Civil Service Identifying Sentence Errors Reviewer

DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. If there is NO ERROR choose 5. If there is an error, choose from 1 to 4.

 

1. (1) Between (2) the three of us, (3) I think I am (4) the slowest runner. (5) NO ERROR
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2. (1) There are (2) scarcely no (3) more birds (4) in this city. (5) NO ERROR
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3. (1) This (2) fruit (3) contains (4) fewer sugar. (5) NO ERROR
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4. (1) I have never (2) seen nothing (3) as beautiful (4) as this city. (5) NO ERROR
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5. (1) Place the (2) mirror on (3) the wall to give you an (4) allusion of bigger room. (5) NO ERROR
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6. (1) We were lucky (2) we didn’t (3) have typhoon (4) this month. (5) NO ERROR
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7. (1) My favorite (2) vegetable (3) are (4) peas. (5) NO ERROR
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8. (1) Either James or John (2) are going (3) to lead the choir in the (4) recital tomorrow. (5) NO ERROR
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9. (1) The additional supplies (2) that we need (3) to bring are: (4) band aids, cottons, alcohol, and gauze. (5) NO ERROR
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10. (1) All the students (2) has finished (3) their (4) report. (5) NO ERROR
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11. (1) He (2) was (3) a (4) honorable man. (5) NO ERROR
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12. (1) The recently (2) heavy flooding (3) effected the (4) crops of farmers. (1) NO ERROR
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13. (1) Emmanuel (2) could of passed (3) the examinations (4) if he had studied hard enough. (5) NO ERROR
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14. (1) I believe (2) that were going (3) to have a (4) prosperous new year. (5) NO ERROR
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15. (1) Paul Erdos (2) was a mathematician (3) who writes a lot of research papers (4) in collaboration with other mathematicians. (5) NO ERROR
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