Identifying Sentence Errors

Choose the answer that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence.

• not only in the United States and in Japan.

• not only in the United States after in Japan.

• not only in the United States and in Japan in addition.

• not only in the United States but also in Japan.

• not only in the United States but in Japan, too.

Choose the answer that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence.

Determine to make his mark in the business world, Larry went to grad school for his M.B.A.

• Determine

• Determined

• By determining

• Because of determination

• Determination

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Choose the answer that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence. Remember that movie stars, however snotty and bratty they are now, was once a regular person just like everyone else.

• was once a regular person

• were once a regular person

• were once regular people

• was once regular people

• once, as a regular people,

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

If there is an error, choose the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, choose No Error.

Despite the team's best effort, the visitor's played hard and won by forty points.

• team's

• visitor's

• played

• won

• No Error

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

If there is an error, choose the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, choose No Error.

The new carpenters on the TV design show, who are very knowledgeable in their fields, use many different power tools.

• new carpenters

• who are very knowledgeable in their fields,

• use

• tools

• No Error

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If there is an error, choose the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, choose No Error.

The local veterinarian said he won't never do any medical work on an animal larger than a small horse or small cow because he didn't specialize in that type of medicine in college.

• won't never

• larger than

• because he didn't

• in that type

• No Error

If there is an error, choose the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, choose No Error.

Carol bought a brand new blanket for the baby, which was blue.

• bought

• brand new

• for the baby

• , which was blue

• No Error

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If there is an error, choose the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, choose No Error.

Bess will mail the package to her cousin in Atlanta fourteen long days before the fragile package arrived.

• will mail

• in Atlanta

• days before

• arrived.

• No Error.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Choose the answer that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence. There once was a Roman emperor, who, did nothing but sit around all day long and feed the pigeons.

• emperor, who,

• emperor, whom,

• emperor, that,

• emperor, which,

• emperor who

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Choose the answer that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence.

Dogs are man's best friend, except when dog scratches the sofa or soils the carpet.

• Dogs are man's best friend,

• Dogs are men's best friend,

• Dogs are man's best friends

• Dogs were man's best friend

• A dog is man's best friend

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D