Introductory Modifiers
If the sentence has an introductory modifier, is the modifier close to what it modifies?
Comparisons
If the sentence makes a comparison, are like things being compared?
Parallelism
If the sentence includes a series of ideas, do the ideas have the same form?
Diction
Do the underlined words mean what the sentence intends for them to mean?
5. Don’t find errors where there are none. About one-fifth of the sentences in the error recogni-
tion parts are correct! If you can’t put your finger on an error, choose answer (E).
Improving Sentences
Improving sentence items not only ask you to find errors, they require that you correct the errors. Here are
the directions for the improving sentence parts of the test:
Directions: Each item in this part consists of a sentence, a part or all of which is underlined, fol-
lowed by five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Answer choice (A) always repeats the
original. The other four answer choices are different. If you think that the original is better than any
of the alternatives, you should choose answer (A). Otherwise, you should choose the letter of the
alternative you consider superior. Then darken the corresponding space on your answer sheet.
This part is a test of correctness and effectiveness of expression. You should pay attention to gram-
mar, choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Choose the answer that best expresses
the intended meaning of the original sentence and produces the most effective sentence, one that is
clear and precise and is neither awkward nor ambiguous.
Example
Sample Answers
Allen visiting his cousin in France last summer.
(A) visiting
(B) is visiting
(C) does visit
(D) a visit
(E) visited
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