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Monthly Archives: August 2006

Catherine, Mariah, and a Faulty Comparison

Two celebrities recently sustained injuries to their nails. Catherine Zeta-Jones had her toenail torn off when a crew member stepped on her foot. This incident is probably worse than Mariah Carey, who kept the organizers of an awards ceremony waiting for 90 minutes because she had broken a fingernail.
The third sentence contains a faulty comparison. […]

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Mick and an Error in Modifier Confusion

Mick Jagger uses an oxygen mask during Rolling Stones concerts so he can get his breath back quicker before the second half of the show.
This sentence contains an error in modifier confusion. The adjective "quicker" modifies the verb "can get," but an adjective cannot modify a verb. Only an adverb can modify a verb.
To correct […]

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Reese, Jessica, and an Error in Subject/Verb Agreement

Reese Witherspoon has criticized Jessica Simpson for acting as if being stupid were cute. Reese said that she would like to "throw daggers" at people who undermine the efforts that her grandmother, as well as other pioneering feminists, have made to promote a positive image of women.
The second sentence contains a common error in subject/verb […]

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Mel, an Agreement Shift, and the Wrong Pronoun

If you want to boycott Mel Gibson, one should neither see Apocalypto or rent or buy copies of any of his earlier films.
This sentence contains two errors: an agreement shift in pronoun person and an incorrect pairing of correlative conjunctions.
The dependent clause "If you want to boycott Mel Gibson" contains the second person pronoun "you." […]

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Kid Rock, Pamela, and a Faulty Comparison

Kid Rock's wedding ring is flashier and has more diamonds than Pamela Anderson.
This sentence contains a faulty comparison. Kid Rock's wedding ring is compared to Pamela. A ring should be compared to another ring. One way to correct this error is to make "Pamela Anderson" possessive. The noun "wedding ring" would be implied and the […]

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