Correct the sentence
Noun Modifier Mistake?
Comma, Colon, Semi-colon
Subject-Verb Agreement
Word Choice
100

I find inspiration in cooking my family and my dog. 

What is I find inspiration in my cooking, my family, and my dog? 

100

Running through the park, the trees looked beautiful.

What is the trees.

100

I'm sorry I love you. 

What is Semicolon?

100

One of those disasters that often occurs/occur only in movies happened just as I got off the plane.

What is occur? 

100

The sugar had a negative (effect/affect) on the science experiment.

What is effect? 

200

When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years.

What is will? 

200

Flying overhead, I saw a flock of birds.

What is I?

200

Having examined all the data gathered for my study I was ready to write the final chapter of my dissertation.

What is Comma? 

200

A proportion of authors are/is at the conference.

What is are? 

200

There are red roses scattered (among/between) the carnations.

What is among? 

300

Gas in Alaska is the most cheapest gas in all the world

What is delete most? 

300

Burned during the fire, the firefighters investigated the house. 

What is firefighters?

300

We have come up with five travel choices for this summer Mexico City, Dublin, Amsterdam, Hawaii, and Indianapolis.

What is Colon? 
300

Not only the previously published papers but also the one under review were/was called into question.

What is was? 

300

The prisoner was (hung/hanged) last night.

What is hanged? 

400

A woman: without her, man is nothing. 

What is correct? 

400
Waiting by the bus stop, we were hit by the heavy winds. 

What is no change?

400

The CEO gave this statement “I’m sorry it had to come to this. I really believe I did my best.”

What is Colon? 

400

The first author as well as the last two authors has/have approved the proofs.

What is has? 

400

Now I lie/lay me down to sleep.

What is Lay? 

500

Keisha scored higher on the the test than all of the students in her class.

Keisha scored higher on the the test than all of the other students in her class.


500

With arms waving, the balloon flew away from the girl. 

What is the balloon?

500

The weeds in my yard are very green unfortunately, the grass is brown and dying.

What is Semicolon? 

500

Boston, and all New England cities, tend/tends to get snow in January.

What is tends? 

500

John had (less/fewer) travel time because he lives closer to the airport.

What is less?