STEP Error Identification 2

Question 1

Identify the error: 'He is more taller than his brother.'

Accepted Answer

'more taller' should be 'taller' — don't use 'more' with -er comparatives

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'He' should be 'Him'

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'than' should be 'then'

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'brother' should be 'brothers'

Question 2

What is wrong with: 'Everyone should bring their own lunch. They has to be responsible.'

Accepted Answer

'They has' should be 'They have' — 'they' takes a plural verb

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'Everyone' should be 'Every one'

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'own' should be 'owns'

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'lunch' should be 'lunchs'

Question 3

Find the mistake: 'I am agree with your opinion.'

Accepted Answer

'am agree' should be 'agree' — 'agree' is not used with 'am/is/are' in simple present

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'your' should be 'you're'

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'opinion' should be 'opinions'

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'with' should be 'to'

Question 4

Identify the error: 'I look forward to hear from you soon.'

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'to hear' should be 'to hearing' — 'look forward to' requires a gerund

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'soon' should be 'soonly'

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'from' should be 'of'

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There is no error

Question 5

What is wrong: 'Neither the students nor the teacher were prepared for the test.'

Accepted Answer

With 'neither...nor,' the verb should agree with the nearest subject: 'teacher' is singular, so 'was' is correct

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'the teacher' should come before 'the students'

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'prepared' should be 'prepare'

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There is no error

Question 6

Find the error: 'She insisted on to pay the bill.'

Accepted Answer

'on to pay' should be 'on paying' — prepositions are followed by gerunds, not infinitives

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'She' should be 'Her'

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'the bill' should be 'a bill'

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There is no error