Exam 28: Consistent Person

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent person and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Before 1930, however, you could not have found them on your grocer's shelf. One could not have had the pleasure of biting into a cookie and find hard chips of chocolate.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. Those moving companies give _______________ customers a 10 percent discount.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent tense and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. As many as seven thousand people died in the flash flood, and there were thousands more left homeless.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. When I bike, _______________ stay away from truck routes.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. As we bowled the final frames, we were excited by ________________ scores.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. Maxine gave ________________ husband an ultimatum.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. Everyone has to bring _____________ headphones.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. Our neighbors are packing because _______________ are moving tomorrow.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent tense and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. The brick buildings of Johnstown, the largest town in the area, were also battered down as panicky citizens fight to get to higher ground.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent tense and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. The Johnstown flood of 1889 was perhaps the worst flood disaster in the United States in the nineteenth century.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. The workers on the dairy farm cleaned the barn before _______________ left for the night.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. Soon after she arrived, Karen made ________ presentation to the panel.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. The herd of zebras moved farther north because _____________ was looking for water.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent person and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Then one day, she mixed batter for plain butter drop cookies and creatively added chocolate bits.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent person and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Today, they remain the most popular cookie in America.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. The floor in the ballroom shone; __________________ had just been polished.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent person and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Called chocolate crispies, these cookies were so good that customers praised them, and you would frequently ask for the recipe.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent person and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies?

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. My brother and I lost ________________ parking place when we drove around the block.

For each of the following sentences, select the pronoun that is consistent in person with the antecedent. All of the cell phone companies offered __________________ customers unlimited data on Black Friday.