Grammar Catcher in the Rye

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

At lunchtime, Holden paid for Phoebe’s hamburger; the reason is because he owed her money.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

The spirit of the honor code to which each student subscribes requires academic honesty, respectful behavior, and it demands responsibility in action.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Curiosity about other people, about the ways they think and act, has caused Holden to meet some fascinating characters as well as people which also really bore him.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Holden was concerned about how the nun would react to the incident, but in searching her face, she did not seem to be at all embarrassed or troubled.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Holden wore his hat just as his favorite old movie stars did when perched on the back of his head.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

The professor’s insistence on high standards and rigorous examinations are not, despite what students think, part of a plan to withhold high grades from them.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Unlike D.B., neither Holden or his younger sister Phoebe has an interest in a career in film.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Holden had a habit of changing his mind often, so often in fact that his friends gave up expecting him to show up at their parties.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

J.D. Salinger, whose books have sold more than 20 million copies, have made him probably one of the best-selling authors in history.

Find the Error or Fix the Mistake. In the Fix the Mistake questions, pick choice A if sentence is fine as is.

Many troubled children and teens whose learning disabilities might otherwise have gone undetected are finally being diagnosed by psychiatric and academic experts.