1. Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy
and identify the line that contains an error.
MANUSCRIPT:
One plane, eight yachts, sixteen luxury cars, numerous houses,
villas and apartments—my grandfather was disgustingly rich, but also
disgustingly stingy. Upon his death, we discovered that, rather than divide his
estate equally among his family members, Grandpa had decided to leave a tiny
morsel to every person in town—total strangers!—so that none of us could, and I
quote, 'slip into the lap of luxury on the sweat of [his] brow'.
FINAL PROOF:
Answers:
• One plane, eight yachts, sixteen luxury cars, numerous houses,
villas and apartments—
• my grandfather was disgustingly rich, but also disgustingly
stingy. Upon his death, we
• discovered that, rather than divide his estate equally among his
family members,
• Grandpa had decided to leave a tiny morsel to every person in
town—total strangers!—
• so that none of us, and I quote, 'slip into the
lap of luxury on the sweat of [his] brow'.
• b and c
• No error
2. Which of the entries below does not follow best practice for
indexing titles of publications?
Answers:
• Bald Soprano, The (Ionesco), 67
• Arms and the Man (Shaw), 12—32
• The New York Times
• Verdi, Giuseppe, works of: Don Carlo, 37; Aida, 38—41; Otello,
42
3. Which of the following author-date style text citations is
incorrect?
Answers:
• (Harrison 2004, vol. 3)
• (Talley 1983, 12—14)
• (2004 Keegan, sec. 7)
• (Salmon 1995, 2:325—28)
4. Which of the following sentences is correct in terms of number
usage, style or consistency?
Answers:
• Dr Hahn had to give up his yacht, Hope III, when he filed for
bankruptcy.
• The bowlers, who were all in their forties, brought in scores
that included two 289s and four 300s.
• My 5-year-old daughter has already read ¾ of the encyclopedia.
• Refer to pages 36-62 for information on activities for age
groups 3 to five, 6-8, and 9 up to eleven.
• a and b
5. Which of the following represents a correct bibliographic
entry?
Answers:
• Keegan, Michelle. The First Rule: Societal Restrictions at the
Turn of the Century. New York: Rand McNally, 2004.
• Barrington, Gavin R., and T. R. Yang. History of the Universe.
2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.
• Harrison, Walter C., trans. 'Crossing the Divide'. AMA
Newsletter 25 (January—February 2007): 4—12.
• U.S. Senate. Committee on Public Lands. National Parks Report.
104th Cong., 1st sess., 1995.
• a and c
• All of the above
6. Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy
and identify the section that contains an error.
MANUSCRIPT:
Invoice #32158-65 10/08/06 22:15:30
Rcvd J. Cannaro, Dep 535
Ord#65998
50 Part#665LU @ £27.50
65 Part#805ZT-1 @ £32.35
25 Part#22232-X @ £102.40
Delivery: SwintonTrucking
FOB Liverpool
Tel 0421 658 3323 x56427
FINAL PROOF:
Answers:
• Invoice #32158-65 10/08/06 22:15:30 Rcvd J. Cannaro, Dep 535
Ord#65998
• 50 Part#665LU @ £27.50 65 Part#805ZT-1 @ £32.35 25 Part#22322-X
@ £102.40
• Delivery: SwintonTrucking FOB Liverpool Tel 0421 658 3323 x56427
• No error
7. Which of the underlined parts of the following sentences
contains an error or inconsistency in sentence structure, punctuation or verb
usage?
Answers:
• Were these fourteen zebras ordered by you and her or by Sam and
Al?
• Herbert and Peg have always been so rude to Arthur and me.
• Stella's and Alma's puppies usually frolic together at the dog
park.
• Each of the climbers has undergone a rigorous physical
assessment.
8. Which of the following index entries is incorrect?
Answers:
• Blumenthal, Dr, Richard, 105
• King, Martin Luther, Jr, 15
• Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 34
• Twain, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), 98
9. Which of the following sentences is/are punctuated correctly?
Answers:
• According to the surgeon, no one had ever left his operating
room alive, why he boasted of such a thing remains a mystery.
• My dog is not only trained to bring me my slippers: but also to
dry the dishes and hang out the laundry.
• Terrence's audition repertoire includes the songs 'Luck Be a
Lady' and 'Lily's Eyes'.
• 'My favourite part of the movie', said Alice, 'is when he yells
out the window'.
• c and d
10. Which of the following lists is punctuated correctly?
Answers:
• When compiling the mailing list, please be sure to check
addresses for accuracy and consistency; verify titles, positions, and
department names; and double check all phone numbers and extensions.
• The goal of the mailing list update is to check the accuracy of
company addresses, titles, and positions of contact names; and phone numbers
and extensions.
• To update the mailing list, you must check each company's
directory to verify its mailing address: call each department to verify the
name and title of its supervisor: double check the phone numbers and extensions
against the master list.
• The goal of the mailing list update is to: check the accuracy of
company addresses: titles and positions of contact names: phone numbers, and
extensions.
11. Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy
and identify the line that contains an error.
MANUSCRIPT:
To Mr Brian Brenner, Boxing and Labelling Department:
Please be advised that as of May 15 The company will discontinue
their use of clear packing tape. New packing tape products in red,
blue and yellow have already been ordered for delivery on Friday.
Please clear inventory of old stock and advise your staff of the
change.
FINAL PROOF:
Answers:
• To Mr Brain Brenner, Boxing and Labelling Department:
• Please be advised that as of May 15 The company will discontinue
• their use of clear packing tape. New packing tape products in
red
• blue and yellow have already been ordered for delivery on
Friday.
• Please clear inventory of old stock and advise your staff of the
change.
• a, and c
• a, c, and d
12. Which of the following sentences does not contain an
inconsistency?
Answers:
• The marketing team will include Harlon Welsh, Emily DeAngelis,
Ms Rumson, and Jim Cash.
• I sent out invoices 1518, 1533, 1585, 1572 and 1591 yesterday.
• Their telephone number is 0161 432 0987, and their fax number is
(0161) 432 0988.
• Maryann's Ice Cream Shoppe has just ordered 35 pounds of
toppings: 10 pounds of miniature nonpareils, 10 pounds of crushed chocolate
wafers and 15 pounds of multicoloured sprinkles.
13. Which of the following sentences does not contain an error in
comma usage?
Answers:
• That gigantic balding man was easy to distinguish in the crowd.
• That gigantic, balding man was easy to distinguish in the crowd.
• That gigantic, balding, man was easy to distinguish in the
crowd.
• That gigantic balding man, was easy to distinguish in the crowd.
14. Which of the entries below does not follow best practice for
indexing the names of titled persons?
Answers:
• Elizabeth II (queen), 28
• Albert II, Prince of Monaco, 67
• Sussex, 3rd Earl of (Oliver Ashton Cooper), 45
• Pope (John Paul II), 88
15. Which of the following is not a duty generally performed by a
proofreader?
Answers:
• Comparing a galley or first proof word for word against an
edited manuscript
• Correcting minor errors of accuracy and consistency in spelling,
grammar, capitalization, hyphenation, and other style elements
• Checking for errors in running heads, page numbers, word breaks,
and formatting
• Checking the overall consistency and effectiveness of the
author's voice and of the plot, characterization, organization, and structure
of the text
• Ensuring that the author's final changes to the manuscript have
been correctly transferred to the proof
• Checking the accuracy of numbers, abbreviations, titles,
bulleted lists, tables, figures, and captions
16. Which of the following statements about typeset matter is
correct?
Answers:
• There should be no character space after any mark of punctuation
that ends a sentence.
• A single character space should follow any mark of punctuation
that ends a sentence.
• Two character spaces should follow any mark of punctuation that
ends a sentence.
• One or two character spaces may follow any mark of punctuation
that ends a sentence.
17. Which of the following notes is correctly formatted?
Answers:
• 1.Harry R. Salmon, Digestive Tracts: News and Views from the
Belly of the Beast (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 42.
• 1.Harry R. Salmon, 'The Hiccup and Its Role in Digestion'.
Neurobiology Now 78, (October 1995): 221.
• 1.Talley, Annie O. and Alice Talley, eds. Gastroenterology in
the Modern Hospital. University of Chicago Press, 1983:38
• None of the above
18. Which of the following sentences is most correct in terms of
punctuation?
Answers:
• My carpenter friend, did I already tell you this?, will look at
the work tomorrow and give you an estimate.
• My carpenter friend (did I already tell you this?) will look at
the work tomorrow and give you an estimate.
• My carpenter friend: did I already tell you this?: will look at
the work tomorrow and give you an estimate.
• My carpenter friend—did I already tell you this?—will look at
the work tomorrow and give you an estimate.
19. Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?
Answers:
• According to these records, the school years 1998 and 2001 were
plagued by dwindling budgets.
• For a more in-depth analysis refer to Smiths study, [2002], and
Huffingtons enlightening essay, (2007).
• The final scores in the international championship were as
follows; England, 6; Germany, 4.
• Italian has two terms for the word "face" one for the face
of a human, (viso), and another for the face of an animal (muso).
20. Which of the underlined sections of the following sentences
does NOT contain an error or inconsistency in sentence structure, punctuation
or verb usage?
Answers:
• After dividing up the loot, we realized that Lightfoot and Drake
had taken the lions' share.
• Hugh isn't a close friend; still, I wish he would have invited
me to the party.
• Having been awakened by the screaming sirens, the policeman met
me in my pyjamas.
• This year I learned how to tune a piano, make old-fashioned
taffy and speak French.
21. Read the following passage (options) and identify the line
that contains an error or inconsistency.
Answers:
• Her photo has been on that piano for more than twenty years. I
don't have the courage
• to remove it because it had always been there—has always
belonged there. And who
• knows—perhaps it will still be there twenty years from now, when
I am long gone.
• No error
22. Review the following examples of main headings for index
entries. Which example does not follow best practice for creating main
headings?
Answers:
• Nardo, Alison, 34
• hibiscus, cultivation of, 269—72
• yellow marigolds, 55
• American Society for Horticultural Science, 72, 85, 101
23. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or
inconsistency it contains.
Charlie has never learned to speak German very well; he still
thinks in his mother tongue, which distracts him so much that he ended up
making mistakes in even the simplest German sentences.
Answers:
• Subject-verb agreement
• Pronoun-antecedent agreement
• Tense or verb shift
• Pronoun case
• No error
24. Which of the following sentences contains an error in the
author-date style text citation?
Answers:
• The recent literature has examined such aspects as the role of
hiccups in digestion (Salmon 1995), post-operative and recovery concerns
(Yarnoff 2004; Talley and Talley 2001), and new surgical practices (Salmon and
Sculley 1999).
• Harrison (Harrison 2007) contends that there is a direct link
between the attitude of a company's employees and the company's level of
success.
• Keegan's book on the social mores of turn-of-the-century New
York (2004) uncovers a sometimes surprising underbelly of vice and corruption.
• One is certainly made more aware of the dangers when confronted
with the so-called professionals "who care more about the bottom line than
about the health of their patients" (Stern, Lipkin, et al. 2003).
25. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in number usage, style or consistency.
Answers:
• Seeing as our train wasn't scheduled to leave until 12:00 a.m.,
we decided to
• drive the thirteen miles to Albany to do a little shopping—it
was, after all,
• only 15 days until Christmas and we hadn't even thought about
gifts. Seven
• grandchildren, including a 3-year-old, were counting on us!
• a, b, and d
• a, c, and d
26. Which of the following sentences contains an error in sentence
structure?
Answers:
• As a homeowner, do-it-yourself projects have just become too
expensive and time-consuming for me.
• Do-it-yourself projects have just become too expensive and
time-consuming for me as a homeowner.
• I find, as a homeowner, that do-it-yourself projects have just
become too expensive and time-consuming.
• As a homeowner, I find that do-it-yourself projects have just
become too expensive and time-consuming.
27. Which of the following sentences contains an error in
apostrophe usage?
Answers:
• My sister hopes to open a clinic that will offer programs on
women's health.
• Fortnoy, an artistic pest, loved to sneak into the studio's
storage room and alter others' paintings.
• I have all of Dickens's novels, but I've read only Great
Expectations.
• Isabel had no intention of spending more than three days at her
parents-in-law's house.
• Harvey's and Hannah's daughter is six years old.
28. Which of the following sentences contains an error in sentence
structure?
Answers:
• Sam would have loved to adopt a monkey, to take it home, and
share his room with it.
• Because he was more generous than his stingy brother, Sam would
have devoted half of his allowance to that monkey.
• Sam looked forward to teaching the monkey how to play rugby and
football.
• All of the above sentences contain errors in sentence structure.
29. When citing online sources, it is imperative to include the
author's last access date.
Answers:
• True
• False
30. Which of the following sentences contains an error in number
usage, style, or consistency?
Answers:
• The fact that you've run our debt up to 5.2 million dollars
peeves me to the nth degree!
• Sue told me for the thousandth time that she had only 127 chickens,
not 130 as I had thought.
• 1973 saw the largest population increase since 1952.
• 4 of the girls live 15 kilometres away, while 2 of them live
only six kilometres away.
31. Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates a run-in
list?
Answers:
• You are required to provide (1), three watercolour brushes (2),
three oil brushes and (3), one easel.
• The professor will lead workshops in (a) working with pastels;
(b) working with watercolours, and (c) working with oil paints.
• The workshops are offered in three one-week summer sessions: (a)
the first week in June, (b) the third week in July and (c) the second week in
August.
• You are required to provide (1) watercolour brushes, oil brushes
and a palette; (2) a variety of pencils, pens, pastels and charcoals; and (3)
two sketch pads, two frames and an easel.
• a and b
• c and d
32. The MANUSCRIPT copy below represents text that has been
corrected by a proofreader and sent off to be typeset. The FINAL PROOF copy
directly below it was sent back to the proofreader for a final check. It must
match the manuscript copy EXACTLY. Compare the two versions and identify the
line of the FINAL PROOF that contains error/s.
MANUSCRIPT:
Darling, Helga L. Ext 2331 hdarling@millingscuff.nz.cc
Hilyam, Harper S. Ext 2535 hhily@millingscuff.nz.cc
OffHart,Nellie A. Ext 3323 nffHa@ millingscuff.nz.cc
Parvcel, Jerome M. Ext 3330 jparvc@millingscuff.nz.cc
Ralston, Lucrezia F. Ext 2393 lralsto@millingscuff.nz.cc
FINAL PROOF:
Answers:
• Darling, Helga L. Ext 2331 hdarling@millingscuff.nz.cc
• Hilyam, Harper S. Ext 2535 hhily@millingscuff.nz.cc
• OffHart, Nellie A. Ext 3323 noffha@millingscuff.nz.cc
• Parvcel, Jerome M. Ext 3330 jparvc@milingscuff.nz.cc
• Ralston, Lucrezia F. Ext 2393 lralsto@millingscuff.nz.cc
33. Which of the following sentences contains an error in
punctuation?
Answers:
• Although the allowance for dart width determines the shape of
the garment, it does not always have to be sewn into a dart.
• My sister taught me four new design techniques; the mandarin
collar, the dolman sleeve, the contoured waistband: and the French cuff.
• The man who designed Ralph's tuxedo also designed dashing
ensembles for my Chihuahua Ricardo.
• Having scolded me for my carelessness, the tailor proceeded to
repair the gaping hole in my jacket.
34. Read the following passage (as options) and identify the line
that contains an error or inconsistency.
Answers:
• My mother does not have a green thumb—as witness, I
• call the numerous drooping plants that huddle sadly on her
• balcony like the frightened survivors of some strange calamity.
• No error
35. Which of the following sentences contains an error or
inconsistency?
Answers:
• Have you reserved the conference room for next week's meeting
yet?
• Please remember to visit our policy page at
http://www.all-about-lampshades.net/terms-and-conditions.htm.
• Will Gertrude pickup the programs at the printer's office, or
shall I?
• Watch for common errors (like 'that' for 'who', or missing
quotation marks and parentheses—especially the closing marks.
• a and b
• c and d
36. The following represents a complete bibliography for a
scholarly paper. Review the entries and identify the line that contains an
error.
Answers:
• Salmon, Harry R. Digestive Tracts: News and Views from the Belly
of the Beast. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
• ———. 'The Hiccup and Its Role in Digestion'. In Neurobiology
Now, edited by M. LaCrosse, 221—228. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
• Talley, Annie O. and Talley, Alice, eds. Gastroenterology in the
Modern Hospital. University of Chicago Press: 1983.
• Yarnoff, Malek, trans. Signs of Recovery. London: Stratton
Books, 2004.
37. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar
or usage?
Answers:
• Had I known about the prize, I might have bought a raffle
ticket.
• Perhaps you should of thought of the consequences before
sticking your head through the banister.
• Could you see your way clear to helping me decipher this
enigmatic message?
• If I were you, I'd think twice about swimming in quicksand.
38. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in grammar or usage.
Answers:
• To the Esteemed Members of the Partners in Crime Adventure Club:
• Due to my deep-seeded fear of spiders and bats, I
• regret that I will be unable to join you in the spelunking
• expedition scheduled for next week.
• No error
39. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in punctuation.
Answers:
• The main character's shift in attitude is apparent when she
• says: 'Hilda swore up and down that she would never again speak
to
• that awful man [her one-time lover.]' Indeed, that passage marks
the
• beginning of the end of the relationship between the long-time
friends.
• No error
40. Which of the following sentences contains an agreement error?
Answers:
• A selection of three main courses are being considered for the
reception.
• A dog, two cats and a mule are meandering through the flower
beds.
• Never before have seven bunches of grapes been squashed at the
same time.
• A group of seven people is coming up the walkway as we speak.
41. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar
or usage?
Answers:
• The media are apparently united in their efforts to slander the
candidate.
• There's no way our customer base has grown so much; the data is
clearly flawed.
• Petra, an alumna of Harvard, has always engaged in some
good-natured rivalry with her brothers, alumni of Yale.
• b and c
42. Identify the type of error contained in the following
sentence.
Each of the choristers know when and how to warm up and get ready
for a performance.
Answers:
• Pronoun case
• Pronoun-antecedent agreement
• Subject-verb agreement
• Parallelism
43. Read the following passage and identify the line that contains
an error or inconsistency.
Answers:
• 'Did you happen to see that huge dent in the front fender?'
Agatha casually
• called out to her son who, having detected a distinct chill in
the air, had
• already slipped out the back door and was halfway over the
hedge.
• No error
44. The MANUSCRIPT copy below represents text that has been
corrected by a proofreader and sent off to be typeset. The FINAL PROOF copy
directly below it was sent back to the proofreader for a final check. It must
match the manuscript copy EXACTLY. Compare the two versions and identify the
section of the FINAL PROOF that contains an error.
MANUSCRIPT:
Dr A. Altobelli
draaltobelli@office.org
Confirmation #65E1ZT
Flight BA5648
Dep London 16:05 Arr Berlin 18:30
10/11/08
Ms Eliza Bartholomew
16548-22 Pleasant Valley Drive
Almond Grove, NH 22578
858-942-7724
FINAL PROOF:
Answers:
• Dr A. Altobelli draaltobelli@office.org
• Confirmation #65E1ZT Flight BA5648 Dep London 16:05 Arr Berlin
18:30 10/11/08
• Ms Eliza Bartholomew 16548-22 Pleasant Valley Dr. Almond Grove,
NH 22578 858-942-7724
45. Identify the type of error contained in the following
sentence.
Because I have an extreme allergy to nuts, I only ate the cake and
not the pecan pie.
Answers:
• Dangling modifier
• Diction or wrong word choice
• Misplaced modifier
• Comparison
46. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in punctuation.
Answers:
• The amount of warmth received by the various regions of the
globe and thus the
• temperature characteristics of the four seasons, depends largely
upon the angle at
• which solar radiation reaches the Earth, which is in turn a
function of the time
• of day, the geographic latitude and the time of year.
• No error
47. Which of the following sentences contains an error in diction?
Answers:
• We racked our brains to come up with a solution to the problem.
• It's wonderful how little affected Agnes and John are by the
ravages of time.
• The mysterious letter inferred that my wife was having an affair
with the butler.
• I was overwhelmed by the growing amount of protesters outside my
window.
• a and c
• c and d
48. Which of the following sentences contains an error or
inconsistency?
Answers:
• Margaret seldom misses an error when she proofreads others'
papers, but proofing her own is a whole different story.
• You've put me in the awkward and embarassing position of having
to report you for harassment.
• Don't forget to bring what we need for the picnic (cups,
napkins, plates, etc.)
• She was born on December 23, just two days before Boxing Day.
• All of the above
• None of the above
49. Which of the following sentences contains an agreement error?
Answers:
• The pilot—or occasionally his co-pilot—often ask if anyone
remembers the destination.
• The young Viking was sure he could attack the city around
midnight and finish conquering it by dawn.
• The aircraft ride was very long; it was, however, better than travelling
on a tandem bicycle like you wanted to do.
• All of the above
50. Which of the following represents the correct way to write the
publication information for a cited work in a bibliography?
Answers:
• New York: Macmillan, 1980
• New York: Macmillan 1980
• Macmillan, New York, 1980
• Macmillan: New York 1980
51. Which of the following sentences contains an error in
punctuation?
Answers:
• I believe it was T. S. Eliot who asked, 'Do I dare to eat a
peach?'
• I've always been confused by the third and fourth lines in
Dickinson's famous poem 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died -'.
• Consider the first line of Herrick's 'To the Virgins, to Make
Much of Time': 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'.
• Is it possible that Hamlet's lament: 'O cursed spite,; That ever
I was born to set it right!' shows his hesitation to kill the king?
52. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in punctuation.
Answers:
• The explosion at Carmella's Candy Factory—which was quite
• shocking—was apparently set off (or so say the authorities)
• by rival confectioner Drusilla's Dragees of Dorchester. Be that
as it may,
• I'm just glad I've got three month's worth of jelly beans
• stashed in the pantry (last time I looked, that is).
• No error
53. Which of the following sentences contains an inconsistency?
Answers:
• We are preparing shipments to Manchester, Dublin, and Kansas
City.
• Dr Amanda Bellingham will be the guest of honour at the dinner.
Please have the driver pick up Dr Bellingham at her hotel at 5:00 p.m.
• Today is Monday, August 15; the committee will not meet until
Friday, August 20.
• The 10% discount he negotiated on that £730 printer saved the
company £73.
54. Read the following passage and identify the line that contains
an error or inconsistency.
Answers:
• I found an opening in my schedule to come see you next Friday;
however, from
• what I under stand, you'll still be out of town at that point.
Please let my assistant
• know when your next available so she can pencil me in—the sooner
the better.
• b and c
• a and b
55. Which of the following sentences contains an error in comma
usage?
Answers:
• Sarah took the cats to the vet, and Alan took them to the
groomer for a bath.
• My husband wanted to borrow my Ferrari, but he couldn't find the
keys I'd hidden.
• Larry's recent investment left him fifty thousand dollars
richer, and confirmed his financial prowess.
• Zippy painted the wall from left to right, but Zappy painted it
from top to bottom.
56. Read the following passage and select the line that contains
an error in grammar or usage.
Answers:
• Sure, there were a few dirty dishes in the sink, a few
• dog hairs on the couch, a few discarded socks here and there—but
• for all intensive purposes, that house was cleaner than it had
• been in a ridiculously long time.
• No error
57. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or
inconsistency it contains.
The tomato factory effuses such a strong odour of rotten produce
that I can't help but be sceptical about the quality of the products they sell.
Answers:
• Capitalization
• Diction or word choice
• Plurals
• Tense or verb shift
• No error
58. Which of the following sentences contains an error in number
usage, style or consistency?
Answers:
• I drove seventeen miles in the rain at 30 mph to pick up some 35
mm film for you, and all you can do is complain that I got only one roll
instead of two.
• Please write your memos on 8½ x 11-inch paper rather than on the
A4 size.
• The biggest lasagna in the world was 45 M long and used 122 KG
of tomatoes.
• Only 36 percent of our town's population voted in the last
election, which means that more than five thousand people stayed away from the
polls.
59. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or
inconsistency it contains.
The baby giraffe just loved to play with the puma cub. Their games
came inevitably—and painfully—to an end, however, after the first few times the
giraffe smashed his face against the low tree limbs under which the little puma
lithely slipped.
Answers:
• Comma splice
• Pronoun reference
• Faulty modifier
• Parallelism
• No error
60. Which of the following sentences contains an error in
punctuation?
Answers:
• Colonel Parker lived in Saratoga from 1847 to 1859; for more
about that period of his life, see chapters: 8 and 11.
• The years after World War II saw a large increase in
non-English-speaking immigrants.
• 'Well, I have never been so insulted', began Mrs. Tisdale, but
the head waiter of the trendy restaurant cut her short.
• It's obvious that Glinda's love of dashes—which she displays
even in her prose pieces—was inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
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