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Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) The April 15th deadline had passed but they mailed their tax return anyway.
  b) The April 15th deadline had passed; they mailed their tax return anyway.
  c) dangling modifier d) fragment e) run-on sentence



Ques. 2

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) Before I buy a used car, I always take it to my mechanic to have the engine checked.
  b) Before I buy a used car, I always, take it to my mechanic to have the engine checked.
  c) shift in person d) incorrect comma e) fragment



Ques. 3

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) While the teacher wrote the test questions on the board and we studied our notes.
  b) While the teacher wrote the test questions on the board, we studied our notes.
  c) fragment d) shift in person e) run-on sentence



Ques. 4

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) On weekends, most people try to sleep in, have fun, and catching up on housework.
  b) On weekends, most people try to sleep in, have fun, and catch up on housework.
  c) not parallel d) misplaced modifier e) incorrect pronoun



Ques. 5

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) The movie was good, however, it could have been shorter.
  b) The movie was good; however, it could have been shorter.
  c) shift in person d) comma splice e) fragment



Ques. 6

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) Instructors in the block program choose their own textbooks.
  b) Instructors in the block program choose his or her own textbooks.
  c) not parallel d) shift in person e) pronoun agreement error
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(Answer to Q. 1)  A is incorrect, and the error is e

(Answer to Q. 2)  B is incorrect, and the error is d

(Answer to Q. 3)  A is incorrect, and the error is c

(Answer to Q. 4)  B is incorrect, and the error is c

(Answer to Q. 5)  A is incorrect, and the error is d

(Answer to Q. 6)  B is incorrect, and the error is e
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