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Passage 2 Explanations:
1. Sentence 6 contains two errors: “than” should be “then” and “appear” should be
“appears.” Sentence 7 contains two errors: “notes” is the wrong tense and should be
“noted” and “Identification” should not be capitalized. Sentence 12 contains three
errors: “Agent” should be plural, “we’re” should we “were,” and “effected” should be
“affected.” Sentence 13 contains exactly one error: “residence” should be
“residents,” as it refers to the people who live there, not the actual place. Thus, the
correct response option is “D” because among the options listed, only Sentence 13
contains exactly one error.
2. Sentence 8 contains two errors: “hed” is missing an apostrophe, and “her” is the
incorrect pronoun given that it has been established that Mr. Hermann is male.
Sentence 9 contains one error: “in to” should not have a space and should be one
word. Sentence 1 contains no errors. Thus, the correct response option is “D”
because none of the listed options contain exactly three errors.
3. Sentence 12 contains an error in apostrophe use because “we’re” should be “were.”
Sentences 13 and 14 do not contain any errors in apostrophe use. Thus, the correct
answer is “A” because it is the only sentence listed where there is an error in
apostrophe use.
4. Sentence 5 contains the misspelled word “proceaded” which should be spelled
“proceeded.” Sentence 7 does not contain a misspelled word; the errors are in verb
tense and use of punctuation. Sentence 8 contains an apostrophe error, but no
misspelled words. Sentence 15 contains an error in verb tense, but no misspelled
words. Thus, the correct answer is “A” because Sentence 5 is the only option listed
that contains a misspelled word.
5. The word “than” is improperly used in Sentence 6. This is considered an improperly
used word because it should be “then” instead of “then.” This is an improperly used
word and is NOT considered a spelling error because, though “than” is a real word
and is correctly spelled, it has a different meaning than the appropriate word “then.”
Sentence 8 contains a pronoun use error. Sentence 10 contains no errors. Sentence
14 contains an error where “image” should be the plural “images.” Thus, the correct
response option is “A” because Sentence 6 contains an improperly used word.
6. Sentence 2 contains an apostrophe error and a spelling error. Sentence 3 contains
an error in use of plurals. Sentence 7 contains an error in capitalization because
“Identification” should not be capitalized, as it is not a proper noun. Sentence 8
contains an apostrophe error and a pronoun error. Thus, the correct answer is “C”
because Sentence 7 is the only option listed that contains an error in capitalization.
7. Sentence 12 contains an error in apostrophe use because “we’re” should be “were.”
It contains an improperly used word because “effected” should be “affected.” This is
an improperly used word and is NOT considered a spelling error because, though