Grammar Editing - Practice
Authored by Khoo Jia Ren Jeremy Khoo
English
7th Grade
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1.
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1. physical annihilation, it can cause a whole nation to lose its economical and political
(a)
Answer explanation
economical = giving good value.
Word form error.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1F
CCSS.L.2.1E
2.
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2. power in a world whose such resources are crucial for a country to survive. In the late 90s,
(a)
Answer explanation
whose = referring to a person
where = referring to a location
Adverb
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CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.4.1A
3.
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3. Zaire was a country marred by rampant political corruption. It's leader, Mobotu Sese Seko,
(a)
Answer explanation
It's = It is
Its = a possessive determiner. In this case, it refers to the leader of Zaire.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.2D
4.
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4. siphoned federal reserves for his personal use. This caused an economic collapsing.
(a)
Answer explanation
'Collapsing' is a verb in the continuous tense. However, in this sentence, 'an' indicates that a noun should follow.
'Economic' here is an adjective, describing what kind of collapse it was.
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CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
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5. Although the authorities managed to trace the money to a number of Swiss bank accounts,
(a)
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
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6. this funds had to be returned to Mobutu's family under Swiss law and could not be recovered.
(a)
Answer explanation
'this' = singular form
'these' = plural form
Since the subject here, 'funds', is plural, the pronoun should also be in the plural form.
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CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
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7. The powerful are protected while the weak are exploited. Corruption not only
(a)
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