Identifying Grammatical Errors Flashcards

Identify the grammatical error: 'Him and his partner completed the mission successfully.'

Answer: Him and his partner

Object pronouns like 'him' cannot be used as subjects; the correct form is 'He and his partner.'

Which sentence has an incorrect use of apostrophes?

Answer: The team lost it's motivation.

'It's' is a contraction for 'it is'; the possessive form has no apostrophe: 'its.'

Find the error in verb tense: 'Yesterday, she goes to the supply depot and picked up the equipment.'

Answer: goes

The time marker 'yesterday' requires past tense; 'goes' should be 'went.'

Which sentence contains a double negative error?

Answer: They couldn't find no supplies in the depot.

'Couldn't' and 'no' create a double negative; correct versions include 'couldn't find any' or 'could find no.'

Select the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Answer: Every recruit must pass their fitness test.

'Every recruit' is singular, so 'his or her' is the grammatically correct pronoun in formal usage, not 'their.'

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Answer: She served the cake to the guests on paper plates.

The phrase 'on paper plates' is misplaced and appears to modify 'guests' rather than 'cake'; it should follow 'cake.'

Identify the error in this sentence: 'The soldiers, who had trained rigorous, performed well under pressure.'

Answer: rigorous

'Rigorous' is an adjective but is used here to modify the verb 'trained'; the correct adverb form is 'rigorously.'