NoRedInk Editing Skills 3

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a colon?

Accepted Answer

She needed the following: milk, eggs, and bread.

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She needed: milk, eggs, and bread.

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She needed milk: eggs: and bread.

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She: needed milk, eggs, and bread.

Question 2

Identify the error: 'Between you and I, this plan will fail.'

Accepted Answer

'I' should be 'me' because it follows a preposition

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'Between' should be 'Among'

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'will fail' should be 'is failing'

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There is no error in this sentence.

Question 3

Which choice corrects the run-on: 'The storm was intense we lost power for three days.'?

Accepted Answer

The storm was intense; we lost power for three days.

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The storm was intense, we lost power for three days.

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The storm was intense but, we lost power for three days.

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The storm was intense and we, lost power for three days.

Question 4

Which sentence avoids misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

He finished almost all of his homework.

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Almost he finished all of his homework.

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He almost finished all of his homework.

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He finished all of almost his homework.

Question 5

Which is the correct use of 'who' vs. 'whom'?

Accepted Answer

Whom should I contact about this?

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Who did you send the letter to?

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To who should I address this?

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Give it to who arrives first.

Question 6

Which sentence has an unnecessary comma?

Accepted Answer

The book, that I borrowed, was overdue.

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The book, which I borrowed, was overdue.

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The book that I borrowed was overdue.

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My favorite book, Hamlet, is a classic.

Question 7

What type of error appears in: 'The committee have reached their decision.'?

Accepted Answer

Subject-verb disagreement (in American English)

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Comma splice

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Dangling modifier

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Incorrect pronoun case