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ANSWER KEY

MODULE 3: SAMPLE TEST ON IDENTIFYING ERRORS


1. D – Parallelism
2. A – Double negative
3. A – Diction/quantifier. Amount is used when referring to a quantity of something that is
not countable, often involving mass or bulk. Conversely, number is used for things that
are countable and can be assigned individual units or elements.
4. A - This sentence uses a cleft structure ("It was... who..."), which is a way of
emphasizing the subject. In a cleft sentence, the pronoun after "It was" functions as a
subject, so it should be in the subjective form:
Incorrect: "It was her who led..."
Correct: "It was she who led..."
We can also use here the "pancake principle" which is a helpful memory trick to
determine whether to use the nominative (subject) or objective case in sentences,
particularly with the verb "to be" (like "is," "was," "were").
Think of the sentence as a pancake, with one side (the pronoun before the verb)
needing to match the other side (the pronoun after the verb). In other words, both sides
should mirror each other in case (both nominative or both objective).
When a sentence uses a form of "to be," both pronouns around it should ideally be in the
nominative (subject) case because "to be" is a linking verb and one cannot receive the
action of the verb “to be”. In English, we use the nominative form to describe or rename
the subject.
5. B - “Quick” is an adjective, but here it needs to describe the verb “completed,” requiring
an adverb. Changing “quick” to “quickly” correctly modifies the verb and provides the
intended meaning of the manager’s satisfaction with the team’s speed.
6. B – SV agreement.
"Each" is a singular pronoun, even though it refers to a group (the nurses). When
"each" is the subject, it requires a singular verb because it emphasizes individuals
within the group rather than the group as a whole. ( "each," "each one," "either,"
"neither," "everyone," "everybody," "anyone," "anybody," "nobody," "somebody,"
"someone," and "no one" are singular and require a singular verb)
7. B
8. B – The verb "assign" should be in the past participle form ("assigned") to agree with
the passive construction of the sentence.
9. A – Error in the conditional structure. In standard English, the correct form for a past
hypothetical condition uses "had" in the if-clause, not "would have."
10. D – Emphatic verbs (do,does,did) are followed by the base form of the verb
11. A – DANGLING MODIFIER. A dangling modifier occurs when the intended subject of the
modifier is missing from the sentence, and instead another subject appears in its place.
12. B - "Love" is typically followed by "of" when referring to a passion or strong interest in
something (e.g., "love of nature," "love of learning").
13. D
14. D – Degree of comparison
15. A – dangling modifier
16. C – Diction
17. C – Parallelism (infinitive ‘to’)
18. B – The phrase "the more he practiced" sets up a comparison but doesn't properly
connect to the result. A better way to express this idea is to use "the more" with a
corresponding "the more" in the second clause.
19. A – comma after news
20. D – misplaced modifier
21. B
22. A – The error in this sentence is in subject-verb agreement. The phrase "those who
wishes" is incorrect because "wishes" is a singular verb, while "those" is plural. The
verb should match the plural subject "those" and be in its plural form, "wish."
23. E
24. C – omit article a before matches
25. B – modals are followed by the base form of the verb
26. C
27. C – Pronoun Antecedent. (Anyone – his/her)
28. D – The error in this sentence is also in subject-verb agreement. The phrase "and has
demonstrated" should be "and have demonstrated" to match the plural subject
"employees."
29. C – not and…but also
30. C – Parallelism (has improved and has addressed)
31. B – error in conditional structure (same case with #9)
32. D – (same case with #8)
33. D – gave and encouraged
34. D – Redundancy. Feasible and practical have the same meaning. Omit one of them.
35. B – by offering (means)
36. B
37. E
38. D – pronoun antecedent (them)
39. B – who
40. C

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