A. dangling modifier A-19 1.

We have no choice but to appoint Mary: she is the best of

the two candidates, and there is no prospect of finding more
applicants.
B. sentence fragment B-8 2. An early advocate to the woman's suffrage movement,
Victoria Woodhull was a candidate for President, although
when she tried to vote, election officials would not accept her
ballot.
C. unclear or absent antecedent C-16 3. If you were to work at least four hours a day on the project,
we would complete it in a shorter time, and with less problems.
D. tense disagreement D-13, 24 4. The defendant surprised the jury not only with his candor as
well as with what seemed to be genuine goodwill behind his
smile.
E. wordiness/redundancy E-15 5. The MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, displays paintings
that are representative of contemporary art, providing an
excellent opportunity to study the current era of artwork.
F. comma splice F-20 6. By the time the party started, my sister and I had already
drank most of the punch.
G. word choice problem G-9 7. We generally think of Canada as the northern neighbor of the
United States, and more than half of the states extend farther
north than Canada's southernmost point.
H. pronoun number disagreement H-12 8. Both the customers and the employees, sweltering in the
heat during the power outage.
I. no error I-5 9. The argument effected their marriage deeply, but they later
reconciled.
J. logical connection problem J-7, 11 10. The manager's directions for the project described how to
organize the team, meeting the deadline, and satisfying the
client.
K. subject/verb disagreement K-27 11. A review of the composer's new symphony called it
confusing because of its unusual structure, and its melodious
final movement makes it elegant.
L. wrong participle L-6 12. The union insisted on an increase in their members starting
pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused to
meet the demand.
M. transitive vs. intransitive verb M-23 13. Prior to the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, the
only way to produce duplicates of books has been to have
copies handwritten by professional scribes.
N. pronoun case disagreement N-26 14. Employees with less personal problems are likely to be
more productive.
O. adjective/adverb confusion O-28 15. The fact is that without their helpful, beneficial
contributions, we would not have made the discovery.
P. possessive+gerund subject P-21 16. The doctor worked for twelve hours to save the patient;
afterward he slept to recover his strength.
Q. comparison problem Q-22 17. Although I had been expecting only spartan fare, my vegan
aunt and uncle proved to be a lavish host.
R. noun/number disagreement R-17 18. When my sister won the student body election in her senior
year, it immediately established herself as one of the most
influential students in her class.
S. countables vs. mass nouns S-3, 14 19. Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and other fruits
formed the basis of the sailors diet.
T. parallelism problem T-10 20. All the trapped miners began to lose hope, it had been
twenty four hours since the tunnel collapsed.
U. passive voice U-25 21. I was trying to sleep, but you walking around kept me
awake.
V. prepositional idiom error V-2 22. The new library is undoubtedly well stocked and functional,
but no one can say that its atmosphere is anything like the old
one.
W. comparative vs. superlative W-1 23. The student proceeded to lie the Gutenberg Bible on the
desk , with extreme care.
X. coordinating conjunction problem X-4 24. I recommended the book to her, but she told me she read it
already.
Y. personal vs. impersonal pronoun Y-18 25. Even though it had been made especially for me, my
favorite jacket was frequently borrowed by my best friend.
Z. (Any unlisted concept displayed in
one of these sentences?)
26. My uncle, who was on vacation, along with my two cousins
and I, went fishing down by the river.
27. The number of Americans living in rural areas have
decreased to unprecedented levels, with most farmers saying
that their days in the country are numbered.
28. Although they are twins, Josh is growing quicker than his
brother.













A. dangling modifier
A-
19
1. We have no choice but to appoint Mary: she is the best of the two
candidates, and there is no prospect of finding more applicants.
B. sentence fragment 2. An early advocate to the woman's suffrage movement, Victoria
Woodhull was a candidate for President, although when she tried to
vote, election officials would not accept her ballot.
C. unclear or absent antecedent 3. If you were to work at least four hours a day on the project, we would
complete it in a shorter time, and with less problems.
D. tense disagreement 4. The defendant surprised the jury not only with his candor as well as
with what seemed to be genuine goodwill behind his smile.
E. wordiness/redundancy 5. The MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, displays paintings that are
representative of contemporary art, providing an excellent opportunity
to study the current era of artwork.
F. comma splice 6. By the time the party started, my sister and I had already drank most
of the punch.
G. word choice problem 7. We generally think of Canada as the northern neighbor of the United
States, and more than half of the states extend farther north than
Canada's southernmost point.
H. pronoun number disagreement 8. Both the customers and the employees, sweltering in the heat during
the power outage.
I. no error 9. The argument effected their marriage deeply, but they later
reconciled.
J. logical connection problem 10. The manager's directions for the project described how to organize
the team, meeting the deadline, and satisfying the client.
K. subject/verb disagreement 11. A review of the composer's new symphony called it confusing
because of its unusual structure, and its melodious final movement
makes it elegant.
L. wrong participle 12. The union insisted on an increase in their members starting pay, and
threatened to call a strike if the company refused to meet the demand.
M. transitive vs. intransitive verb 13. Prior to the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, the only way
to produce duplicates of books has been to have copies handwritten by
professional scribes.
N. pronoun case disagreement 14. Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more
productive.
O. adjective/adverb confusion 15. The fact is that without their helpful, beneficial contributions, we
would not have made the discovery.
P. possessive+gerund subject 16. The doctor worked for twelve hours to save the patient; afterward
he slept to recover his strength.
Q. comparison problem 17. Although I had been expecting only spartan fare, my vegan aunt and
uncle proved to be a lavish host.
R. noun/number disagreement 18. When my sister won the student body election in her senior year, it
immediately established herself as one of the most influential students
in her class.
S. countables vs. mass nouns 19. Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and other fruits formed the
basis of the sailors diet.
T. parallelism problem 20. All the trapped miners began to lose hope, it had been twenty four
hours since the tunnel collapsed.
U. passive voice 21. I was trying to sleep, but you walking around kept me awake.
V. prepositional idiom error 22. The new library is undoubtedly well stocked and functional, but no
one can say that its atmosphere is anything like the old one.
W. comparative vs. superlative 23. The student proceeded to lie the Gutenberg Bible on the desk , with
extreme care.
X. coordinating conjunction problem 24. I recommended the book to her, but she told me she read it already.
Y. personal vs. impersonal pronoun 25. Even though it had been made especially for me, my favorite jacket
was frequently borrowed by my best friend.
Z. (Any unlisted concept displayed in
one of these sentences?)
26. My uncle, who was on vacation, along with my two cousins and I,
went fishing down by the river.
27. The number of Americans living in rural areas have decreased to
unprecedented levels, with most farmers saying that their days in the
country are numbered.
28. Although they are twins, Josh is growing quicker than his brother.