1.a (Before) the end of the semester, b (each of you) c (needs) to meet with your adviser d (or I) to discuss your plans for next year. e (No error)
Answer Choices
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E
2.Most saxophones, a (except for) the straight-bodied sopranino and soprano b (models), c (with) an upturned lower end and a detachable crook, d (or neck), at the upper end. e (No error)
Answer Choices
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E
3.According to A(their) high school basketball coach, B(although) Beth and her sisters worked equally hard in practice, Beth C(tended to) outperform them both D(during) games. E(No error)
Answer Choices
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E
4.Cola nuts are the caffeine-rich nuts of Cola auminata and Cola nitida, evergreen forest trees that are A(native to) tropical West Africa and that are B(a member) C(of) the same botanical family D(as) cocas. E(No error)
Answer Choices
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E
Explanation
1.The correct answer is D
The personal pronoun “I” in the prepositional phrase “with your adviser or I” is an object of the preposition “with” and should be in the objective case. The corrected phrase should be: “with your adviser or me.”
2.The correct answer is C
The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where a sentence fragment is created. To fix this problem, use “have” as the main verb of the sentence.
3.The correct answer is E.
Choice (E) is correct. There is no error in the sentence.
The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.
4.The correct answer is B
The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is noun-noun disagreement. The singular “a member” does not agree with the plural “trees.”