ACCUPLACER WRITING NEXT
GENERATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ 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 not to overreact to the volatility."
Answer: It is clear to see that the stock market is going to have its ups
and downs; it is important not to overreact to the volatility.
Explanation:
It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it never shows possession. To test
whether you need it's or its, try substituting the phrase it is or it has. If
either of those work, you need the 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 cancelled until tomorrow."
Answer: no error
Explanation:
, This question tests your knowledge of semicolon use. In this case, a
semicolon is used to join two independent clauses. All is well!
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Katie did not have no time to pick Kevin up before the game."
Answer: Katie did not have any time to pick Kevin up before the game.
Explanation:
This sentence had a double negative, which is a big no-no. Just like in
math, double negatives actually create a positive, which was not the
intent of the sentence.
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"The wily fox escape the dogs who were chasing after it."
Answer: The wily fox 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 match its subject in number (fox = singular, escape =
plural) and it did not match the other verbs in tense (escape = present
tense, were chasing = past tense).
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
GENERATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ 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 not to overreact to the volatility."
Answer: It is clear to see that the stock market is going to have its ups
and downs; it is important not to overreact to the volatility.
Explanation:
It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it never shows possession. To test
whether you need it's or its, try substituting the phrase it is or it has. If
either of those work, you need the 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 cancelled until tomorrow."
Answer: no error
Explanation:
, This question tests your knowledge of semicolon use. In this case, a
semicolon is used to join two independent clauses. All is well!
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"Katie did not have no time to pick Kevin up before the game."
Answer: Katie did not have any time to pick Kevin up before the game.
Explanation:
This sentence had a double negative, which is a big no-no. Just like in
math, double negatives actually create a positive, which was not the
intent of the sentence.
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
"The wily fox escape the dogs who were chasing after it."
Answer: The wily fox 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 match its subject in number (fox = singular, escape =
plural) and it did not match the other verbs in tense (escape = present
tense, were chasing = past tense).
◉ Find the error, if any, in this sentence:
