Grammar Editing - Practice

1. physical annihilation, it can cause a whole nation to lose its economical and political

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Answer explanation

economical = giving good value.

Word form error.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

2. power in a world whose such resources are crucial for a country to survive. In the late 90s,

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Answer explanation

whose = referring to a person

where = referring to a location

Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

3. Zaire was a country marred by rampant political corruption. It's leader, Mobotu Sese Seko,

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Answer explanation

It's = It is

Its = a possessive determiner. In this case, it refers to the leader of Zaire.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

4. siphoned federal reserves for his personal use. This caused an economic collapsing.

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Answer explanation

'Collapsing' is a verb in the continuous tense. However, in this sentence, 'an' indicates that a noun should follow.

'Economic' here is an adjective, describing what kind of collapse it was.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

5. Although the authorities managed to trace the money to a number of Swiss bank accounts,

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6. this funds had to be returned to Mobutu's family under Swiss law and could not be recovered.

(a)  

Answer explanation

'this' = singular form

'these' = plural form

Since the subject here, 'funds', is plural, the pronoun should also be in the plural form.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

7. The powerful are protected while the weak are exploited. Corruption not only

(a)  

8. reinforces inequality in society but it also widens it. Under corrupted officials, people

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Answer explanation

The adjective 'corrupt' is used to describe the officials who are involved in corruption.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

9. are gave power not because of talent or skills, but because of social connections or

(a)  

Answer explanation

As the sentence is in the passive form, the participle form 'given' is used.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

10. other unethical reasons. We, therefore, need to stay vigilant and reported to the

(a)  

Answer explanation

The other verb in the sentence is 'stay'. Since the two verbs are joined by 'and', they need to be in the same tense. Hence, 'report' should also be in the present tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A