Daily Quiz

Question 1:

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

It would be much more efficient for Ralph and I to work together on both projects than for each of us to work separately on one.

A.

No error

B.

It would be

C.

Ralph and I

D.

than

E.

for each of us

Question 2:

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

During the night, there is usually two boys at the campsite to guard against robbery attempts.

A.

No error

B.

During

C.

there is

D.

to guard against

E.

attempts

Question 3:

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

Standing atop a rocky cliff over 20 feet above the pounding surf, I could hear Ralph and Piggy laughing as he dove gracefully into the ocean below.

A.

No error

B.

over 20 feet

C.

could

D.

he

E.

gracefully

Question 4:

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

The heat was already overwhelming and lasted a week, which duration made it seem sheer torture.

A.

overwhelming and lasted a week, which duration made it

B.

overwhelming, and because of lasting a week, it made it

C.

overwhelming and lasted the duration of a week to make it

D.

overwhelming, and its lasting a week made it

E.

overwhelming and, by lasting a week, it made it

Question 5:

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

After marching for four hours in temperatures
exceeding ninety degrees, the choir members
were as soaked as if marching through a
rainstorm.

A.

if marching

B.

having marched

C.

if from marching

D.

if they had marched

E.

if they would have marched

Question 6:

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

In the aggressive society created by William Golding in Lord of the Flies, both Ralph and Jack emerge early on as the leader of the lost boys.

A.

No error

B.

created by

C.

early on

D.

the leader

E.

of

Question 7:

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

Conflict resolution programs teach children how to listen, think critically, and problem solving – the skills basic to learning and getting along with others.

A.

teach children how to listen, think critically, and problem solving

B.

teaching children how to listen, thinking critically, and problem solving

C.

that teach children how to listen, think critically, and problem solving

D.

teach children listening, to think
critically, and solve problems

E.

teach children how to listen, think
critically, and solve problems

Question 8:

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

For any viewpoint or opinion, there is always an opposite opinion that disagrees with it.

A.

there is always an opposite opinion that disagrees with it.

B.

there is always an opposite that disagrees

C.

an opposite opinion is always there

D.

there is always an opposite opinion

E.

opposite opinions always disagree

Question 9:

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

The protestors coming this far, they decided to insist that they meet with the leader of the boys.

A.

The protestors coming this far, they

B.

They, coming this far, the protestors

C.

Having come this far, the protestors

D.

To come this far, the protestors

E.

The protestors came this far, so that
they

Question 10:

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

Writing about boys whose circumstances were desperate, Golding used the novel to question the defects of human nature.

A.

No error

B.

Writing about

C.

whose circumstances

D.

to

E.

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