Writing Multiple-Choice Questions
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Set 4: Sentence Error ID
1.   
Because the  doctor’s  approach to treating infection  differed from 
 A B 
 his peers , he was often  thought of  as being somewhat radical.
 C D 
 No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
2.   
The  honor of  receiving several  distinguished-service  awards
 A B 
 have  made the elderly man forget all about his  disputes with 
 C D 
his neighbors.  No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
3.   
After  entering  the hospital, the patient looked  around trying 
 A B 
to find a nurse  which  could tell him where  he should  wait.
 C D 
 No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4.   
The  importance of  regular visits to the doctor  are  not to
 A B 
be underestimated  in  maintenance of a healthy  lifestyle .
 C D 
 No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
5.   
 That  the history professor was able to lecture so eruditely
A 
 on a period   with which he  himself was unfamiliar  was  surprising
 B C D 
to his peers.  No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6.   
Of the two late arrivals, David was by far  the least   apprehensive about 
 A B 
meeting other people at the wedding party,  since  he was
 C 
generally comfortable  in groups .  No error 
 D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
7.   
 Regardless of  whether the fire  was set  on purpose or  unintentional ,
A B C 
the person  responsible  must be punished to the full extent
 D 
of the law.  No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8.   
If one wishes to save money,  you  should not  give in to  the
 A B 
temptation of schemes  designed  to make money  quickly .  No error 
 C D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
9.   
It is important  to graduate  from high school, because there
 A 
 are hardly no  jobs  available  for  those  who do not finish.
 B C D 
 No error 
 E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
10.   
At the board meeting, the owner  of  the corporation disclosed
 A 
that a large proportion of  their  profits had come from activities
 B 
 not approved  by  its  stockholders.  No error 
 C D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)


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