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Identifying Sentence Errors
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An important part of writing is being able to identify mistakes when making revisions.
Some mistakes are easy to spot in a sentence:The softball players is going out for pizza after the game.
Answer: Is should be are. Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs.
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Other mistakes are more difficult to identify.
She didn't seem very effected by her poor grade. Answer:
Effected should be affected. Effect can be used as a verb meaning 'to cause' or a noun meaning 'a result'. Affect is a verb meaning 'to change' or 'to influence.'
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Many standardized tests, including the SAT writing section, will ask you to identify sentence errors.
This means knowing: Proper grammar and usageWord choiceIdioms
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Let's try some more:
I can't here what you are saying.Answer:
Here should be hear. Manuel went to the store to return what he will buy.Answer: The tenses here conflict. Manuel did something based on something that hasn't happened. Change will buy to bought.
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When reading each sentence, keeping a few things in mind will help you select the correct answer. Tip #1 Read the entire
sentence carefully. Some answers are obvious, others are not. Tip #2If possible, read the sentence aloud to yourself to help you identify the error.
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Tip #3
Some sentences may not have an error. If you can't find a mistake, this might be why.
Tip #4There will be no sentences with more than one error.Good luck!
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