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If you had booked a hotel like I asked, we wouldn’t have have to sleep at the airport. No error
Here, the correct form of the present perfect is “wouldn’t have had to sleep,” not “wouldn’t have have to sleep.”
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a wide array of neglected animals before I began volunteering at the shelter. No error
The form of the sentence requires that we use the past perfect (e.g. "I had done something") instead of the present perfect (e.g. "I have done something") since the speaker is discussing the time "before \[he or she\] began volunteering at the shelter." The correct form of the past perfect is “I’d,” a contraction of “I had," instead of "I've," a contraction of "I have."
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According to our boss, we are suppose to lock the register, clean the restrooms, and restock the shelves before we finish our shifts. No error
Here, we have a simple verb error. The correct form is always “supposed to,” never “suppose to.”
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If he hadn’t read the book on midwifery, he wouldn’t of known that birthing practices in modern hospitals are sometimes deleterious to women. No error
We have another simple verb error here. Despite how it sounds in spoken dialogue, the correct form is always “wouldn’t have” and never “wouldn’t of.”
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I can’t hardly see the road; the frost, while beautiful and sparkly, has completely obscured my windshield. No error
The phrase “can’t hardly” works as a double negative and is grammatically incorrect. If you can’t hardly see something, you can actually see it pretty well, which is clearly not the meaning that the speaker of this sentence intends. The correct form would be “I can hardly see the road.” Elsewhere in the sentence, the semicolon is the correct punctuation, since it’s separating two independent clauses.
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Even though the runners were clearly exhausted and had even begun to limp, the coach wouldn’t let them rest until they had ran the entire course. No error
Here we have an error with the present perfect. The correct conjugation is “they had run,” not “they had ran.”
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The triplets didn’t rest until they had drove the babysitter insane with their bickering, tantrums, and juvenile games. No error
Here we have another error with the present perfect. The correct conjugation is “they had driven,” not “they had drove.”
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Before meeting my best friend, Ana, I had never eaten sushi, climbed a mountain, or went on a roller coaster. No error
In order to maintain a parallel structure, each verb in the list should be in the present perfect form. Therefore, the correct conjugation for the final verb is “gone,” as in “I had never gone,” not “went.”
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If you want my opinion, the team was doing well with its current coach and shouldn’t of hired the new, inexperienced manager. No error
We have a simple verb error here. Despite how it sounds in spoken dialogue, the correct form is always “shouldn’t have” and never “shouldn’t of.”
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Without Jeff’s encouragement, guidance, and support, I couldn’t have graduated with high honors. No error
This sentence is correctly punctuated and contains no errors. “I couldn’t have” is the proper form of the past perfect. Each item in the list is correctly separated by a comma, and the dependent clause is correctly separated from the main clause by a comma.
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Ever since the fifth grade, when I beat all my classmates in the spelling bee, I been the best student in my English class. No error
Here we have an error with the present perfect tense. The correct conjugation is “I have been,” not “I been.”
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Although the weather had became terribly cold and dry of late, a warm front with showers was on its way. No error
The error here lies in the verb agreement. Because the past participle is called for, the verb should employ both the past form of the verb "have" (i.e., "had," as it does) and the present form of the verb "become" (i.e., "become," as it does not). Thus, the past form of "become" is incorrect and must be changed to the present form.
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We anticipated that John and Michael would want to quickly solve the assigned problems so that they could go home and rest. No error
The phrase "to quickly solve" is an example of what is called a split infinitive: the infinitive form of the verb ("to solve") interrupted by another word. In general, modifiers should not interrupt the infinitive structure. The phrase should be corrected to move the word "quickly" to a new position in the sentence (eg., "...John and Michael would want to solve the assigned problems quickly...").
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No matter how diverse a menu may be, John always orders the most basic dish that he could find. No error
The sentence is written in the present tense, except for the modal verb, "could," which expresses possibility where none is needed; we're told that John "always" orders basic dishes. "Could" should be changed to the present tense verb "can" so that its tense matches that of "orders."
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If I was the principal, I would make the student council dedicate their time to issues that concern all students. No error
Since the speaker is talking about a hypothetical situation, it is appropriate to use the subjunctive mood to denote that. The sentence should therefore begin "If I were the principal," ("were" being the first-person subjunctive form of "is") rather than "If I was the principal." Look out for key words such as "if" or "I wish" to denote where the subjunctive mood should be used.
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If I was president, I would adjust the national budget so that everyone would be able to live comfortably. No error
Since the speaker of the sentence is discussing a hypothetical situation, the verb "was" should be changed to its subjunctive form, "were."
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Caleb was certain that if he was in charge, the student council would be able to secure his favorite band to play at prom. No error
In this sentence, the writer is referring to a hypothetical situation of Caleb being in charge. This requires the use of the subjunctive mood of the verb. The phrase "if he was in charge" should therefore be changed to "if he were in charge," so "was" should be replaced with "were."
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In her Agriculture classes, Daisy always asks her students to grow the biggest pumpkins they could grow. No error
The sentence is written entirely in present tense without the use of modal verbs except for the modal verb "could." In order to maintain consistency, we need to change "could" to "can."
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Standing at the front door, Patrick passionately proclaimed that everything would change if he was in charge of the house instead of his parents. No error
In this sentence, Patrick is describing a hypothetical situation in which he is in charge of the house. Since this situation has not actually happened, he would need to use the subjunctive mood for the "verb" is and change "was" to "were" ("if he were in charge").
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Even when the chips are down, Daisy always thinks about how she could help her fellow students. No error
While the majority of the sentence is written in the present tense, the modal verb "could" expresses potential unnecessarily. "Could" should be changed to the present tense "can" in order to match the mood of the sentence.
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