Practice Questions
Each underlined section corresponds to an answer choice. The first underlined section corresponds to choice A. Please select the answer choice that either contains an error or select choice E which is "No error."
1. Her novel
is an American classic about a young girl
who she called Billie Joe.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
2. Hours of driving
laid ahead
of us before
we could complete the trip.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. B
D. D
E. E
3. Both Thoreau and Emerson were abolitionists; they had spoken out against the evils of slavery. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
4. Yesterday
our classroom computer
was acting rather strangely. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
5. We
decided against medical careers because
science had always given Sue and
I trouble. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
6. After a whole afternoon
of playing basketball, I
sleep very
sound at night.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
7. In the
winter I
usually like
skiing and
to skate. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
8. The judge showed early signs of
genius; for example, she began law school
when she
was only nineteen.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
9. The general
greeted his former
mess sergeant, whom he
had not seen in many years.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
10.
Lately, many of the
committee's suggestions
has been rejected. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
11. The
Supreme Court decision, along with discussions of the
Justices' opinions
are printed in today's newspaper.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
12. Neither Sue or Carol
thinks they is ready to write the final draft.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
13. These notebooks
have laid on the desk all
week; please put
them away.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
14. You
had better leave for home
quick if you want
to avoid the storm.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
15. Monet
used short
brush strokes to create the
allusion of moving water.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
16. Did Mr. Smith
infer that our research paper
had to be an American
author? No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
17. A
spoonerism is a
slip of a tongue
in which the beginning sounds of two words
are switched. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
18.
Being that I
was sick, I missed a whole week of
classes; luckily I copied all the lecture notes from Linda.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
19. In 1912
Congress set a limit on the total
amount of
representatives in the
House of Representatives. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
20. In
science class
we learned about digestion, respiration,
circulation; and etc. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
21. Clean air,
as well as clean lakes and rivers
concern all the
citizens of the
United States.
No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
22. A school handbook
is given to everyone
who enrolls in
our school. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
23. Yes, records and compact
discs have the
same sound in my
opinion. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
24.
Today the
talent committee will audition Joe, Steve, and
myself. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Answer Key
1. C
2. A
3. E
4. E
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. E
9. E
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. E
18. D
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. E
23. E
24. D
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