Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Grammar Error Detection and Correction 2

Question 1

Which sentence contains an error in verb tense consistency?

Accepted Answer

He walked into the room and sits down.

Answer

'Walked' (past) and 'sits' (present) are inconsistent; the sentence should use 'sat' throughout.

Question 2

Identify the error: 'The team of analysts are meeting at noon.'

Accepted Answer

'Are' should be 'is' because the subject is the singular collective noun 'team'

Answer

In American English, collective nouns like 'team' are treated as singular and take a singular verb ('is').

Question 3

Which sentence uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?

Accepted Answer

There are fewer employees this quarter.

Answer

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns ('employees'); 'less' is used with uncountable/mass nouns ('water,' 'time').

Question 4

What is wrong with: 'Having reviewed the file, the decision was made quickly'?

Accepted Answer

The sentence has a dangling participle — the decision did not review the file

Answer

The participial phrase 'Having reviewed the file' must be followed by the noun that performed the reviewing, not 'the decision.'

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses 'lay' versus 'lie'?

Accepted Answer

Please lay the documents on my desk.

Answer

'Lay' is a transitive verb meaning to place something; here it correctly takes the direct object 'documents.'

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