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- Some of the following sentences contain an error in grammar, usage,
- word choice, or idiom. 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, select the
- capitalized part that must be changed to make the sentence correct, and
- type the answer in the space provided. If the sentence contains no error,
- type E. No sentence contains more than one error.
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- 1. I enjoyed SITTING next to my cousin at the wedding, ALTHOUGH HIS table
- A B C
- manners were really GROSS. NO ERROR
- D E
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- 2
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (D) In formal usage, it is necessary to substitute a word such as "dreadful"
- for "gross."
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- 2. IF it is not watered today, one of the PRETTIEST PLANTS on the
- A B C
- windowsill ARE going to die. NO ERROR
- D E
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- d
- 0
- 3
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (D) The subject "one" requires the singular verb "is."
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- 3. It is very nice to know THAT EVEN THOUGH we have had our SHARE of
- A B C
- disagreements, you still invited me to YOU'RE birthday celebration.
- D
- NO ERROR
- E
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- d
- 0
- 4
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (D) The possessive "your" is required.
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- 4. It was EXTREMELY disconcerting to see the man running down the street
- A
- WHILE screaming, "Stop, thief!" NO ERROR
- B C D E
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- e
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- 5
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (E) This sentence is correct.
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- 5. There is an old saying, "A penny saved is a penny EARNED. I think it
- A B
- WAS coined MANY YEARS ago by Ben Franklin. NO ERROR
- C D E
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- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (B) Quotation marks are required at the conclusion of the quotation.
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- 6. Of the two candidates applying for the POSITION, we have NO DOUBT that
- A B
- Jim is LIKELY to be the MOST FAVORED. NO ERROR
- C D E
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- 0
- 7
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (D) The comparative "more" is required since only two people are mentioned.
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- 7. There are LESS workers today in RURAL AREAS THAN there WERE a decade
- A B C D
- ago. NO ERROR
- E
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- a
- 0
- 8
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (A) The correct word is "fewer."
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- 8. He is exactly the KIND OF PERSON WHO should be chosen for the position
- A B
- of DISCUSSION LEADER, since he thinks clearly and has a good
- C
- ACADEMIC BACKGROUND. NO ERROR
- D E
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- e
- 0
- B
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
- B
- (E) This sentence is correct.
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- NEW SET
- B
- Some of the following sentences contain an error in grammar, usage,
- word choice, or idiom. 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, select the
- capitalized part that must be changed to make the sentence correct, and
- type the answer in the space provided. If the sentence contains no error,
- type E. No sentence contains more than one error.
- next
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- 9. He LOOKED LIKE he HAD SEEN a ghost WHEN his father entered the room.
- A B C D
- NO ERROR
- E
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- b
- 0
- 2
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (B) The correct phrase is "as if" to introduce the clause.
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- 10. I really appreciated THE FACT that you made a special trip JUST
- A B
- TO BRING the flowers to my mother and I. NO ERROR
- C D E
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- d
- 0
- C
- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
- C
- (D) The object of the preposition "to" should be "me."
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