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chads108

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Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) That litter of puppies was so cute that we wanted to keep them all.
  b) That litter of puppies were so cute that we wanted to keep them all.
  c) misplaced modifier d) fragment e) subject-verb agreement error

Question 2

Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
  familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
 
  a) Making a loud noise, I called the landlord about my air conditioner.
  b) I called the landlord about my noisy air conditioner.
  c) incorrect verb form d) misplaced modifier e) fragment



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Answer to Question 1

B is incorrect, and the error is e

Answer to Question 2

A is incorrect, and the error is d



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