<p>So this is part of my review so it is not a completely selfless act. Anyway I am have compiled thorough explanations and answers for all the Spot the Error questions for the writing in Test 6 Section 4. Forgive me if I have some typos or missing commas or quotation marks. I'll edit as recommended</p>
<p>So anyway I have always been good at spot the error and I hope to help the ones who are not. My recommended study plan is to sit with the Blue Book and solve them first and come back and read EVERY explanation, don't miss a word. This is about developing a mindset as it it about getting the right answer. If people are finding this helpful I will gladly make another one.</p>
<p>Here are the questions:</p>
<p>Number #12-17</p>
<p>12) Much of correctly refers to the success - saying a large portion of the success
as a director is an incorrect- should read as directors
attributed to correctly refers to Much of the success
technical work correctly describes the work of the editors</p>
<p>13) was fortunate that -correct
was able - in the correct tense (happened in the past)
to examine describes what she was able to do to the problem
calm- wrong because it is supposed to be an adverb -not an adjective- describing how she was able to examine the problem</p>
<p>14) For questions like these with I and me and myself zone in on them and read the sentence like this - take out the other person - myself received and award... here you can immediately see what is the problem
award for describes what they received
with which is an effective connector ( for lack of better terms) to describes what award they received
measures - correct</p>
<p>15) A lack of - correctly describes job opportunities
their is the correct pronoun to use because it is referring to the plural graduates
forcing them- refers to the drawback that results in a a lack of job opportunities and correctly gives examples of how it restricts their independence - Grammatically to insure that this is the wrong answer see if it sounds good if read like this, often force them... and see if it makes sense in context of sentence.
or else they move is wrong because when we establish that ^ is correct, than we know that this part of the sentence is not parallel thus making it wrong.</p>
<p>16) has become- has is the correct verb to use in the general context of the sentence
increasingly is a correct modification of popular, correct use of adverb
among is in its correct use and it refers to the amateurs
last few is correct and makes the last part of the sentence idiomatically correct when read- in the last few years.</p>
<p>17) Crossing and recrossing is correct because it keeps the beginning of the sentence parallel in the first part of the sentence- the reason why it is correct because later on in the sentence it says stepping on or over..., the -ing makes it correct
following is established correct when we decided this was right ^
that grew is correct because grows and grow and growing would not effectively describe the steepness of the trail
how challenging is correct because it is what the hikers thought- the sentence is saying that the hikers understood the extent of their days challenge</p>
<p>Numbers: #18-#23</p>
<p>18) best known is correct because it correctly describes what he is known for
also enjoyed is correct because it furthers the argument of what else he likes. This is correct because the first word of the sentence is though which suggests that he is interested in something other than what he is best known as
whereby is incorrect because the sentence needs to use something like so, hence or because of that not something that means by which
recording of is correct</p>
<p>19) is - wrong because the verb has to agree with the subject which, in this case, is foothills which is plural
whose course is a possessive form which so this makes perfect sense. It is saying the rivers course was not fully mapped until later.
fully mapped is correct
until is idiomatically correct. Example, until today I... so it makes the sentence this part of the sentence correct</p>
<p>20) discovered makes sense because it is in the past tense. In the beginning of the sentence it says In 1850... making it necessary to use discovered<br>
in the appropriately describes the location of the pass
soon becoming is wrong because it is ambiguous in what it is addressing to, Jim Beckwourth or the pass and it doesn't grammatically make sense in context of the sentence. An appropriate correction would be ...that soon became... which would address both the issues.
gateway to is idiomatically correct with gateway to California gold-rush country</p>
<p>21) inaccessible to is correct
alike plays a role in blanketing automobiles and pedestrians to show they were both affected so it is correct
we had rented this is a very sneaky trap and it would be good if you read this thoroughly and understand it. we had rented is not in the same tense as the rest of the sentence. The had is supposed to be have. We can find a reason for it in the beginning of the sentence where it says Because the flood HAS made... this has means that had in the had in the second part of the sentence should be a plural version of had (it has to be plural because the we needs a plural verb) which is have
to reach is correct</p>
<p>22) one of is correct
the most highly mechanized correctly describes the mine complex. Superlative most is used because it is implicitly comparing to other mines (more than 2) and highly correctly
modifies mechanized
plus being is never right.
largest single is another attribute of the mine complex and it used correctly so it is right</p>
<p>23) Although is correctly used because the idea of the sentence is refuted later on
likes to believe is correct
your own is incorrect because the subject is one so it cant be confused with your or something other than one.
the case is correct because the phrase ...is not always the case is idiomatically correct.</p>
<p>Numbers: #24-#29</p>
<p>24) is- incorrect because it is and incorrect form of the verb and doesnt agree with the subject which is the warning in the plays - plays refers to more than one which means there is more than one warning so the is must be replaced with are
unless is correct
of the family is correct. Integrity is a quality thus it makes sense to use of
will disappear is correct</p>
<p>25) familiar with is correct
one is incorrect because the subject is student and one is an incorrect pronoun to refer to student.
notice that is correct
have influenced is incorrect because have is a correct verb to use because it is talking about plural traditional stories</p>
<p>26) to be- this one is a bit more complicated, or more appropriately requires you to know specific laws. Regarded is always paired with as so that makes to be incorrect.
one of is correct
compared to - this answer choice might be very tempting. And the only way to decide if this might be correct is you have to know the rules. Here are some quick rules : Compared with is used to point out similarities while compared to is used to point out differences. When we apply these rules we see that compared to is correct in this context.
as is correct. It just serves as a transition from literary giants to Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright</p>
<p>27) Mastery of is correct because it is describing the requirement.
are is wrong. Before I get into why, I would like to give you a little tip. In these types of sentences that dont begin with a definite article as they are called (they dont begin with the or words similar) I like to put the or something similar so the subject becomes clear and cant be missed. It is just a precaution but it can be helpful as it is in this example. If we read the sentence like this Mastery of... the subject mastery is not as clear as if we read it like this, The mastery of... Back to the incorrect. Are is wrong because the subject mastery is singular and are is an inappropriate verb.
Mandatory for is correct
as well as- this choice might seem tempting but it is correct. This is because as well as usually introduces another example just like it does here so it is correct.</p>
<p>28) In is correct
use of is correct because use is in its correct singular form
is refers to use which is singular thus the verb has to be singular and it is so it is correct
than steel- this is a faulty comparison. It is very sneaky because it is easy to miss. When comparing you have to compare apples to apples not apples to oranges. In this case the industrial use of plastics is being compared to steel, aluminum and copper. Instead it should compare the industrial use of plastics to the industrial USE of steel, aluminium and copper. </p>
<p>29) all appropriately blankets the term dolls and is correct.
more than describes the age of the dolls
carefully is an appropriate adverb that describes carved.
long since - I have seen this on many of the practice tests and it is just useful to remember that although this sounds convoluted it is still right</p>