identifying sentence errors

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What is a subject-verb agreement error?

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A subject-verb agreement error occurs when the subject of a sentence does not match the verb in number (singular or plural). For example, 'The group of students are here' should be 'The group of students is here.'

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Identify the error: 'The team are winning the game.'

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The error is 'are.' It should be 'The team is winning the game.'

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What is a dangling modifier?

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A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. For example, 'Running down the street, the dog was seen by me.' It should clarify who was running.

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Identify the error: 'She enjoys to swim in the ocean.'

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The error is 'to swim.' It should be 'She enjoys swimming in the ocean.'

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What is a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

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A pronoun-antecedent agreement error occurs when a pronoun does not agree in number or gender with its antecedent. For example, 'Everyone should bring their own lunch' should be 'Everyone should bring his or her own lunch.'

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Identify the error: 'Neither of the answers are correct.'

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The error is 'are.' It should be 'Neither of the answers is correct.'

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction. For example, 'I love to read I have many books' should be 'I love to read; I have many books.'

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Identify the error: 'He don't like apples.'

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The error is 'don't.' It should be 'He doesn't like apples.'

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What is a misplaced modifier?

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A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. For example, 'She almost drove her kids to school every day' should be 'She drove her kids to school almost every day.'

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Identify the error: 'The book on the table are mine.'

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The error is 'are.' It should be 'The book on the table is mine.'