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  • 1Verb Agreement ErrorBreads (plural) is the subject.

    Tastes is a singular verb, and not in agreement with breads.

    Taste is the correct verb at D.

    Something of an anomaly in an otherwise delicious

    cuisine, Northern-Italian breads are made without salt in

    the dough and therefore tastes unpleasant to an

    American palate. No error.

    taste

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    Incorrect Verb TenseA verb tense must agree with the noun after nor.More is a plural noun, therefore, have should be used here.

    Neither Bradley, nor more recent critics who

    have written on Shakespeare's tragedies, has been able

    to give a convincing explanation for the timing of events

    in Othello. No error.

    have

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    WordinessBy is not necessary at C.

    Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, became known

    as "Mr. Poinsettia" after developing new varieties of the

    flower and by pioneering it as a living symbol of Christmas.

    No error.

    pioneeringD

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    by pioneeringC

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    Idiomatic Phrase ErrorContrasting by is an incorrect idiom.

    In contrast to is the correct idiom at A.

    Contrasting by most other great thinkers of the time,

    Nicola Tesla could not accept the fundamentals of

    Einsteins Theory of Relativity. No error.

    In contrast toC

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    Sentence Fragment: Missing VerbAs written, the sentence is fragmented at D because a verb is omitted.

    The predicate verb, are, is needed to fix the fragmentation.

    Golden Retrievers, large gentle dogs notable for their long,

    light-brown fur, and Labrador Retrievers, similarly sized dogs

    with short, dark-colored fur, often confused with each other.

    No error.

    are often confused

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    often confusedD

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    Parallelism Error: Verb Tense ShiftAll actions of the children, except eating, are described in the past-tense. Eating is changed to ate for verb tense consistency.

    The study showed that children who consumed small

    amounts of added sugars eating on average one serving

    more of grains per day than did children who ate larger

    amounts of these same sugars. No error

    ate

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    eatingC

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    Ambiguous SentenceThe pronoun them is used too far from the antecedent, pockets.

    Restating the antecedent at D makes for a clearer sentence.

    With bulging pockets Ryan entered the room and tried to make

    it to the stairs unobserved, but Mr. Diaz stopped him and

    asked what was in them. No error.in his pockets. No Error.

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    in them. No Error D

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    Idiom Error: Incorrect PrepositionBy is an incorrect preposition to use with conform.

    Conform with or conform to is the correct Standard

    English idiom .

    We edit all opinion pieces before they are published so that

    they conform by our editorial style and standards of

    readability. No error.

    conform to

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    conform byC

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    No Error

    Hospital officials say the clinic, which is used by as many

    as 200 patients on a daily basis, will be more than doubled

    in size. No Error.

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    Punctuation ErrorA semicolon is incorrectly used with and, a coordinating conjunction.

    A comma should be used to separate two independent clauses

    joined by and.

    Eric and Matthew returned home from school faster than

    expected; and they quickly changed into their soccer uniforms.

    No error.

    , and

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