Choose the best revision: After robbing the bank, the thief gave them half the money back.

After robbing the bank, the thief gave half the money back.

Choose the best "fix" or No Error. Sandra invested her savings in an unstable, volatile industry.

Sandra invested her savings in a volatile industry.

Which sentence is NOT WORDY?

Two men played chess at a table in the park for three hours.

Which of the following is a RUN-ON (two sentences linked incorrectly by a comma or no punctuation)?

Ten rappers rapped for hours, their fans listened raptly.

Which sentence contains a PRONOUN ERROR?

President Trump's Executive Department shocked their constituents daily.

Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?

Mars, known for dusty hills and mountains, are being explored by NASA.

Choose the best "fix" or No Error. Miguel, along with his sons, have run ten sprints today.

Miguel and his sons have run ten sprints today.

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1
Choose the best revision: After robbing the bank, the thief gave them half the money back.
After robbing the bank, the thief gave half the money back.
After robbing the bank, the thief gives them half the money back.
After robbing the bank, the thief returned half of his stolen money to it.
After he robbed the bank, the thief gave them half the money back.
2
Choose the best "fix" or No Error. Sandra invested her savings in an unstable, volatile industry.
In an unstable, volatile industry, Sandra invested her savings.
Sandra invested their savings in an unstable, volatile industry.
No error
Sandra invested her savings in a volatile industry.
3
Identify the type of error: Seperation of church and state is required by the First Amendment.
Subject-verb agreement
Punctuation
Pronoun ambiguity
Spelling
4
Identify the type of error: Due to excessive homework, Joe missed breakfast, forgot math rules, and dreams of summer.
Punctuation
Spelling
Wordiness
Parallel structure
5
Which sentence is NOT WORDY?
Two men played chess at a table in the park for three hours.
For three hours, two men sat at a park table to play a game called chess.
A duo of male humans occupied themselves by playing three hours of chess.
In the park, two men competed in a long, three-hour chess match.
6
Which of the following is a RUN-ON (two sentences linked incorrectly by a comma or no punctuation)?
Six girls walked from Carson to Torrance, hoping to find their lost cousin.
For Maria, Tuesday's rain made Wednesday's sunshine more wonderful.
When Ike the Tike performed his new song, fans lined up to listen.
Ten rappers rapped for hours, their fans listened raptly.
7
Which sentence contains a PRONOUN ERROR?
Someone from the boys basketball team left his odiferous socks in the gym.
President Trump's Executive Department shocked their constituents daily.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents her Brooklyn district ably in Congress.
Chocolate-chip cookies have more calories than their oatmeal-raisin rivals.
8
Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?
The principal principle of physics is that all matter matters equally.
Mars, known for dusty hills and mountains, are being explored by NASA.
The kings of Spain eat too much candy for dessert.
Scientists, known for patience and oddity, are studying teenage students.
9
Choose the best "fix" or No Error. Miguel, along with his sons, have run ten sprints today.
Miguel, along with his sons, running ten sprints today.
No Error
Miguel and his sons have run ten sprints today.
Miguel, along with his sons, run ten sprints today.
10
What type of error is in the next sentence? While singing "Hallelujah", Shrek missed a note.
Misplaced modifier
Punctuation
Spelling
Pronoun ambiguity

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