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1. What is wrong with the following sentence? "I was suffering so much that I self-medicated myself!"
2. Which word is misused in the following comment? "My dad experienced symptoms of the flu on his birthday. Now I'm exhibiting signs of the flu on my birthday. Isn't that ironic?"
3. Here's one that my students often get wrong: "When you compare Joe and Tom, Tom is the healthiest." What was wrong with that sentence?
4. What's wrong with the following sentence? "Between the three of us, I think Jane looks a little pale."
5. Can you find the common error in the following comment? "Jerry is not as tall as Ben but he is taller then Bill. Therefore, Ben is the tallest of the three."
6. There's another often misused word in the following sentence: "When you're working as a waiter, people can be so abusive and impatient that you literally cry your eyes out." Which word was misused?
7. Public Enemy #1 for the Pain in the Neck English Teacher is the sports announcer. What is wrong with the following comment? "What a great defensive game we're watching. It's the end of the third period, and there's still no score!"
8. What is wrong with the grammar of the following sentence? "I don't care what the data says; two aspirin ingested at bedtime won't cure the common cold."
9. Sometimes things look so right, you wonder how it can be wrong. Find the error in the following comment:
"The dog seemed bored, so I gave it it's rawhide bone to play with."
10. Although the following statement is VERY TRUE, it is also incorrect. What's wrong with it? "The Pain in the Neck English teacher is sagacious and handsome, tries to his upmost ability to impart his wisdom, and has no ulterior motives."
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DonTozzi
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