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Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.
A
Several people less qualified than Alistair have been promoted over the last few months.

B
As far as I'm concerned, reading a good book is still preferable to surfing the Internet.

C
Betty thinks that working late hours every day is better than early mornings.

D
Studies show that people who have money enough to meet their needs are more satisfied with their lives than those who have excessive wealth.

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Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _______ even though ______ had previously clashed with ______ on the subject.
A
myself, we, her

B
I, she, us

C
I, we, us

D
me, she, us

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Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really ______ last night and felt ______ that we had missed it.
A
well, bad

B
good, badly

C
well, badly

D
good, bad

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct comparison structure.
A
Rudy has always liked squid more than Tabitha.

B
The countryside of Austria is more beautiful than that of France.

C
Reading newspapers is no longer as popular as the Internet.

D
Jupiter is larger than any planet in the universe.

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Question: Read the following sentence and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. At the ripe old age of three, my father gave me my first ride on a motorcycle.
A
Dangling modifier

B
Pronoun-antecedent agreement

C
Diction

D
Comparison

E
Verb tense shift

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.
A
We got really lucky with our new bakery. It's clean, recently refurbished and conveniently located.

B
Either people go to school to learn something of just to enjoy socialising.

C
Either people go to school to learn something new or just to enjoy socializing.

D
Sharon asked the grocer if the cheese was fresh and could she have a taste.

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Question: Which of the following sentences contains a subject-verb agreement error?
A
Helga and her sisters were certain that the daffodils would bloom in time for the fair.

B
Artie's favourite chair, together with all his silverware and tennis rackets, was destroyed in the fire.

C
n these caves lives some of the most fascinating species of bats.

D
Your proclamations, like your audacity, are overwhelming.

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Question: Which of the following statements is true?
A
A modifier adds information to another element of the sentence.

B
A modifier can be an adjective, adverb, clause, or phrase.

C
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

D
Adjectives modify nouns, pronouns, and adverbs.

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Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. I met some tourists, ________ of ________ were university students, at my friend's house.
A
none, which

B
several, whom

C
some, who

D
some, which

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Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.
A
I had begun scarcely eating when a fly landed in my soup.

B
His conduct was so enigmatic that I failed to find any explanation for it.

C
Don had just stepped out of the car when he turns to see Fido running to greet him.

D
Neither sickness will keep me away from the festivities, nor a snowstorm.

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Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _ even though had previously clashed with __ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really last night and felt that we had missed it.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct comparison structure.

Question: Read the following sentence and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. At the ripe old age of three, my father gave me my first ride on a motorcycle.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.

Question: Which of the following sentences contains a subject-verb agreement error?

Question: Which of the following statements is true?

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. I met some tourists, of were university students, at my friend's house.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.

Question: Identify the sentence that contains a faulty comparison.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _______ even though ______ had previously clashed with ______ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really ______ last night and felt ______ that we had missed it.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates correct comparison structure.

Question: Read the following sentence and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains. At the ripe old age of three, my father gave me my first ride on a motorcycle.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.

Question: Which of the following sentences contains a subject-verb agreement error?

Question: Which of the following statements is true?

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. I met some tourists, ________ of ________ were university students, at my friend's house.

Question: Identify the sentence that illustrates proper sentence construction.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Agatha agreed with John and _ even though had previously clashed with __ on the subject.

Question: Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence. We heard your performance was really last night and felt that we had missed it.

Question: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. I met some tourists, of were university students, at my friend's house.