Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He said that he can swim.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will call you tomorrow.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'will' to 'would'.
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C.
Change 'told' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' should be changed to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'will' to 'would'.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: Each of the players have a trophy.
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A.
Each
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B.
of
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C.
players
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D.
have
Solution
The correct verb should be 'has' to agree with the singular subject 'Each'.
Correct Answer:
D
— have
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Q. Identify the error in this passive voice sentence: 'The book was wrote by the author.'
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A.
It should be 'was written'.
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B.
It should be 'was write'.
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C.
It should be 'was writing'.
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D.
It is correct as is.
Solution
The correct past participle of 'write' is 'written', so the sentence should read 'The book was written by the author.'
Correct Answer:
A
— It should be 'was written'.
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Q. Identify the error in this passive voice sentence: 'The homework was completed by she.'
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A.
The homework was completed by her.
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B.
The homework was completed by she.
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C.
The homework was completed by they.
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D.
The homework was completed by him.
Solution
The correct pronoun is 'her' as it is the object of the preposition 'by'.
Correct Answer:
A
— The homework was completed by her.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the exam.'
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A.
No error
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B.
It should be 'were' instead of 'was'.
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C.
It should be 'neither the students nor the teacher was ready.'
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D.
It should be 'Neither the teacher or the students was ready.'
Solution
When using 'neither/nor', the verb should agree with the nearest subject, which is plural ('students').
Correct Answer:
B
— It should be 'were' instead of 'was'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'She said that she can help you.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'The book was wrote by the author.'
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A.
The book was written by the author.
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B.
The book was write by the author.
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C.
The book was writing by the author.
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D.
The book was writes by the author.
Solution
The correct past participle of 'write' is 'written', making the sentence grammatically correct.
Correct Answer:
A
— The book was written by the author.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'The cake was ate by the children.'
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A.
The cake was eaten by the children.
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B.
The cake was eat by the children.
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C.
The cake is ate by the children.
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D.
The cake was eating by the children.
Solution
The correct past participle of 'eat' is 'eaten', making the sentence grammatically correct.
Correct Answer:
A
— The cake was eaten by the children.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: He said that he can swim.
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: She asked me if I can help her.
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
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D.
Change 'if' to 'that'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: The list of items are on the table.
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A.
The list
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B.
of items
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C.
are
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D.
on the table
Solution
'List' is a singular noun, so it should be followed by 'is' instead of 'are'.
Correct Answer:
C
— are
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Q. Identify the error in: 'He asked me where is the station.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Should be 'was' instead of 'is'.
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C.
Should be 'where the station is.'
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D.
Should be 'where the station was.'
Solution
In indirect questions, the subject and verb order changes.
Correct Answer:
C
— Should be 'where the station is.'
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Q. Identify the error: The data was collected from various sources.
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A.
The data
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B.
was
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C.
collected
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D.
various
Solution
'Data' is a plural noun, so it should be 'The data were collected'.
Correct Answer:
A
— The data
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Q. Identify the error: The flock of birds were flying south.
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A.
The flock
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B.
of birds
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C.
were
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D.
flying south
Solution
'Flock' is singular, so it should be 'was' instead of 'were'.
Correct Answer:
C
— were
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Q. Identify the indirect speech form of the sentence: 'She said, 'I will go to the market.'
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A.
She said that she will go to the market.
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B.
She said that she would go to the market.
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C.
She said she goes to the market.
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D.
She said she is going to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the future tense 'will' changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she would go to the market.
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Q. Identify the indirect speech form of: 'She said, "I will go to the market."'
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A.
She said that she will go to the market.
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B.
She said that she would go to the market.
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C.
She says that she will go to the market.
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D.
She said she is going to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the future tense changes to the conditional 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she would go to the market.
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Q. Identify the indirect speech form of: 'She said, 'I will go to the market.'
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A.
She said that she will go to the market.
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B.
She said that she would go to the market.
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C.
She said she is going to the market.
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D.
She said she goes to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the future tense changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she would go to the market.
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Q. Identify the indirect speech version of: 'She said, 'I will go to the market.'
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A.
She said that she will go to the market.
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B.
She said that she would go to the market.
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C.
She said she goes to the market.
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D.
She said she is going to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the future tense 'will' changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she would go to the market.
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Q. Identify the passive voice construction in the following options.
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A.
The dog chased the cat.
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B.
The cat was chased by the dog.
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C.
The dog is chasing the cat.
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D.
The cat chases the dog.
Solution
The sentence 'The cat was chased by the dog.' is in passive voice, where the cat receives the action.
Correct Answer:
B
— The cat was chased by the dog.
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Q. Identify the passive voice sentence.
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A.
The committee will approve the proposal.
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B.
The proposal was approved by the committee.
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C.
The committee is reviewing the proposal.
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D.
The committee approved the proposal.
Solution
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action. 'The proposal' is the subject receiving the action of being approved.
Correct Answer:
B
— The proposal was approved by the committee.
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Q. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'She loves her dog.'
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A.
She
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B.
loves
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C.
her
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D.
dog
Solution
'She' is a pronoun that replaces a noun.
Correct Answer:
A
— She
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Q. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'She loves to read books.'
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A.
She
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B.
loves
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C.
to
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D.
read
Solution
'She' is a pronoun that replaces a noun.
Correct Answer:
A
— She
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Q. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'They went to the park.'
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A.
They
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B.
went
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C.
to
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D.
the
Solution
'They' is a pronoun that refers to a group of people.
Correct Answer:
A
— They
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Q. Identify the sentence that contains a comma splice.
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A.
I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining.
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B.
I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.
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C.
I wanted to go for a walk; it was raining.
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D.
I wanted to go for a walk and it was raining.
Solution
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a conjunction.
Correct Answer:
A
— I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining.
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Q. Identify the sentence that contains a verb form error.
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A.
She has finished her homework.
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B.
They was going to the park.
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C.
He is studying for the exam.
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D.
I have eaten lunch.
Solution
The correct form is 'They were going to the park.'
Correct Answer:
B
— They was going to the park.
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Q. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
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A.
My favorite fruits are apples oranges and bananas.
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B.
My favorite fruits are apples, oranges, and bananas.
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C.
My favorite fruits are apples oranges, and bananas.
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D.
My favorite fruits are, apples, oranges and bananas.
Solution
The correct sentence uses commas to separate items in a list.
Correct Answer:
B
— My favorite fruits are apples, oranges, and bananas.
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Q. Identify the sentence that is in passive voice.
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A.
The dog chased the cat.
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B.
The cat was chased by the dog.
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C.
The dog is chasing the cat.
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D.
The cat chases the dog.
Solution
In passive voice, 'the cat' is the subject receiving the action of being chased.
Correct Answer:
B
— The cat was chased by the dog.
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Q. Identify the sentence that is incorrectly punctuated.
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A.
The book, which was on the table, is mine.
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B.
My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting.
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C.
I need to buy milk eggs and bread.
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D.
She loves to swim, run, and bike.
Solution
The correct sentence should include commas: 'I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.'
Correct Answer:
C
— I need to buy milk eggs and bread.
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Q. Identify the sentence that is incorrectly structured in passive voice.
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A.
The project was completed by the team.
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B.
The team completed the project.
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C.
The project is completed by the team.
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D.
The project completed by the team.
Solution
The sentence 'The project completed by the team.' is incorrectly structured as it lacks a form of 'to be'.
Correct Answer:
D
— The project completed by the team.
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