AGREEMENT & TENSE
Correct the agreement and tense error:
A series of unexpected events were affecting the schedule.
A: A series of unexpected events was affecting the schedule.
Q: Correct pronoun agreement without pluralizing the sentence:
Everyone must show their ID card at the entrance.
A: Everyone must show his or her ID card at the entrance.
Q: Identify the fragment and repair it:
While reviewing the rubric for the assignment.
A: While reviewing the rubric for the assignment, I realized I missed a requirement.
Q: Fix the misplaced modifier:
After finishing the draft, the feedback from the teacher surprised Mia.
A: After finishing the draft, Mia was surprised by the teacher’s feedback.
Add a contrast transition showing unexpectedness:
__________, the research was rushed, the conclusions were surprisingly precise.
A: Nevertheless, the research was rushed, the conclusions were surprisingly precise.
Q: Fix the tense shift:
She practices every day, but yesterday she decides to skip rehearsal.
A: She practices every day, but yesterday she decided to skip rehearsal.
Q: Add apostrophes correctly:
The womens lockers were filled with the athletes gear.
A: The women’s lockers were filled with the athletes’ gear.
Q: Join the sentences using a semicolon + conjunctive adverb:
The device malfunctioned. The team had to start over.
A: The device malfunctioned; therefore, the team had to start over.
Q: Correct the dangling modifier:
Walking through the museum, several artifacts caught my attention.
A: Walking through the museum, I noticed several artifacts.
Add a cause-and-effect transition that shows direct consequence with emphasis:
The committee overlooked several required criteria; __________, the proposal was rejected without review.
A: Consequently, the proposal was rejected without review.
Q: Correct the long-distance tense + agreement errors:
Neither the coach nor the players was planning to attend the meeting that happen last week.
A: Neither the coach nor the players were planning to attend the meeting that happened last week.
Q: Fix the pronoun ambiguity:
When Liza met with her sister, she said the feedback was helpful.
A:
Either:
Liza said the feedback was helpful.
or
Her sister said the feedback was helpful.
Q: Fix this comma splice in two different correct ways:
The lecture ran long, many students left early.
A:
The lecture ran long, so many students left early.
The lecture ran long; many students left early.
Q: Fix the faulty parallel structure:
The committee agreed to revise the policy, improving transparency, and that it should promote fairness.
A:
The committee agreed to revise the policy, improve transparency, and promote fairness.
Add an example transition suitable for an academic explanation:
Multiple fields rely on statistical modeling; __________, climate scientists use long-term data to predict weather patterns.
For instance, climate scientists use long-term data to predict weather patterns.
Q: Fix the indefinite pronoun agreement:
Someone left their jackets in the classroom.
A: Someone left his or her jacket in the classroom.
Q: Fix pronoun agreement + apostrophes:
Each participant presented their groups findings at the judges table.
A:
Each participant presented his or her group’s findings at the judges’ table.
Q: Fix the incorrectly attached fragment:
We canceled the field trip. Because the weather forecast predicted a severe storm.
A: We canceled the field trip because the weather forecast predicted a severe storm.
Q: Fix the comparison error:
My research results were more consistent than the other students.
A:
My research results were more consistent than those of the other students.
Add a transition that clarifies or narrows the idea:
The data appears inconsistent. __________, the final two trials deviate most noticeably from the pattern.
A: More specifically, the final two trials deviate most noticeably from the pattern.
Q: Repair all tense and agreement sequencing:
By the time the interview starts, the applicants complete their portfolios and was waiting outside.
A: By the time the interview started, the applicants had completed their portfolios and were waiting outside.
Q: Fix unclear pronoun reference + apostrophes:
When Noor emailed Amina about her recommendations, she said they werent specific enough.
A:
When Noor emailed Amina about Amina’s recommendations, Noor said they weren’t specific enough.
Q: Fix the punctuation and clarify the list:
The novel was beautifully written it explored loss identity and resilience.
A: The novel was beautifully written; it explored loss, identity, and resilience.
Q: Fix both modification and parallelism errors:
Reading the report, the confusing charts and to interpret the data took longer than expected.
A:
Reading the report, I found that interpreting the data and understanding the confusing charts took longer than expected.
Add a transition that emphasizes and strengthens the previous claim:
Pääbo’s discoveries fundamentally reshaped paleogenetics. ________, they revealed an entire human species previously unknown to science.
Indeed, they revealed an entire human species previously unknown to science.