(Errors are printed in red; corrections are
printed in green.)
1. I asked the doctor if my mothers test results were back from
the laboratory. (apostrophe)
mother’s
2.
The safety of the children concern their high school teachers.
(subject-verb agreement)
.
. . safety (of the children)
concerns. . .
3.
Harold Chester who first started playing the guitar at age seven
is considered to be an excellent performer by music critics.
(commas nonessential interrupter)
.
. . Chester,
who
first started playing guitar at age seven,
is
. . .
4.
I’ll admit that I should have asked you, however, you never
returned my calls.
(comma splice)
.
. .you; however, .
. . /
. . . you.
However, . .
5.
Arriving late for the meeting, the president glared at me.
(dangling modifier)
When
I arrived late for the meeting,
the president glared at me.
Arriving
late for the meeting, I
noticed the president glaring at me.
6.
Having become distrustful of her late night outings.
Angela’s husband hired a private detective.
(fragment)
Having
become distrustful of her late night outings,
Angela’s
husband hired. . .
7.
Everyone has their own opinion about the true meaning of
Christmas.
(pro.-antecedent agreement)
.
. . has his or her own opinion . . .
8.
My mother was forceful and domineering.
This led to my sister’s rebellion. (pronoun
reference)
.
. . domineering.
These traits
led . . .
9.
The young dog licked it’s wounded paw. (apostrophe)
.
. . its. . .
10.
If the salesman wanted to sell us a new sofa.
(fragment)
The
salesman wanted to sell
.
. .
If
. . . new sofa, he should have listened to what we
wanted.
11.
Marie is a responsible person who follows her heart and with great
enthusiasm.
(parallelism)
.
. . who follows her heart and who has great
enthusiasm.
12.
I am hoarse from trying to talk as loudly as her.
(pronoun
case)
.
. . as she.
13.
I cannot tell you how the movie ended, I fell asleep after the first hour.
(comma splice)
.
. . ended ; I
. . . /
. . . ended , for I. . . /
. . . ended . I . . .
14.
I noticed the beautiful colors of the autumn leaves walking down the
street. (misplaced
modifier)
Walking
down the street, I
noticed
. . .
15.
Our chores are to take out the trash, to dust the furniture, and
vacuuming the carpet. (parallelism)
.
. . and to vacuum the carpet.
16.
It is finally over between Mark and I.
(pronoun case)
.
. . Mark and me.
17.
Having failed her history exam, the teacher suggested she get a tutor. (dangling
modifier)
Because
Ruth failed her history exam, her
teacher
.
. .
18.
One of the history students know the correct answer. (subject-verb
agreement)
One
(of the history students) knows
. . .
19.
After Harold signed the contract his boss took the staff out for lunch.
(comma
needed – introductory clause)
. . . contract,
his
boss . . .
20.
Each person who wants to go to the play should buy their ticket now.
(pro.-antecedent
agreement)
.
. . buy his or her ticket . . .
21.
I put the birthday present in the car with the yellow ribbon. (misplaced
modifier)
I
put the birthday present with
the yellow ribbon in the car.
22.
He set the letter on the table so that he would remember to mail it. (pronoun
reference)
.
. . to mail the letter.
ERROR ANALYSIS FOR GRAMMAR EVALUATION 2
Apostrophe
error – 1, 9
Faulty
subject-verb agreement – 2, 18
Comma(s)
needed – 3, 19
Comma
splice – 4, 13
Dangling
modifier – 5, 17
Sentence
fragment – 6, 10
Faulty
pronoun-antecedent agreement – 7, 20
Faulty
pronoun reference – 8, 22
Faulty
parallelism – 11, 15
Faulty
pronoun case – 12, 16
Misplaced
modifier – 14, 21