Vocab in Context
"Come, come, come," said Chhotomama, with the air of someone who has just given the Kohinoor diamond as a birthday present, and refuses to be overawed by his own generosity.
What is demeanor?
If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff could have polluted waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes.
Verb Tense
Fix the comparison error:
Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain on Mars, is over two and a half times taller than that of Mount Everest.
Chris is an extremely popular singer. ______ his voice isn’t very good.
What is however?
Perhaps Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club (a novel featuring four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters, say it best.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Say should be says
Its ice-to-rock ratio matches the expected composition of the raw materials that would have been available at its current position early on.
What is original?
Yogurt manufacturers, food scientists, and, government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.
What is punctuation?
Fix the comparison error:
Driving for up to 70 hours in a week, a long haul trucker often works considerably longer than the hours of a typical office worker.
What is "than does a typical office worker"?
Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than yogurt is. ____, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay satiated for longer periods of time.
What is also?
Since their first colonization in the fifteenth century, the New World has attracted all types of people, from the tight-lipped Puritans who settled in New England to the debt-laden criminals who were sent to Georgia.
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Their needs to be its
It has been said that it has carried us, through a dangerous war, to a happy issue.
What is outcome?
Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves to be a digestive aid.
What is an idiomatic expression?
Fix the comparison error:
The physical requirements for playing the guitar, such as finger strength and dexterity, are similar to playing other string instruments.
What is inserting "those for"?
Identify the relationship between the two sentences:
Because philosophy teaches students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy.
What is contrast?
With immigrants from everywhere flocking to the country from all corners of the world, America's melting pot now contains more ingredients than anyone can count.
Redundancy
Delete from all corners of the world
In 1996, a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across 9,000 miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way. Wallace J. Nichols tracked this epic journey with a satellite tag.
What is followed?
Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late summer, and this thawing follows several weeks of higher temperatures.
Fix the comparison error:
A cheetah is faster than any land mammal.
Reforestation efforts, while undeniably valuable, often result in forests with limited biodiversity. _____ care should be taken to plant a wide variety of native flora in depleted woodlands.
What is accordingly?
These children are caught between two worlds: that of their well-remembered ancestors and an alluring American culture.
Parallelism
Insert "that of" before "an alluring American culture"
Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold the nominal office of governess, the mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the shadow of authority being now long passed away, they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor’s judgment, but directed chiefly by her own.
What is guided?
Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, no colleagues were nearby to share ideas.
What is a dangling modifier?
Fix the comparison error:
The British Library has more books than all of the world's libraries.
What is "any other library in the world"?
Identify the relationship between the two sentences:
Income generated from agritourism can help small family farms remain soluble as well as educate the public about where their food comes from.
Most people agree that agritourism is benevolent for everyone involved.
What is cause and effect?
Large numbers of these animals like to rest comfortably among the shattered shoulder of granite between Long's Peak and Mt. Meeker.
Idiom
Replace among with within