24 challenges
Advanced Discourse Markers
Do you know how to elegantly pivot back to a main story after a random tangent, or correctly use formal words like albeit and notwithstanding? Test your mastery of advanced transitions by practicing markers of concession, extent and purpose, and reformulation and resumption across 10 challenging questions.
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Ellipsis in Coordination
Why repeat yourself when you can drop words to create elegant, concise sentences? Test your advanced grammar skills on gapping, verb phrase (VP) ellipsis, and right node raising across 10 challenging questions.
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Relative Clauses with Quantifiers
Do you know how to link sentences using words like some, none, or half without creating a dreaded comma splice? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering quantifiers with relative pronouns, choosing correctly between whom, which, and the tricky possessive whose.
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Advanced Sentence Adverbs
Do you know the difference between "He spoke thankfully" and "Thankfully, he spoke"? Test your ability to set the tone of a sentence by mastering sentence adverbs, distinguishing them from adverbs of manner, and expressing attitude and certainty.
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Contrast Clauses: Although, However, and Though
Do you know when to use a semicolon before however, or when to drop though at the end of a sentence? Master the tricky punctuation and placement of contrast clauses by navigating savage restaurant reviews, passive-aggressive roommate notes, and clumsy burglars.
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Adverb Clauses of Reason: Because, Since, and As
Why did the time traveler arrive three centuries late? Master explaining why things happen by testing your knowledge of adverb clauses of reason, distinguishing because vs. because of, applying correct punctuation rules, and identifying reason vs. time contexts.
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Adverb Clauses of Time: When, Before, After, Until
When do you stop whisking? Until your arm goes numb, obviously. Master the timing of events by choosing the right time conjunctions, applying correct verb tenses in future time clauses, and sequencing past events properly.
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Basics. Basic Conjunctions: And, But, Or, So, Because
Do you know when to use so instead of because to explain a chaotic morning? Connect your ideas smoothly by mastering cause and effect, contrasting statements, adding information, and offering alternatives using basic conjunctions.
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Basics. Have and Have Got for Possession
Do you know the difference between "Do you have?" and "Have you got?" Test your knowledge on expressing possession with affirmative statements, negative forms, and questions using both have and have got.
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Basics. Using 'It' for Time, Distance, and Weather
Why do English speakers say "It is raining" instead of just "Is raining"? Master the dummy subject by practicing how to correctly use "it" for time, weather conditions, and distance.
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Basics. Negative Contractions: Isn't, Haven't, and Don't
Do you know why we say "I don't know" but "I haven't seen it"? Test your ability to choose the correct negative contractions for the verbs be, do, and have in everyday situations.
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Basics. Relative Clauses: Who, Which, and That
Do you know when to use a comma with which, or when that is grammatically forbidden? Master your sentence-building skills by practicing defining and non-defining relative clauses, pronouns for people vs. things, and prepositions before relative pronouns.
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Basics. Common Uses of Auxiliary Verbs.
This challenge covers common uses of auxiliary verbs, including forming negative sentences, expressing interest or surprise, creating tag questions, and using "too," "either," "so," and "neither" in sentences.
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Commas That Change Meaning
Did you know that a single comma can turn a harmless sentence into a cannibalistic threat? Test your punctuation skills by exploring restrictive vs. non-restrictive relative clauses, essential vs. non-essential information, and the vocative comma for direct address.
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Compound Adjectives
Ever wondered why you write a ten-page essay but say the essay is ten pages long? Master the tricky rules of hyphenation by practicing number-noun combinations, adjectives with -ly adverbs, and the difference between adjectives before and after nouns.
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Basics. Defining vs. Non-defining Relative Clauses
Did you know that a single missing comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence? Test yourself on essential vs. non-essential information, proper comma placement, and choosing the correct relative pronouns across a variety of fun scenarios.
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Advanced Relative Pronouns: Whose, Whom, Where, When, and Why
Struggling to decide between "who" and "whom" in formal writing? Master the intricacies of object relative pronouns (whom), possessive relative pronouns (whose), and relative adverbs (where, when, why) in this engaging 11-question challenge.
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Its, Fewer, and Affect: Native Speaker Mistakes
Are you making the same embarrassing grammar mistakes that native English speakers make every day? Master the rules behind the most commonly confused word pairs by practicing its vs. it's, fewer vs. less, and affect vs. effect.
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Offers and Orders: Would You Like and I'll Have
Do you know the difference between asking someone "Do you like coffee?" and "Would you like some coffee?" Test your polite conversation skills by mastering would you like + noun, would you like to + verb, and the correct use of I'll have for placing orders.
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Saying No Politely
Are you worried about sounding rude when you turn down an invitation or a request at work? Master the art of polite refusals, including softening phrases, professional boundary-setting, and declining social invitations.
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Apostrophes Beyond the Basics
Do you know the difference between Mark and Sarah's house and Mark's and Sarah's cars? Test your punctuation skills on joint vs. separate possession, irregular plural possessives, and time expressions.
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Everyday Commas
Do you know when to use a comma before "and" or "but"? Master the art of punctuation by practicing compound sentences, introductory clauses, appositives, and lists in everyday scenarios.
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Quotation Marks: US vs UK
Does the comma go inside or outside the quotation marks? Test your punctuation skills on US vs. UK comma and period placement, single vs. double quotation marks, and formatting nested quotes.
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Is This Too Casual for Work?
Would you say "Hey boss, what's good?" to the CEO on your first day? Master your professional tone by practicing formal email greetings, polite requests, and workplace apologies.
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