Errors Lesson

Practice:

True or False: EMIGRATE and IMMIGRATE are interchangeable

FALSE:

Emigrate - leave own country

Immigrate - arrive at different country

Mark emigrated from the Philippines and immigrated to Canada.

Multiple Choice

We can use Abbreviations in Technical or Academic writing

• True

• False

Abbreviations can sometimes be used as long as the meaning has already been presented

Multiple Choice

Which among these follows correct technical writing?

• One must be consistent in your plans.

• The researchers have done the work greatly, with open minds and with perseverance.

• The respondents has answered that they have used the ATM Machines.

• The hypothesis of the research has been proven.

Multiple Choice

What word should be used in this sentence?

“The __________ of the pandemic has been reported in the news for over a year now.”

• affects

• effects

Fill in the Blank

Correct the sentence through retyping on the blank:

The deadline of submissions is at 3 PM in the afternoon.

REDUNDANCY

Repetition of words that makes the sense of the sentence ungrammatical. This is a big no-no in Technical writing. Do watch out for it!

Fill in the Blank

Correct this sentence through retyping on the blank:

“Having returned for work, the research was being finished by the students.”

,

.

Dangling or Misplaced modifier

Move the modifier beside the word that it modifies. Careful on how this is done.

Multiple Choice

The words THEN and THAN can be used interchangeably.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Unnecessary shifts in verb tense should be avoided when it comes to technical writing.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

Retype the sentence following correct parallel structure.

The responses in the survey were eating, studying and to persevere.

Parallelism

Two or more grammatical forms or units must always be PARALLEL.

E.g. She prefers eating over drinking.

EATING and DRINKING are both Gerunds.

Multiple Choice

James enjoys reading more than _______________.

• to write

• write

• writing

• writes

Multiple Choice

When the weather outside is cold and ________, I like to be indoors.

• gets windy

• starting to get windy

• getting windy

• windy

Multiple Choice

Still, the whites are both fat-free and______________

• cholesterol.

• no cholesterol.

• cholesterol-free.

• have no cholesterol.

SV-Agreement and Tenses

As always, these two should always be observed.

Multiple Choice

She _____ home if she _____ time.

• drive / has

• will drive / has

• will drive / have

• will drive / had

Multiple Choice

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.

• personal

• opinion

• my

• too long

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

8. The jury was asked to return to (its, their) seats.

• its

• their