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Error Identification
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choice
1.
2. (suffix)
(word choice)
Example :
1. One of Londons most beautiful parks is Hyde Park nearly the
Thames river.
near
2. Modern people, alike their ancestors, are curious about the
nature of the universe.
like
3. In much of Alaska, the growing season is such short that crops
cannot be raised.
so (so + adj. + that clause)
4. Even during economic booms, there is a small number of
unemployment.
d number amount
unemployment
Parallellism
Example:
1. Lumber from redwoods is in great demand because of its
straight grain, attractive color, and durable.
durability
2. The best work is not always done by those who work the faster.
fastest the best (the
)
3. Direct mail advertising serves to acquaint customers with product,
alert them to new opportunities, and
paving the way for other sales activities.
infinite (to acquaint
alert) alert
simple form
paving pave
simple form
conjunction
1. correlative not only . But, both .and, neither
nor, either .or
2. conjunction who
which, and
but
3. preposition during
when, because of
because
Examples:
1. In all this, both the United States, on one side, or Soviet Russia, on
the other are deeply involved.
and both
2. Making sequences of symbols that are not significant but
rigolously logical is far more difficult with it sounds.
preposition with conjunction than
(number)
s s
Error Identification
1. a couple (of), (a) few, a number of,
both, many, several, each of, one of, all ( ), some (
), these, those, etc. (
)
1. ( pronoun
noun noun
pronoun possessive adjective noun
pronoun
possessive adjective )
The girl has lost his keys in the pub. ( his her)
Those men planned to start his project on Monday. ( his their)
2. pronoun
she
her, whom who possessive
pronoun theirs possessive adjective their
3. pronoun pronoun
Examples :
1. Charlie, whom went out with Mr. Lees daughter last night, was the
only heir of the millionaire.
whom who went
relative pronoun
2. Almost all the reserved water which was used during the
summer.
relative pronoun which the
reserved water
3. The teacher was justly annoyed by him walking in late and
disturbing the class.
his (adj.) walking
comparison
1. (comparative) (superlative)
2.
Examples :
1. When salmon in Washington States Puget Sound region swim
upriver to spawn, the Skagit River hosts the