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

Question 1

Identify the error in: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was informed about the change.'

Accepted Answer

The verb 'was' should be 'were' because 'employees' is plural and closest to the verb

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'Neither' should be 'Either'

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No error; 'neither…nor' always takes a singular verb

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'Informed' should be 'inform'

Question 2

Which sentence contains an error in pronoun case?

Accepted Answer

The winner was him.

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He and I submitted the report.

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Between you and me, the project is at risk.

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She gave the award to him and me.

Question 3

What is the error in: 'Irregardless of the outcome, we will proceed'?

Accepted Answer

'Irregardless' is a nonstandard double negative and should be 'regardless'

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'Regardless' is spelled incorrectly

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'Outcome' should be 'results'

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No error; 'irregardless' is accepted in formal writing

Question 4

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement: 'The data shows that our revenue has increased.'

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are acceptable depending on style guide

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'Shows' should be 'show' because 'data' is plural (datum/data)

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No error; 'data' is treated as singular in modern American usage

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'Revenue' should be 'revenues'

Question 5

Which sentence contains a faulty pronoun reference?

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Lisa told Maria that she had been promoted.

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The team completed its project on time.

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He submitted his report before the deadline.

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They announced the results clearly.

Question 6

What grammatical error appears in: 'Everyone should bring their own laptop to the training'?

Accepted Answer

Some grammarians flag 'their' as a number disagreement with 'everyone,' though singular 'they' is now widely accepted

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Subject-verb disagreement

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Incorrect use of 'their' — should be 'its'

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No error of any kind