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Example Questions
Example Question #81 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
When one's eyesgrow heavywith sleep,it'simportant foryouto find a pillowquickly.
grow heavy
you
it's
quickly
No error
you
"You" does not agree with "one's." When using "one" as a pronoun to speak about an assumed general person, remember not to lapse into using the pronoun "you."
Example Question #82 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Onemust understandthat even if it seems likeyourlifewill never beaffected, an alien abductioncould happen to anyone.No error
could happen to anyone
No error
will never be
must understand
your
your
This sentence uses “one” and “you” interchangeably. These should stay consistent. The corrected sentence reads, "One must understand that even if it seems like one’s life will never be affected, an alien abduction could happen to anyone."
Example Question #83 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Whendeciding what kind of car to buy,youmust consider many different aspectsof variousvehicles, including milage, size, cost, andmany otherimportant details which might affect one's decision.No error
of various vehicles
No error
many other
When
you
you
"One" should be used in place of "you" in this sentence. When a setence is referring to a person nonspecifically in reference to an action, "one" should be used because "you" is a more direct pronoun used for talking directly to someone. Plus, "one" is used later in the sentence, and it is not correct to switch to using "one" in place of "you" (or vice-versa) in mid-sentence. So, "you" contains the error.
Example Question #84 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
一个lthough youhavethe highest grade in the class,oneshould仍在研究for the final exam.No error
one
have
should
for the final exam
No error
one
The pronouns in a sentence must agree. If you use "you" to refer to one person, you cannot use "one" to refer to the same person in the same sentence.
Example Question #85 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Wheneveryou are about toundertakesome new task,oneshould consider whetheror notthere is time to complete it.No error
or not
one
undertake
No error
Whenever
one
在这个句子中,通用/客观的代词are used to give general advice to anyone rather than some person in particular. Both "you" and "one" are considered appropriate impersonal pronouns, but they must be used consistently for a sentence to be grammatically correct. In the above sentence, either the instance of "you" should be changed to "one" or the instance of "one" should be changed to "you," but only "one" is underlined, so that is the only correct answer.
Example Question #81 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Billy the cat used to be a tiny kittenthat his owners could hold in one hand,buthehad grown huge and rotundas it matured,and now his owners were barely able to pick him up at all.No error
but
as it matured
he had grown huge and rotund
that his owners could hold in one hand
No error
as it matured
This sentence's error occurs in the phrase "as it matured." Since Billy the cat is referred to as "he" in the rest of the sentence, it doesn't make sense to suddenly refer to him as "it" in this phrase. Changing "it" to "he" would correct the sentence's error.
Example Question #87 :Identifying Pronoun Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
When oneloses a friendor family member,they shouldseek outothers whohave experiencedsimilar losses.No error
they should
No error
have experienced
others who
loses a friend
they should
Because the singular pronoun "one" is used to describe the subject at the beginning of the sentence, the plural pronoun "they" cannot be used to describe the same subject. Therefore, in order for the sentence to be correct, "they should," would have to be replaced with "one should."
Example Question #93 :Identifying Word Usage Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
The couches, carpets, and wallpaper in her houseareeach an alarming shade of pink; oneoften feelsas if one has walked into a palace made of cotton candywhen you step in the door.No error
often feels
The couches, carpets, and wallpaper in her house
are
when you step in the door
each an alarming shade of pink
when you step in the door
The error in this sentence has to do with using both "one" and "you" as pronouns in a single sentence. Once you being using one of these pronouns in a sentence, you should stick with it and not switch to using the other one in mid-sentence. This sentence's latter half begins with "one" and uses the phrase "as if one has walked," but near the end, it switches to using "you" when it says "when you step in the door." To correct this sentence's error, "when you step in the door" should be changed to "when one steps in the door."
Example Question #101 :Identifying Word Usage Errors
Select the underlined portion of the sentence below that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
One mustdo whatone can foryourcountry;it's incredibly重要的。NO ERROR
do what
NO ERROR
重要的。
your
country;
your
在句子的第一部分,作者开始ns using the pronoun "one." This usage should be kept consistent throughout the sentence, so the introduction of "your" is erroneous and should be corrected.
Example Question #102 :Identifying Word Usage Errors
Select the underlined portion of the sentence below that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
You must beconsistentinyouractions, becausethe peoplewill notrespect ambivalent leadership.NO ERROR
will not
consistent
actions, because
your
NO ERROR
NO ERROR
In the sentence above, "you" is used, as is "your." This is consistent usage of the same pronoun, and the sentence is correct as it is written.
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