i can have a look - but not until Thursday pm

Okay, i'll bear that in mind Machel, thanks.

I could do with someone looking at it today/tonight though, as I want to apply through a different agency tomorrow.

You can send it to me if you want and I will have a look at it, but depending on how long the test is, I can't guarantee I'll be able to do it quickly.

I'm not outstanding at grammar, but I have just done a simple online test and got 38/40.

Okay Loro, I'll send it to you, and anyone else that would like to take a look/help

I'll explain what you have to do in the PM.

Its all sent you you loro.

I'll have a look - but Fluffs is your best bet.

Cheers Barry, prepare to be PM'd!

Thanks Joe, I've pm'd you.

I've had a look and PM'd you back. Not much joy I'm sorry to say, I think that this is one which calls for someone who marks English exam papers.

I've PMd you back with many sincere apologies.

Thanks anyway Loro.

The only other thing I noticed was instead of putting it's maybe I should've put it is?

did it tell you that you couldn't use contractions?

out of curiosity could I have a copy of it Rawky - it would be interesting to see what sort of questions they were asking you 

Sure Pengy.

They weren't asking questions though. I'll PM you it now.

This might help Rawky......

English Grammar Rule - Its or It's

Thanks Syd, but I still only got 57%.  I knew i probably wouldn't get 100% but my result has really baffled me.

I'll have a thorough look after CDWM 

Have you got a link to the site Rawky? I would like to do it that way.

Its an email they send you, after you apply for a job.

Rawky I have an English degree and did specialise in English when I did my (lower primary) teacher training. I don't claim to be an expert but I'd be interested in taking a look.

Okay Sooz, I'll PM ya

I cood maebee hav a luke, butt I aint promsing nuffin.

PM me please Rawky.  I would love to have a look and will have a go at the test too 

well I've done what I thought was right now my eyes are 

I think you were right to put it's, though the grammar purist might prefer it is. It's certainly not its in the text you were given.

I've sent you another reply with a couple of further ideas.

Done both lots and have messaged you back Rawky.    

Looks like Rawky's gone.  Have to go now.  Hopefully hear back from you later Rawks

He's probably wading through 20 different versions of what's right... . it was a bit ambiguous in some bits I thought - tbh, I couldn't find much that Rawks didn't pick up himself.

sorry, i went for my dinner

Thanks to everyone for contributing what they thought was the right way.  I had many different responses, a lot of them picking out things that I hadn't noticed. Whether instead of 'weather' .

I'll be keeping hold of your corrections, plus if anyone knows of Fluffy's whereabouts I would like her to have a look over it, if she can.

I'll be applying again, through a different agency, so no doubt I shall have to do another test.

If you still need help, Rawky, I'm happy to have a look for you.

Demantoid was always excellent with grammar and punctuation etc. Does anyone know where she is?

I'd like to know how her job hunting is getting on

Yes but it wasn't supposed to be simply punctuation and spelling it was about grammar too - the way it was written was pretty appalling IMO. The job description mentions report writing and being able to summarise. I think the whole thing needed re writing.

Oh, I agree wiht that, but you were only supposed to underline and amend errors  - I think you'd need to underline the whole thing if you were making it read well rather than just making it technically correct.

I thought the whole thing was what we called 'clumsy' English during my degree  - I'm not sure the whole thing needed a re-write but a lot of the sentences could definitely have been rewritten   I did wonder if this is one of the things they were looking for 

The trouble with these things is they are quite arbitrary for instance,  I felt that realize should be realise because American English uses realize but Standard British English would use realise - then I wondered if I was looking into it too deeply  

I am really curious now, Rawky, will you PM it to me please.......

I have marked in italics the things I "think" are wrong....

Australia, Great Britain and the United States of America all speak basically the same language. But (However,) you simply have to visit each country to realize that, while(whilst) they all speak English, its (it’s) far from the same language. The English spoken in Great britain(Britain), America and Australia has(have) many similarities, but a surprising number of differences as well. The main reason for this is the vast distance between each country.

Pronunciation between the three types of English is very unsimilar (different). In American English the "r" at the end of the word almost always affects its pronunciation, whereas in Australian and British English the "r" is often silent. (Also) The emphasis placed on the syllables of the word varies from British, Australian and American English. In Britain, the word “adult” has the emphasis on the first syllable, whereas in America it is placed on the second half of the world (word). Australian English is unique in the fact that many words have sounds that are eliminated. Instead of saying “good day”, the Australian speaker says “g'day”. The main pronunciation difference (differences) between the three forms, however, is (are) the pronunciation of the vowel sounds.

I have got a headache now, and like you are non the wiser 

I think that you should have had commas after: Rawky; my and primary

And that's why I don't claim to be an expert . TBH - I am rubbish with a keyboard, my brain doesn;t compute. If I have to do anything that needs to be spot on - it's all done longhand first. 

My neither! (Or is that either?) I think I'm reasonable, but, hostage to fortune, I'm not!