Identifying Preposition Errors

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PSAT Writing › Identifying Preposition Errors

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Joseph was apprehensive by the unusual number of television crews crowding his front lawn. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Since she had surgery, Christine has appreciated for the elevator up to her fourth-floor apartment. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Harold Harrison, the celebrated Olympic athlete, recently decided to retire on the age of twenty-seven. No error.

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The roller coaster was old and rickety, and the seatbelts were dangerously frayed; getting in, I felt afraid of my life. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Macbeth is often described for being Shakespeare’s most accomplished play, as it delivers an incredibly high amount of drama. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The young attorney was frustrated that despite being a lawyer, she was being treated for an intern. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The zoo visitor became startled when he saw the tiger running at him with a crazed look in its eyes. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

As the dictator established more policies to repress the population, many rebels decided to protest of them. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

When the earthquake hit, Martin, fearing for his life, ran to cover underneath a nearby tree, not knowing he was safer out in the open. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Secretly delighted that the prank, the author admonished his friends for giving him such a fright. No error

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