The Error-Identification and Sentence-Correction Method
One method for both item types: read the whole sentence, test each underlined part with a ten-point checklist, and name the broken rule. Choose No error or No change only when every part passes.
What it is
Two exam sections test grammar directly:
- Error identification (items 51–60): a sentence has four underlined parts (A–D). You choose the part with the error, or E "No error".
- Sentence correction (items 61–70): one part of a sentence is underlined. You choose the best replacement, or E "No change".
This lesson gives you one method for both: a three-step procedure plus a ten-point checklist that pulls together the rules from L01–L06 and L43.
Why it matters on the exam
These two sections are about 20 items. Many learners choose by "feel", and the test writers know it: they plant correct sentences that sound odd, and wrong sentences that sound fine. A fixed method makes you test every part and give a reason for every answer.
The same checklist is useful at work when you proofread a memo or a letter before it is signed.
The box of signed contracts were placed inside the director's cabinet.
- box
- were
- inside
- cabinet
- No error
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- How to recognize it on the test
- What to look for (7 checks)
- All 4 rules and tools
- 3 worked examples, every step explained
- 5 common mistakes and how to fix them
- 3 exam techniques
- Remember: 5 key points
- Practice questions with explanations, and your progress saved
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