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Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

When began the snow he was asleep.

  1. No error
  2. the snow, began
  3. the snow began
  4. began, the snow
  5. the beginning snow

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The word order should be altered to remove awkwardness.



Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

There will be a wide path, almost big enough for a car.

  1. No error
  2. Will there be a wide path,
  3. They’re will be a wide path
  4. There will not be a wide path,
  5. They’re will be a wide path,

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The original sentence is correct.



Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Then he dropped them both, and the big one landed first – which he had thought it would do, and the little one landed second, which he had thought it would do.

  1. No error
  2. one landed first, which
  3. one landed first: that
  4. one landed first; which
  5. one landed first – that

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The punctuation should be the same for both of the parallel clauses.



Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

“I didn’t hear you.” she exclaimed.

  1. No error
  2. hear you!” she
  3. hear you,” she
  4. hear you:” she
  5. hear you.” She

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

A comma is necessary if an attribution is going to be made.






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