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Monthly Archives: July 2006

Shiloh, Angelina, Brad, and an Error in Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

Madame Tussauds New York has added a wax figure of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to their museum's display of the likenesses of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
This sentence contains an error in pronoun/antecedent agreement. The antecedent of the plural pronoun "their" is the singular "Madame Tussauds New York."
While companies and organizations are composed of groups of […]

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Colin, Tom, and an Error in Diction: allusion/illusion

Colin Farrell has been publicly mocking his Minority Report co-star Tom Cruise. In an interview on Today, Colin said to host Matt Lauer, "Stop being glib, Matt! You're glib, Matt, you're glib, you're glib." Colin was making an illusion to Tom's accusation that Matt was being glib when he questioned the celebrity Scientologist about his […]

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Beyonce and Three Errors: Modifier Confusion, Redundant Diction, and Pronoun Confusion

Beyoncé Knowles says she feels badly about her behavior during a duet performance with Prince at the 2004 Grammy Awards. She explains that the reason she did not share the microphone with her singing partner is because her diva alter ego, who she refers to as "Sasha," took over her body and stole the show.
These […]

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Hugh and a Misplaced Modifier

Hugh Jackman donated a pair of jeans to a charity that sold for over $20,000.
This sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The modifier "that sold for over $20,000" is an adjective phrase that is located in an illogical place in the sentence.
The intended meaning of this sentence is easy to understand: Hugh donated a pair of […]

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Naomi and an Error in Verb Tense Sequence

After Naomi Campbell caused a disturbance outside a former boyfriend's home, police arrested her.
This sentence contains an error in verb tense sequence. These errors are challenging to identify, but it is important to understand them because they often appear on standardized test questions.
The sequence of events is as follows:

Naomi caused a disturbance.
Police arrested Naomi.

Since Naomi […]

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