Effective Writing Questions:

Find the errors in the given sentences.

1. Three requirements for good health are good nutrition, getting enough
sleep, and Regular exercise regularly.
- Three requirements for good health are good nutrition, enough sleep
and regular exercise.
2. I feel that my employer has not recognized the fact that many of the
employees of this company feel they are ignored.
- My employer has not recognized that many of the employees feel
ignored.
3. I did not gain anything from the lecture.
- I did not gain from the lecture.
4. The incumbent is expected to edit a variety of documents. He must
also prepare weekly updates.
- The incumbent is expected to edit a variety of documents and must
also prepare weekly updates.
5. The patient was referred to a psychiatrist with a severe emotional
problem.
- The patient with severe emotional problem was referred to a
psychiatrist.
6. The expected prevalence of mental retardation, based on the
assumption of a normal distribution of intelligence in the population, is
stated to be theoretically about 2.5%.
- The expected prevalence of mental retardation, if intelligence is
normally distributed, is 2.5%.
7. My first visit to Boston will always be remembered by me.
- I will always remember my first visit to Boston.
8. The computer is a new innovation.
- The computer is an innovation
9. Which of the following is most coherent?
a)
Writing is not always easy. Writing can be hard sometimes. Some
people read a lot. Writing comes more easily to those people.
b)
Writing is not always easy; in fact it can be hard. Some people read a
lot. Writing comes more easily to those people.
c)
Writing is not always easy; in fact it can be hard. Writing comes more
easily to those who read a lot.
d)
Writing is not always easy; in fact it can be hard, but it comes more
easily to those who read a lot.
Ans: d