Choose
the INCORRECT answer, then give the CORRECTION and EXPLANATION !
1.
Zoos
in New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and the Bronx have become biological
A
parks where animals roams
free and people watch from across a moat.
B C D
The answer is C, because the word
“roams” refers to animals as a plural subject. In the Simple Present Tense, the
plural subject must be followed by verb without ‘s’. So it should be “roam”.
2.
George
has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither
A B
C D
The answer is D, neither should be
changed to be either. Because, if we wan’t to use neither, the auxiliary verb
comes before the subject. Neither can’t with another negatives. The subject has
existed, so we must use either, and change it to be ”hasn’t either”.
3.
Hanny
enjoyed to be able to meet several Congress members during
her vacation.
A B
C D
The answer is A, because “enjoy” is
one of common verbs followed by gerund. Therefore, it should be corrected become “enjoyed being”.
4.
No
one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth
about
A B C
the guest speaker.
D
The answer is B, because this
sentence belongs to conditional sentence type 3. The pattern of conditional sentence
type 3 is “IF + S + HAD + V3”. So it should be corrected become “had told”.
5.
Marie
has registered for both the afternoon anthropology class as well as
A B
the evening sociology lecture.
C D
The answer is B,
because this sentence use parallel conjunction “both”. “Both” should be paired
with “and”. Therefore, “as well as” should be corrected become “and”
6.
Compact
discs are affected neither by scratching and by
dust.
A B C D
The answer is D, because this sentence
use parallel conjunction “neither”. Neither shoukd be paired with “nor”.
Therefore, “and” should be corrected become “nor”.
7.
Plastics
used to make textiles can be drawn into fine threads, then woven
or knit
A B C D
into fabrics.
The answer is D, that sentence use
parallel structure, because the word “drawn” and “woven” are past participle,
so the next verb (knit) also must be past participle. That is “knitted”.
8.
Henry
David Thoreau stressed the importance in individuality and of living
A B
in harmony with nature.
C D
The answer is B, that sentence use
parallel structure, because the word “stressed” using past form, so the next
verb (living) also must be past participle. That is “lived”.
9.
The
coach was depending for his team to win the game so that
they would have a
A B C
chance to play in the Super Bowl.
D
The answer is A, because the correct
adjective preposition of “depend” is
“depend on”. So, the sentence should be “the coach was depending on his team”.
10. According to Freud, mental
life is characterized by internal conflicts who are largely
A B C D
unconscious.
The answer is C, in that sentence
“who” refers to internal conflicts, but it’s wrong, because the correct noun
clause connector for “internal conflicts” is “which”.
