Robert Bosch Error Identification Quiz 3

Correct answer: it’s

Explanation: "it's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has," while "its" is the possessive form. In this sentence, the possessive form "its" should be used to show that the tail belongs to the dog. Therefore, the correct sentence should be "The dog chased its tail around in circles."

Correct answer: most prettiest

Explanation: She is the prettiest girl in the class- This should be the correct answer.

When we are already using one superlative (prettiest), we do not  use another (most). So the word  “prettiest” is used alone. ‘Most’ is used when an adjective does not have a superlative form.

Explanation: The verb "wants" is incorrect here because it does not agree with the subject "brother." The correct verb form should be "want" to agree with "brother because “Wants” is for use with singular third person pronouns

The correct sentence should be "My brother is studying medicine at the university, and they want to become a doctor."

Correct answer: advanced

Explanation: The word "advanced" is incorrect here. The correct word should be "advance" to indicate that they started celebrating ahead of time.

The correct sentence should be "The team was confident that they were going to win the match, so they started celebrating in advance."

Correct answer: have been

Explanation: The subject "profit margin" is singular, so the verb should be "has been" instead of "have been."

 

Correct answer: didn't had

Explanation: The correct form of the verb "have" in the past tense is "had."   and it should be "didn't have" instead of "didn't had."

Correct answer: concise

Explanation: The adverb "concisely" should be used instead of the adjective "concise" to modify the verb "explained."

Explanation: The word "of" should be omitted after "Despite."

Explanation: The correct form of the verb "meet" should be used instead of "met" to match the present tense of "are working."

Explanation: The plural form of "student" should be used instead of "students" since "every" implies singularity.