Error Detection Drill #15

1) (A) Even after Elvis died, (B) it was rumored that he was seen roaming the land, driving his car, showing up (C) unexpectedly at rock-n-roll concerts, and (D) he made his countless fans very excited. (E) No error.

2) (A) To the disappointment of the crowd, (B) neither the president nor (C) any of his aides (D) were able to attend the ceremony. (E) No error.

3) Melissa was taught early in life (A) that, (B) regardless about feelings, she should (C) always wear a smile, try to be cheerful and upbeat, and never say anything about (D) someone else. (E) No error.

4) As a freshman becomes (A) adjusted to the routines and demands of college life, (B) one may (C) realize that the rigors of high school (D) were good preparation. (E) No error.

5) The collective thoughts, reflections, memories, and opinions (A) expressed by the seniors in the pages of the (B) student magazine (C) reveal the diversity and uniqueness that (D) characterizes Brookdale High School. (E) No error.

6) Many teachers advocate (A) changing the way young children learn (B) to read, (C) theorizing that (D) they will be more successful in the long run. (E) No error.

7) (A) No matter how (B) careful passengers are screened (C) at the airport, a determined terrorist will inevitably find a way to board (D) an airplane. (E) No error.

8) (A) At the start of the hockey season, the coach (B) paid a visit to my (C) parents and I to explain (D) why he cut me from the varsity. (E) No error.

9) When Annie (A) set out to buy an affordable automobile, she decided to look (B) for a car (C) different than (D) those that her friends were driving. (E) No error.

10) The award-winning Sound of Music (A) has been seen by more moviegoers (B) than (C) any musical film (D) in the history of the movies. (E) No error.

11) The start of freshman year in college (A) causes (B) essentially the same anxieties (C) than (D) those experienced by ninth graders entering high school. (E) No error.