Practice Error Spotting And Sentence Correction (10.2.2) - Module 10: Exam Preparation, Spoken English & Review

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Question 1.
Identify the error in: 'She go to school everyday.'
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What does subject-verb agreement tell us here?
Question 2.
Correct this sentence: 'The news are very disturbing.'
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Is 'news' singular or plural?
3Question 3.
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Neither the dog or the cat is here.'
- Neither
- dog
- or
- is
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Think about how 'neither' pairs with 'nor'.
4Question 4.
The sentence 'She don't like chocolate.' is correct.
- True
- False
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What form should the verb 'do' take with 'she'?
Question 5.
Identify the errors in the passage: 'The jury were convinced of their innocence, despite the evidence not being strong.'
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Consider how collective nouns function.
Question 6.
Correct the sentence structure in this passage: 'Because he was late for class, but he still managed to complete his assignment on time.'
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What conjunction makes sense with the meaning here?

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