Homework Help: GRAMMAR

Posted by Leslie on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 12:22pm.

Good Morning-
Each of the following sentences has an agreement error in it. Match the correct type of agreement error to the sentence.
a. Verb tense agreement error
b. Subject/verb agreement error
c. Pronoun agreement error
d. Modifier placement error
e. Parallel structure error

1. The patient was placed in the wheelchair with the fractured tibia.

2. One of the options concerning his future surgeries were discussed with him.

Answers:
1. b
2. a.
thanks

GRAMMAR - Writeacher, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 12:40pm
1. incorrect - Did the wheelchair have a fractured tibia? =)

2. correct
GRAMMAR - Ms. Sue, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 12:42pm
2. is correct.

But -- in number 1, does the wheelchair have a fractured tibia?
GRAMMAR - Writeacher, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 12:43pm
But I still can't figure out why the instructor is calling modifier placement an agreement error.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm#misplaced

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm

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