I was visiting the SPOGG (Society for the Promotion Of Good Grammar) blog tonight and suddenly it felt like high school all over again. There was the chance to take a grammar quiz!
For years, I’ve dreaded any conversations about grammar. It’s not that I hate grammar. I actually appreciate a well constructed sentence. Rather, I do not like grammar so much that I’m willing to spend even fifteen or twenty minutes debating the appropriate use of the apostrophe.
This unwillingness to recognize the value of a good grammar debate has led some people to question my ability to write (as well as my ability to think). Moreover, this unwillingness to debate such issues and resolve them by searching half a dozen conflicting style guides, has often left me with the unsettling feeling that maybe I don’t know my grammar well enough.
So when I saw grammar quiz, my stomach started to churn. Still, never one to back away from a good quiz (especially since the results would not be published), I gritted my teeth, tossed aside my caution, and took the quiz.
And I scored a perfect 100. That’s a perfect 100. As in no wrong answers.
You can try the quiz here.
By the way, if you’re like me and enjoy grammar in small doses with a bit of humor on the side, take a look at the SPOGG site. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.