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14 December 2018 • NVRA eVoice

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CE QUIZ (Earn 1 NVRA CE credit)

TEST YOUR GRAMMAR SKILLS

PART 1: ‘Tis (or t’is?) the season
Deck the halls with boughs of holly ‘Tis the season to be jolly
There are a surprising number of pitfalls to holiday writing. How do you spell the name of that red plant your
department is hawking for charity? And does the possessive form of “Claus” take a second “s” or just an
apostrophe? Learn the answers to these and other pressing questions in this holiday-themed quiz.

1. The name of that ubiquitous red plant is . 4. Which is correct? On December 24th, a lot of children
a. pointsetta b. poinsetta can be found gazing out windows for a glimpse of
c. poinsettia d. pointsettia sleigh.
a. Santa Claus’ b. Santa Claus’s
2. Which is correct? Be careful shopping online: According
to security experts, the season for identity theft. 5. Which is correct? We’re planning a festive meal and
a. ’tis b. t’is special surprises for employees and their guests, so
.
3. Which is correct? After the celebrations of , a. RSVP b. please RSVP
January 1 seems like an excellent choice for a holiday.
a. New Year’s Eve b. New Years Eve Sources: http://www.languageatwork.com
c. New Years’ Eve WhatIs.com

PART 2: Choose the correct word: Because / Because of / By / With
Because (since, as, though) and because of (due to, on account of) are connective double-prepositions
that relate additional, nonessential information to the main clause. By and with are prepositions that
can express a means or method for a particular action that someone or something does.
Freedom of the press resulted (by / because of) the The Vice President stopped the demonstrations (by /
people’s demands. because of / with) concessions to the people’s demands.

The protesters insisted on changes (by / because of) A national committee resulted (by / because of / because /
holding mass rallies. with) the opposition party leaders want to make sure that

Fighting arose (by / because of) the different viewpoints of the changes will happen.
the protesters. All agreed to peaceful governmental change (by / because
Crowds gathered (by / because of) using Twitter to pinpoint of / because / with) new elections.
their locations. All agreed to peaceful governmental change (by / because
People gathered (by / because of) their need to protect of / because / with) the need for progress.
property.
The Vice President stopped the demonstrations (by /
because of / with) holding meetings with the opposition.

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