1. ESL Unusual (Series 1)
ESL Unusual (Series 1)
English
Intermediate
This is English as a Second Language (ESL) Series 1 which involves grammar and general knowledge on English language.
Description
English language, Literature in English
Tags
30
Questions
1 min
Per question
6:20
Average time
3.0
Contest Score
20
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14 comments
Dreamy Scorpion
There are too many grammatical errors in the questions and choices. This is an ESL Quiz so it’s assumed to have at least basic grammar structure. For # 2, a clause and a sentence are NOT synonyms. They are two different things. Kindly correct that.
Quick Croc author
The quiz is ESL Unusual and not just ESL quiz first of. Mind the title! It may not appeal to majority in the English language speaking community in everything appropriate about English language. The level of learners that can attempt the quiz is the intermediate level. The errors in basic grammar structure for question 2 is noted, but, instances of mistakes in grammar with inconsistencies between questions and options in two or three questions would have been appreciated instead of posing generalizations. You will agree with me that there are elements of Literature in English language; the quiz description indicated it. You will also agree with me that there are differences between British and American English, specifically in grammar structure. Pidgin English (West African English) is used. This is deliberately infused to appeal to the persons answering the quiz locally. The quiz author had this in mind. Every year, if I am not mistaken, the English language is been upgraded and standardized even with current trends. There were no iron clad rules in setting such as long as it meets the contest standards and persons like you can critic constructively, bearing in mind that the quiz author is at his/her best.
Quick Croc author
A clause can sometimes act as a sentence as in independent clause which is expresses a complete thought. Synonym in meaning can be words nearest in meaning and or the same in meaning. Which ever way the quiz question for number 2 implies, it is correct. As long as a predicate and a subject is concerned, a sentence and clause are nearest if not the same in meaning.
Dreamy Scorpion
Quick Croc I know that. But you can’t use the word synonym as a word to describe that a sentence and a clause have the same meaning. They are two different concepts in grammar. My only concern is that you change the question or the way you said it.
Dreamy Scorpion
Quick Croc Hello. I hope it is understood that as I critique your quiz, I have put in consideration that the quiz author did this at his/her best. That is noted. I am only doing what I’m supposed to be doing: give criticism. 

While it did not state in the rules that question and choices should be grammatically correct, again, the title being ESL (regardless if it said unusual), makes it an imperative. Why? Because after all, this is an educational quiz. The users don’t only learn from the explanation but also through the format of questions and answers. I was pertaining to how the questions and answers were presented in the quiz. Anyway, since you wanted specifics:

#6- It should be did John GIVE me a bribe?

#9- Parts of Speech: There should be 8 only. Not 9. Articles are considered as adjectives as they modify the noun.

#28-So if the definition is broad, what is the definition of a noun? You could have included that.

#29- The inclusion of the article doesn’t matter. I believe that the children were making noise still follows the same concept.

I am still confirming the rest but I hope this suffices for now.
Quick Croc author
I believe that you answered question 28 and checked the hint bulb for answer clues. I am a Nigerian & it is a pity that if you ask pupils / students and most teachers of English Language even at the intermediate level, it mostly is & I quote, '...a name of a person, animals, place or things', very misleading and a pathetic error. Please, scrutinize the definition above and the correct one I gave as answer which is, 'a noun is simply, NAMES,' or Nouns = Names. The reason for saying that the definition is broad is because you can't start naming everything.
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Quick Croc author
it matters because it is only in the English language as a language & Lingual franca that an article can be found. Some research claims it is 10, while some others say it is 12 with the inclusion of articles / determiners or demonstratives if I am not mistaken. It also depends on context, usage, implied meaning etc. So, the inclusion of articles or not is a matter of contestation, considering the fact that most grammar structures cannot do without articles. .The question is, An Article, is it been seen as a word part or grammar part as in sentence formation for instance? What the quiz author had in mind was, an article as word parts. Even in replying your comment, you can see or count how many articles I have used as words to show the evolving nature of the English language. And because the English language is dynamic even more than any other language, you don't think that it will remain the way it was in century past. Its inclusion and or exclusion still points to its relevance. The author of the quiz would have avoided this question, but it is already late. We just have to check the facts and upgrade our knowledge and improve. It is not a matter of who is correct or wrong, but what is glaring is that we are learning whether we like it or not.
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