Sentence Correction

Question 1

Kaplan Method for Sentence Correction

Answer 1

1. Read the original sentence carefully, looking for errors
2. Scan and group the answer choices
3. Eliminate choices until only one remains

Question 2

What is the most likely source of error?

Answer 2

VERBS IN THE UNDERLINED PORTION ARE A LIKELY SOURCE OF ERRORS

Question 3

What should you watch most for in preposition phrases?

Answer 3

Anything that starts with ‘in’ or an ‘of’ is going to be a prepositional phrase, leading you away from the true subject

Anything surrounded by comma’s you can eliminate

Question 4

List the common sentence correction errors

Answer 4

Verbs – Agreement and tense

Pronouns – antecedent and agreement

Modification – Placing modifier next to what it modifies

Parallel Structure – logically comparable and parallel structure

Usage/Idioms – avoiding awkward and wordy constructions; using idioms correctly

Miscellaneous Errors – Which/where/when, subjunctive, clauses and connectors