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Three key points to Error ID's
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1. There is never more than 1 error
2. Any underlined portion that you know is correct may be eliminated 3. 1/5 rule (3-4 of the 18) |
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Same Rules as Improving Sentences
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Review! Parallelism.. Comparisons: apples and oranges..Collective nouns.. etc
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Wrong Verb Form
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Try to confuse you by making it sound good
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Pronoun Ambiguity
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there should never be any confusion about which noun a pronoun stands for.
Watch out for IT, THEY, and THIS The team's research into an experimental treatment for diabetes made it... whats it? If you see it or its- make sure it refers to something singular and you know Exactly what it is If you see they, their, or them- plural If you see this or that |
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Pronoun Case
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Choosing whether to use me or I..
Subject case.. went to the store with.. Object case I.. me He.. him She.. her We.. us They.. them Who.. whom? You.. you |
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Choosing between who and whom?
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Rearrange the sentence and think whether you would use a subject pronoun like he or an object pronoun like him.. if you'd say "he" then who, if you'd say "him" then whom
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"Between you and I"
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Always incorrect!!
Should be between you and me |
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Sneaky Pronoun trick.. Claire likes raisins more than me/I
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She likes them more than me or more than I like them?
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Idioms: ... of
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Capable of..
Composed Desirous In search partake Resentful jealous Threat Consist Height |
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Idioms.. to
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Responsibility
cater conform intend plan oblivious indebted try related required opposition endeavor resort superior contribution compare |
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Idioms.. from
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Buy from..
different divergent prohibit separate distinguish transition |
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Idioms.. with
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Afflicted
Argue Comply Consistent Tamper Associate Preoccupied Fascination Popular Contrast |
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Idioms.. over
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dispute
debate |
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Idioms.. as
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define
depict see regard |
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Idioms.. for
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Provide
responsibility qualifiy reasons |
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Idioms.. about
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Angry
Worried Concerned |
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Idioms.. in
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originate
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Idioms.. that
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conviction
surprising notion |
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Idioms.. to be
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estimated
appears believed require |
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Idioms.. (no preposition)
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named
off advocate contest protest |
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When vs. Which
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When for time
Which for thing or iea Ex: Photosynthesis is a process which/when.. |
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Fewer vs. Less
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Fewer: countable things
Less: uncountable things Ex: Jim has lessl fewer reasons to.. |
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Most vs. More
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Most: more than 2 things
More: with 2 things Ex: Of the two competeing theories,...one is the..more/most credible |
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Where?
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for place
Ex: libertarianism is a political system where.. WRONG |
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Students which or Student who?
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Students who
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Between vs. Among
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Between- 2 things
Among- more than 2 things Between/Among the field of competitors.. |
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Redundant
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In the year 1948
(yr yr) more busier |
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ETS Diction Word: Prospective
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Prospective- likely to happen
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Error ID Summary p. 319
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Copy over
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Object Case vs. Subject Case
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Subject Case- use subject pronouns as subjects of verbs 1,he,she,we,they,who,you
Object Case- use object pronouns as objects of verbs and objects of prepositions me,him,her,us,them,whom, you |
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Who did that work? It was him/he
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He
He did that work |
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I've completed more assignments than they/them
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They
then they have completed |
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You can count on Al and me/I to do a good job.
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You can count on... me
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It's me/I!
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I
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If anyone deserves recognition for their contribution, it is they/them.
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they
they deserve recognition |
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Common Diction Errors
allusion vs. illusion implicate vs. imply perspective vs. prospective describe vs. ascribe |
allusion- indirect reference
illusion- perception implicate- connect in criminal manner imply- indicate perspective- mental outlook prospective- likely to happen describe ascribe- to attribute to |
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More Common Diction Errors
Devious vs. Diverse Deduce vs. Induce Consciousness vs. conscience Compliment vs. complement elude vs. allude |
Devious- shady
Diverse deduce- conclude to Induce- bring about or cause Consciousness- state of being awake Conscience- moral Compliment Complement- completes other part Elude- to escape Allude- to refer to |
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Wrong?
Michael later discovered that Melissa and he were the only people in the class to score higher than... |
nothing!
he is correct because it could have been.. he was the only person |
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What's Wrong?
Everyone on the softball team who came up to bat squinted at the pitcher so as to keep the glare of the sun out of their eyes. |
Their
Everyone is singular |
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indebted.. you
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to
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resentful.. you
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of
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jealous...
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of
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different..
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from
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dispute..
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over or with
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books fell off.. the wall
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NOTHING
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defined..
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as
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responsibility..
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to
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responsible..
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for
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depicted..
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as
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named.. president of her class
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NOTHING
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planning..
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to
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try..
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to
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intends..
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to
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not only idioms, ...
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but also
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just as happy to test..
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as
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not so much a question of rules, ...
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as it is memorizing the idioms
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be achieved..
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by
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Just as this will improve your essay, .
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so too
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..modern standards, some of these rules
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By
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Both Carin... Graham
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and
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either one..
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or
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neither John..
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nor
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to determine..
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whether
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So intense..
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that
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No sooner had I finished...
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than
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...seeing the last one, I heaved a sigh, but reconciled myself..the fact
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Upon.. to
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I prefer green tea...coffee
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to
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coffee contains four times more antioxidants... green tea does
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than
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is certainly no more flavorful..
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than
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firm evidence.. suport the claim..
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to .. that
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contains from two..
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to .. five
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as much caffeine..
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as
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This list is so thorough... exhaustive
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AS TO BE
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debate..
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over
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appears..
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to be
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just as..
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so too
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capable..
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of
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compare..
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to
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afflicted..
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with
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regard..
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as
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