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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Identifying the sentence error!
Hey there,
From the below selection, I believe a majority of my answers are correct from the practice exercise.
could someone confirm?
a. The sentence is correct.
b. faulty punctuation
c. pronoun reference error
d. faulty parallelism
e. run-on sentences
f. subject-verb agreement error
A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level. (pronoun reference error? / subject-verb agreement error? - 'must usually')
Acquiring a language involves two distinct skills: the ability to produce speech in a spontaneous way and being able to understand the speech of others. (The sentence is correct.)
Boosting participation in tertiary education by students from disadvantaged backgrounds has been an intractable problem, moreover it is an international one.(run-on sentences?)
In Papua New Guinea, the local pidgin, Tok Pisin, is the most widely used language in the country.(pronoun reference error?)
Every member of the orchestra was given three weeks to learn their part before the full rehearsal with the visiting conductor.(faulty parallelism?)
At present, the French president is one of the few world leaders who have credibility on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. (subject-verb agreement error?)
When the stone blocks that were to be used for the facade of the temple has been prepared, the fine work is begun, generally using the same tools and the same methods that have been used since antiquity.(run-on sentences?)
Aspirations to higher education, or lack of them, are formed early, and family experiences of higher education are critical in influencing these attitudes.(faulty punctuation?)
The use of self-expression through drawing and painting is a form of treatment for emotional disorders.(The sentence is correct.)
Photographing delicate manuscripts and textiles is a painstaking process; but, the collection is expected to be fully catalogued and digitised by 2015.(The sentence is correct.)
Thank you!
D
From the below selection, I believe a majority of my answers are correct from the practice exercise.
could someone confirm?
a. The sentence is correct.
b. faulty punctuation
c. pronoun reference error
d. faulty parallelism
e. run-on sentences
f. subject-verb agreement error
A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level. (pronoun reference error? / subject-verb agreement error? - 'must usually')
Acquiring a language involves two distinct skills: the ability to produce speech in a spontaneous way and being able to understand the speech of others. (The sentence is correct.)
Boosting participation in tertiary education by students from disadvantaged backgrounds has been an intractable problem, moreover it is an international one.(run-on sentences?)
In Papua New Guinea, the local pidgin, Tok Pisin, is the most widely used language in the country.(pronoun reference error?)
Every member of the orchestra was given three weeks to learn their part before the full rehearsal with the visiting conductor.(faulty parallelism?)
At present, the French president is one of the few world leaders who have credibility on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. (subject-verb agreement error?)
When the stone blocks that were to be used for the facade of the temple has been prepared, the fine work is begun, generally using the same tools and the same methods that have been used since antiquity.(run-on sentences?)
Aspirations to higher education, or lack of them, are formed early, and family experiences of higher education are critical in influencing these attitudes.(faulty punctuation?)
The use of self-expression through drawing and painting is a form of treatment for emotional disorders.(The sentence is correct.)
Photographing delicate manuscripts and textiles is a painstaking process; but, the collection is expected to be fully catalogued and digitised by 2015.(The sentence is correct.)
Thank you!
D
Top answer
Don't guess the answers. You have to understand the reason for your diagnoses. A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level.
- Don't guess the answers.
- You have to understand the reason for your diagnoses.
- A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level.
- (pronoun reference error?
- / subject-verb agreement error?
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Don't guess the answers. You have to understand the reason for your diagnoses.
A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level. (pronoun reference error? / subject-verb agreement error? - 'must usually')
Here is the subject-verb part of this sentence.
A student from a regional or remote area must usually live away from home in order to continue their education beyond secondary level. (pronoun reference error? / subject-verb agreement error? - 'must usually')
Here is the subject-verb part of this sentence.
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