Sentence Correction-Advanced Error Types

Question 1

8 Advanced Error Types

Answer 1

Note: You should not look for advanced errors in the sentence. Advanced errors occur very infrequently and are usually made apparent in the answer choices and not in the original sentence.

Question 2

Advanced Verbs (Spot, Rule)

Answer 2

Spot:
Look for actions in two time frames or have + verb combinations.

Rule:
When two actions occur in the same frame (past present or future) and not happening at the same time, we must use the have been + verb form with one of those verb to distinguish.

Question 3

Subjunctive (Spot, Rule)

Answer 3

Spot:
Look for words that issue commands, make requests/suggestions/concessions or state a hypothetical, in or immediately before the underlined part of the sentence.

Rule:
Command Words:
[Command] THAT something [be done]
               -or-
[Command] THAT someone [to do something]

Request Words:
[Request] THAT something [be done]
-or-
[Request] THAT someone [to do something]

Hypothetical comments:
I believe THAT such and such is true.

Question 4

Quantity Words (Spot, Rule)

Answer 4

Spot:
Look for words that collect, gather or count things.

Rule:
Some things can be counted, others cannot.

Any collection is singular (multiple collections are plural).

Question 5

The Ing Thing (Spot, Rule)

Answer 5

Spot:
Look for -ing form of verbs.

Rule:
Use the -ing form of verbs:
For an action in progress
         -or-
To start a modifier.

Question 6

Prepositions (Spot, Rule)

Answer 6

Spot:
Look for words that indicate placement.

Rule:
Prepositions must be used literally, (e.g. over means spatially above, around means spatially encircling et cetera).

Question 7

Redundancy (Spot, Rule)

Answer 7

Spot:
Look for words that establish ranges or “increases/decreases”.

Rule:
When things are increasing/ascending/going up there is no need to say that such things are rising.

When giving a range such as greater than 15 ( or less than 15), there is no need to state or more (or “or less”).

Question 8

Punctuation (Spot, Rule)

Answer 8

Spot:
Look for semi-colons and hyphens.

Punctuation:
A semi-colon must have a complete thought with a subject and a verb on each side of it.

A pair of hyphens can replace a pair of commas to surround a modifier.

Question 9

Meaning (Spot, Rule)

Answer 9

Spot:
N/A-none applies

Rule:
A writing must express an exact and logical meaning.