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- Some of the following sentences contain an error in grammar, usage,
- word choice, or idiom. Other sentences are correct. Parts of each sentence
- are capitalized and lettered. The error, if there is one, is contained in
- one of the capitalized parts of the sentence. Assume that all other parts
- of the sentence are correct and cannot be changed. For each sentence, type
- the letter of the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
- If the sentence is correct, type E. No sentence contains more than one error.
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- 1. HAMLET can be considered ONE OF THE finest of SHAKESPEARE'S plays that
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- WAS ever WROTE. NO ERROR
- C D E
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- 2
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (D) The past participle of "write" is "written," not "wrote."
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- 2. The student WAS ASKED to REPORT BACK to the class after he INTERVIEWED the
- A B C
- CHAIRMAN of the committee. NO ERROR
- D E
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- b
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- 3
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (B) The word "back" is redundant.
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- 3. The crime was such a DASTARDLY ACT that we KNEW that the criminals
- A B C
- WOULD HAVE to be punished. NO ERROR
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- e
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- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (E) This sentence is correct.
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- 4. SINCE YOU AND HE are my CONFIDANCE, I shall reveal to you both the true
- A B C
- SOURCE of my income. NO ERROR
- D E
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct word is "confidants."
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- 5. BRING the book to her office at once, SINCE it has been
- A B
- WELL OVER THREE WEEKS that you have had it in YOUR POSSESSION.
- C D
- NO ERROR
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- B
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (A) The word "take" is required since the action is not toward the speaker.
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- NEW SET
- B
- Some of the following sentences contain an error in grammar, usage,
- word choice, or idiom. Other sentences are correct. Parts of each sentence
- are capitalized and lettered. The error, if there is one, is contained in
- one of the capitalized parts of the sentence. Assume that all other parts
- of the sentence are correct and cannot be changed. For each sentence, type
- the letter of the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
- If the sentence is correct, type E. No sentence contains more than one error.
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- 6. While is is true that CLOTHES DO not make the man, still THERE'S rules
- A B C
- of dress that should be observed on formal OCCASIONS. NO ERROR
- D E
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- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (C) The correct form is "there are" since the plural verb is required.
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- 7. Marie was fortunate enough to HAVE a good job WAITING for her ONCE
- A B C
- she GRADUATED COLLEGE. NO ERROR
- D E
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- Correct.
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- (D) In formal usage, "graduated from" is required.
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- 8. "I was asking," he said, "WHAT time is the ceremony SCHEDULED to begin."
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- NO ERROR
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- Correct.
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- (D) A question mark is required.
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- 9. BEING THAT IT'S such a lovely day, we ARE HAVING a difficult time
- A B C
- PAYING ATTENTION TO our teacher. NO ERROR
- D E
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- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (A) In standard usage, the correct word is "since" or "because."
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- 10. All the NURSES in the hospital agreed that both PATIENTS
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- WAS NOT BEING GIVEN the best care possible, so the staff resolved to
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- attempt to improve matters at ONCE. NO ERROR
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- C
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (C) The plural form "were" is required.
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