Sentence structure mistakes

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
These geopolitical practices were common during the 19th C, they disappeared during the 20th century in spite of their importance in geopolitical analysis.
comma splice
run-on sentence
correct sentence
pronoun-antecedent agreement
Answer explanation
There are two main clauses joined only by a comma.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Neither a mutually peaceful relationship nor a non-violent conflict resolution mode seem the norm for some countries worldwide.
correct sentence
run-on sentence
subject-verb agreement
pronoun-antecedent agreement
Answer explanation
When we have an alternative correlative, the verb must agree with the closest subject.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Some crisis and military deployments.
fragment
run-on sentence
subject-verb agreement
correct sentence
Answer explanation
There is no verb.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Argentine and Chilean mutually exclusive claims in Antarctica have threatened Argentine geopolitical dreams over the Western South Atlantic and Argentine honor and national identity have been perceived as threatened by Chilean attempts over the territory.
correct sentence
faulty parallelism
subject-verb agreement
pronoun-antecedent agreement
Answer explanation
The unparallel structure lies in the unnecessary use of active and passive voice:
...have threatened Argentine geopolitical dreams over the Western South Atlantic and Argentine honor and national identity have been perceived as threatened by Chilean attempts over the territory.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Each country and community in zones of peace and pluralistic security maintain rich and reliable communication channels.
fragment
correct sentence
subject-verb agreement
pronoun-antecedent agreement
Answer explanation
When "each" and "every" precede singular nouns joined by "and", the verb remains singular.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The collected information, in addition to the conclusions of the analysis, were presented to the audience.
faulty parallelism
correct sentence
subject-verb agreement
pronoun-antecedent agreement
Answer explanation
The grammatical number of the subject is not changed by the addition of intervening phrases.
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