GRAMMAR EXERCISE:

Identify the word or phrase that is unnecessary or that

must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct;
you may also indicate if something is missing or
misplaced. Then, supply the correct word or phrase.
1. Dodie has not read the map proper, but then he
never does.
2. If the eucalyptus tree was to become extinct, the
koala bear would also die.
3. College students like to entertain theirselves by
playing Frisbee, a game of catch with a plastic disc
instead of a ball.
4. Officials at a college or university must see a
student’s transcript and a financial guarantee prior
to them issuing him or her a copy of Form 120.
5. It was her, Ann Sullivan, who stayed with Helen
Keller for fifty years, teaching and encouraging her
student.
6. About two thirds of the world is inhabited by people
which are severely undernourished.
7. Final, an elderly man emerged slowly from the cave.
8. The painters have finish the living room.
9. People whom do not vote have no cause to
complain.
10. Janet sat her cup of coffee on the table.
11. You can give that book to whoever you want.
12. Today’s modern TV cameras require only a few
light as compared with the earlier model.
13. Diamonds that are not good enough to be made
into gems are use in industry for cutting and
drilling.
14. Metals such as iron and magnesium are quite
common, but are mostly found in silicates,
making them so expensive to extract.
15. We had just finished weeding the garden when
you come out with the cold drinks.
16. Jack, not Jill, lost her lunch box.
17. The oxygen concentration in the lungs is higher
than the blood.
18. The newspapers reported that the Midnight
Madness Sale at Mega Mall will end at 2:00 am
instead of 12:00 midnight.
19. The Mother Goose rhymes have been traced
back to a collection that appeared in England on
1760.
20. This year, beside figuring standard income tax,
taxpayers may also have to compute alternative
minimum tax.
21. The White House is in 1700 Pennsylvania
Avenue.
22. The contestant who spells correctly the most
consecutive words win first prize.
23. Bacon and eggs are the most commonly ordered
breakfast.
24. The cook who baked those pizzas did not knew
what he was doing.
25. Thor Heyerdahl worked diligent to prove this
theory of culture diffusion.
26. Not until the late Middle Ages glass did become
a major construction material.
27. Until she died at the age of forty, Marilyn
Monroe is the most glamorous star in
Hollywood.
28. American colleges do not have very many
foreign students learning English full time before
1970.
29. One of his assistants always accompany him in
his rounds.
30. Twenty-five thousand pesos are the average
income of a four-person family.
31. May Orrington, along with a number of
journalists and social workers, were
instrumental in establishing the Negro
National Committee, now called NAACP.
32. One hundred eight miles are the speed of light.
33. The Ozone layer, eight to thirty miles above the
earth, protect us from ultraviolet rays.
34. Michael Jackson, with his brothers and
members of his band, have given concerts and
made public appearances all over the world.
35. We are indebted to the Arabs not only for
revising interest in Greek works but also they
introduced useful ideas from India.
36. The kidneys both eliminate water and salt.
37. A person who purchases a gun for protection is
six times more liable to kill a friend or relative
than killing an intruder.
38. Senator Cruz, along with his aides, usually travel
in a large van.
39. Neither Atty. Lopez nor his clients manifests any
worries about winning the case.
40. Occasionally dolphins need to raise above the
surface of the water to take in oxygen.
41. Ice has the same hard as concrete.
42. Either of these auditioners are right for the part
of father.
43. Some business analysts argue that the American
automobile industry is suffering because
Congress will not impose heavier import duties;
but others say that the cars themselves are
inferior with the foreign competition.
44. Benjamin Franklin told that the turkey should be
the national bird of America.
45. Lotteries are used to rise money for the
agencies that sponsor them.
46. One of the candidates are expected to
withdraw.
47. Three-fourths of the game were over when the
accident occurred.
48. The dean, not the faculty, are sponsoring the
Annual Faculty Literary Contest.
49. Have you read For Whom the Bell Tolls by
Ernest Hemingway?
50. No I haven’t.