Error Recognition

If I were the captain of the Australian cricket team, I will attack the batsmen with my fast bowlers immediately after the luncheon interval.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Because of the many fruit trees which distinguished the yard, the little boys enjoyed playing in the yard of the uninhabited house where no one had lived many years.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

Sitting alone in his room by himself he repeated her name over and over again.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.

Either the man or his son attend the conference

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

“Do not be penny wise and pound foolish!” shouted the stranger.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

It was he who had taken the book from the drawer.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

She worked as busy as a bee to complete the task.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

He divided the sweets among you and me.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

The teacher told the girls that truancy is unacceptable and objectionable and she would not stand for it.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

The platter was circular in shape and it resembled the harvest moon.

• The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.

• The sentence contains cliche's or misused metaphors.

• The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.