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Britney Spears and Two Agreement Errors

In an interview with Matt Lauer, Britney Spears explained that neither the tabloids nor motherhood have taken their toll on her good spirits.
This sentence contains two errors: one in subject/verb agreement and one in pronoun/antecedent agreement. When correlative conjunctions, such as "neither" and "nor," are used in a sentence, the subject closer to the verb […]

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Britney and an Error in Diction: liable/likely

Britney Spears is liable to develop a line of clothing bearing her son's namesake, for she recently filed a trademark application for the words "SEAN PRESTON."
This sentence contains an error in diction: "liable" has been used in place of "likely."
"Liable" means "responsible," as in "Parents are liable for their children's behavior." It can also mean […]

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Brad, Britney, and a Faulty Comparison

Are Brad Pitt's parenting skills as bad as Britney Spears? When he took his infant daughter on a bike ride, she did not wear a helmet and she was carried in a baby-pack that has instructions that warn against using it while riding a bike.
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Britney and an Error in Diction: lay/lie

Britney Spears gives her baby ice cream before he lays down to sleep.
This sentence contains an error in diction: the improper use of a form of the verb "to lay."
"To lay" is a transitive verb that means "to place something on a surface" and requires an object. You lay something down.
"To lie" is an intransitive […]

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Britney and a Dangling Participle

Confirming all the rumors, it was announced that Britney Spears is pregnant again.
This sentence is incorrect because it contains a dangling participle. Who was confirming the rumors? The subject of this sentence is "it," but "it" cannot confirm rumors. A person confirms rumors. Correct the sentence by changing the subject.
Confirming all the rumors, Britney Spears […]

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