Pr o b le m Se t

Gr a m m a r & M e aning
T he underlined portio n o f each sentence belo w may co ntain one or more errors. E ach sentenc e is fol
lowed b y a b o ld f a ce sample answer choice that may change the meaning. Selec t (A) i f the o riginal ver
sion is correct, (B) i f the boldf ac e version is correct, ( C) i f neither is correct, and ( D ) i f both are correct.
I f yo u select (A), explain what is wro ng with the boldface version. I f yo u select (B), explain how the
boldf ace version co rrects the o riginal version. I f yo u select ( C) , explain why both versions are incorrect.
Some questions refer to rules and distinc tio ns that will be discussed in upc o ming chapters.
1. No m at t er how m u ch w or k it mav require, ge t t i n g an M BA t ur ns out t o be a w ise invest
m e nt f or m ost pe ople .
Eve n t h o u gh it r e q u ir e s m uch w o r k
2. Th e dr iver t o o k t he pe o pl e f or a ride w ho had been w a it i ng,
t h e p e o p le w ho had b e e n w a it in g f o r a rid e
3. Rising cost s t o raw mat erials may impel us t o rise prices f art her,
co st s o f raw m a t e r ia ls m ay im p a le us t o r a ise p r ice s f u r t h e r
4. She is t he m ost de dica t e d ga r de ne r on t he block, ever y dav w at er ing t he more t han 50
plant s in her yar d.
e ve r y d a y w a t e r in g m ore t h a n t h e 5 0 p la n t s in h e r ya r d
5. He ct or r e m e m be r s San Francisco as it w as w hen he left t en years a a o .
a s t h o u gh he had le f t t e n ye a r s a go
6. St ude nt s at Car ve r Hi gh School are e ncour a ge d t o pur sue onl y t hose ext r acur r icular
act ivit ies f r om w hich st em s success in co ll e ge appl icat ions.
su cce ss in co lle ge a p p lica t io n s st e m s
7. Af t er t he t est f or m at w as ch a n ge d , scores subse que nt ly dr opp e d bv more t han a 2 5 %
de cr e ase .
d r o p p e d b y m ore t h a n 2 5 %
8. It is possible t hat t h e ear t hquake mav have cause d t o t he building' s collapse,
t h e e a r t h q u a k e m ay
R ewrite the f o llo wing sentenc es more concisely. J ust if y the changes yo u make.
9. Ele ct r onic de vi ce s can const it ut e a dist ract ion t o a driver.
10. M any dir ect or s have a suspicion o f t here be i ng an at t e m pt by m a na ge r s t o conceal t he
ext e nt o f losses at t he com pany.
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11. Th e y are in readiness for w hat ever it is t hat may happen.
12. It w as w it h hast e t hat t he senat or read her speech.
13. A cake t hat is t ast y w ill not last f or a long am ount o f t im e in a room f ull of childr en w ho
are hungr y.
14. A bot t le o f red w ine w as ordered by Grant , even t h o ugh M arie had had t he expe ct at ion
t hat he w ould be pl acin g an order f or a bot t le o f w hit e w ine.
15. St udies have show n a m ent or can be a help in causing an im pr ove m e nt in a st udent ' s
a ca d e m ic pe r f or m ance in schoolw or k.
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Pr o b l e m Se t
I n each o f the f o llo wing sentences, (a)(gircle)the verb and (b) underline the subject. T hen (c) determine
whether the subj ec t and the verb make sense together, and (d) determine whether the subject agrees in
number wit h the verb. I f the subjec t is singular, the verb form must be singular. I f the subject is plural,
the verb form must be plural.
I f the sentenc e is a f ragment, or i f the subjec t and verb do not make sense together, or i f the subject and
verb do not agree, (e) rewrite the sentenc e co rrec ting the mistake. I f the sentenc e is correct as it is, mark
it with the word CO R R E CT .
1. T h e t r a v e l i n g sa l e sm a n w a s d i sm a y e d t o l e ar n t h a t n e i t h e r h i s so n s n o r h i s d a u g h t e r w e r e
i n t e r e st e d i n m o v i n g .
2 . I w a s so t h i r st y t h a t e i t h e r o f t h e t w o d r i n k s w e r e f i n e w i t h m e .
3. A v e n o m o u s sn a k e d e si g n a t e d t h e e m b l e m o f t h e r e b e l l i o n b y t h e i n su r g e n c y .
4 . A n u m b e r o f p l a y e r s o n t h e t e a m h a v e i m p r o v e d si n c e l a st se a so n .
5. Ja c k , a l o n g w i t h so m e o f h i s c l o se st f r i e n d s, i s sh a r i n g a l i m o t o t h e p r o m .
6. T h e r e c e n t st r i n g o f b u r g l a r i e s, i n a d d i t i o n t o p o o r b u i l d i n g m a i n t e n a n c e , h a v e i n sp i r e d
t h e o u t s p o k e n r e si d e n t t o c a l l a t e n a n t s m e e t i n g .
7. T h e r e i s, a c c o r d i n g t o m y d o c t o r , m a n y c o u r se s o f t r e a t m e n t a v a i l a b l e t o m e .
8. A f t e r al l t h e g a r d e n i n g w e d i d , t h e su n sh i n i n g o n t h e f l o w e r b e d s m a k e a b e a u t i f u l si g h t .
9. T h e p l a c e m e n t o f t h e u n u su a l a r t w o r k i n t h e m a n si o n ' s v a r i o u s r o o m s w a s i m p r e ssi v e .
10. A n e w t e x t b o o k f o c u se d o n r e c e n t a d v a n c e s i n a r t i f i c i a l i n t e l l i g e n c e a ssi g n e d b y o u r
i n st r u c t o r .
11. Ju s t a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r i s a f a n t a st i c b a k e r y a n d a sm a l l su p e r m a r k e t .
12. Pl a n t i n g al l t h e se se e d s i s m o r e i n v o l v e d t h a n I t h o u g h t .
13. W h o e v e r r e n t e d t h e se m o v i e s h a s t o t a k e t h e m b a c k b e f o r e m i d n i g h t .
14. Ti r e d o f p r a c t i c i n g , t h e o r c h e st r a d e c i d e t o w a l k o u t o n t h e i r a st o n i sh e d c o n d u c t o r .
15. T h e p r o l i f e r a t i o n o f c o m p u t e r g a m e s d e si g n e d t o i n v o l v e m a n y p l a y e r s a t o n c e w e r e f i r st
d e v e l o p e d b e f o r e t h e w i d e sp r e a d a v a i l a b i l i t y o f h i g h - sp e e d i n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n s.
Subject -Verb Agreement
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Parallelism Chapt er 4
E ach o f the f o llo wing sentenc es co ntains an error o f parallelism in its underlined portio n. F or each
sentenc e, b egin b y writ in g a c o rrec t version o f the sentence.
T hen, using yo ur co rrect version o f the sentence: ( l) ( circlg)the parallelism markers and (2) place [square
brackets] aro und each set o f parallel elements. I n the solutions, key portions o f the parallel elements will
be c apitalized.
1. Resear chers have f ou nd a correlat ion bet w een exercise and e ar ning go o d gr ade s.
2. Al t h o u gh w e w ere sit t ing in t he bleachers, t he baseball ga m e w as as e xcit ing t o us as t he
pe o pl e sit t ing be hind hom e plat e.
3. M any t e ache r s ch oose t o se ek e m pl oym e nt in t he subur bs rat her t han f acing low salaries
in t he cit y.
4. A go o d ni ght ' s sle e p not onl y gi ve s your bo dy a chance t o rest , but also e ne r gi zi ng you
f or t he f ol low i ng day.
5. Th e j oi nt business ve nt ur e w ill increase e m ploye e sat isf act ion and be im pr ovi ng relat ions
be t w e e n u ppe r m a na ge m e nt and st aff.
6. Th e m use um displays t he w or k o f a w ide var iet y of art ist s, from t hose w ho are w or ld-
r e now ne d t o w ho are vir t ually unknow n.
7. W e w er e dism aye d t o learn t hat our ne i ghbor s w ere unt idy, disagr e e able , and t he y w ere
unint er est ed t o m ake new f riends.
8. Th e st ude nt s did poor l y on t he t est more be cause t he y had not st udie d t han t he mat erial
w as dif f icult .
9. Th e blizzar d de posi t e d m or e t han a f oot o f snow on t he t rain t racks, pr om pt e d t he t ransit
aut hor it y t o shut dow n se r vice t emporarily, and causing discont e nt a m o n g com m ut e r s
w ho w ere lef t st r ande d f or hours.
10. Th e e xpe r i e nce s w e have w he n childr en inf luence our be havior in a dult hood.
11. Th e band chose n f or t he annual spr ing conce r t appe ale d t o bot h t he st ude nt b o dy as well
as t o t he adm inist r at ion.
12. To bacco com panie s, shaken bv a st r ing of legal se t backs in t he Unit ed St at es, but w hich
ret ain st r o ng gr ow t h pr ospe ct s in t he de ve lo pi ng w orld, f ace an uncer t ain f ut ure.
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13. Vot ers w ant t o e le ct a pr esident w ho ge nuine l y cares about healt h care, t he environm ent ,
t he t ravails o f or dinar y men and w om en, has t he experience, w isdom , and st r e ngt h o f
char act e r required f or t he j ob.
14. Th e consult ant is loo ki ng f or a caf e w here t here are com f or t able chairs and t hat pr ovides
f ree int er net access.
15. Dr. Cr ock' s claim s have be e n not cor roborat ed by ot her scient ist s or publishe d in a prest i
gi o u s j our na l but have nonet heless garnered a gr e at deal o f at t ent ion f r om t he public.
Par allelism
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Pr o b le m Se t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Verb Tense, Mood, & Voice
E ach o f the f o llo wing sentenc es co ntains one or more underlined sections. I f an underlined section con
tains no errors, mark it as CO R R E CT . O therwise, write down a correct version o f the underlined sec
tion. F or extra c redit, explain yo ur dec isions with respect to the tense, mood, and voice o f the relevant
verbs, and with respect to the nature o f the relevant verbals.
1. Ha vi ng been show n int o t he of f ice, Julia w ait ed f or t he de nt ist t o arrive.
2. W hen he sw am acr oss t he lake, he st r u ggle d t o keep his head above t he wat er.
3. W hen he sw am acr oss t he lake, he lay dow n on t he far shor e and relaxed in t he sunshine
unt il he w as t h o r o u gh l y dry.
4. Helen w ould f eel be t t er if she w as my daught er.
5. Helen may f eel be t t er if she w ould sw allow t his pill.
6. I f t he suppl ie r has si gn e d a bi nd i ng cont ract , he will deliver t he goods.
7. If t he suppl ie r has sign e d a b i nd i ng cont ract , he w ould have deliver ed t he goods.
8. If Abr aham Li ncoln w er e bor n in Livonia, he cannot be com e t he President o f t he Unit ed
St at es.
9. Brokered by t he Pr esident o f Silonia, t he ceasef ire agr e e m e nt m andat es Car pat hian f orces
will cease t heir a dvance int o Zapadni a, but allow s t hem t o e n ga ge in limit ed oper at ions in
areas alr eady capt ur e d.
10. Because e pi de m i ol ogi ca l e vid e nce sugge st s t hat som e t om at oes are cont am inat e d w it h
bact eria, Rachel sugge st e d t hat Pat rick make a salad w it hout t om at oes.
11. It is ne ce ssar y t hat our cond om i ni um associat ion must co m pl y w it h t he new ordinance,
w hich requires hom e ow ne r s clear t he snow f rom t he sidew alks in f r ont o f t heir propert y.
12. A f r ight e ni ng st orm has be e n lashing Sout h Padre I sland, f o r ci n g Nat alie and Todd t o
p ost pone t heir w e d d in g.
13. Sit t ing at t he kit chen t able, a de cision t o bake a cake go t m ade bv Eric.
14. Airline A doe s not ch a r ge passe nge r s f or in- f light snacks, a lt hough m ost ot he r airlines are.
15. Louise w ant ed t o buy so m e t hi ng t o eat , so she st oppe d at t he ATM t o w it hdr aw som e
cash.
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The at hlet e' s w e ar ing t he Brand X l ogo is a f am ous Olym pian: his sw i m m ing has led t o a
lucrat ive e ndor se m e nt cont ract .
B. Like vs. As
E ach o f the f o llo wing sentences co ntains a b lank space. F ill the b lank space with either like or as,
depending on whic h yo u t h in k is appropriate. I f yo u choose as, write down one o f the f ollo wing let
ters to indic ate the role played b y as:
(a) co nj unc tio n expressing duration (= while, during)
(b) c o nj unc tio n expressing causation (= since, because)
(c) co nj unc tio n expressing comparison (= in the same way)
(d) prepositio n expressing f unction (= in the role of)
(e) preposition that equates two things
(f) preposition expressing a stage in lif e (= when this person was)
17. Th e pe r son in t he r e cor ding so u n d s___ a child.
18. __ a child has be e n injured, w e must st op t he par t y and call an am bulance.
19. __ a child, Re becca lived in Brist ol.
20. M y gr an df a t h e r e a t s___ a child, slur ping loudly and he l pi ng him se lf t o ple nt y o f ket chup.
21. M rs. Jo n e s w a t ch e d ___ a child played w it h a st ick.
22. Frankie never w ent t o law school, but he believes t hat years o f w at chi ng Law & Order
have t a u gh t him t o t h i n k __ a lawyer.
23. Eyew it nesses de scr ibe t he m issing p a sse n ge r ___ a law yer in his lat e f ort ies.
24. __ law yers, doct or s are bound by a code of prof essional et hics.
25. Ha vi ng passed t he st at e bar exam, she is licensed t o w o r k ___ a law yer in Illinois.
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C. Comparison Signals, Comparatives, and Superlatives
I n each o f the f o llo wing 4 sentences, underline all comparison signals and all co mparative or superla
tive forms. I f the sentenc e is f ine, write CORRE CT. I f not, correct the errors in the sentence. F or an
ambiguo us sentenc e, express each possible meaning o f the sentence with a correct sentenc e o f yo ur own.
26. Tat iana analyze s pe o p l e like Oliver Sacks, t he f am ous neurologist .
27. O f all t he cit ies in Aust ralia, Sydne y is t he largest and t he m ost w ell- know n; M elbourne,
how ever, can be e qual ly as e nj oyable t o visit as it s brasher, more f r ene t ic rival.
28. The r e are a bout t he e quivale nt num be r of gym m e m be r s in t he bo xin g class as in t he
ae r obics class.
29. Th e CEO earns t w ice hi gh e r t han t he ave r age em ploye e at t his com pany.
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