English Grammar Quiz: Advanced Level
Challenge your command of advanced English grammar with tricky questions on clauses, punctuation, agreement, modifiers, and word choice.
About this quiz
This advanced English grammar quiz is built for people who enjoy the fine details of language. It covers tricky areas like the subjunctive mood, dangling modifiers, parallel structure, pronouns, semicolons, comma splices, clauses, and commonly confused words.
After working through the questions, you’ll get a clear sense of where your grammar instincts are strong and where the rules still get slippery. Treat your score as a quick challenge, a refresher, and a useful way to spot the mistakes even careful writers can miss.
Possible results
🌱 Grammar Grasshopper
SCORE RANGE: 0 – 49
You're just getting started on the path to grammar mastery! Some of the trickier rules — like the subjunctive mood, lay vs. lie, and comma splices — can trip up even confident writers. The good news: these are learnable patterns, not instincts.
📚 Your move: Pick one rule that surprised you and spend 10 minutes with it. Focused practice on one concept at a time is the fastest route to fluency.
🎖️ Comma Cadet
SCORE RANGE: 50 – 69
You've got a solid grip on the fundamentals and can navigate most grammar decisions confidently. A handful of advanced rules — parallel structure nuances, restrictive vs. non-restrictive clauses, or the who/whoever distinction — still catch you off guard.
🔍 So close: Review the questions you missed and look for the underlying pattern. You're one focused study session away from Grammar Guru territory.
🧠 Grammar Guru
SCORE RANGE: 70 – 89
Impressive! You command the grammar rules that trip up most educated writers — subjunctive mood, semicolons, dangling modifiers, and more. Only the most subtle distinctions gave you pause, and that puts you well ahead of the curve.
✨ Did you know: Even professional editors keep a style guide close at hand. The mark of a Grammar Guru isn't memorizing every rule — it's knowing which ones to double-check.
🏆 Punctuation Perfectionist
SCORE RANGE: 90 – 100
Extraordinary! You aced one of the hardest grammar quizzes around — nailing the subjunctive, untangling dangling modifiers, distinguishing restrictive clauses, and using semicolons with surgical precision. Your command of advanced English grammar is genuinely rare.
🎯 Quick challenge: Think you can score 100% twice in a row? Retake the quiz and prove it — or challenge a friend to beat your score.
Quiz questions
Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive mood?
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?
Choose the correct pronoun: "The award was given to _____ worked the hardest."
Which sentence uses "lay" and "lie" correctly?
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Which of the following is a comma splice?
Which sentence correctly uses a non-restrictive (non-essential) clause?
Which sentence correctly uses "fewer" vs. "less"?
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