Clerical Exams Proofreading 3

Question 1

Choose the correctly written sentence:

Accepted Answer

They're going to the conference next week.

Answer

'They're' is the contraction for 'they are', which is correct here.

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

Answer

In American English, collective nouns like 'committee' take singular verbs: 'the committee has'.

Question 3

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are correct

Answer

Both A and B are correct: A shows singular possessive (one supervisor's office) and B shows plural possessive (multiple supervisors' offices).

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'

Answer

'Insure' relates to insurance policies. 'Ensure' means to make certain, which is the intended meaning.

Question 5

Which sentence is free of errors?

Accepted Answer

He passed the documents to his colleague.

Answer

'Passed' (past tense of 'pass') and 'colleague' (correct spelling) make Option B correct.

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