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I cannot accept that you won't go to the dance
with me!
Find the error, if any, in
this sentence: Explanation:
The easiest way to remember the
"I cannot except that difference in meaning between these two
you won't go to the words is to look at their letters—accept
dance with me!" has two c's that are like open arms, just
waiting to hug and embrace and accept
whatever is being offered, whereas except
has a big X just waiting to reject and
exclude something ("I will take all of the
cookies except that one with the bite
taken out of it").
It is clear to see that the stock market is
going to have its ups and downs; it is
Find the error, if any, in important not to overreact to the
this sentence: volatility.
"It is clear to see Explanation:
that the stock It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it
market is going to never shows possession. To test whether
have it's ups and you need it's or its, try substituting the
downs; it is phrase it is or it has. If either of those
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important not to work, you need the apostrophe. If neither
overreact to the of them make sense in your sentence, you
volatility." don't need the apostrophe.
Find the error, if any, in no error
this sentence:
Explanation:
"Heavy rains and This question tests your knowledge of
thunderstorms semicolon use. In this case, a semicolon is
continue to roll used to join two independent clauses.
through the area; All is well!
therefore, all
flights are cancelled
until tomorrow."
Find the error, if any, in Katie did not have any time to pick Kevin up
this sentence: before the game.
"Katie did not have no Explanation:
time to pick Kevin up This sentence had a double negative,
before the game." which is a big no-no. Just like in math,
double negatives actually create a
positive, which was not the intent of the
sentence.
The wily fox escaped the dogs who were
Find the error, if any, in chasing after it.
this sentence:
Explanation:
"The wily fox escape The verbs need to match in subject and
the dogs who were tense. In this case, the first verb, escape,
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next generation accuplacer writing Exam questions
and answers with complete solutions verified graded
a++ 2025/2026
I cannot accept that you won't go to the dance
with me!
Find the error, if any, in
this sentence: Explanation:
The easiest way to remember the
"I cannot except that difference in meaning between these two
you won't go to the words is to look at their letters—accept
dance with me!" has two c's that are like open arms, just
waiting to hug and embrace and accept
whatever is being offered, whereas except
has a big X just waiting to reject and
exclude something ("I will take all of the
cookies except that one with the bite
taken out of it").
It is clear to see that the stock market is
going to have its ups and downs; it is
Find the error, if any, in important not to overreact to the
this sentence: volatility.
"It is clear to see Explanation:
that the stock It's is a contraction of it is or it has; it
market is going to never shows possession. To test whether
have it's ups and you need it's or its, try substituting the
downs; it is phrase it is or it has. If either of those
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important not to work, you need the apostrophe. If neither
overreact to the of them make sense in your sentence, you
volatility." don't need the apostrophe.
Find the error, if any, in no error
this sentence:
Explanation:
"Heavy rains and This question tests your knowledge of
thunderstorms semicolon use. In this case, a semicolon is
continue to roll used to join two independent clauses.
through the area; All is well!
therefore, all
flights are cancelled
until tomorrow."
Find the error, if any, in Katie did not have any time to pick Kevin up
this sentence: before the game.
"Katie did not have no Explanation:
time to pick Kevin up This sentence had a double negative,
before the game." which is a big no-no. Just like in math,
double negatives actually create a
positive, which was not the intent of the
sentence.
The wily fox escaped the dogs who were
Find the error, if any, in chasing after it.
this sentence:
Explanation:
"The wily fox escape The verbs need to match in subject and
the dogs who were tense. In this case, the first verb, escape,
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