How good is YOUR grammar? (1% PASS THIS TEST)

A quel point votre grammaire est-elle bonne ? (1% PASSER CE TEST)

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- Hello everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

- Bonjour à tous, et bienvenue à “English with Lucy”.

Aujourd’hui, je vais vous tester sur votre grammaire

Today I'm going to test you on your grammar

and I want you to comment below with your score out of 10.

et je veux que vous commentiez en bas en donnant votre score sur 10.

And be honest and truthful

because it's very unlikely that you'll get 10 out of 10.

Soyez honnêtes et francs

car il est très peu probable que vous ayez un score de 10/10

So, get out a pen and paper,

Donc prenez un stylo et une feuille,

write down the answers,

notez vos réponses,

and if you get any wrong, don't worry,

et si vous vous trompez, pas d’inquiétude,

I will help you with a short explanation.

je vais vous aider avec une courte explication.

Before we get started, this video

Avant de commencer, cette vidéo

is going to help you with your reading

va vous aider pour votre lecture,

and your writing and your speaking,

votre expression écrite ainsi que pour votre expression orale,

but if you want to improve your listening

mais si vous souhaitez améliorer votre capacité d’écoute

and your pronunciation, I cannot recommend Audible enough.

et votre prononciation, je ne peux que vous recommander Audible.

You can sign up for a free audio book

Vous pouvez vous inscrire pour un livre-audio gratuit

using the link in the description box.

en utilisant le lien dans la description.

I personally recommend listening to Harry Potter

Personnellement, je vous recommande d’écouter Harry Potter,

ready by Stephen Fry in his gorgeous RP accent.

lu par Stephen Fry et son magnifique accent typiquement britannique.

Right, let's get started with the quiz.

Commençons le quiz.

One, John saw, last week.

1 : John saw *** last week (John a vu *** la semaine dernière)

John saw, last week.

John saw *** last week

Is it who or is it whom.

Faut-il utiliser “who” ou “whom” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

The correct answer is whom. (dings)

La bonne réponse est “whom”. (bruit de sonnette)

There's an easy way to work out

Il existe une façon simple de savoir

if you need to use who or whom.

si vous devez utiliser who ou whom

In the sentence, if he or she fits, use who,

Si “he” ou “she” va dans la phrase, utilisez who,

and if him or her fits, use whom.

et si “him” ou “her” est adapté, utilisez whom.

John saw whom last week?

John saw whom last week ? (John a vu qui la semaine dernière?)

Number two, our politicians want to, change.

2 : Our politicians want to *** change.

Our politicians want to, change.

Our politicians want to *** change.

Is it affect or effect?

Est-ce “affect” ou “effect” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is effect with an E. (dings)

Il faut utiliser “effect” avec un E. (bruit de sonnette)

This is because to effect change is a set verb phrase.

C’est parce que “to effect” est une locution verbale

Our politicians want to effect change.

Our politicians want to effect change. (Nos politiciens souhaitent opérer des changements)

Number three, did you see the books, I bought her?

3 : Did you see the books *** I bought her ?

Did you see the books, I bought her?

Did you see the books *** I bought her ?

Is it that or is it which?

Est-ce “that” ou est-ce “which” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is that. (dings)

Il faut utiliser “that”. (bruit de sonnette)

Because that is used in defining clauses.

Car that est utilisé dans les propositions relatives.

Did you see the books that I bought her?

Did you see the books that I bought her ? (As-tu vu les livres que je lui ai achetés ?)

Number four, neither of us, intelligent enough.

4 : Neither of us *** intelligent enough.

Neither of us, intelligent enough.

Neither of us *** intelligent enough.

Is it are or is?

Est-ce “are” ou “is” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is is. (dings)

C’est “is”. (bruit de sonnette)

And this is because if you think about it

Et c’est parce que si vous y pensez

like neither one of us is intelligent enough.

comme “aucun de nous n’est assez intelligent”,

One goes with is 'cause it's singular.

“Aucun” va avec “is” car il est singulier.

Neither of us is intelligent enough.

Neither of us is intelligent enough. (Aucun de nous n’est assez intelligent)

Number five, bag is that?

5 : *** bag is that ?

Bag is that?

*** bag is that?

Is it whose or who's, they sound the same?

Faut-il utiliser “whose” ou “who’s”, ils se prononcent de la même façon;

Is it who's with an apostrophe or whose with an S-E?

est-ce “who’s” avec une apostrophe, ou “whose” qui se termine en S-E ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is whose with an S-E. (dings)

C’est “whose” avec la terminaison en S-E. (bruit de sonnette)

This is because whose S-E is a possessive pronoun

Whose (S-E) est un pronom possessif,

and who's with an apostrophe is a contraction of who is.

et “who’s” avec une apostrophe est la contraction de “who is”.

Whose bag is that?

Whose bag is that ? (À qui appartient ce sac ?)

Number six, I wish I, studied harder!

6 : I wish I *** studied harder !

I wish I, studied harder!

I wish I *** studied harder !

Is it had or is it would have?

Est-ce “had” ou est-ce “would have” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is had. (dings)

C’est “had”. (bruit de sonnette)

I wish I had studied harder!

I wish I had studied harder ! (J’aimerais avoir davantage étudié !)

I wish I would have is a common mistake

I wish I would have est une erreur très répandue,

made by speakers of American English

faite par les personnes parlant l’anglais américain,

but it's not grammatically correct.

mais c’est grammaticalement incorrect,

Number seven, I think I need to, down and rest.

7 : I think I need to *** down and rest

I think I need to, down and rest.

I think I need to *** down and rest

It is lay or is it lie?

Est-ce “lay” ou “lie” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It's lie. (dings)

Il faut dire “lie”. (bruit de sonnette)

To lie down means to recline

To lie down signifie être allongé,

and to lay down means to establish,

et to lay down signifie établir,

like a rule or something.

une règle ou ce genre de choses

To lay down the law.

To lay down the law = Établir une loi

I need to lie down and rest.

I need to lie down and rest. (J’ai besoin de m’allonger et de me reposer)

Number eight, you can stand between Will and.

8 : You can stand between Will and ***

You can stand between Will and.

You can stand between Will and ***

Is it I or is it me?

Faut-il utiliser “I” ou “me” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It's me. (dings)

Il faut utiliser “me”.

A preposition such as between

Une préposition comme “between” (entre)

should be followed by an objective pronoun like me, him, us.

devrait être suivie par un pronom tonique, comme me, him ou encore us.

I, she, he, et cetera, are subjective pronouns.

I, she, he etc sont des pronoms personnels.

You can stand between Will and me.

You can stand between Will and me. (Tu peux te tenir entre Will et moi)

Number nine, I want, people in my kitchen!

9 : I want *** people in my kitchen !

I want, people in my kitchen!

I want *** people in my kitchen !

Is it fewer or is it less?

Est-ce “fewer” ou est-ce “less”?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It's fewer. (dings)

C’est “fewer”. (bruit de sonnette)

Fewer is correct because people is a plural countable noun.

Fewer est correct car “people” est un nom pluriel dénombrable.

I want fewer people in my kitchen!

I want fewer people in my kitchen ! (Je veux moins de gens dans ma cuisine !)

And the last one, number ten.

Et le dernier, 10 :

To, were you talking?

To *** were you talking ?

To, where you talking?

To *** were you talking ?

Is it who or whom?

Est-ce “who ou “whom” ?

(ticking)

(Tic tac)

It is whom. (dings)

C’est “whom”. (bruit de sonnette)

To whom were you talking?

To whom were you talking? (À qui parlais-tu?)

When you use to with who at the beginning of a question,

Lorsque vous utilisez “to” avec “who” au début d’une question,

you use whom.

vous devez utiliser whom.

Right, that's it for today's quiz.

Bien, c’est tout pour le quiz d’aujourd’hui.

Comment below with how many you got right out of 10.

Écrivez votre score sur 10 dans l’espace commentaire,

And you can make requests for grammar videos

et vous pouvez faire des demandes pour d’autres vidéos de grammaire

if you don't understand some of these topics.

si vous ne comprenez pas certaines de ces questions.

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N’oubliez pas de jeter un coup d’œil à Audible,

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Vous pouvez aussi me retrouver sur tous mes réseaux sociaux,

I've got my Facebook, I've got my Instagram,

mon Facebook, mon Instagram

and I've got my Twitter.

et mon Twitter.

And I'll see you soon for another lesson.

À très vite pour une autre leçon.

Mwah!

Mwah !

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