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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. 

The jury awarded first prize in the architectural competition to a firm known not only for its innovative design and also for its environmentally friendly building practices. No error.

Answer Choices

Hint

Pay close attention to connective phrases.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

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10/5 , 11/2

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13
2012
63,304 responses
Question of the Day Statistics
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Correct 48,514
Incorrect 14,790
76% 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. 

The jury awarded first prize in the architectural competition to a firm known not only for its innovative design and also for its environmentally friendly building practices. No error.

Answer Choices

Answer

Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the connectives error of the original by using the proper connective "not only...but also" to join the two prepositional phrases, "for its innovative design" and "for its environmentally friendly building practices."