| 1) | For beginning climbers,
that is any who have not already scaled several
major mountains, Mount Everest seems too difficult to tackle. What correction should be made to this sentence? |
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change the spelling of several to sevaral |
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change seems to seem |
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insert a comma after is |
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change Mount Everest to mount everest |
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no correction is necessary |
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The phrase "that is" represents a parenthetical thought, which requires commas on each side of it.
| 2) | Last Fall, Congressman
Smith from Nebraska had five relatives arrive for Easter, with no
notice at all. What correction should be made to this sentence? |
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change Fall to fall |
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change Congressman to congressman |
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change Nebraska to nebraska |
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change arrive to arrives |
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change Easter to easter |
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Seasons are never capitalized
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Explanation of Answer:
The sentence is describing the benefits belonging to the small companies.
| 3) | Small companies offer a
new employee more responsibility, and there health benefits are
generous. What correction should be made to this sentence? |
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change companies to companys |
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change responsibility to responsability |
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change there to their |
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change change are to is |
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no correction is necessary |
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The sentence is describing the benefits belonging to the small companies.
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Explanation of Answer:
The subject of the sentence is "people." The verb must be the singular "wonder."
| 4) | (1) People who live in
the city often wonders
what it would be like to live in the country. (2) Some believed that
they would get bored and lonely. (3) Others think that they would
breathe fresh air and get lots of rest and relaxation. (4) No one ever
says that life in the country is unfulfilling. (5) You can spend your
time doing gardening. (6) Life in the country is relaxing and
enjoyable. (7) Its nice to get away from the busy city life. People who live in the city often wonders what it would be like to live in the country. Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? |
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The subject of the sentence is "people." The verb must be the singular "wonder."
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Explanation of Answer:
The tense should be in the present tense so the correct answer is "believe."
| 5) | (1) People who live in
the city often wonders what it would be like to
live in the country. (2) Some believed that they would get bored and
lonely. (3) Others think that they would breathe fresh air and get lots
of rest and relaxation. (4) No one ever says that life in the country
is unfulfilling. (5) You can spend your time doing gardening. (6) Life
in the country is relaxing and enjoyable. (7) Its nice to get away from
the busy city life. Some believed that they would get bored and lonely. Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? |
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believe |
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are believed |
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The tense should be in the present tense so the correct answer is "believe."
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Explanation of Answer:
This is pronoun error. The correct answer is who.
| 6) | During a family crisis,
it is often a member of the immediate family whom calls the Police
Department. Which one of the following is correct? |
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This is pronoun error. The correct answer is who.
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a spelling error. The correct spelling is whether.
| 7) | A parent must decide weather
to buy his child a new or used car. Which of the following is correct? |
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This is a spelling error. The correct spelling is whether.
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Explanation of Answer:
The sentence is correct.
| 8) | Bob hopes that his car will
last at least until the end of the month. Which of the following is correct? |
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The sentence is correct.
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Explanation of Answer:
Denouncements is correct, meaning here accusations.
| 9) | The City Council,
Tuesday night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville annexation by a 5
to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area residents that
the council was "shogunning in" the measure. Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election. The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election. |
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Denouncements is correct, meaning here accusations.
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Explanation of Answer:
This is an error in parallelism. To be parallel with "verbal attacks" it should be threat of.
| 10) | The City Council, Tuesday
night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville
annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area
residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure. Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election. The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election. |
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This is an error in parallelism. To be parallel with "verbal attacks" it should be threat of.
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a diction error. Punch implies a violent and quick effect.
| 11) | The City Council, Tuesday
night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville
annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area
residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure. Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election. The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election. |
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This is a diction error. Punch implies a violent and quick effect.
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a sentence structure error.
| 12) | The City Council, Tuesday
night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville
annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area
residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure. Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election. The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election. |
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a diction error.
| 13) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number
of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on
deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small
depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that
attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a punctuation error. There should not be a comma after the word savings.
| 14) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest
that bank and savings,
and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of
changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the
higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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This is a punctuation error. There should not be a comma after the word savings.
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a spelling error.
| 15) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficeary of changes under
study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher
interest rates that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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This is a grammar error
| 16) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates
that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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| 17) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest
rates that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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| 18) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates
that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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This is a grammar error
| 19) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates
that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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This is a grammar error
| 20) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates
that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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Explanation of Answer:
This is a diction error
| 21) | The Treasury Department
is taking a new look at regulations limiting
the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can
pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was
the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates
that attract wealthier investors. The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation. |
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| 22) | The number of local
armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night,
but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this
morning they reported. At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard. |
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This is a sentence structure error
| 23) | The number of local
armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night, but
a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this
morning they reported. At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard. |
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but a suspect in an earlier holdup was arrested by Mudville police this morning they reported. |
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but a suspect in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning by Mudville police, they reported. |
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| 24) | The number of local armed
robberies in the past week jumped two more
Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup
was arrested this morning they reported. At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard. |
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| 25) | The number of local armed
robberies in the past week jumped two more
Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup
was arrested this morning they reported. At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard. |
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