Proofreading & Editing Basic Proofreading 4

Question 1

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

She almost drove her children to school every day.

Answer

'Almost' modifies 'drove' but should modify 'every day' — she drove almost every day, not almost drove.

Question 2

Which option correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The company's policy changed last year.

Answer

For a singular possessive, add apostrophe + s directly after the noun.

Question 3

The text reads: 'Between you and I, the deadline is unrealistic.' What is the error?

Accepted Answer

'I' should be 'me' — object of a preposition requires an object pronoun

Answer

Prepositions require object pronouns; 'between you and me' is correct, not 'between you and I.'

Question 4

Which sentence avoids a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

The meeting ended early, so everyone left immediately.

Answer

Adding a coordinating conjunction like 'so' after the comma correctly joins two independent clauses.

Question 5

Which word is the correct spelling?

Accepted Answer

occurrence

Answer

'Occurrence' has double 'c' and double 'r' followed by '-ence.'

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