Sentence Correction: Test 1

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Sentence Correction Test 1: questions and answers

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  1. 1. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    He don't / know the answer / to this / question.
    1. He don't
    2. know the answer
    3. to this
    4. question.
    5. No error

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    Answer: A. He don't

    With "he" the verb is "doesn't": He doesn't know the answer.
  2. 2. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    Each of the students / have submitted / the assignment / on time.
    1. Each of the students
    2. have submitted
    3. the assignment
    4. on time.
    5. No error

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    Answer: B. have submitted

    "Each" takes a singular verb: has submitted.
  3. 3. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    She is / more taller / than her / elder sister.
    1. She is
    2. more taller
    3. than her
    4. elder sister.
    5. No error

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    Answer: B. more taller

    "Taller" is already comparative, so "more" is not needed.
  4. 4. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    I have seen / that movie / yesterday / with my friends.
    1. I have seen
    2. that movie
    3. yesterday
    4. with my friends.
    5. No error

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    Answer: A. I have seen

    A finished time such as "yesterday" needs the simple past: I saw.
  5. 5. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    The news / are very / encouraging / for the team.
    1. The news
    2. are very
    3. encouraging
    4. for the team.
    5. No error

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    Answer: B. are very

    "News" is singular: The news is very encouraging.
  6. 6. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    He is / one of the best / player / in the team.
    1. He is
    2. one of the best
    3. player
    4. in the team.
    5. No error

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    Answer: C. player

    "One of the" is followed by a plural noun: players.
  7. 7. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    Neither Ravi / nor his friends / was present / at the meeting.
    1. Neither Ravi
    2. nor his friends
    3. was present
    4. at the meeting.
    5. No error

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    Answer: C. was present

    With "neither ... nor" the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "friends": were present.
  8. 8. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    She has been / living in Delhi / since / five years.
    1. She has been
    2. living in Delhi
    3. since
    4. five years.
    5. No error

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    Answer: C. since

    Use "for" with a period of time: for five years.
  9. 9. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    The teacher / asked the students / to open / their books.
    1. The teacher
    2. asked the students
    3. to open
    4. their books.
    5. No error

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    Answer: E. No error

    The sentence is correct as it stands.
  10. 10. Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is no error, choose "No error".
    Although he was tired, / but he / continued / to work.
    1. Although he was tired,
    2. but he
    3. continued
    4. to work.
    5. No error

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    Answer: B. but he

    "Although" and "but" are not used together; drop "but".

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