How literate are you?

Ever wonder where you stand in the English language? What about all the other people out there who piss you off with latent disregard to the proper use of the English language? Well, find out here.

In this quiz there are questions addressing some of the biggest concerns in writing. Whether it is chatting online or writing an essay or a story, it is imperative that you use proper English so that you can be understood clearly, without having to read the section over and over to understand it. So, how literate are you?

Created by: Outai
  1. Which of the following does not have correct punctuation?
  2. Which of the following uses the correct form of the word 'to'?
  3. Which word is not spelled correctly?
  4. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word, 'their'?
  5. When should you not capitalize a word?
  6. Is using text talk ever okay?
  7. When should you stop one paragraph to start the next?
  8. How are actions and speech separated?
  9. When should you not use a comma?
  10. When should you use a period?
  11. When do you indent?
  12. What does it mean to indent?
  13. When do you use quotation marks?
  14. When do you use a hyphen?
  15. When do you use an exclamation point?
  16. When do you use a question mark?
  17. Which form of the word 'is' is the correct one?
  18. Which sentence is in the correct tense? (Past, present, future, and so on.)

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Quiz topic: How literate am I?