How knowledgeable are you about the conventions of grammar and punctuation? Test your level of skill with the Grammar Witch’s quiz then check your knowledge with the Answer Key. Only you will know your score, but you can ask the GW to explain any items you find puzzling.
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Once you have made certain your grammar and punctuation are correct, you are ready to edit for sentence clarity which makes the difference between an OK paper and a great one. See if you can improve the clarity of the sentences in this quiz and then compare your version with the Answer Key.
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Many writers identify “getting started” as one of the hardest steps to take. Are you aware of your own composing process? What’s easy for you? What’s hard? Understanding how you go about your work and making adjustments as necessary can result in less hair pulling and wasted time. Here are the general steps in the writing process.

Do you know the difference between site/sight/cite, effect/affect, adverse/averse? English has a number of words that sound the same (or nearly the same) but are spelled differently and have different meanings. The spell check on your computer won’t tell you that you’ve mixed them up, but the Grammar Witch will.

Do you use it’s or its? who’s or whose? your or you’re? who or whom? me or I? Let the Grammar Witch help you untangle those troublesome pronouns!