No matter how skilled you are in your job, you will weaken your professional image if your documents are riddled with grammar and punctuation errors.

You can quickly test your knowledge of the most current grammar rules by taking the following quiz. It is based on some of the questions we have been asked when delivering business writing workshops. The answers and explanations follow.

J Watson Associates Inc will update this section of our website quarterly. If you have a particular grammar or style concern, please let us know so we can include it in future quizzes, thereby helping you and others.

Please do not rely on your computer's grammar check. It will not catch all errors, as it doesn't understand the ideas you are trying to convey.

Grammar Quiz©

Please print this page and then correct the punctuation, style and spelling errors.

1. Its important to put the apostrophe in its' right place

2. While we wouldn't want to try and do it again Bill, Harinder and myself completed the report in three days.

3. Due to the computer malfunction, it took me sometime to complete the job.

4. Here is a complementary copy of my last book that I think you will enjoy.

5. Incidently, you're recommendation effected the final decision.

6. Their's no need to get upset about him not completing the project.

7. All applications for funding is processed by myself.

8. Each of us want to attend Russ' presentation.

9. You have written a good report, however the Presidents name is mispelled.

10. Time Magazine says it's "the best ice cream in the world".

Grammar Quiz Answers