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Module 4 Answer Key

The document is an answer key for a sample test on identifying errors in English grammar and usage. It outlines various types of errors, including issues with phrasing, agreement, modifiers, and redundancy, along with their corrections. Each question is labeled with a letter corresponding to the identified error and includes explanations for the mistakes.

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Module 4 Answer Key

The document is an answer key for a sample test on identifying errors in English grammar and usage. It outlines various types of errors, including issues with phrasing, agreement, modifiers, and redundancy, along with their corrections. Each question is labeled with a letter corresponding to the identified error and includes explanations for the mistakes.

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ANSWER KEY

MODULE 4: SAMPLE TEST ON IDENTIFYING ERRORS


1. B - Error in phrasing. The verb insist should be followed by the preposition on when used with another
verb in the gerund form ("taking" in this case).
2. A – Double negative
3. B – Error in degree of comparison. Comparative not Superlative
4. D – Misplaced Modifier. The modifier after searching for hours in the dense forest is intended to explain
why the hikers were exhausted and worried. However, placing it at the end of the sentence makes it
seem like after searching for hours in the dense forest describes the act of finding the cabin. This
placement suggests that they only found the cabin after searching, rather than emphasizing that they
were exhausted and worried because of the hours spent searching.
5. C - Not only and but also must link parallel structures, and the second phrase should not change in
subject or structure.
Correction: He decided not only to quit his job but also to move to a different country.
6. A – Error in case of pronoun
7. D – Error in SV Agreement. The expression ‘a number’ takes plural verb
8. B – When subjects are joined by neither...nor, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it. The
nearest subject is ‘team’.
9. A – In a sentence beginning with one of those followed by a relative clause, the verb should agree with
the plural noun that follows of (here, employees).
Correction: She is one of those employees who have shown exceptional leadership skills, constantly
taking on new challenges and inspiring her teammates to reach their full potential.
10. C – the subject is designer
11. B – When multiple gerunds or infinitives serve as the subject, they create a compound subject, which
requires a plural verb.
12. D – Misplaced modifier. The placement of "that was life-changing" makes it unclear whether it refers to
her friends or the study abroad program.
Corrected version: "Sarah described her life-changing experience of the study abroad program to her
friends."
13. B – A comma splice occurs between "leaves" and "it." You can fix it with a semicolon or separate the
clauses into two sentences.
14. D
15. C - "Majority" can be singular or plural depending on the context. Here, it refers to a group of students,
so the verb should be "were."
16. D – error in diction. ‘upcoming’ refers to things that will happen soon, while ‘incoming’ refers to
things/persons that are approaching or arriving.
17. C
18. A
19. B – In one of the...who constructions, the verb should agree with the plural noun that follows of (here,
scientists)
20. C
21. D
22. B – Keats’
23. E
24. C
25. A – redundant
26. C – redundant. Omit
27. D – Error in tag question
28. C – Error in tense of the verb
29. B – Came to is the correct phrasal verb for reaching an agreement or conclusion.
30. A – The preposition on is incorrect; the correct preposition to use with interested is in.
31. B
32. D – diction
33. B
34. B
35. C – had
36. B
37. B
38. A – much is for uncountable nouns
39. B
40. D – equal to

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