Grammar Friday

By Pjfaur @peterfaur

In the following sentence, select the group of words that is the independent clause: The doctor was worried that Charlie was putting on too much weight.
The doctor was worried
that Charlie was putting on too much weight
In which sentence below is the past tense of the verb rendered incorrectly?
He brought a quart of milk with him.
He bought a quart of milk at the store.
He rung the doorbell.
He squeezed the orange.
A group of birds of any type is generically known collectively as a flock. Individual species, however, often have more colorful words to describe the group. Three of the examples below use the correct collective noun. Identify the one that doesn't.
A murder of crows
A siege of herons
A google of geese
A congregation of plovers
Select the word below that correctly fills in the blank in this sentence: A mediator is a(n) ______________________ party who helps people work out their differences.
uninterested
disinterested
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