Grammar Reviewer 3
Directions: Below are the sentences with underlined words or phrases which may be incorrect. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct.
1. The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault, embezzlement, and forging.
a. were accused
b. assault
c. embezzlement
d. forging
e. no error
Answer: D
2. Pepe would be happy if his parents can send him to college.
a. would be
b. his
c. can send
d. him
e. No error
Answer: E
3. Mother bought a new dress for me yesterday.
a. bought
b. for
c. me
d. yesterday
e. No error
Answer: E
4. If you want me to express my opinion, I think that Report A is equally as good as Report B.
a. to express my opinion
b. my opinion
c. equally as good as
d. No error
Answer: C
5. If the manager would have planned more carefully, bankruptcy might have been avoided.
a. would have
b. more carefully
c. bankruptcy
d. might have
e. no error
Answer: A
6. In our barangay, our neighbors organized a disaster brigade.
a. our
b. neighbors
c. organized
d. brigade
e. no error
Answer: E
7. Offer the nomination to whoever commands the respect of the people.
a. Offer
b. whoever
c. respect
d. of the people
e. No error
Answer: E
8. As the dawn approached, the farmers starting for the rice fields.
a. approached
b. the farmers
c. starting
d. rice fields
e. no error
Answer: C
9. We had swam across the lake before the sun rose.
a. swam
b. across
c. before
d. rose
e. No error
Answer: A
10. The increasing mechanization of life have led us farther away from daily contact with nature and the craft of farm.
a. increasing
b. have led us
c. daily contact
d. the craft
e. No error
Answer: B
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1. Quantitative Reasoning Reviewer 1
2. Social Awareness and Value Judgment Reviewer 1
3. Grammar Reviewer 4
1. The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault, embezzlement, and forging.
a. were accused
b. assault
c. embezzlement
d. forging
e. no error
Answer: D
2. Pepe would be happy if his parents can send him to college.
a. would be
b. his
c. can send
d. him
e. No error
Answer: E
3. Mother bought a new dress for me yesterday.
a. bought
b. for
c. me
d. yesterday
e. No error
Answer: E
4. If you want me to express my opinion, I think that Report A is equally as good as Report B.
a. to express my opinion
b. my opinion
c. equally as good as
d. No error
Answer: C
5. If the manager would have planned more carefully, bankruptcy might have been avoided.
a. would have
b. more carefully
c. bankruptcy
d. might have
e. no error
Answer: A
6. In our barangay, our neighbors organized a disaster brigade.
a. our
b. neighbors
c. organized
d. brigade
e. no error
Answer: E
7. Offer the nomination to whoever commands the respect of the people.
a. Offer
b. whoever
c. respect
d. of the people
e. No error
Answer: E
8. As the dawn approached, the farmers starting for the rice fields.
a. approached
b. the farmers
c. starting
d. rice fields
e. no error
Answer: C
9. We had swam across the lake before the sun rose.
a. swam
b. across
c. before
d. rose
e. No error
Answer: A
10. The increasing mechanization of life have led us farther away from daily contact with nature and the craft of farm.
a. increasing
b. have led us
c. daily contact
d. the craft
e. No error
Answer: B
Related:
1. Quantitative Reasoning Reviewer 1
2. Social Awareness and Value Judgment Reviewer 1
3. Grammar Reviewer 4