Clerical Exams Proofreading 3

Question 1

Choose the correctly written sentence:

Accepted Answer

They're going to the conference next week.

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Their going to the conference next week.

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There going to the conference next week.

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Theyre going to the conference next week.

Question 2

Identify the grammatical error: 'The committee have reached a decision about the new policy.'

Accepted Answer

'have' should be 'has' in American English usage

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'committee' should be 'committees'

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'reached' should be 'reaches'

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No error

Question 3

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are correct

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The supervisor's office is on the second floor.

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The supervisors' offices are on the second floor.

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The supervisors's offices are on the second floor.

Question 4

Find the error in this sentence: 'Please insure that all forms are completed before submitting the application.'

Accepted Answer

'insure' should be 'ensure'

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'Please' should be lowercase

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'completed' should be 'completing'

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No error

Question 5

Which sentence is free of errors?

Accepted Answer

He passed the documents to his colleague.

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He past the documents to his collegue.

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He passed the documents to his collegue.

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He past the documents to his colleague.

Question 6

Which word correctly completes this sentence: 'The office will be closed _____ the holiday.'

Accepted Answer

due to

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do to

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do too

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dew to