Verb tense
Pronouns
Sentence structure
Punctuation
Diction
100
Correction: stop
Is there a correction needed? Many patients begin to show symptoms again after they stopped taking the drug.
100
Replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun
100
has been and probably always will be...
Baseball has and probably always will be the sport that symbolizes for people in other countries the American way of life.
200
Has always run
Correct the sentence: Elaine is the favorite to win the final event because she had always run well at the 100 meter distance.
200
The pronoun in a sentence must agree with its______.
Antecedent
200
Change raise to rise
Find the error: The raise in the number of accidents attributable to drunk drivers has prompted a call for stiffer penalties for driving while intoxicated
200
In contrast to
In contrast of the prevailing opinion, the editorial lays the blame for the strike on the workers and their representatives.
300
change to: sustained
Correct the sentence: The winter was so severe that several of Hillary's prize rose bushes had sustained serious damage from the frost.
300
During her rise to fame, she betrayed many of her friends, and because of her behavior, very few people trust her.
During her rise to fame, she betrayed many of her friends, and because of it, very few people trust her.
300
rain, so the
Find the error: The weather forecast predicted heavy rain, the baseball game was postponed until the following day.
300
batters, but
By the fifth inning, Cindy was showing signs of fatigue and walked three consecutive batters so the coach refused to take her out of the game.
400
At the current rate of consumption, we will have exhausted our supply of firewood before the weather turns warm.
At the current rate of consumption, we have exhausted our supply of firewood before the weather turns warm. Correct the sentence.
400
"more of it." More of what?
Find the error: Ten years ago, the United States imported ten times as much French wine as Italian wine, but today Americans are drinking more of it.
400
shortest
Correct the following sentence: Mary is the shorter of all of her friends
400
so complete that it
Correct the sentence: The devastation caused by the flood was so complete, it was impossible to tell that the pile of debris had once been a house.
400
Ravenous. Wrong word/meaning
By midnight the guests still had not been served anything to eat, so they were ravishing.
500
A dangerous situation could arise if the override switch were left open and the water allowed to drop below 50 percent capacity.
A dangerous situation could arise if the override switch were left open and the water drops below 50 percent of capacity. (Hint...drop is the issue)
500
"their"
Find the error: The Abbot was an effective administrator who attempted to assign each monk a task particularly suited to their talents and training.
500
rise
The raise in the number of accidents attributable to drunk drivers has prompted a call for stiffer penalties for driving while intoxicated.
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