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Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"I cannot except that you won't go to the dance with me!" - correct answer✔✔I cannot
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accept that you won't go to the dance with me! ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
The easiest way to remember the difference in meaning between these two words is to look
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at their letters—accept has two c's that are like open arms, just waiting to hug and embrace
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and accept whatever is being offered, whereas except has a big X just waiting to reject and
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exclude something ("I will take all of the cookies except that one with the bite taken out of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
it").
Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"It is clear to see that the stock market is going to have it's ups and downs; it is important
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not to overreact to the volatility." - correct answer✔✔It is clear to see that the stock market
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is going to have its ups and downs; it is important not to overreact to the volatility.
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Explanation:
It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it never shows possession. To test whether you need it's
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or its, try substituting the phrase it is or it has. If either of those work, you need the
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apostrophe. If neither of them make sense in your sentence, you don't need the apostrophe. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, "Heavy rains and thunderstorms continue to roll through the area; therefore, all flights are
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cancelled until tomorrow." - correct answer✔✔no error ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
This question tests your knowledge of semicolon use. In this case, a semicolon is used to
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join two independent clauses. All is well!
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Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
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"Katie did not have no time to pick Kevin up before the game." - correct answer✔✔Katie did
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not have any time to pick Kevin up before the game.
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Explanation:
This sentence had a double negative, which is a big no-no. Just like in math, double
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negatives actually create a positive, which was not the intent of the sentence. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
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"The wily fox escape the dogs who were chasing after it." - correct answer✔✔The wily fox
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escaped the dogs who were chasing after it. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
The verbs need to match in subject and tense. In this case, the first verb, escape, did not
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match its subject in number (fox = singular, escape = plural) and it did not match the other
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verbs in tense (escape = present tense, were chasing = past tense).
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Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
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Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"I cannot except that you won't go to the dance with me!" - correct answer✔✔I cannot
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accept that you won't go to the dance with me! ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
The easiest way to remember the difference in meaning between these two words is to look
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at their letters—accept has two c's that are like open arms, just waiting to hug and embrace
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and accept whatever is being offered, whereas except has a big X just waiting to reject and
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exclude something ("I will take all of the cookies except that one with the bite taken out of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
it").
Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"It is clear to see that the stock market is going to have it's ups and downs; it is important
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not to overreact to the volatility." - correct answer✔✔It is clear to see that the stock market
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is going to have its ups and downs; it is important not to overreact to the volatility.
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Explanation:
It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it never shows possession. To test whether you need it's
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or its, try substituting the phrase it is or it has. If either of those work, you need the
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apostrophe. If neither of them make sense in your sentence, you don't need the apostrophe. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Find the error, if any, in this sentence: ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, "Heavy rains and thunderstorms continue to roll through the area; therefore, all flights are
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cancelled until tomorrow." - correct answer✔✔no error ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
This question tests your knowledge of semicolon use. In this case, a semicolon is used to
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join two independent clauses. All is well!
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Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
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"Katie did not have no time to pick Kevin up before the game." - correct answer✔✔Katie did
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not have any time to pick Kevin up before the game.
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Explanation:
This sentence had a double negative, which is a big no-no. Just like in math, double
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negatives actually create a positive, which was not the intent of the sentence. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
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"The wily fox escape the dogs who were chasing after it." - correct answer✔✔The wily fox
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escaped the dogs who were chasing after it. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Explanation:
The verbs need to match in subject and tense. In this case, the first verb, escape, did not
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match its subject in number (fox = singular, escape = plural) and it did not match the other
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verbs in tense (escape = present tense, were chasing = past tense).
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