled correctly. It is the point where something starts.

Adjectives describe a person or thing. A person can be friendly.

Many things can be nouns. A person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, activity or feeling can be a noun.

The correct spelling is "museum." This word has Greek and Latin roots.

If there is only one of a noun, such as "grape," then it is singular. As "grapes" refers to more than one grape, it is a plural noun.

A sentence should be able to stand on its own and make sense. It expresses a complete thought, containing both a subject and something about the subject.

This mark is called a period. It is used to indicate the end of a sentence.

Verbs are actions or things that someone can do. Killing is an action.

The correct spelling is "attitude." It comes from the Latin "aptitudo," which means "fitness."

Nouns are people, places and things. A desk is a thing or object.

The proper spelling is "psychiatrist." It is the name of a medical practitioner who treats and diagnoses mental illness.

"Handsome" is an adjective. Adjectives describe something or someone.

Commas indicate that a pause should be taken. They also separate items in a list.

Verbs are action words. Someone who is sleeping is in the act of sleep. Note that "sleep" can also be a noun.

Adverbs are used to describe actions and often end in -ly. Examples include "quickly" and "happily," but not every word that ends this way is an adverb.

The correct spelling is "humble." It is an adjective which means to be modest or of a low rank.

A basic sentence has a subject and a predicate. The predicate contains a verb and says something about the subject of the sentence.

"Usually" is spelled correctly. This word is an adverb.

Exclamation marks are used to convey sudden cries of intense emotion. They should be used sparingly in writing for the best effect.

The correct spelling is "neighbor." A neighbor is someone who lives nearby.

Pronouns take the place of any noun in a sentence. Pronouns are words like "he," "she" and "they."

Conjunctions connect two separate ideas. These are words like "and" or "but."

The correct spelling is "righteous." To be righteous means to be morally right.

All sentences start with an uppercase letter. They also all end with some form of punctuation.

The noun "pillow" is singular. To indicate there is more than one pillow, the word becomes "pillows."

"Arctic" is spelled correctly. This word describes frigid conditions and is also a type of climate.

In English, an apostrophe followed by an "s" is tacked onto the end of a noun to indicate possession. When you say or write "That is Lana's book!" everyone knows that the book belongs to her.

This is very common. One example is the word cold. You can have a cold, which is a noun, but the weather outside can also be described as cold, which is an adjective in that case.

All sentences must end with a punctuation mark. This one ends with a period.

Nouns are people, places and things. A car is a thing.

This word comes from French, which is why the c has the cedilla attached. This word can refer to the front of a building or the false face people sometimes maintain to hide any unpleasantness.

"Kindergarten" means "children's garden" in German. In the U.S., it is the class that prepares children for grade school.

English is tricky, which is why context is so important. A good example of this is the word "block." You can play with blocks, a plural noun, but also block someone's way, making the word a verb as well.

"Sarcastic" is the proper spelling. It is an adjective.

Gerunds come from verbs, but are not verbs. A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that is used as a noun.