Review and correct sentences for subject-verb agreement and identify/fix common sentence errors like fragments, run-ons, and modifiers.

Here are the answers for the questions at the top of the page and a review of Section E.

Subject-Verb Agreement (Questions 4-10 from the top of the page):

4. The jury was of one mind.
5. Either Kwame or his friends are guilty.
6. Neither you nor your sister is honest.
7. The majority of the candidates are girls.
8. The buildings across the road belong to my father.
9. Bread and butter appeals me the most.
10. Our thanks go to the Almighty God.

SECTION E (20 MARKS)
The following sentence constructions contain errors: Fragments, Run-on sentences, Comma Splice, Dangling Modifiers, Misplaced modifiers, Non-parallel Structures and Inappropriate Pronoun Antecedents. State the problem in (A) and rewrite the correct sentence in (B).

1. A) Error Type: Misplaced Modifier

   • B) Correct Construction: Kwame kicked that ball barely twenty yards.

2. A) Error Type: Fragment

   • B) Correct Construction: The sweet little bird was in the tree.

3. A) Error Type: Comma Splice

   • B) Correct Construction: I saw a wolf in the forest; it had a white tail.

4. A) Error Type: Dangling Modifier

   • B) Correct Construction: While walking to the market, the rain drenched the head teacher.

5. A) Error Type: Dangling Modifier

   • B) Correct Construction: Having been fixed the night before, the car could be used by Ayine.

6. A) Error Type: Fragment

   • B) Correct Construction: Immediately, I saw her and waved.

7. A) Error Type: Non-parallel Structure

   • B) Correct Construction: The man held the thief, pulled him close to himself, and slapped him on his cheek.

8. A) Error Type: Inappropriate Pronoun Case

   • B) Correct Construction: They invited my friend and me to the recent matriculation ceremony.

9. A) Error Type: Fragment

   • B) Correct Construction: The famous journalist and actor from the country in sub-Saharan Africa was honored.

10. A) Error Type: Misplaced Modifier

    • B) Correct Construction: The lady sold the shirt with the yellow print to the student.