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2012
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Writing > Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. 

Every day, millions of tiny stony bits falling quietly into the atmosphere, burning briefly as meteors, and leaving behind a vaporized residue that filters slowly to Earth. No error

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Hint

Ask yourself, “What happens to the ‘millions of tiny stony bits’?”

Question of the Day

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6/1

Nov
19
2012
222,607 responses
Question of the Day Statistics
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Correct 166,972
Incorrect 55,635
75% correct

Writing > Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. 

Every day, millions of tiny stony bits falling quietly into the atmosphere, burning briefly as meteors, and leaving behind a vaporized residue that filters slowly to Earth. No error

Answer Choices

Answer

The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where an inappropriate verb form makes the sentence a fragment. The verb “fall” should be used in place of “falling.”