SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 1 1. Seventy-five percent of what we perceive as. taste, especially the perception of flavor, is really attributable to one’s sense. of smell. No error, 2. Development of new drugs often require. years of, testing and waiting for. labeling approval from, federal regulators. No error, 3. Although research in the earth and environmental sciences has pieced together narratives of ancient and historical environmental changes, but there is. stil much, left 1o lear. about the nature and causes of changing, climatic conditions through time. No error, 4, During. the reign of Elizabeth |, dozens of commissions were sent out by the central government fo Investigate, the wood shortage around the nation, each one. confirmed the serious, deciine of the forests. No ertor, 5. While, sperm whales are usually seen, in offshore waters, they can also be found near the shore, where. the continental or island shelf is narrow and with, the water is deep. No ertor 6. A farmer's field can have more than 50,000 weed seeds per square meter. buried beneath the soil surface seeds. buried more than about one centimeter below. the soll surface do not receive enough. light to germinate. No error, 7. In 1852, when the Federal Communications Commission lifted its ban on new television stations, there. Were, 105 stations and 15 milion households with television sets, but by. 1956 the number of stations had ‘grown. to almost 500 and the number of households with sets al nearly, 35 millon. No error: 8. Halley's comet is a potato-shaped lump about ten miles long. with a mass, estimated at. 10 billion tons, most of which, is water ice. No error, 9. The Neuse River in North Carolina is thought to be, about two milion years old, and there has, ikely been human settlements in the basin for. al least. 14,000 years. No error. 10. Shortly after, Queen Eleanor arrived in Nottingham in 1257 fora visit, she fled the town because she could. not stand the smell of coal smoke and was afraid, and feared for her health. No efor 11. The great white shark is the more inlamous. of all sharks, , the star of. Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel Jaws, four Hollywood movies, and many, television specials. No error, 12. The San Andreas Fault in California is just, one section to, an active circle of earthquake zones and volcanoes known as: the "Ring of Fire” that sufrounds, the Pacific Ocean. No error, 13. Relying on dams for large-scale water storage and for. delivering water to places where, it does not naturally occur have. long-term effects on the balance between. groundwater and surface water and on the quality of the surrounding soil. No error, 14. Despite, a protest by, 300 angry drivers, the five members of the bridge authority voted unanimously. {0.raise. the passenger-car toll on the bridge from $1.00 to $2.00. No error. SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 2 1. Harpsichords, their sound made by quils plucking strings that are stretche... over a soundboard, dominated European music in. the 1700's, they. were replaced late in the century by the fortepiano, in which, hammers struck the strings. No error, 2. Vanilla is currently, one of the most, popular of al. spices and flavorings, and is found not only in foodstuffs and also: in perfumes and cosmetics. No error,3. The electricity transmission grid consisting. of 200,000 miles of high-voltage lines that carry, power ‘across the United States, northern Mexico, and most of Canada, a grid divided into two: loosely connected. sections called interconnects. No erro 4. The first signs in six months of a pickup in consumer spending are emeraina,, which reduces, the chances that. the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates when it meets, next month, No error, 5. The explosions of the volcano Krakatoa in 1883 hurled rock and ash more than. 20 miles high, and it ‘could be hear. 3,000 miles away...No error. 6. During. the whole period of the westward overland emigration from 1840 an 1860, well over haif of the ‘emigrants’ wagons were pulle.. by. oxen. No error, 7. The steam-propelied locomotive on rails was invente.. in. the early nineteenth century by George ‘Stephenson moving. coal from the coal mines near Newcastle, England, to shipping stations on the nearby, Tyne River. No error 8. Each year the television industry takes in billions of dollars in advertising. revenue annually. based on ratings information, but. it can owe advertisers tens of milions of dollars in free commercials when. ratings fall short of expectations. No error, 9. No one is exactly sure when. modern rain forests first appeare... an. fossil evidence suggests that they were already present af the end of, the age of the dinosaurs, some 60 million years ago. No error. 10. Crocodiles spend much. of their lives in the water, but as, turtles, they must lay their eggs on lan, because, reptile embryos must respirate through the egq's permeable shell. No error, 11. In 1996 the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, installed a public sculpture in honor of. its. two most ‘elebrated: literary residents ~- Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. No error: 12. One usually. thinks of a sword as a long strip of metal, either. iron or steel, with a handle, an. the first swords were made of, wood. No error, 13. Elephants use various. methods to combat excessive heat, such as fanning themselves. with their ears and fo protect. their skin from the sun with layers, or mud and dust. No error, 14. Beginning in the 1830's, walking footraces in England, the United States, and continental Europe became mass spectator sports thal, sometimes attract, over, 25,000 people. No error SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 3 41. More than a century ago, when mail-order catalogs afforded them, who live. outside of. the big cities their first major glimpse of a growing, new world of consumer goods, many people called them dream books. No error 2. The fish called menhaden are silvery in color an.. a distinct black shoulder spot behin. their gill opening and a variable. number of smaller spots on. their sides. No error, 3. lnvente. in. London in 1906, the permanent wave, or perm as it became. known, required a Combination of borax paste and heavy brass rollers weighing up to. two pounds each, and they needed. six hours to set. No error, 4, Much. of our knowledge ot. ancient Egypt has been. derived from scenes carved and painted on the stone walls of tombs and temples and, from artifacts buried in the tombs. No error, 5. In the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci suggested that defective vision can be correcte,. by placing, alens in direct contact. with. the eye. No error. 6. The two centers of the immense. biological diversity on Earth are tropical ecosystems, which support. almost unbelievable, large numbers of plants and animals, and islands, which by their isolation, promote the rapid evolution of unique life forms. No error.7. At. Chaco Canyon in the San Juan Basin, Anasazi people constructed large towns, they congregate. in large communities, and let behin= spectacular. ruins. No error, 8. The same as. land plants depend an. minerals in the soi for their growth, so marine plants are dependent upon, the nutrient salls or minerals inthe sea water. No error 9. By next year the old vaudevil theater had been, converted into two small, theaters in which. fims can be shown. No error. 410. Some scholars studying. the writings of Emily Bronte have become, increasinal. interested in the relationships between her siblings and she». No error, 411. Atthe 1984 Olympic Games, John Motfet and Pablo Morales, who, were, swimmers on the United States team, set- word records. No error 412, Both Dorothy Sayers plus. Carolyn Heilbrun have written, scholarly works as well as. popular murder mysteries, demonstrating a diversity of, talents and interests. No eto 413, Although. the coach had predicted thatthe team would have a winning season, the fans were- surprised by the success of, the young, inexperienced players. No eo 44, Because they must compete, with a large chain of super-stores that can afford o charge very low rates for certain tems, the owners ol small hardware stores know that you, are unlikely fo make much- profit and may., in fact, go bankrupt. No error. SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 4 1. Although science offers the hope of preventing, serious genetic diseases, there is, dificult ethical questions raised by. the possibilty of altering human heredity. No error. 2. In the nineteenth century, careers in business and law were, prestigious, but it- did not require. practitioners to hold college degrees. No error. 3. Chess players find that playing against a computer is helpful to improve. their, skills, even though. no chess-playing computer has yet won. a championship. No error. 4. Reaching, lengths of twelve inches, banana slugs are, the much laraer, ofall the slug species that inhabit North America, No error 5. Maya Madera proudly. wore her sister's most popular invention, a watch. for winter campers that flashes the temperature in, lighted numerais and sends out a loud alarm when pressing a button. No 110%. 6. Obviously., Whiste’s paintings, unlike Kiee., are conventional in. their. subject matter. No error. 7. A newly formed organization of homeowners and business people have met with. the transportation department to voice. is concemns about plans for, a shopping mall in the community. No error 8. Aithouah, she considers her chemistry research complete, she has heeded, her professor's advice and {is conducting, three additional experiments, No erro 8. Princeton University officals fist broke with a tradition of awarding, honorary degrees only to men. ‘when they awarded i, to author WiliCather. No error. 410. His love of politics led. him. to volunteer in local campaigns 2s well as a jab. in a government office in the state capital. No error, 414. Now that Michiko finished. the research, she feels reasonably confident, about writing. her paper on the rise othe progressive movement in the United States. No error. 12. The condition known as laryngitis usually causes, the vocal cords and surrounding tissue to swell, thus, preventing the cords to move. freely. No err413. For the cycist exploring Ireland's western ciffs, every road leading out o, the town of Cifden offers their own, set of wonders. No exror 414. The construction of a waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was frst proposed. in 1524, ‘bulnot unt, the Panama Canal opened in 1914 did such a proiec- become a reality. No error SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 5 41. The charm of. Lotings book les in, the humorous reversal of. roles—the animals guide, assist, and generally they take, care ofthe helpless humans. No ertor. 2. People were trained o perform, one tiny part of one process in one department of one industry, and so hhaving, no sense ofthe process as a whole...No error, 3. The Stegosaurus, plant-eating dinosaurs. with protective. bony plates and tail spikes, was once ‘common ine what is now. Colorado. No error 4. Some plants use chemical signals that repel. insects, and also, these, signals help to put neighboring plants on alert so they can. mount theit own defenses...No erro, 5. Innovative use of computers in the classroom allows students 1o undertake. projects that encourages, them, tobe both, analytical and intellectually adventurous. No ettor, 6. When one is researching. the customs of a com-munity, you. must learn about. its history and observe its people going about her ordinary activites. No enor, 7. Working with. consummate skill, Picasso sketched a portrait of, the youthful but. experienced dancer who was posing for him. No error, 8. From 1566 untl. 1576 Santa Elena, now an excavation site in South Carolina, was the capital of Spanish Florida; however, ithas become, an Englsh settlement by 1735, No error, 9. Despite. the atorney's moving plea, the judge placed, the juvenile offender an. probation for an indecisive. period. No error, 10. 2 wuly representative, an form of the Americas, the art world ofthe 1920's looked ‘hopefully, tothe three popular Mexican mural ists ofthe day,. No error, 11. There has always been a great deal ol. ction between Joan andl, because we: have opposing poitical views about which, we are very vocal. No erro 12. When. M. R. Harrington, an archaeologist from the Museum of the American Indian, began to excavate, the ruins he named. the Pueblo Grande de Nevada, he unearthed arifacis indicating, a S00- year occupation by indigenous peoples. No erro 413, The supervisor cited three workers, each of which. is ikely to, win a prize for having suggested. cost- effective changes atD the factory. No errr, 414, Freedom of action and expression are. atthe foundation not only of our system of government but also of our expectations conceming. human relations at al levels of society, No errorSAT identifying sentence errors practice test 6 1. While both disaster rescue workers and news reporters may face, physical danger, the latter, can Usually control his or het. exposure to risk, whereas, rescue workers often cannot. No error. 2. The refusal of the management to revise. thei, policy on. family leave caused. an uproar among employees. No error, 3. At fist we panicked when we discovered we had missed. our fight, but then we took. a bus to another airport, where there afe- several planes leaving, for Denver that evening. No error, 4. Only after the floodwaters had rose. two feet was, the mayor wiling to order. the evacuation of, some homes. No error, 5. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than like. a religion; it presents no deities but fosters. instead. a respect for one’s ancestors and for an orderly, society. No error, 6. Just as. parents vary in their readiness to have their children leave home for college, young people vary in his or her, readiness to leaveD. No error, 7. Local party organizations have discovered that voter turnout is diminished considerably. whenever, the ‘media projected. election results early in the day. No error, 8, Absent from. the speech were, any mention of the students and laboratory technicians upon whose. contributions the chemist had dependedheavily,..No error, 9, Pauls letter to myself. about the missing money was not intended. to be read. by any other, member of the organization. No error 10. After the prince characterized modern architecture, as ugly, he has been, severely. criticized for having been so outspoken. in public, No error, 14. No matter, how cautious. snowmobiles are driven, they are. capable of damaging, the land over which they travel. No error, 12. The black squirrels drew. a crowd of students, error. 13. A majority of the students who, attended, the job fair expressed interest in becoming. a doctor or lawyer. No error, 14, Never before had. a group of artists been so isolated. from society and from. official patronage as was. the so-called Impressionists. No error it: had never been seen. on the campus before. No SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 7 1. The flowers that Jane and Jonathan ordered. to be sent to their mother, were less. fresh and much tore exponsie than, Gata Blower Shab No os 2. A possible first step in developing, a nonsexist vocabulary with which, to analyze the works of. the nineteenth-century writer Elizabeth Gaskell would be to stop, referring to her as "Mrs. Gaskell.” No error. 3. After. 140 years under the sea,, the remains of the Monitor, an ironclad warship that was sunk during the Civil War, is being. gradually brought to, the surface. No error ‘4. Ihave gone to. only one, ‘ootball game after. | graduated, from high school. No5. The radio station received the most number. of calls from listeners on the evening, of the music of, Aretha Franklin, No error, 6. When the village elders present. recommendations, there is. hardly ever- any opposition against, their proposals. No error 7. At. the meeting ofthe planning beard, the councivoman assured, her constituents that she was: acive, seeking a long-term solution to the cily’s parking problem. No errors, 8. Used in sculpture, carving is the process. of reducing substances such as stone, wood, oF ivary 10. ‘desited shape: by cuting or fo chip, away unnecessary parts. No ertors; 9. New York City isan important. center of American Buddhism, in part because, its residents included. immigrants from most, ofthe countries that have strong Buddhist traditions. No errors, 10. In addition to. being, a talented pianist and composer, Bela Bartok was a respected. musicologist who wrote. several books on Hungarian, Siovakian, and Romanian folk music. No errs, 11. Whereas the caterpilars of most. butterflies are harmless, moth caterpillars caused. an enormous amount of damage to plans, forest and shade trees, clothing, and, household goods. No etfs 412. Homing pigeons can navigate over. long distances, emploving, their sense of smell o ascertain their inital location and using the position. of the Sun determining. the direction in which they must ly. No errors, 413, Salt is valued not only because ofits properties. as a condiment and preservative, but also. because they are. essential fo the health of, humans and animals. No errors. 44, Alter. two terms in the Texas State Senate, Barbara Jordan elected, tothe Urited States House of Representatives, where. she served, from 1973 to 1979, No errors 415. A sweetener, normally ether. sugar or syrup, are used, in almost all bread for taste. or as. an aid to yeast growth, No errors. aired a discussion SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 8 4. Wile Dixon's upbeat blues. compositions helped usher in the Chicago blues sound during the 1950's and have become, standard numbers for the many young rock groups trying to. achieve popularity GuringD the 1960's. No errors. 2. When. the Spanish conquistadors reached Peru in 1832, thev encountered, the vast empire of the Incas, iLextended. along the Pacific coast of South America from modern Ecuador to central Chile and inland across. the Andes. No error 3. Unlike her. best friend Margie, making, the varsity soccer team as a freshman, Jil did not, make the team unt her junior year. No errors, 4. Although the precise date and place of the origin of baseball are hotly debated. it is beyond dispute. that the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brookiyn play an important role in is, early development. No errors, 5. By 2003, more than. 684,000 students in the United States had enrolled in charter schools, publicly funded schools that pledged, better academic results and were unencumbered by. many of the regulations governing, ordinary public schools. No errors- 6. The common cold, ke. chickenpox, measles, and many other viral diseases, can be spread. both before and after theit, symptoms emerge. No errors, 7. Although. he had never played organized sports, whenever Justin, who was. uncommonly tal, a basketball game, fans would ask him for. an autograph. No errors,8. From. its modest beginnings as a series of brief vignettes and, its establishment as the longest-running prime-time comedy series on television, The Simpsons has transformed the way that- both audiences and television programmers view. the animated sitcom. No errors. 9. Venezuela devotes. a higher percentage af its budaet, to education than do- other large Latin American countries such as. Mexico and Brazil, No errors. 10. Although they are not. fast runners, wolves could have maintained. a loping run for many. miles, running throughout. the night it necessary. No errors 14. The credit for making Franz Kafka internationally. famous as a writer belong, to his friend, novelist Max Brod, who edited. Kafka's unpublished manuscripts and then, had them published, despite Kafka’s dying wishes to the contrary. No error 12. Unlike, country-and-western bands, which, often feature the harmonica, banjo, or fiddle, rock bands tended to use. electronic. equipment, including amplifiers, guitars, and organs. No error, 13. Like. her nonfiction, Jean Craighead George's fiction draws extensively. not only from published ‘material but also she had. firsthand observations of animals and, ecological systems. No etror, 14. Most, ships move through, the Suez Canal under their own power, $0, extremely large ships must be assisted by. a tugboat. No error, 15. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is, the story of a nameless young Black man who ultimately decides. to {forge his own identity rather than accept. the one» assigned to him. No error, SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 9 4. The Sun was shining. for nearty five billion years and is thought, to have sufficient: thermonuclear fu inits core, to shine for about another five billion. No error, 2. The study showed. that children who consumed, small amounts of added sugars gating. on average tone serving mote of grains per day than did children who ate larger amounts of these same sugars. No 3. In many parts of the world where. grasses cover vast expanses of land, periodic, controlled burning is. ‘practiced, in order to keep woody brush {rom gaining. a foothold and it stimulates, continuing grass growth. No error 4. The newspaper reported that. having. the increase in the minimum wage, many people. are stil having trouble making, ends meet. No error 5. Used primariy, in the United States and Canada, American Sign Language, which, comprises hand signs, facial expressions, and fingerspeling, including: many. regional differences and slang. No error, 6. The United States isthe worlds largest producer of. cranberries and cranberry products, most. of which is consumed: there and in: Canada. No error 7. Almost all animals that hibernate. prepare for it. during summer by eating. large amounts of food, which they convert to thick layers of fat. No error. 8. Among birds that forage. in tree trunks, nuthatches are the only ones that requlary feed, with their heads facing downward, when they often find. food in bark crevices overlooked in, their upward search. No error. 9. If you can acauire. the necessary calories by drinking, gasoline instead of by eating food, you: would be able 1o run, 26 miles on about one-twelfth of a gallon of gas. No error. 10. in many large cities in the United States, the presence of a culturally, diverse population has led. to repeated calls that- curricula taught wholly or partly in languages other than English. No error11. Of ancient origin. the game of checkers was played. in Egypt during the time: of the pharaohs and ‘mentioned. in the writings of Homer and Plato. No error 12. By. the early 19208, Louis Armstrong recorded his frst solos as a member of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band in such pieces as- “Chimes Blues" and "Tears," which. he composed with pianist Lil Hardin. No. error 413. Every year, toy manufacturers gather: groups of children into playrooms, observing their choices of toys as predicting’ which new products will become the most popular. No error 114. Durina the last ity years, we come* to take* radio communication for granted, but the mere suggestion that we could communicate in such» a fashion must once have seemed outlandish. No error 15. The uncompromising: tone of a recent city hall ordinance conceming: the blocking of emergency Vehicles in traffic jams carry stern warning to? motorists. No error" SAT identifying sentence errors practice test 10 4. Formed by volcanic eruptions over: the last five milion years, the Hawaiian Islands containing: an incredibly wide* variety of species—many found nowhere else” on Earth, No error 2. Because the ow is usually nocturnal: plus being virtually noiseless in fight, i is seldom seen by the casual observer. No ettor 3. An economical and efficient: recycling center is accessible tothe public, responsive to community ‘needs, and comply with: current federal regulations governingr waste disposal. No error. 4 Jean Toomer was not only the author of Cane, a novel whose publication has been viewed: as ‘marking" the beginning ofthe Harlem Renaissance, but also a respected advisor among Quakers". No error 5. Election returns came in trom upstate New York quite apie, but the results trom New York City were. known’ even faster. No error 6. As: we rely more and more on the Internet, your: need for effective security planning and design to saleguard data has increased’, No error 7. The book is essentially’ a detailed and very well documented’ record of what: happened to each of the protestors, No error: 8. Experts agree that: permanently modifying eating and exercise habits rather than merely dieting for brief periods are the key" to controling? weight. No error 9. The ability to control’ the plots of our dreams is* a skill, researchers have shown, ‘you want’ to change recurrent dreams. No error" 10. In* swimming as tor soccer, Evangelina proved time after time to be an abler competitor than’ Juarita, No error 11. The common colds one of our most indiscriminate diseases; it makes no distinction between: you and me’, millionaires and paupers, or athletes and couch potatoes. No error. 42. Like his other cookbooks, in his new book Chef Lou's offers lengthy explan considers to be basic cooking principles. No ertor. 413, Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybrdizer, became” known as* "Mr. Poinsettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and by pioneering” it as a living symbol of Christmas. No error 14. Long thought of as: a quiet, stfty place where people just borrowed books, libraries have been changing: theirimages dramatically over the last few years. No error 15. To understand: twentieth-century economic practices, we must be sufficienly familiar withe Keynesian theories, whether one agrees with theme or not. No error that we can learn it ns of what heSolution Practice Test 01 1. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Seventy-five percent of what we perceive as taste, especially the perception of flavor, i really attributable to our sense of smell Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where there is an unnecessary shift in pronoun, from the first-person plural "we" to the indefinite “one." 2. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Development of new drugs often requires years of testing and waiting for labeling approval from federal regulators. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is subjectverb disagreement. The plural verb "require" does nat agree with its singular subject, “Development.” 3. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: though research in the earth and environmental sciences has pieced together narratives of ancient and historical environmental changes, there is still much left to learn about the nature and causes of changing climatic conditions through time. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is redundancy. The ‘opening word of the sentence, “Although,” signals a contrast between its clause and the clause to follow. ‘Therefore, "but, " another contrast word, is nat needed because the contrast has already been created by “although.” 4. Correct Answer:C Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: During the reign of Elzabeth |, dozens of commissions were sent cut by the central ‘government to investigate the wood shortage araund the nation, and each one confirmed the serious decline of the forests,Explanation for Correct Answer C : The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there is improper coordination. Two independent clauses ("dazens of commissions..araund the nation" and “each one...forests") are connected by only a comma, without the conjunction “and” to introduce the second independent clause. 5. Correct Answer: D Explanation’ Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: While sperm whales are usually seen in offshore waters, they can also be found near the shore, where the continental or island shelf is narrow and the water is deep. Explanation for Correct Answer D : The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an error in parallelism. The coordinating conjunction "and" requires that the grammatical structures on either side ofit be parallel. A clause ("the continental or island shelf is narrow") precedes “and,” so another clause ("the water is deep") should follow it. 6. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence; A farmer's field can have more than 50,000 weed seeds per square meter buried beneath the soll: surface seeds buried more than about one centimeter below the soll surface do not receive enough light to germinate, Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where there is a lack of punctuation between two sentences. "Surface seeds..below the soll surface" is a new subject, and "do not receive" is a new verb, s0 2 new independent clause is present, But no punctuation or conjunction separates this new cause from the preceding independent clause, resulting in a run-on sentence. 7.Correct Answer: D Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: In 1952, when the Federal Communications Commission lifted its ban on new television station licenses, there were 105 stations and 15 milion households with television sets, but by 1956 the number of stations had grown to almast S00 and the number of households with sets to nearly 35 milion. Explanation for Correct Answer D : The error in the sentence occurs at (0), where there is an improper idiom. The coordinating conjunction "and" requires parallel grammatical structures on either side of it, so the phrase "at nearly 35 milion" should be "to nearly 35 milion," to be parallel with the phrase that precedes “and” ("to almost 500"). 8. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Skil Because this sentence is correct as written, none of the four writing skils can be appropriately assigned to this question.Corrected Sentence: Halley's comet isa potato-shaped lump about ten miles long with a mass estimated at 10 billion tons, most of which is water ice. Explanation for Correct Answer E : There is no error inthis sentence. 9. Correct Answer: B Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: The Neuse River in North Carolina is thought to be about two milion years old, and there have ikely been human settlements in the basin for at least 14,000 years. Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error inthis sentence occurs at (B), where there's a lack of agreement between subject and verb, The plural noun "human settlements" requires the plural verb “have,” not "has." 10. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Shortly after Queen Eleanor arrived in Nottingham in 1257 for a visit, she fled the town because she could not stand the smell of coal smoke and feared for her health Explanation for Correct Answer D: The error in this sentence occurs at (D). The verb phrase "was afraid” is redundant with "and feared for." It should be deleted from the sentence. 111. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: The great white shark s the most infamous of all sharks, the star of Peter Benchley's bestelling novel Jaws, four Hollywood movies, and many television special. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentences occurs at (A), where there is an incorrect adjective form. The prepositional phrase “of all sharks” cals for the superiative form of the adjective ("most") rather than the comparative form "mare," which would be appropriate if only two sharks were being compared. 12. Correct Answer: B Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: The San Andreas Fault in California is just one section ofan active circle of earthquake zones and volcanoes known as the "Ring of Fire” that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there s a use of an improper idiom. The preposition "to" is used to follow the noun "section" where it would be more idiomatic to use the prepasition "of"13, Correct Answer: € Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Relying on dams for large-scale water storage and for delivering water to places where it does not naturally occur has long-term effects on the balance between groundwater and surface water and on the quality of the surrounding soil Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where there's lack of subject-verb agreement. The subject ofthe verb is “relying,” so a singular verb, "has," is required. 14. Correet Answer: E Explanation: Skil: Because this sentence is correct as written, none ofthe four writing skils can be appropriately assigned to this question. Corrected Sentence: Despite a protest by 300 angry drivers, the five members of the bridge authority voted ‘unanimously to raise the passenger-car tll on the bridge from $1.00 to $2.00. Explanation for Correct Answer E : There sno error in this sentence. Practice Test 02 1. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skill: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: Harpsichords, their sound made by quills plucking strings that are stretched over a soundboard, dominated European music in the 1700's; they were replaced late in the century by the fortepiano, in which hammers struck the strings. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where faulty coordination occurs. The sentence's two independent clauses ("Harpsichords...1700's" and "they...strings") are joined by only a comma. The ‘comma should be replaced with a (or semicolon), punctuation that can stand alone between two independent clauses, 2. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: Vanilla is currently one of the most popular ofall spices and flavorings and is found not anly i foodstuffs but also in perfumes and cosmetics. Explanation for Correct Answer D : The error In this sentence occurs at (D), where the second half of the correlative conjunction "not only..but also" should appear, but "and also" appears instead.3. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: The electricity transmission gid consists of 200,000 miles of high-voltage lines that carry power across the United States, northern Mexico, and most of Canada, a grid divided into two loosely connected sections called interconnects. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where the participle “consisting” is wrongly used as the main verb of the sentence. A participle cannot function as the main verb of a sentence, so the result isa sentence fragment. 4. Correct Answer: B Explanation’ Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: The first signs in six months ofa pickup in consumer spending are emerging, reducing the chances that the Federal Reserve wil lawer interest rates when it meets next month. Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where the participial “reducing” should appear, but the relative phrase "which reduces” appears instead, 5. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: The explosions ofthe volcane Krakatoa in 1883 hurled rock and ash more than 20 miles high and could be heard 3,000 miles away. Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The error in this sentence accurs at (8). The pronoun “it” refers incorrectly to the "the volcano Krakatos,” which cannot logically "be heard” from "3,000 miles away." 6. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: During the whole period of the westward overland emigration from 1840 to 1860, well over half of the emigrants! wagons were pulled by oxen. Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where there isan improper idiom. The preposition "from" calls forthe preposition "to" to follow it (rom 1840 to 1860). Instead, the conjunction "and! is used, incorrectly. 7. Correct Answer: C Explanation:Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: The steam-propelled locomotive on rails was invented in the early nineteenth century by George Stephenson, moving coal from the coal mines near Newcaste, England, to shipping stations on the nearby Tyne River. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where the verb “moving” is not punctuated, creating confusion as to its subject. The verb phrase (beginning with "moving") should be set off fram the first part of the sentence with a comma, to show that the verb's subject is "locomotive" and not "George Stephenson." 8. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Skill: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Each year the television industry takes in billions of dollars in advertising revenue based on ratings information, but it can owe advertisers tens of millions of dollars in free commercials when ratings fall short of expectations, Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there is redundancy. The sentence's opening phrase establishes that the action inthe sentence occurs "each year,” so the word “annually,” which means "each year," is redundant and should be deleted. 9. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: No one i exactly sure when modern rainforests first appeared, but fossil evidence suggests that they were already present atthe end of the age ofthe dinosaurs, some 60 milion years ago. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where the contrast in ideas between the sentence's two main clauses should be shown by a contrastive conjunction such as "but" or "yet." Instead, the conjunction "and" is used, which falls to show the contrast in ideas. 10. Correct Answer: B Explanation: Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: Crocodiles spend much oftheir ives in the water, but ike turtles they must lay their eggs on land, because reptile embryas must resprate through the ege's permeable shell Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there's a misleading and illogical use ofthe word "as." "As" can function as a preposition in some situations, but inthis sentence it yields the illogical ‘meaning that "as turtles, they" (crocodiles) "must lay their eggs on land.” To clearly convey the intended comparison between crocodiles and turtles, the preposition “ike” should be used instead. 11, Correct Answer: EExplanation: Skil Because this sentence is correct as written, none ofthe four writing skils can be appropriately assigned to this question. Corrected Sentence: In 1996 the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, installed a public sculpture in honor ofits two ‘most colebrated literary residents ~ Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. Explanation for Correct Answer E: There is no error in ths sentence, 12, Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: One usually thinks of a sword as a long strip of metal either iron or steel, with a handle, but the fist swords were made of wood. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there s an inappropriate connective. The coordinate conjunction "and" does not fit inthis context. Instead, the conjunction “but” is needed to indicate the contrast between the two ideas. 13, Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Elephants use various methods to combat excessive heat, such as fanning themselves with ‘their ears and protecting their skin from the sun with layers of mud and dust. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where there is an incorrect verb form. The infinitive ("to protect") is used where the gerund "protecting" is needed to parallel “fanning.” 14. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Beginning in the 1830's, walking footraces in England, the United States, and continental Europe became mass spectator sports that sometimes attracted over 25,000 people. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where there isan incorrect verb tense. The action ofthe sentence takes place in the past, so the past-tense verb "attracted" should be used in place of the present-tense verb Practice Test 03 1. Correct Answer: A Explanation’Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: More than a century ago, when mail-order catalogs afforded those who lived outside of the big cities their first major glimpse ofa growing new world of consumer goods, many people called them dream books. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is improper pronoun use. The demonstrative pronoun "those" should be used in place ofthe third-person plural pronoun "them" to indicate which people ("those who lived outside the big cities") got "their first major glimpse of a growing new world of consumer goods.” 2. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skill: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: The fish called menhaden are slvery in color with a distinct biack shoulder spot behind their alll opening and a variable number of smaller spats on their sides. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where a conjunction is used incorrectly in place of a preposition. The preposition "with" i needed to intraduce characteristics of menhaden beyond theie “silvery... color.” 3. Correct Answer: D Explanation’ Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: Invented in London in 1906, the permanent wave, or perm as it became known, required a combination of borax paste and heavy brass rollers weighing up to two pounds each, and it needed six hours to set Explanation for Correct Answer D : The error inthis sentence occurs at (D), where an incorrect pronoun is used. The plural pronoun "they" cannot logically refer to anything else in the sentence. The singular pronoun "it" is needed (to refer correctly to the singular noun "the permanent wave") 4, Correct Answer: € Explanation: Skil: Because this sentence is correct as written, none of the four writing skils can be appropriately assigned to this question. Corrected Sentence: Much of our knowledge of ancient Egypt has been derived from scenes carved and painted on the stone was of tombs and temples and from artifacts buried in the tombs. Explanation for Correct Answer E: There is no error in this sentence. 5. Correct Answer: A Explanation:Skil: Managing word choice and grammatical relationships between words Corrected Sentence: Inthe fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vincl suggested that defective vision could be corrected by placing a lens in direct contact with the eye Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is an inappropriate verb form. The present-tense auxiliary verb “can” is used, but the past-tense auxiliary verb “could” is needed (to indicate that correcting vision inthis way was seen only as a possibilty inthe fifteenth century). 6. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: The two centers ofthe immense biological diversity on Earth are tropical ecosystems, which support almost unbelievably large numbers of plants and animals, and islands, which by their isolation promote ‘the rapid evalution of unique lfe forms. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there is improper use of @ ‘modifier, To modify the adjective large,” one must use an adverb ("unbelievably"), not an adjective (Cunbelievable"). 7.Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Skil: Managing phrases and clauses in a sentence Corrected Sentence: At Chaco Canyon in the San Juan Basin, Anasazi people constructed large towns, congregated in large communities, and left behind spectacular ruins. Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there s a flaw in parallelism, The ‘pronoun "they" is unecessary and should be removed so that the sentence contains three parallel pasttense verbs (eonstructed," "congregated," and "left" ) describing the activities of the Anasazi at Chaco Canyon. 8. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Skil: Managing grammatical structures used to modify or compare Corrected Sentence: Just as land plants depend on minerals in the soil for their growth, so marine plants are dependent upon the nutrient salts or minerals inthe sea water Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is an improper idiom. The phrase "lust as" is needed in place ofthe awkward and unidiomatic "The same as' to properly introduce the comparison completed by "so marine plants... water.” 9. Correct Answer: A Explanation:Corrected Sentence: By next year the old vaudeville theatre will have been converted into two small theaters in whieh fms ean be shown, Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), which involves an improper sequence of tenses, The pluperfect verb phrase, *had been,” does not agree with the phrase "By next year” or with the tense of the verb phrase "can be shown" later in the sentence, 10. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Some scholars studying the writings of Emily Bront. have become increasingly interested in the relationships between her siblings and her. Explanation for Correct Answer D ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (0), where an improper pronoun case is used. The nominative pronoun "she" is sed in the prepositional phrase intraduced by the word "between" instead of the objective pronoun “her. 11. Correct Answer: E Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer €: ‘There is no error in ths sentence, 12, Correct Answé Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Both Dorathy Sayers and Carolyn Hellbrun have written scholarly works as well as popular ‘murder mysteries, demonstrating a diversity of talents and interests, Explanation for Correct Answer A: ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where the idiom is inappropriate. The connecting word "plus" is not the correct term for use in a phrase beginning with "both." 13. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer E ‘There is no error in this sentence. Explanation for Incorrect Answer A:‘Theres no error at (A). The subordinating conjunction "Although" properly introduces a subordinate adverbial clause. 14, Correet Answé Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Because they must compete with a large chain of superstores that can afford to charge very low rates for certain items, the owners of small hardware stores know that they are unllkely to make much profit and may, infact, o bankrupt. Explanation for Correct Answer B ‘The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there isa shift of pronoun, The second-person pronoun "you" does ‘not agree with the third-person pronoun "they" earlier in the sentence (which in turn refers to the plural subject of the sentence, “owners"). Practice Test 04 1. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Although science offers the hope of preventing serious genetic diseases, there ate difficult ethical questions raised by the possiblity of altering human heredity. Explanation for Correct Answer B: ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where there sa problem with subject-verb agreement, In this inverted construction, the singular verb "is" does not agree with its plural subject, questions.” 2. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: In the nineteenth century, careers in business and law were prestigious, but they did not require practitioners to hold college degrees. Explanation for Correct Answer B ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where the number of the pronoun i incorrect. The singular pronoun “it” does not agree with the plural noun "careers," to which it refers, 3. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Corrected Sentence; Chess players find that playing against a computer is helpful in improving their skils, even though ne chess-playing computer has yet won a championship. Explanation for Correct Answer A:‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where an improper idiom is used. The infinitive "to improve" is used in combination with the verb phrase "is helpful,” where it would be more idiomatic to use the phrase “in improving.” 4. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Reaching lengths of twelve inches, banana slugs are the largest of all the slug species that inhabit North Amer Explanation for Correct Answer C ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where the comparative term is incorrect. The phrase "much larger” implies a comparison between only two items, not a comparison of banana slugs wit al other slug species in North, America. 5. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Maya Madera prously wore her sister's most popular invention, a watch for winter campers that flashes the temperature in lighted numerals and sends out a loud alarm when one presses a button. Explanation for Correct Answer D ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (0), where modification is improper. The phrase "pressing a button” cannot logically modify the noun just before it, “alarm,” or any other ward in the sentence. 6. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Obviously, Whistiers paintings, unlike those of Klee, are conventional in their subject matter. Explanation for Correct Answer B ‘The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where the comparison is not logical. Works of art (" are improperly compared with an artist ("Klee"). 7. Correct Answer: A histler’s paintings Explanation: Corrected Sentence: A newly formed organization of homeowners and business people has met with the transportation department to voice its concerns about plans for a shopping mall in the community. Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is a problem with subject-verb agreement. The plural verb "have" agrees withthe interrupting nouns ("homeowners and business people") but not withits singular subject, “organization.” 8, Correct Answer: € Explanation:Corrected Sentence: Although she considers her chemistry research complete, she has heeded her professor's advice and is conducting three additional experiments. Explanation for Correct Answer E: ‘Theres no error in this sentence. 9. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Princeton University officials first broke with a tradition of awarding honorary degrees only to ‘men when they awarded such a degree to author Willa Cather. Explanation for Correct Answer D The error inthis sentence occurs at (O), where the pronoun reference is vague. The sentence contains no singular ‘Roun to which the pronoun "it (presumably meaning an honorary degree) can refer. 10. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: His ove of politics led him te volunteer in local campaigns as wel as to work in a government office in the state capital. Explanation for Correct Answer D ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (0), where there is 2 flaw in parallelism. The noun phrase withthe earlier verbal phrase "to volunteer." 111. Correct Answer: A Job" isnot parallel, Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Now that Michiko has finished the research, she feels reasonably confident about writing her paper on the rise of the progressive movement in the United States. Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where the tense sequence is incorrect. The past tense of the verb, "finished," is inappropriate because the adverb "now" indicates action begun in the past but continuing until the present (action described correctly by the present perfect tense) 12. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The condition known as laryngitis usually causes the vocal cords and surrounding tissue to swell, thus preventing the cords from moving freely. Explanation for Correct Answer C‘The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where the idiom is inappropriate. After the verbal “preventing” the phrase to move" is not idiomatic. 13. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: For the cyclist exploring Ireland's western cliffs, every road leading out of the town of Clifden offers its own set of wonders, Explanation for Correct Answer C ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where the number ofthe pronoun is incorrect. The plural pronoun "thelr" does not agree with the singular noun to which it refers, "road." 14. Correct Answer: E Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer E: ‘Theres no errorin this sentence. Practice Test OS 1. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The charm of Lofting's book ies in the humorous reversal of roles and generally ake care ofthe helpless humans. the animals guide, assist, Explanation for Correct Answer D The error inthis sentence occurs at (D), where there isa lack of parallelism. The pronaun "they" introduces 2 clause, breaking the pattern of successive verbs that precedes it. 2. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: People were trained to perform one tiny part of one process in one department of one industry, and so they had no sense of the process as a whole. Explanation for Correct Answer B: ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where a fallure to maintain parallelism leaves the phrase after the comma incomplete. Since the verbal "having” has no subject, i is not parallel withthe earlier clause "People were trained.” 3. Correct Answer: A Explanation’Corrected Sentence: The Stegosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur with protective bony plates and tall spikes, was once common in what is now Colorado. Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is noun-noun disagreement and subject-verb disagreement. The plural noun “dinosaurs” is an improper appositive forthe singular subject, "the Stegosaurus,” and it does not agree with the singular verb "was.” 4. Correct Answer: B Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Some plants use chemical signals that repel insects, and these signals help to put neighboring plants on alert so they can mount their own defenses, Explanation for Correct Answer B The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where the adverb "also," in addition to the conjunction "and," results in wordiness. 5. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Innovative use of computers in the classroom allows students to undertake projects that encourage them to be both analytical and intellectually adventurous Explanation for Correct Answer B ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (8), where there is subject-verb disagreement. The singular verb “encourages” does not agree with ts plural subject, the relative pronoun "that," which refers to the plural noun "projects." 6. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: When one is researching the customs of a community, one must learn about its history and observe its people going about their ordinary activities. txplanation for Core Aner 8 ‘The error inthis sentence acura (8) where there tan improper roncun sit. The person who i esaching” ile the person who “mut learn,” ad therefore shoul berefrredto bythe pronoun “one rather han by 7 eorret nanar explanation Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer E:‘There is no errorin this sentence. 8. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: From 1566 until 1576, Santa Elena, now an excavation site in South Carolina, was the capital of Spanish Florida; however, it had become an English settlement by 1735. Explanation for Correct Answer D “The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where the present perfect verb phrase “has become” is used instead of the pluperfect that is needed to describe an action that had taken place "by 1735." 9. Correct Answer: D Explanation’ Corrected Sentence: Des an indefinite period. the attorney's moving plea, the judge placed the juvenile offender on probation for Explanation for Correct Answer D ‘The error inthis sentence occurs at (D), where there is improper diction. The adjective "indecisive" is used where "indefinite" is needed. 10. Correct Answer: E Explanation’ Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer E: There's no error inthis sentence. 111. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: There has always been a great deal of friction between Joan and me because we have ‘opposing political views about which we are very vocal. Explanation for Correct Answer B ‘The error inthis sentence occurs at (B), where there is an improper pronoun case. The nominative case ofthe first- person pronoun, ",”is used where the objective case, "me," is needed. 12. Correct Answé Explanation: Corrected Sentence:Explanation for Correct Answer E: ‘There is no error in this sentence, 13, Correct Answer: A Explanation’ Corrected Sentence: The supervisor cited three workers, each of whom i likely to win a prize for having suggested cost-effective changes atthe factory. Explanation for Correct Answer A: ‘The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is an improper use of pronoun. In the phrase “each of whi the pronoun "which" incorrectly refers to a person (one of the "three workers") and should instead be “whom.” 14 Correct Answé Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Freedom of action and expression is at the foundation not only of cur system of government but also of cur expectations concerning human relations at al levels of society. Explanation for Correct Answer A: The error inthis sentence occurs at (A), where there is subject-verb disagreement. The plural verb "are" does not agree with the singular subject "freedom."Solution Practice Test 6: 1 Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: While both disaster rescue workers and news reporters may face physical danger, the latter an usualy contro their exposure to risk, whereas rescue workers often cannot Explanation for Correct Answer © “The error inthis sentence accurs at (), where there is noun-pronoun disagreement. Because the pronouns "his" and "her" are both singular, neither properly refers to the plural noun "the latter” ("news reporters!) 2. correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The refusal of management to revise is policy on family 1 caused an uproar among employees. Explanation for Correct Answer 8 “The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where an improper pronoun is used. The plural pronoun "thir" refers incorrectly ta the singular noun ‘management.* 3. Correct Answer: C Explanation Corrected Sentence: At fist we panicked when we discovered we had missed our fight, but then we took a bus to another airport, where there were several planes leaving for Denver that eveing Explanation for Correct Answer © “The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where the tense sequences incorrect. The present tense ofthe verb, Inconsistent wit the earlier past-tense verbs, "panicked, “discovere," and "took." 4. Correct Answer: Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Only after the floodwaters had risen two feet was the mayor wilng to order the evacuation of some homes. Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The ercor inthis sentence cecurs a (A), where the verb form s incorrect. After the helping verb "had," the correct form ofthis irregular verb isnot the past, "rose," butte past participle “risen, 5. Correct Answer:Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Confucianism is more a cade of ethics than a religion; it presents no delties bu fosters instead a respect, for one’s ancestors and for an orderly society, Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The error inthis sentence accuts at (A), where there ie wordiness. After the phrase ‘more... than,” the word “ike” is Lnnecessary and spoils the parallelism ofthe two ideas being compared ("a religion" and "a code’ nthe opening cause. 6. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Just as parents vary in thei eadiness to have their children leave home for college, young people vary in thr readiness to leave. Explanation for Correct Answer © ‘The ercor in ths sentence eccurs a (C), where the number ofthe pronauns is incorrect. The singular pronouns "his do not agree withthe plural noun to which they refer, “pecple." 7. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Local party organizations have discovered that voter turnout is diminished considerably whenever the ‘media project election results early in the day. Explanation for Correct Answer © ‘The error inthis sentence accurs at (C), where the tense sequence is incorrect. The past tense of the verb, “projected,” is inconsistent with the present tense of the earlier verb, "is diminished.” 8. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Absent fom the speech was any mention of he students and laboratory technicians upon whose contributions the chemist had depended heavily Explanation fr Correct Answer 8 The error inthis sentence occurs at (B), where the verb doesnot agree wit its subject. n ths inverted construction, the plural ‘verb "were" does not agree with the singular subject "mention" 9. Correct Answer: A Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Paul's letter ta me about the missing maney was not intended tobe read by any other member ofthe organization, Explanation for Correct Answer A The errr in this sentence occurs at (A, where the pronoun is incorrect. The reflexive form, "myself," is nat appropriate, since the same person aid not both send and recive the letter. 10, Correct Answer: 8Explanation: Corrected Sentence: After the prince characterized moder architecture as ugh he was severely criticized for having been so ‘outspoken in public Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), where the tense sequence Is inappropriate. The use of "After" with the past tense (characterizes) inthe introductory clause requires the use ofthe past tense ("was...critkized") rather than the present perfect tense ("has been. ciiciaed") in the main clause, 11, Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: No matter how cautiously snowmobiles are driven, they ae capable of damaging the land over which they eave Explanation for Correct Answer 8 The error inthis sentence occurs at (B), where an adjective is used incorrety. An adverb (‘cautousiy") adjective (cautious) is needed to modify the verb "are driven.” 12, Correct Answer: Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The k squires drew a crowd of students, for they had never been seen on the campus befor Explanation for Correct Answer © ‘The error inthis sentence accurs a (C), where the number of the pronoun is incorrect. The singular pronoun | with the plural noun to which it cefers, “squires” 13, Correct Answer: D does net agree Explanation: Corrected Sentence: A majority ofthe students who attended the job fir expressed interest in becoming doctors or lawyers Explanation for Correct Answer D ‘The error inthis sentence occurs at (0), where there is noun-noun dsagreement. The singular nouns "doctor" and "lawyer" do not agree withthe earler plural noun, “students.” 14, Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Never before hada graup of artists been so lolated fom sacety and from official patronage as were the so-called Impressionists. Explanation for Correct Answer D The errr inthis sentence occurs at (0), where there is subjct-verb dsagreement. In this inverted construction, the singular verb "was! does not agree with its plural subject, "impressionists"Practice Test 7: 4 Correct Answer: Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The lowers that Jane and Jonathan ardereé tobe sent te their mother were less fresh and much mare expensive than these from Carr's Flower Shop. Explanation fr Correct Answer D: The error in this sentence occurs at (0), where the comparison i illogical. The flowers ordered are compared toa flower shop rather thant flowers from that shop. 2. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: A posite first step in developing a nonsexst vocabulary with which to analyze the works of the rineteenth-century wilterElzabeth Gaskell would be to stop refering to her as *MYs. Gaskell Explanation for Correct Answer E: There sno error in this sentence. 3. Correct Answer:¢ Explanation Corrected Sentence: After 140 years under the sea, the remains ofthe Monitor, an ironclad warship that was sunk uring the Chul War, ae being gradually brought to the surface, Explanation for Correct Answer © The error inthis sentence occurs at (C, where the verb doesnot agree with ts subject. Although the singular verb "is" agrees with the interrupting noun “warship,” toes not agree withthe plural subject "remains: 4. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Ihave gone to only one football game since | graduated from high school. Explanation fr Correct Answer © The error inthis sentence occurs at (C), where the idiom is inappropriate. In context, the conjunction “after” is less idiomatic than the conjunction "since." 5. Correct Answer: Explanation Corrected Sentence: The radia station received the largest number of calls rom Iteners on the evening it aireda discussion of the music of Aretha Franklin Explanation for Correct Answer AThe error inthis sentence occurs at (A, where the idiom i Inappropriate, Before "number" the adjective “mst Is less Ialomati than “largest.” 6. Corre Answer:D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: When the vilage elders present recommendations, there isthe most number on the evening it hardly ever any epposition to their proposals. Explanation fr Correct Answer D ‘The ero inthis sentence eecurs at (0), where the idiom snot suitable, "Against isnot the appropriate preposition to Introduce a phrase that fllows the noun "appasiio.” 7. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: At the meeting ofthe planning board, the councllwoman assured her constituents that she was atively seeking a long-term solution tothe ity's parking problem, Explanation for Correct Answer D “The error inthis sentence accurs at (0), where an adjective (‘active isincorrecty used to modify a verb ("was seeking"). An adverb ("actively") is needed instead, 8. Correct Answer:D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Used in seulptue, carving i the process of reducing substances such as stone, wood, or vary to desired shape by cutting or chipping away unnecessary pars Explanation fr Correct Answer D The error inthis sentence occurs at (0), where there sa lack of parallelism. The compound objects of the preposition The ifiitive "to chip" isnot parallel tothe gerund "cutting." The gerund "chipping" is needed 9. Correct Answer: Explanation: Corrected Sentence: New York Citys an important center af American Buddhism, in part because its residents include immigrants from mot ofthe countries that have strong Buddhist ractons Explanation fr Correct Answer C ‘The error inthis sentence cccurs at (C), where there san improper verb tense. The tense used inthe dependent clause (“in part because..tradltions") should be consistent with the tense used in the main clause ("New York City..Budhism’), but tis not. To fx this problem, the present-tense verb include” should be used. 10, Correct Answer: E Explanation: Corected Sentence:Explanation for Correct Answer E “Thove's no eerer in this sentence. 11. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: ‘Correced Sentence: Whereas the catepitars of most butterflies are harmless, moth caterpllas can cause an enormous amount of damage to plans, forest and shade tress, clothing, and household goods. Explanation forCorrect Answer 8 ‘The ettor in ths sentence occurs at (8), where there is an improper verb tense. Statements of general tuth, such asthe statement about moth caterpillars, require the present tense ("can cause), rat the past tense("caused') 12. Correct Answer: D Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Homing pigeons can navigate overlong distances, employing ther sense of smell te ascertain thelr initial location and using the postion ofthe Sunto determine the direction in which they must fy, Explanation for Correct Answer D The error inthis sentence occurs at (0), where a participle ("determining") is ncorrecty used. An infinitive ("to determi the courect vert form tomodify the partcpe “using,” 33. Comect Anowor: Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Satis valued not only because ofits propertiesas a condiment and preservative, but also because itis ‘essential to the health of humans and animals. Explanation forCorrect Answer C: ‘The ertor inthis sentence occurs at (C), where an improper pronounis used. The plutl pronoun “they” is used incorrect to refer tothe singular subject “salt” The singuar pronoun "it should be used instead, In adlitin, the pleral verb “are” sheuld b ‘changed to thesingular 14, Cowreet Answer: 8 Explamation: ‘Correcied Sentence: Ater two terms inthe Texas Sate Senate, Barbra Jordan was lected tothe United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1873 101979. Explanation for Correct Answer B: The evo in tic sontence occurs at (8), where 9 sentence fragment i created. A malnverb (‘was elected") i needed to indicate that Barbara Jordan, the subject ofthe sentence, ispertorming the action described inthe sentence ("Aer two terms In the Texas State Senate,” Sarbara Jordan was elected...) 15, Covrect Answer: 8 Explanation:Corrected Sentence: A sweetener, normaly ether supar or syrup is used in aimost all bral! for taste eras an ald to yeast growth Explanation for Correct Answer B: ‘The errr inthis sentence occursat (8), where the plural ew “are used” does nat agree wth the singular subject “swestene “The singular verb "is used” ls needed instead, Practice Test 8: 1. Correct Answer 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Wille Dixons upbeat ues cempositions helped usher in the Chicago blues sound during the 1950'sand tbecame standard numbers forthe many young rock groups ring to achieve popularity duringthe 2960s, Explanation forCorrect Answer 8 “The errr inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there Ison improper verb tense. The verb “helped” and the phrases “dutng the 1950's" and “during the 960" s* clearly establish the past tense, but the verb *have become" isin the present perfect tense. ‘The present perfect tense indicates an action thats stil occurring, but clearly the ation ofthe sentence was completed inthe 1960's 2, Correct Answer: € Explanation: CCorrecred Sentence: When the Spanish conquistadors reached Peru 1532, they encountered the vast empire ef the Incas, ‘which extended along the Pacifccoast of South America from modern Ecuador to certral Chile and inland across the Andes. Explanation for Correct Answer C: ‘The error inthis sentence occursat(C), where an independent clause ("it extended_Andes")isconnected tothe preceding Independent clause ("they .lncas”) by arly a comma. &subardinating conjuction ("which extended." is needed along with the comma, 3. Correct Answer: 8 explanation: Corrected Sentence: Untke her best fiend Marge, who made the varsity soccer teamas.a freshman, il did not make the team tnt her Junior year. Explanation for Correct Answer ‘The errr inthis sentence occursat (8), where the improper use ofa gerund (‘making’) resultsin a sentence fragment. There's ‘no main verb to indicate that Margie is performing the action described inthe first part ofthe sentence The pronoun “who,” ‘combined with he pasttense verb “made” is needed ("Unike-_Marge, whomade..") 4. Cone Answer: €Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: Although the precise date and place a the otgn of baseball ae hotly debated itis beyond dispute that ‘the New York Gty boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklya played an importantrele in its early development. Explanation for Correct Answer C: The ertor inthis sentence occurs at (C), where the present tense ofa verb ("lay") is incorecty used toexpressan action that ‘was cempletedin the past The pist-tense verb “plyed" is needed instead. 5. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer €: There sno error in this sentence 6.Corect Answer: B Explamation: (Corrected Sentence: The common cold le chickeapox, measles and many ether via diseases, can bespread both before and. after is symptoms emerge. [Explanation forCorect Answer B “The ertor in ths sentence occursat (0), where the plural possessive pronoun “their” doesnot agree with the singular noun, "cold," to which it refers. The singular posessive pronoun “is” is needed instead. 7. Correct Answer: € Explanation: ‘correcied Sentence: Although he had never played organized sports, whenever Justin, who was uncommoniy ta, attended a teasketbal game, fans would ask him for an autograph, Explanation forCorrect Answer C= “The errr inthis sentence cecurst(C), where thore isan improper verb form. Because the action of the dependent clause (whenever ame") occured before the action of the main clause("fans autograph] the past-tense verb attended” shouldbe used 8. Conect Answer: 8 Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: From its modest beginnings a series of brief vignettesto its establishment as the longesteunning prime- time comedy series on television, The Simpsons hi trancformed the way that bath audiences and television programmers view the anemated stcom, Explanation for Correct Answer B: The evtor inthis sentence occurs at (8), where a ccordinating conjunction ("and") is improperly used, The preposition "to" is the idiomatic prepesiton tofollow “From” and to inteduce the prepositional phrase ("to television") that modifies the proper oun "The Simpsons.”9. Cortvet Answer: € Explanation: Correced Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer E> “There's no ettr in this sentence Explanation fr incorrect AnswerA ‘There's no errr at (A). The singular verb “devotes” agrees withthe singular subject “Venezuel” 10, Covrect Answer: 8 Explanation: ‘correc sentence: Although they are not fast runners, welves can mataina fopigrun for many miles, nny throughout ‘the night if necessary. Explanation for Correct Answer B: “The errr in this sentence occurs at (8), where an lacorrect verb tense is used. The conditional resent perfect tase of "could have maintained" is nat consistent with the simple present tense ofthe subordinate cause ("are") 11. Covect Answer: 8 Explanation, Corrected Sentence: The credit fr making Fran Kafka internationally famous belongs his friend, novels Max Brod, who ‘edited Kafha’s unpublished manuscripts and then had them published, despite Katka's dying wishes tothe contrary Elman orc Aner: Te err hsemeee cr), eres pra won door ogre umber th singlet To cores Anne trl ‘Corrected Sentence: Unite counry-and-western bands, which often feature the harmonic, banjo, or file, rock bands tend to.ureclectroné equipment, including amplifiers, guitars, and organs. Explanation for Correct Answer C= ‘The ertr inthis sentence accursat(C) where an incorrect verb terve Is used The past tense of tended!” is nt conslstert with the simple present tense ofthe subordinate clause, “feature” The simple present tense (tend’] is needed instead, 13. Correct Answer: Explanation: CCorreced Sentence: Like her nonfiction, fea Craighead George's fiction draws extensvely notonly from published material but leo from firsthand obeervations of animate and ecslagea sytem.Explanation for Correct Answer €: ‘The err inthis sentence occursat(C), where thar Is an error in parallel structure. The correlative conjunctions "nt only. but alsa*requite thatthe grammatical strcturefllowing the frst half the pairs the same as the grammatical structure fetlowing the second hall, The independent clauce “she had firsthand obearvations not grammatically paralelto the prepositional phrase, “from published materia," tat follows "not only." The preposition “from” is needed instead ("bt also from") 1A. Coweet Answer: € Explanation: ‘Correcied Sentence: Most ships move through the Suez Caral under their own power, but extremely lage ships must be assisted by 2 tugboat, Explanation for Correct Answer C= The evtor inthis sentence occurs at (C, where an inappropriate coordinating conjuncten, "4," connects two independent clauses that express contrasting de3s. The coordinating conjunction "but" is aeeded to propery express the conirast between the ideas in the sentence. 35, Comrect Answer: € Explanation: Correcied Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answe ‘There's no eter in this sentence Practice Test 9: Correct Asner: A Explanation: ‘Correced Sentence: The Sun has been shining for nearly fie bilion years and is thought to have sufficient theronuciear fuel in its core to shine for atout another fie lion. Explanation for Correct Answer A “The error inthis sentence occursat (A), where an icorcect verb tenes used. The past progresive tense of “wa shining” Incorrect for expressing an action that stated in the past ads stil occurring The present perfect progressive, “has been shining" Is needed instead. 2 correct Answers xplaration: ‘Corrected Sentence: The study showed that children who consumedsmall amounts of added sugars ateon average one serving mare of grains ger day than did children who ate lager amounts of these same sugars Explanation for Correct Answer C:The err in thissentence occursat(€), where an improper verb frm is used, The participle “eating” cannot serve asa main verb fr the subject ofthis subordinate cause, “chidren” and its present terse is incensistent with the simple past tense of the ‘other verbs in the sentence ("showed,” “consumed,” "did," and ate’), The past-tense verb “ate” should be usedinstead, 3. Correct Answer D Explanation: ‘Correced Sentence: in many parts of the worl where grasses cover vast expanses of and, period, costrolied burnings practice in order to keep woody brush frm gaining a footheld andto stimulate contnuing grass growth. Explanation forCorrect Answer D ‘The error inthis sentence eecursat (0), where there i an eor in puraleism. The independent clause" stimulites — growth” |smot parallel withthe ifintive phrase "to Keep" to which ls cannected by the coordinating conjunction "and." Th infinitive phrase "to stimulate’ is needed instead. 4. Conect Answer Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: The newspaper reported that even with the incease inthe minimum wage, many people are stil having trouble makingende mest Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error inthis sentence occurs at (8), whore improper phrasing is used. The participle “having” introduces a patcpial phrase: that incorrectly modifies the subject ofthe sentence, “newspaper. So that the phrase"the Increase in the minimum wags” ‘describes the intended roun, “people.” the phrase must beintroduced by a preposition, in thisease, "with." 5. Correct Answer C Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: Used primary in the United States and Canada, American Sign Lingua ‘aca expressions, and fingerspeling, includes many egions differences andsing, Explanation for Correct Answer C= The ever inthis sentence occursat(€, whetea participle, “including s used instead of « main verb, “ncudes,* which i needed to comslete the action ofthe sentence. 6. Conect Answer: © Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: The United States isthe worl’ largest producer af cranberries and cranberry products, mst of whch are consumed there and in Canada, Explanation forCorrect Answer C: ‘The errr inthis sentence occurs at (C), where an incorrect verbs wed, The singular helping verb “i” does not agree in number with the plural subject ofthe subordinate clause (‘most’) that refers tothe compouné plural objects ofthe preposition, “cranberries and cranberry products." 7. Correct Answer: 8 Explanation:Corrected Sentence: Alost al animals that hibernate prepare for hberation during summer by eating large amounts of food, ‘which they convert to thick ayers of fat. Explanation for Correct Answer 8: ‘The error in this sentence occursat (8), where an inproperpronounis used. The pronaun “ «an logically refer. Cont Answer: has no antecedent to which it Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Among birds that forage in tree trunks, nuthatehes are the only ones that regulary feed with their heads facing downward, often finding feed in bark crevices overlooked in heir upwatd search. Explanation forCorrect Answer C: ‘The error inthis sentence occursat(C), where a subordinate clause creates faulty lop. The use of “when,” an adverb that rmadifies the veb "food," makes the sentence logeallysugzest that nuthatchesreguliy feed "when they eften find food” 9, Cortect Answer: A Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Ifyou could acquire the necessary calories by drinking gasoline instead of by eating food, you would be able ta run 26 niles on about onetweifth af a gallon of gas. Explanation for Correct newer A “The errr inthis sentence accursat (A), where an incorrect verb tense is used The present tense ofthe verb “can acquire in the subordinate clause is inconsistent with the past tense ofthe verbin the Independent clause, “would be able 10, Cowect Answer: Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: In many large cites in the United Stats, the presence of» culturally diverse population hasled to repeated calls fr curricula taught wholly ar partyin languages other than Erlich. Explanation for Correct Answer C: ‘The error in this sentence occursat(C) where the relative sronoun that") isnot iomatic an is incorecty used te introduce 2 prepositional phrase. The prepestion "Tor is needed instead (“cal fer cuicula.", 11. Correct Answer: € Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Explanation forCorreet Ancwor = “There's no etrr in this sentence 12. Gowect Answer: A Explanation:{Corrected Sentence: Inte early 1920's, Louis Armstrong recorded Ws frst solos asa member of King Olver's Creole Jaz Band in-sueh pieces as “Chimes Blues” and "Teas," which he composed with pianist Lil Hardin, Explanation for Correct Answer A ‘The error inthis sentence occursat (A), where an inappropiate preposition ('8") Is used. In the contest of this sentence the preposition “ins the appropriate prepostion to introduce the prepositional phrase tht functons as an adverb dying the vers “recorded” 13, Cowect Answer: 8 Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: Every yen, toy manufacturers gather groups of hil predicting which new products will become the mest popubr inte playeoms, cberving their choices of toys and Explanation for Correct Answer 8: The ertor in thc sontence occurs at (8), where there Is an Incomplete verb for. The word "as" cannet propery join the orbs “observing” an¢ “predicting” to form the compound predicate. Instead, the canjunction “and” should be used. 14, Covrect Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Duting the ast fity years, we have come to take radio communication for granted, but the mere suggestion that we could communicate insuch a fashion must once have seemed outlandish, Explanation for Correct Answer B: “The error in this sentence occurs a (8), where thee Ison improper ver tense. The inroductoy prepositional phrase “Deting, ‘the las ity years” establishes that the action of the main cause (tating radio communications for grated) takes place over the whole period, Therefore, the present-ense veb, “come” shouldbe in the present perfect tense ("have come") 15, Covteet Answer: ¢ Explanation: Corrected Sentence: The uncompromising tone ofa recent city cal rdinance concerning the blocking of emergency vehies in traf jams cases a stein warning to motorist, Explanation for Correct Answer C: ‘The error in ths sentence occursat(C, where there is subjectverb disagreement. The plural verb "carr" cannot refer tothe singular subject. "The uncompromising tone" The singular verb "caries" ls needed. Practice Test 10: 1 Correct Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Formed by voleanic eruptions over thelast five milion years, the Hawalian Islands contain an ineresiby wide variety of species-many found nowhere else on Earth,Explanation for Correct Answer 8: ‘The err inthis sentence occursat (8), where a sentence fragment created. The use ofthe participle “containing,” instead of ‘the present-tense “conti,” leaves the sentence without a main ver, 2. Correct Anawer: 8 Exploration: Correcied Sentence: Because the owl is uwally nocturnal ad is virtually noisles inf, it isseldom seen by the casual observer Explanation for Correct Answer B: The ertor inthis sentence occurs at (8), where there [san awkward construction. The phrase "and is should be wsed in place of “plu being” to propery oin one characteristic (nocturnal behavior with the other (eiselessness in ight). 3. Correct Answer: C Explanation: Correced Sentence: An economical and efficient recycling center is accessible ta the public, responsive to community needs, and compiles with current federal regulations governing waste disposal Explanation forCorrect Answer C: ‘The error inthis sentence occursat(C), where there Is subject-ver dlsagreement. The plural verb "comply" does ot agree ‘with ts cingular cubjct(rocyling conte). 4. Comet Answer: E explanation: Corrected Sentence: The sentence contains no erter. Explanation forCorrect Answer = “There's no errr in this sentence 5. Correct Answer: 8 Expl Corrected Sentence: Eletion results came in from upstate New York quite rapidly, but the results from New York City were known even faster. Explanation for Correct Answer B: The error in thissentence occursat “rapid” is needed, Cone Anewer: 8 where an adjective [rapids incorrectly used to modiy the verb "came." The adver Explanation: Corrected Sentence: As we rely more and more anthe internet, the need for etfectve security planningand design to safeguard data has increased,Explanation for Correct Answer 8: ‘The err inthis sentence occurs (8), where there Is an errr in pronoun use. There s nothing inthe sentence to which the possessive pronoun “your cam lpicaly refer 7. Correct Anat & Exploration: Correcied Sentence: Explanation for Correct Answer €= ‘There 6 no error in this sentence 8. Correct Answer: € Explanation: ‘Corrected Sentence: Experts agree that permanently moditying eating and exercise habits rather than ms periods isthe key to controling weight. Explamtion for Correct Answer C= “The errr inthis sentence occureat(C), where there san incorrect verb form The plural verb “are” should be the singular “i to agree with the singulor gerund, “modifying eating and exercise habits.” 9, Cortect Answer: D explanation: Corrected Sentence: The ability te contrelthe plots of our dreams isa sil, researchers have stow, that we canlearn it we ‘want to change recurrent dreams. Explanation for Correct Answer D: ‘The err in ths sentence occurs at (0), were there Is mproper prounoun we. The second-persan provoun "you" shoulé be ‘changed tothe fist-person plural "we" tobe conshtent with the eater use of "we." 10, Coirect Answer: 8 Explanation: Corrected Sentence: In swimming as in soccer, Evangelina proved tine after ime to be an abler competitor than uanita, Explanation for Correct Answer B: ‘The erfor inthis sentence occursat (8), where there san improper om. The prepostion "in should be used with the noun "socceto convey the idea that what happens “in swimming” is alse what happens “in soccer” 11. Covet Answer: € Explamation: Correced Sentence: Explanation for Correct AneworThere no etter in this sentence, 12.Cosrect Answer: A Explanation: Corrected Sentence: Ashe does in is other cookbooks, in his new book Chef Louis offers lengthy explanations of what he considers to be base cooking principles. Explanation forCorrect Answer A: ‘Tho errr inthis sentence occursat (AJ, where there san illogical comparizr. ft would be appropriate to compare what sin "his other cookbooks” with whatisin"hisnew beck," but instead the sentence llogieally compares a thong ("his other

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