Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Yesterday I fell down the stairs and then tried to act as I did so on purpose.
A. Yesterday I fell down the stairs and then
B. Yesterday I fell down the stairs, I
C. I fell down the stairs yesterday, I
D. After I fell down the stairs yesterday; I
E. Falling down the stairs; I
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh.
A. slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not
B. slapstick humor, but physical comedy is not
C. slapstick humor, and physical comedy is not
D. slapstick humor; physical comedy is not
E. slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that is
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
A growing technology trend is to merge multiple devices with complimentary functions such as a phone, music player and the scheduling features of a planner.
A. the scheduling features of a planner.
B. and a planner with scheduling features.
C. and scheduling features.
D. scheduling features.
E. a planner.
Identify the error in the following sentence:
The brightness of the morning; accentuated by the dew on the grass, made George feel much better.
A. brightness
B. morning;
C. grass,
D. better.
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
Many students that take rigorous English courses in high school spend time analyzing and interpreting prose and poetry by well-respected writers.
A. that
B. English
C. prose
D. well-respected
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
After the brilliant team that developed the atomic bomb for the United States government finished testing and realized the apocalyptic consequences of use, each member of the team felt remorseful and adamant urged the government to reach peace.
A. that
B. apocalyptic
C. use
D. adamant
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
It is ineffective for high school administration to make policy without even asking for student input; banning flip flops and enforcing strict dress codes has merit but there must be a happy medium in school policy.
A. ineffective
B. administration
C. student
D. has
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
Days after the severe thunderstorms ended, the river was still moving too swift for anyone to swim in it safely.
A. ended
B. too
C. swift
D. safely
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
Julia loves working for that particular company, but finds her actual job duties rather boring, and she thinks she would enjoy transferring to a different department.
A. company,
B. actual
C. boring,
D. would enjoy transferring
E. No error
Identify the error in the following sentence:
The sale ends at 11:00, so you should get there quick if you want to take advantage of the discount prices.
A. sale
B. you
C. there
D. quick
E. No error