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Sentence Correction

The document discusses sentence correction, including subject-verb agreement, modifiers, parallelism, prepositions, determiners, and provides examples of errors with explanations of the corrections. It provides 10 examples of sentences with errors and the corrections, covering issues like pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense, prepositions, modifiers, subject-verb agreement, and parallel structure.

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Sentence Correction

The document discusses sentence correction, including subject-verb agreement, modifiers, parallelism, prepositions, determiners, and provides examples of errors with explanations of the corrections. It provides 10 examples of sentences with errors and the corrections, covering issues like pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense, prepositions, modifiers, subject-verb agreement, and parallel structure.

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SENTENCE CORRECTION

Concept
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
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MODIFIERS:
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PARALLELISM:
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PREPOSITIONS:
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DETERMINERS:
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Questions:
Identify the error(s) in the following sentences, if any.
1. One of the students (A)/ must give (B)/ their oral report (C)/ tomorrow.(D)
Solution:
Pronoun- Antecedent Agreement error
Antecedent- one of the students (singular)
Pronoun used- their (plural)
Required pronoun – his/her (singular)
Correct sentence- One of the students must give his/her oral report tomorrow.

2. An actor knows (A)/ how to memorize (B)/ his lines (C)/ and getting into character. (D)
Solution:
Parallelism error
Tense used- memorize his lines (simple present tense), getting into character (present continuous
tense)
Required tense- memorize his lines (simple present tense), get into character (simple present tense)
Correct sentence- An actor knows how to memorize his lines and get into character.

3. The moment the manager came (A)/ to know the fraudulent action (B)/ of his assistant, (C)/ he
ordered immediately dismissed him. (D)
Solution:
Verb- Time Sequence error
Tense used- dismissed (simple past tense)
Required tense-to dismiss (infinitive, present tense)
Correct sentence- The moment the manager came to know the fraudulent action of his assistant, he
ordered immediately to dismiss him.

4. Jhansi gives (A)/ less to charity than (B) / any other (C) / church member.(D)
Solution:
Comparison error
Items compared- amount Jhansi gives to charity and any other church member
Required items- amount Jhansi gives to charity and amount any other church member gives
Correct sentence- Jhansi gives less to charity than any other church member gives.

5. When choosing a car (A)/ you often have to (B)/ choose among (C)/ practicality and performance. (D)
Solution:
Preposition error
Preposition used- among
Required preposition- between (among is used when there are more than 2 items are present and
between is used when 2 items are present. In this case2 items are present i.e. practicality and
performance)
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Correct answer- When choosing a car you often have to choose between practicality and
performance.

6. She handed out (A)/ brownies (B)/ to children (C)/ wrapped in Tupperware. (D)
Solution:
Modifier error
Modifier used- wrapped in Tupperware
What it modifies- children
What is should modify- brownies
Correct sentence- She handed out brownies wrapped in Tupperware to children.

7. I held (A)/ the ticket tightly (B)/ in my hand (C)/ that my friend gave me.(D)
Solution:
Modifier error
Modifier used- that my friend gave me
What it modifies- my hand
What it should modify- the ticket
Correct sentence- In my hand, I tightly held the ticket that my friend gave me.

8. If anyone (A) / don’t like (B) / the music I’m playing, (C) / he or she can go somewhere else. (D)
Solution:
Subject -Verb Agreement error
Subject- anyone (singular)
Verb used- don’t (plural)
Required verb – doesn’t (singular)
Correct sentence- If anyone doesn’t like the music that I am playing, he or she can go somewhere
else.

9. Clara’s daily exercises (A)/ include running, (B)/ swimming, (C)/ and lift weights. (D)
Solution:
Parallelism error
Verb forms of items in the list- running (gerund), swimming (gerund), lift weights (simple present)
Required verb forms- running (gerund), swimming (gerund), weight lifting (gerund)
Correct sentence- Clara’s daily exercises include running, swimming, and weight lifting.

10. Neither Sachin Tendulkar nor V.V.S. Laxman, (A)/ both of whom are batting (B)/ at the crease at the
moment, (C)/ are capable of rescuing India’s innings. (D)
Solution:
Subject- Verb Agreement error
Subject to be considered, according to the proximity principle- V.V.S. Laxman (singular)
Verb used- are (plural)
Required verb- is (singular)
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Correct sentence- Neither Sachin Tendulkar nor V.V.S. Laxman, both of whom are batting at the
crease at the moment, is capable of rescuing India’s innings.

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