Grammar

Question 0

Verb Tense

Answer 0

The verb tense must match that of the rest of the sentence.

Question 1

Subject-verb agreement

Answer 1

The verb must agree with the plurality/singularity of the subject closest to it, except if and is used.

Question 2

Pronoun agreement

Answer 2

A pronoun must agree with agree with its antecedent (the noun it refers so) in number, gender, and person.

Question 3

Illogical comparison

Answer 3

A comparison in a sentence must be between similar things(i.e. Not a person and a thing)

Question 4

Parallel construction

Answer 4

All sentence elements that express parallel ideas must be in the same form( i.e. Consistent gerund)

Question 5

Wordiness

Answer 5

The use of unnecessary words is an error.

Question 6

Incorrect preposition

Answer 6

The preposition must fit the object of the proposition (always a noun)

Question 7

Misplaced modifier

Answer 7

A modifier must be placed as closely as possible to the word it modified

Question 8

Who/Which

Answer 8

The words who and whom are used to refer to people.

Question 9

Who/Whom

Answer 9

Use who is an subject. Use whom as an object or a verb or preposition.

Question 10

By/from

Answer 10

Things are caused by other, not caused from them.

Question 11

Less/least, more/most, between/among

Answer 11

Less, more, and between are used to compare two objects. Least, most, among are for more than 2 objects

Question 12

Comma splice, run-on

Answer 12

A run-on sentence us two complete sentences out together.