Clicking on the Grammar Police logo above will take you to the entrance exam.
Take your time. There are only 10 questions, but one mistake will cost you your place on the force – and your chance at winning a £10 bonus!
Good luck!
You’re not alone.
In November, the Lutterworth Grammar Police will be recruiting for new constables to serve and protect the English language.
Are you fit for the force?
Your English teacher will tell you how to apply in due course.
Thanks to all of you who entered our Six Word Story competition; we received more than 100 entries in total, and were incredibly impressed by the quality of the writing.
You can see the winning entries and runners up in the posters below.
Each of our lucky winners has had £2.50 transferred to their student account. Why not use it to help toward one of these beauties?
Here are two fantastic TED talks in which Jon Ronson and Sherry Turkle discuss the impact of social media on the ways in which we communicate in the 21st century.
Jon Ronson: When online shaming spirals out of control
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?
What do you think of the way in which we communicate with each other now? Has social media had a positive impact?
We’ll see about that!
Click here to take our Megatest.
The winning student will receive a giant tub of Celebrations and credits.
Complete the test before Friday 23rd October, or you won’t get to tend no rabbits!
When we’re writing quickly, it’s very easy to get sloppy and to not think too carefully about the order in which we pop words on the page.
In the examples below, you’ll see how much of an impact word order can have.
Each sentence contains the same words, but we’ve moved the word ‘only’ each time.
Look at the effect it has on the meaning of each sentence:
Only I went to shop yesterday.
No one else came with you.
I only went to the shop yesterday.
You did nothing else all day.
I went only to the shop yesterday.
You didn’t go anywhere else.
I went to the only shop yesterday.
There are no other shops.
I went to the shop only yesterday.
Your trip is fresh in your mind.
I went to the shop yesterday only.
You didn’t go on any other day.
Food for thought, language lovers!
Here’s a chance to take part in a creative writing workshop with Leicester’s own award-winning author, Bali Rai.
Bali will be coming to Lutterworth College on the 16th October to open the library’s new reading corner.
While he’s here, he’ll also be running two creative writing workshops: one for Year 7 students and one for Year 10s. You’ll also be able to get hold of signed copies of his acclaimed novels.
If you’d like a place in a workshop, grab a letter from your English teacher or from outside the English staff room from Monday 28th October. You can also download it from the link below.
Places will be offered on a first come, first served basis – so you’ll need to be quick!
If you’ve any questions, see Mr Shovlin in L1A.
For just £4, you can have one of these swanky DVD-ROMs to install on your computer, and a swish pocket-sized handbook to help you while away the hours on the bus.
You can try the DVD-ROM out by clicking here.
You can pick up a DVD and a handbook from the library.
Any questions? Ask your English teacher!
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