Question 1

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. It should come as no surprise that the talented Mr. Bunn and his now-famous shop  have earn the fierce loyalty of their many fans.
A) It should come
B) Mr. Bunn and his now-famous
C) have earn the fierce loyalty

Accepted Answer

The correct form is "have earned" to match the present perfect tense required by "have."

Question 2

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Constructed of white marble and crowned by a majestic, onion-shaped dome. The building is flanked by four smaller, symmetrical towers.
A) dome. The
B) is flanked
C) smaller, symmetrical

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a fragment because it lacks a main clause before the period; "Constructed of white marble and crowned by a majestic, onion-shaped dome" cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Question 3

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Mr. Bunn makes all of his headpieces to order he refuses to sell them wholesale .
A) Mr. Bunn makes
B) order he refuses
C) sell them wholesale

Accepted Answer

The error is in part B because there is a missing conjunction or punctuation between "order" and "he." A semicolon or a conjunction like "and" should be used to properly connect the two independent clauses.

Question 4

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Now a tourist attraction that draws 2.2 million visitor a year, the Taj Mahal (which means "Crown Palace" ) is actually a tomb.
A) draws
B) visitor
C) is

Accepted Answer

The error is in part B) "visitor" which should be plural "visitors" to match the plural noun phrase "2.2 million."

Question 5

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Semi-precious stones inlaid into the marble sparkles in the moonlight; the whole structure is reflected in the glassy surface of a long, rectangular pool.
A) sparkles
B) moonlight; the
C) long, rectangular

Accepted Answer

The correct verb form should be "sparkle" to agree with the plural subject "stones."

Question 6

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Over eighteen years, she gave birth to thirteen children, but in 1630, when she was thirty-nine years old she died after delivering her fourteenth.
A) children, but
B) was
C) old she

Accepted Answer

The error is in part C, "old she." There should be a comma after "old" to correctly separate the clauses. The correct sentence should read: "...when she was thirty-nine years old, she died after delivering her fourteenth."

Question 7

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Furthermore, he likes to work alone his care and pride in each hat makes the work feel like a  craft instead of a nine-to-five job.
A) Furthermore, he likes
B) alone his care and pride
C) makes the work

Accepted Answer

The error is in part B because it lacks a conjunction or preposition between "alone" and "his." It should be corrected to something like "alone, his care and pride" or "alone because his care and pride."

Question 8

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Mr. Bunns fashionable customers can choose from a dazzling variety of fabrics and styles.
A) Mr. Bunns
B) can choose from
C) variety of fabrics and styles.

Accepted Answer

The error is in "Mr. Bunns" because it should be "Mr. Bunn's" to show possession (the customers of Mr. Bunn).

Question 9

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Grief-stricken, her husband vowed to build the world's most greatest monument to love.
A) vowed
B) world's
C) most greatest

Accepted Answer

The correct comparative form is "greatest" or "most great," not "most greatest." The use of both "most" and "greatest" together is redundant.

Question 10

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. The Taj Mahal is one of India's greatest treasures and one of the world's most beautiful masterpiece's of architecture.
A) India's
B) world's
C) masterpiece's

Accepted Answer

The error is in part C, "masterpiece's" should be "masterpieces" because it is meant to be plural, not possessive.

Question 11

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Three hundred and fifty years ago , Shah Jahan was one of a series of Muslim emperors.  Who ruled India from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
A) Three hundred and fifty years ago
B) was
C) emperors. Who

Accepted Answer

The error is in part C, where "emperors. Who" should be corrected to "emperors who" to avoid an unnecessary and incorrect sentence break.

Question 12

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. One example is Hats by Bunn in Harlem , offering custom-made men's and lady's  hats for all seasons.
A) Hats by Bunn in Harlem
B) men's and lady's
C) for all seasons

Accepted Answer

The correct phrase should be "men's and ladies'" to make both possessive nouns plural correctly.

Question 13

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Twenty-two thousand laborers spended twenty-three years fulfilling his wishes .
A) spended
B) his
C) wishes

Accepted Answer

The correct past tense of "spend" is "spent," not "spended."

Question 14

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. In 1612, he married his beloved Mumtaz Mahal who became his constant companion and  traveled with him even on his military campaigns.
A) married
B) Mahal who
C) and traveled

Accepted Answer

The error is in the punctuation. There should be a comma before "who" to correctly set off the non-restrictive clause.

Question 15

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Although hatter Mr. Bunn could make much more money operating on a larger scale,  he chooses to do all the work hisself.
A) Although hatter Mr. Bunn
B) much more money
C) all the work hisself

Accepted Answer

The error is in part C with the word "hisself," which should be corrected to "himself" to be grammatically correct.

Question 16

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. He does not want his hats to be too pricey for the people whom live in his  neighborhood, so he keeps his prices reasonable.
A) does not want his hats to be too pricey
B) people whom live
C) his prices reasonable

Accepted Answer

The correct word should be "who" instead of "whom" because it is the subject of the verb "live."

Question 17

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Graceful arches curved domes, and exquisite carvings add to the romantic style.
A) arches curved
B) domes, and
C) add

Accepted Answer

The error is in part A because it lacks a conjunction or punctuation between "arches" and "curved," making the sentence grammatically incorrect. It should be "arches, curved domes, and exquisite carvings add to the romantic style."

Question 18

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Since then , the Taj Mahal has drawn lovers of beauty and romance from all in the globe.
A) then
B) drawn
C) in

Accepted Answer

The correct preposition to use with "the globe" is "from all over the globe," not "from all in the globe."

Question 19

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. New York City is home to many old-fashioned merchants who believes in fine  craftsmanship and customer service .
A) is home
B) merchants who believes
C) craftsmanship and customer service

Accepted Answer

The correct verb form should be "believe" to agree with the plural subject "merchants."

Question 20

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. When the tomb was finally complete in 1653, Shah Jahan placed the coffin containing his queen in it's exact center.
A) 1653, Shah
B) placed
C) it's

Accepted Answer

The error is in part C, where "it's" should be "its" because "it's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has," which is incorrect in this context. The correct possessive form "its" is needed to indicate ownership by the tomb.

Quiz 34: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. It should come as no surprise that the talented Mr. Bunn and his now-famous shop have earn the fierce loyalty of their many fans.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Constructed of white marble and crowned by a majestic, onion-shaped dome. The building is flanked by four smaller, symmetrical towers.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Mr. Bunn makes all of his headpieces to order he refuses to sell them wholesale .

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Now a tourist attraction that draws 2.2 million visitor a year, the Taj Mahal (which means "Crown Palace" ) is actually a tomb.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Semi-precious stones inlaid into the marble sparkles in the moonlight; the whole structure is reflected in the glassy surface of a long, rectangular pool.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Over eighteen years, she gave birth to thirteen children, but in 1630, when she was thirty-nine years old she died after delivering her fourteenth.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Furthermore, he likes to work alone his care and pride in each hat makes the work feel like a craft instead of a nine-to-five job.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Mr. Bunns fashionable customers can choose from a dazzling variety of fabrics and styles.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Grief-stricken, her husband vowed to build the world's most greatest monument to love.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. The Taj Mahal is one of India's greatest treasures and one of the world's most beautiful masterpiece's of architecture.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Three hundred and fifty years ago , Shah Jahan was one of a series of Muslim emperors. Who ruled India from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. One example is Hats by Bunn in Harlem , offering custom-made men's and lady's hats for all seasons.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Twenty-two thousand laborers spended twenty-three years fulfilling his wishes .

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. In 1612, he married his beloved Mumtaz Mahal who became his constant companion and traveled with him even on his military campaigns.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Although hatter Mr. Bunn could make much more money operating on a larger scale, he chooses to do all the work hisself.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. He does not want his hats to be too pricey for the people whom live in his neighborhood, so he keeps his prices reasonable.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Graceful arches curved domes, and exquisite carvings add to the romantic style.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Since then , the Taj Mahal has drawn lovers of beauty and romance from all in the globe.

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. New York City is home to many old-fashioned merchants who believes in fine craftsmanship and customer service .

For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. When the tomb was finally complete in 1653, Shah Jahan placed the coffin containing his queen in it's exact center.