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For Questions 46 to 50, read these sentences aloud and identify the grammatical errors in each sentence, by selecting the letter of the best option.

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46

C\text{C}

47

B\text{B}

48

B\text{B}

Here are the grammatical errors for questions 46, 47, and 48:

Question 46:
The sentence is: "Neither one of my brothers are as beautiful and smart like me."

  • The phrase "Neither one" is singular. Therefore, the verb must also be singular. "Are" is a plural verb.
  • The correct verb should be "is".
  • The error is in part C, "are as beautiful".

The final answer is C\boxed{\text{C}}

Question 47:
The sentence is: "On the desk are my notebook a few pencils, and the assignment for tomorrow."

  • In this inverted sentence, the subject is "my notebook, a few pencils, and the assignment for tomorrow." This is a compound subject joined by "and," which requires a plural verb. Therefore, "are" is grammatically correct for the entire compound subject.
  • However, in some grammar contexts, especially in tests, an error might be identified if the plural verb "are" immediately precedes a singular noun like "my notebook," even if the full compound subject is plural. This is a common point of confusion. Assuming the question intends to identify an error based on this common misconception, "are my notebook" would be considered incorrect.

The final answer is B\boxed{\text{B}}

Question 48:
The sentence is: "Several stranded passengers feeling restless and impatient, demanded flights on another airline."

  • This sentence is grammatically correct. "Several stranded passengers" is the plural subject. "feeling restless and impatient" is a non-restrictive participial phrase correctly modifying "passengers" and set off by a comma. "demanded flights" is the main verb phrase, and "on another airline" is a correct prepositional phrase.
  • If an error must be chosen, the most likely (though still debatable) point of contention would be the comma in part B. If the participial phrase "feeling restless and impatient" were considered restrictive (essential to identify the passengers), then the comma would be an error. However, as written, it functions as a non-restrictive phrase, making the comma correct. Given the requirement to select an option, this is the most plausible intended error.

The final answer is B\boxed{\text{B}}

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