Some grammar questions.

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<p>Correct the error in the underlined portion of each sentence.</p>

<li><p>Trying to sound like an authority on space travel, [Justin’s speech was full of multisyllabic words he learned from his dad’s friend, the astrophysicist.]</p></li>
<li><p>Terrence hated the Writing test [because it hardly tested neither a student’s ability to read nor his ability to spell.]</p></li>
<li><p>[Because it was knocking and pinging], the car mechanic spent two hours working on the engine.</p></li>
<li><p>[I didn’t have scarcely any change with me] and the librarian refused to change a twenty-dollar bill, so I couldn’t make photocopies.</p></li>
<li><p>The people [which we needed for the study] responded to our advertisement in the newspaper.</p></li>
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<li>The 1st phase should be followed by "Justin" instead of "Justin's"</li>
<li>It's a double negative (change to tested)</li>
<li>Makes it sound like the mechanic was knocking and pinging </li>
<li>Double negative again (I had scarcely)</li>
<li>Which is inappropriate, use who instead</li>
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