All Users Will Need 2 Pass A Grammar Test

Beginning in a week, everyone will need to pass a grammar test before participating on YWS. This is to ensure that only those who already know how to write are able to post in the forums.

Here's a sample question:

1. Please diagram the following sentence:

Every year on the afternoon of December 24, you, a Christmas procrastinator, loaded down with sacks and boxes, walk from store to store, down endless aisles, your eyes scanning windows and racks to find the perfect presents for Mom, Grandpa, and Uncle Joe, but since you know in your heart of hearts that Uncle Joe will appreciate nothing you give him and that you will capitulate to necessity and buy Grandpa a fifth of Seagram’s, you concentrate on Mom, as you move into the aisle that you hope to be able to call the final stop of this holiday season.

The answer is available here.

I've never done sentence diagramming. I fail. =(

Pork

But ... I has excellent grammar!

*doubts the truth of Nate's words*

-:pirate3:

All Users Will Need 2 Pass A Grammar Test

- I'm very sorry to inform you of this Nate but I'm afraid that you've failed the YWS grammar test and will not be allowed to participate on the site xx

I agree, razor.

Huh?

What is this?
I don't get this a bit. Are you trying to make my head explode Nate?

Natters is screwing with our minds, like always -_- He found it amusing one day to screw with our minds in the chat room, making everyone talk without typing and all sorts of admin mumbo jumbo.

Husit? I used excellent England all times!

here you go!:

Every year on the afternoon of December 24, you, a Christmas procrastinator, loaded down with sacks and boxes, walk from store to store, down endless aisles, your eyes scanning windows and racks to find the perfect presents for Mom, Grandpa, and Uncle Joe. Since you know in your heart of hearts that Uncle Joe will appreciate nothing you give him and that you will capitulate to necessity and buy Grandpa a fifth of Seagram’s, you concentrate on Mom, as you move into the aisle that you hope to be able to call the final stop of this holiday season.
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matt

i say only Nate can participate if he can diagram his own sentance

teh lolcats.
i blames dem.

My eyes were murdered, resurrected, and murdered again.

So, if we fail, we're kicked off the site? O.o

-Rick.

kitty15 wrote:

All Users Will Need 2 Pass A Grammar Test

- I'm very sorry to inform you of this Nate but I'm afraid that you've failed the YWS grammar test and will not be allowed to participate on the site xx

I must agree.

Also... I failed.