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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. 

Except for the phonograph, the performances of great musicians and the voices of famous people would have been lost to history. No error

Answer Choices

Hint

When choosing prepositions, pay attention to their meaning.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

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3
2013
309,375 responses
Question of the Day Statistics
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Correct 165,252
Incorrect 144,123
53% 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. 

Except for the phonograph, the performances of great musicians and the voices of famous people would have been lost to history. No error

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Answer

The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is inappropriate word choice. In this context, “Except for” doesn't make sense. Instead, “Without” is needed.