COLLEGE COMPOSITION CLEP STUDY GUIDE #2 (SENTENCE ERRORS)2024 LATEST UPDATE

Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 1. Often (A)the subject of poetry and song, a full moon (B)has been blamed for the howling of dogs, the thirst (C)of vampires, the advent of lunacy, and (D)increasing births. (E)No error. D Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 2. (A)Relaxing with a cold drink and (B)lying on the beach in my bikini, (C)the dog startled me when he barked (D)loudly. (E)No error. C Brainpower Read More Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 3. (A)While the crowds at an airport illustrate the diversity (B)of people, they also (C)emphasized the (D)universality of human nature. (E)No error. C Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 4. A (A)subtle delight builds in me (B)as I smear the soap over the slick metal and (C)lather up the car that takes me (D)anywhere and everywhere I want to go. (E)No error. E Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 5. (A)When the frost is on the pumpkin, one has to (B)don gloves, or (C)he will get (D)very cold fingers. (E) No error.* C Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 6. Every person in the store (A)ran to claim (B)their free ice cream (C)when the bonus prize was (D)announced over the loudspeaker. (E)No error. B Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 7. (A)When the young immigrant woman (B)arrived by jet (C)on the United States, she went directly to (D)Washington, D.C. (E) No error. C Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 8. The pastry chef thought she (A)was loser her mind because she (B) couldn't remember if (C)the chocolate cake and the strawberry pie (D)was in the oven. (E)No error.* D Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 9. An old proverb (A)says that if one (B)lives in a glass house, (C)he should (D)not throw stones. (E)No error. C Read the sentence below and if there is an error, select the one bolded part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 10. The man was (A)better-looking than her brother, (B)smarter than her father, (C)as rich as her uncle, and nicer than (D)her grandmother. (E)No error. E