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Sentence Errors
Prefixes & Suffixes
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His ____________ appearance made many feel comfortable in his moral judgments. A. brittle B. sagacious C. prolific D. repressive E. destitute
What is B. sagacious?
100
accustom oneself to a climate, to get used to something
What is acclimate?
100

Can you please tone down your argument just a little bit? A. Can you please tone down your argument just a little bit? B. Can one please tone down your argument just a little bit? C. Can you please tone down your argument just a bit? D. Can you please at least tone down your argument for a while? E. Are you able to tone it down?

What is A?

100
A poorly performance is typical of students who take tests under pressure. A. poorly B. is C. who D. under E. No Error
What is A. poorly?
100
"-fy" as in "petrify" A. to modify B. to become C. misleading D. to drop E. to close
What is B. to become?
200
He may not create _____________, but he can provide consistent and solid performance. A. apparations B. occupations C. califications D. miracles E. misinterpretations
What is D. miracles?
200
to not include
What is alienate?
200
I wish you would cover your ideas with a respective authority on the subject. A. I wish you would cover your ideas with a respective authority on the subject. B. I wish you would cover those ideas with a respective authority on the subject. C. I wish you would cover ideas with respective authorities on the subjects. D. You should cover ideas with respected authorities on subjects. E. I wish you would cover your ideas with a respected authority on the subject.
What is E?
200
The Cuban Missile Crisis was averted when Kenendy struck a secret deal with the Soviets. A. was averted B. when C. struck D. with the Soviets E. No Error
What is E. No Error?
200
"-ble" as in "miscible" A. characterized by B. capable of C. uncommon D. bewildered by E. inappropriate
What is B. capable of?
300
Most believed that his ____________ tirade was ____________ and not pre-meditated. A. insignificant ... minute B. impoverished ... controlled C. meaningless ... expansive D. bitter ... incidental E. malicious ... planned
What is D. bitter...incidental?
300
conflicting emotions
What is ambivalence?
300
Much people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question the merit of his work. A. Much people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question the merit of his work. B. Many people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question all the merits of his work. C. Most people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question the merit of his work. D. Many people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question the merit of his work. E. Much people believe that T.S. Eliot was a racist but few would question the merit of his working.
What is D?
300
The chairman came under fire after he appointed his son to be one of board members which will represent the company in China. A. came B. after he C. which D. the company in E. No Error
What is C. which?
300
"-ary" as in "corollary" A. immediate B. center C. around D. relating to E. sending
What is D. relating to?
400
They didn't care for the home's ______________ style; they preferred a sleeker and more modern look. A. temporal B. ecclesiastic C. archaic D. mundane E. pointed
What is C. archaic?
400
exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and dusting the house. A. Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and dusting the house. B. Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and to dust the house. C. Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and dusting. D. Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and do dusting. E. Before you can go out, you must clean the room, mop the floor, and dust the house.
What is E?
400
I pity a man whom would sacrifice his honor for security. A. I B. whom C. would D. his E. No Error
What is B. whom?
400
"circ-" as in "circumnavigation" A. centered B. mystical C. circling D. mastered E. byproduct
What is C. circling?
500
The skeptical observer ____________ the fortuneteller's ability to _____________ between fact and fiction. A. scorned ... choose B. assisted ... dismantle C. distrusted ... discern D. questioned ... profligate E. arraigned ... decide
What is C. distrusted...discern?
500
a division between two parts
What is dichotomy?
500
To do something you like is very important. A. To do something you like is very important. B. To do something you like are very important. C. Doing something you like is very important. D. Doing something you like were very important. E. Sometimes, to do something you like is important.
What is C?
500
All the hurricane victims except for Mr. Mills and me have decided to accept the settlement proposed by the insurance company. A. except B. me C. accept D. by E. No Error
What is B. me?
500
"-gen-" as in "octogenarian" A. relating to race B. relating to age C. large in size D. small in size E. predictable
What is B. relating to age?