English Sentence Correction - Revision Week 1
Practice English grammar and sentence structure through sentence correction exercises covering verb tense, pronoun usage, subject-verb agreement, and parallel structure.
Questions
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln had addressed the nation, referring to the founding principles of United States and stressing the need for true equality for all of America's citizens.
- had addressed the nation, referring to the founding principles of United States and stressing
- addressing the nation, referring to the founding principles of United States, and stressing
- addressed the nation and referred to the founding principles of United States while stressing
- addressed the nation, referred to the founding principles of United States and stressed
- addressed the nation, and referring to the founding principles of United States, stressed
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Stating that one of their major stumbling blocks has been the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties, the Election Commission argued the case for more teeth for regulating bodies.
- Stating that one of their major stumbling blocks has been the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties
- Stating that one of their major stumbling blocks have been the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties
- Referring to the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties as one of their major stumbling blocks,
- Referring to the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties as one of the major stumbling blocks,
- Stating one of the major stumbling blocks that has been the violation of the 'model code of conduct' by various political parties,
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
While buying a house, one should take into account his income, size of monthly installment, and the location of the property.
- take into account his income, size of monthly installment, and the location of the property
- take into account his income, size of monthly installment, as well as the location of the property
- take into account one's monthly income, size of installment, as well as the location of the property
- take into account one's income and amount of monthly installment, as well as the location of the property
- take into account one's income, and amount of monthly installment, and the location of the property
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Proponents of organic farming believe that genetically modified seeds will be used more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming rather than by small and marginal farmers because it is what the small farmer will also eat.
- will be used more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming rather than by small and marginal farmers because it is
- will be used more by big farmers and by corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because they are
- usage will be more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because they are
- will be used more by big farmers and by corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because self-grown seeds are
- are more likely to be used by big farmers and by corporations that are engaged in farming as compared to small and marginal farmers because self-grown seeds are
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Large numbers of people those who are educated are not able to make any use of their education because they are day dreamers.
- Large numbers of people those who are educated are not able to make
- Large number of educated people are not able to make
- Large number of people those who are educated, are not making
- Large number of people who are educated are not able to make
- Large number of people are educated who are not able to make
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The old weather-beaten or time-eaten slab with their curious lettering designate the spots where many of the men of the pre-revolutionary epoch were laid to their last repose.
- The old weather-beaten or time-eaten slab with their curious lettering
- The old weather-beaten and time-eaten slabs with their curious lettering
- The old weather-beaten or time-eaten slabs with their curious lettering
- The old weather-beaten or time-eaten slab with its curious lettering
- The old weather-beaten and the old time-eaten slabs with their curious lettering
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
That way, when one of the members, not all of them, come along in the day time, we can immediately discharge a lot of energy of the emotion.
- That way, when one of the members, not all of them come along in the day time,
- That way, when not all the members but one of them comes along during the day,
- That way, when one of the members but not all of them comes along during the day,
- That way, when one of them comes along during the day,
- That way, when one of the members come along in the day time,
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The spurious articles are made up so skillfully as to baffle the discrimination of the most experienced judges.
- are made up so skillfully as to baffle the discrimination of the most experienced judges
- are made up so skillfully that to baffle the discrimination of most experienced judges
- are made up skillfully so as to baffle the discrimination of the most experienced judges
- are made up skillfully such as to baffle the discrimination of the most experienced judges
- are made up skillfully so that the discrimination of the most experienced judges is baffled
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The rise and fall in John's career is due to his bad health
- The rise and fall in John's career is due to his bad health
- The rise and fall in John's career are due to his bad health
- The ups and downs in John's career are due to John's bad health
- The rise as well as fall in John's career are due to his bad health
- The fall in John's career is due to his bad health
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The greatest collective emotional enjoyment of the poor middle class is that they feel most social when they form a pack, and snarl or howl at people who are better off than them.
- they feel most social when they form a pack, and snarl or howl at people who are better off than them
- they feel most social when they form a pack, snarl or howl at people who are better off
- they feel most social when they form a pack, and snarl or howl at people who are better off than they
- they feel social when they form a pack, and howl at people who are better off than them
- they feel most social when they form a pack, and snarl or howl at people who are better than them
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
All three groups collaborate to let foreigners immigrants, traders, parasitic foreign aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
- All three groups collaborate to let foreigners immigrants, traders, parasitic foreign aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
- All three groups collaborate to let foreigner immigrants, traders, parasitic foreign aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
- All three groups collaborate to let immigrants, foreign traders, and parasitic foreign aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
- All three groups collaborate to let foreigners, immigrants, traders, parasitic foreign aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
- All three groups collaborate to let foreign immigrants, traders, parasitic aid loafers destroy the good life of the ordinary American workers.
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“Games” has been a scientific metaphor for a much wider range of human interactions in which the outcomes depend on the interactive strategies of two or more persons, who have opposed or at best mixed motives.
- “Games” has been a scientific metaphor for a much wider range of human interactions
- “Games” have been that scientific metaphor for a much wider range of human interactions
- “Games” have been the scientific metaphor for a much wider range of human interactions
- “Games” have been a scientific metaphor for a much wider range of human interactions
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Among students of “biotic interactions” there has developed a controversial law or principal that is of more than academic interest, since it has social implications of the most far-reaching scope.
- Among students of “biotic interactions” there has developed a controversial law or principle that is of more than academic interest
- Students of “biotic interactions” have developed a controversial law or principle that is of more than academic interest
- Students of “biotic interactions” there have among themselves a controversial law or principle that is of more than academic interest
- Among students of “biotic interactions” there has developed a controversial law or principal that is of more interest than academic
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" 12px;=""><span new="style=font-size:" 10pt;="" font-family:="" arial;="">Directions:<span new="style=font-size:" 10pt;="" font-family:="" arial;=""> This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Since hard work in an organization always pays and no employee can be a perfectionist, to enjoy success thoroughly is to commit errors and to learn from them
- to enjoy success thoroughly is to commit errors and to learn from them
- enjoying success thoroughly is committing errors and to learn from them
- to enjoy success thoroughly is committing errors and learning from them
- enjoying success thoroughly is to commit errors and to learn from them
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
There are two categories of consumers - those who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, while there are consumers who are unaware that they are purchasing fake products.
- There are two categories of consumers - those who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, while there are consumers who
- There are two categories of consumers - those who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, and those who
- There are two categories of consumers - those who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, and consumers who
- There are two categories of consumers - those who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, and there are others who
- There are two categories of consumers - who purchase counterfeit goods knowing that they are not genuine, and who