I have completed this test and I missed 4 questions. My answers are submitted in blue, can you tell me which questions are wrong.
1.Having studied small engine repair in night school, fixing the lawn mower was easy.
dangling modifier
2. When I asked for a submarine, the convenience store clerk said he didn't have kits for making model ships with a confused look.
misplaced modifier
3. I always think linen napkins are nicer.
incomplete comparison
4. The reason she is not here is because she is ill.
faulty predication
5. The wind was howling and blowing a hundred miles an hour when suddenly there is a big crash, and a tree falls into Rocky's living room. The sentence shifts in
tense
6. The bulldozer clanked into the woods and the ground was disturbed. This sentence
shifts in
voice and subject
7. Some used car salesmen twist the truth. Be careful when you talk to them. This sentence shifts in
person
8. If one smokes cigarettes, you run the risk of getting lung cancer.
person
9. Anyone who rides a bicycle every day will discover that they develop some muscles not developed by jogging. This sentence shifts in
number
10. The person sat down at the counter and asked did we have any scruples. This sentence shifts in
discourse
11. He brought home a new car - large, fire-engine red, fast, and which he could not afford.
lack of parallelism
12. He wrote a hot check. The word hot is used
connotatively
13. Hot flames poured out of the grill. The word hot is used
denotatively
14. Have you booted the disk? The word booted is
jargon
15. When is the blessed event supposed to take place? Blessed event is
colloquial
16. The male nurse left the room. Male nurse is
sexist language
17. Mortality weighs heavily upon me like an unwilling sleep. Samuel Johnson
personification
18. He flunked the chemistry test. Flunked is
jargon
19. But time did beckon to the flowers. Herbert
personification
20. Here the once embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world.
hyperbole
21. Select the most effective sentence.
Baxter worried about his English exam when he thought about it.
Baxter felt a pang of existential anxiety when he contemplated his English exam.
When Baxter thought of his English test, he freaked out.
Thinking about the English exam, worry came over Baxter.
22. Identify the type of organization used in the following sentence: I went to the buffet six times, and I still saved room for dessert.
coordination
23. Identify the type of organization in the following sentence: Since I was hungry again in an hour, I went to Whataburger.
subordination
24.
I am ____ distraught over my horrible love life ____ commiserate with you over yours.
to, too
to, to
too, to
too, too
25.
I wonder ____ jacket this is. Does it belong to Jennie, ____ absent today?
whose, whose
who's, who's
who's, whose
whose, who's
It's hard to tell what your teacher wants without knowing your choices. I think these may be wrong.
2, 7, 10, 15?, 17, 21?, 24?, 25?
Ms. Sue, thank you, I guess this additional information would have been helpful. Questions 1-4 the choices are, misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, faulty predication or incomplete comparison. Questions 5-10 re: the sentence shifts in, the choices are: person, tense, discourse, voice and subject. Question 11 the choices are unclear pronoun preference, lack of parallelism, mixed metaphor, or a simile.
Based on the information provided, the incorrect answers are:
1. Having studied small engine repair in night school, fixing the lawn mower was easy. (no error)
2. When I asked for a submarine, the convenience store clerk said he didn't have kits for making model ships with a confused look. (no error)
3. I always think linen napkins are nicer. (no error)
4. The reason she is not here is because she is ill. (faulty predication)
5. The wind was howling and blowing a hundred miles an hour when suddenly there is a big crash, and a tree falls into Rocky's living room. (shifts in tense)
6. The bulldozer clanked into the woods and the ground was disturbed. (no error)
7. Some used car salesmen twist the truth. Be careful when you talk to them. (shifts in person)
8. If one smokes cigarettes, you run the risk of getting lung cancer. (no error)
9. Anyone who rides a bicycle every day will discover that they develop some muscles not developed by jogging. (shifts in number)
10. The person sat down at the counter and asked did we have any scruples. (shifts in discourse)
11. He brought home a new car - large, fire-engine red, fast, and which he could not afford. (lack of parallelism)
12. He wrote a hot check. The word hot is used denotatively.
13. Hot flames poured out of the grill. The word hot is used connotatively.
14. Have you booted the disk? The word booted is jargon.
15. When is the blessed event supposed to take place? Blessed event is colloquial.
16. The male nurse left the room. Male nurse is not considered sexist language.
17. Mortality weighs heavily upon me like an unwilling sleep. Samuel Johnson (no error)
18. He flunked the chemistry test. Flunked is not considered jargon.
19. But time did beckon to the flowers. Herbert (no error)
20. Here the once embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world. (no error)
21. The most effective sentence is: Baxter felt a pang of existential anxiety when he contemplated his English exam.
22. The type of organization used is coordination.
23. The type of organization used is subordination.
24. I am too distraught over my horrible love life to commiserate with you over yours.
25. I wonder whose jacket this is. Does it belong to Jennie, who's absent today?
To determine which questions are wrong, we'll go through each question and its answer option.
1. Dangling modifier - Correct
2. Misplaced modifier - Correct
3. Incomplete comparison - Correct
4. Faulty predication - Correct
5. Tense shift - Correct
6. Voice and subject shift - Correct
7. Person shift - Correct
8. Person - Correct
9. Number shift - Correct
10. Discourse shift - Incorrect (The sentence does not shift in discourse. It is grammatically incorrect, making it a different issue.)
11. Lack of parallelism - Correct
12. Connotatively - Correct
13. Denotatively - Correct
14. Jargon - Correct
15. Colloquial - Correct
16. Sexist language - Correct
17. Personification - Correct
18. Jargon - Correct
19. Personification - Correct
20. Hyperbole - Correct
21. Most effective sentence - This is subjective and cannot be determined without more context.
22. Coordination - Correct
23. Subordination - Correct
24. "too, too" - Correct
25. "whose, who's" - Correct
Based on this analysis, the incorrect answer is question 10.