My mom sent me an email this morning that directed me to the Grammar Ninja. I’ve lost a good portion of the day playing it and have been occasionally embarrased to not see some of the answers – of course, I went straight to the “Master Ninja” level because my snotty English Teacher pride wouldn’t let me start at “beginner.”
Go try it – it’s fun (in a sick, snotty English teacher sort of way…)
As an English teacher, I have to check this out. Just leaving a comment so that I can actually visit again and access the site later (I’m at my second job right now and am “access denied”).
And I don’t want to lose it!
Thanks for letting me muddy up your comments.
Chris
I love this game! Thanks for sharing it. I will definitely pass it on.
Welcome, Chris!! Come back anytime!
The game is fun, if a little humbling. In the “master ninja” section, a lot of words function in parts of speech that they don’t usually embody…
[In Japanese accent...] Ahhh! A worthy charrenge! I, too, am master glamma ninja, and I got some answers wong flom time to time. Sanks for sharing!
This is a linguist’s nightmare.
Not is not an adverb.
All is not a preposition.
Their is not an adjective.
That is not a preposition.
Why is not an adverb.
Grr.
See? This is the problem *I* had with it, too. In the sentences they give, those words DO function as those parts of speech…. don’t they?