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NEW SET
A
Indicate whether each sentence below:
(A) contains an error in diction (word use)
(B) is wordy or contains unjustifiable repetition of ideas
(C) contains a mixed metaphor or cliche
(D) contains an error in sentence structure or grammar
(E) is correct (contains no error)
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1. For hundreds of years, Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES has been a source of
inspiration for writers from all over the world.
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2
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(E) This sentence is correct.
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2. COSMOPOLITAN is a monthly magazine geared or targeted towards what the
editors would term "the modern woman."
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b
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Correct.
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(B) The phrase "geared or targeted" is repetitious.
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3. The first Emily Dickinson poem I ever learned was entitled "I'm
Nobody, Who Are You?"
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Correct.
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(E) This sentence is correct.
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4. Whenever I go to the movies--about twice a month now, I suppose, I
purchase a large container of popcorn and a small cup of soda.
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d
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Correct.
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(D) After "suppose" a second dash (--) is required, not a comma.
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5. He promised that in the future he would attend to the plumbing, caulk
all the windows and that he would fix all the defective electrical
outlets.
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Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(D) "That he would" should be omitted to maintain parallel verb structure.
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6. After all of the soccer team's equipment was stolen from the van, the
coach was a sadder but wiser man.
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Correct.
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(C) The phrase "sadder but wiser" is a cliche.
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7. Although she is only fifteen years old, my cousin is going to enter
college next semester because she is very bright and intelligent.
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b
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Correct.
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(B) "Bright and intelligent" is a redundant phrase.
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8. There's an old saying, "Music hath the charm to soothe the savage
beast," I'm not sure this applies to rock music.
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B
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
B
(D) A period or semicolon is needed to correct the comma splice error.
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NEW SET
B
Indicate whether each sentence below:
(A) contains an error in diction (word use)
(B) is wordy or contains unjustifiable repetition of ideas
(C) contains a mixed metaphor or cliche
(D) contains an error in sentence structure or grammar
(E) is correct (contains no error)
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9. "If I slipped on a banana peel, you'd probably laugh like hyenas,"
said the teacher to her class of sixth graders.
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Correct.
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(C) "Laugh like hyenas" is a cliche.
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10. I understood that you feel he is the very most special person in the
group; after all, he is your best friend.
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Correct.
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(B) The sentence is wordy; "very" is not needed to modify "most special."
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11. Due to severe budget cuts at my local library, the children's reading
room is open only three afternoons a week.
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Correct.
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(A) Substitute "Because of" for "Due to."
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12. When my brother's nephew first visted New York City many years ago,
he was as innocent as a new-born babe.
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Correct.
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(C) "Innocent as a new-born babe" is a cliche.
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13. There were so many different dictionary's in the bookstore that I
didn't know which one to purchase.
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Correct.
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(D) The plural "dictionaries," not the possessive, is required.
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14. There really are an awful number of errors on this page.
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Correct.
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(A) The word "awful" is incorrect; the phrase "a great many" is much
preferred.
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15. I like to drink coffee, but never after nine o'clock in the evening.
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C
Correct.
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C
(E) This sentence is correct.
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