61As the author read her poetry to us, she included
A
introductions of the poems with stories about her
B
own first experiences writing the words,
C
offering you a personal glimpse into the author’s
D
mind. No error
E6.
The Pronoun Agreement error might be a hard one to catch without walking through the answer choices one
by one.
(A) “as” is a preposition. Is as the author read legal? Sure. Make your own sentence to check.
As the dog ran...
(B) check the preposition “with.” Included introductions with works. Check the preposition
“about.” Stories about her brother. Works for me.
(C) “own first” sounds a bit awkward, but remember, we can’t always go by our ear. It’s
grammatically correct.
(D) Check the “ing” (offering). It works fine; there is no sentence fragment error and it shouldn’t
be the infinitive “to offer.” Now check the “you.” Notice that earlier in the sentence the pronoun
“us” is used. You can’t flip from us to you so there is a pronoun agreement error.
Revised sentence:
As the author read her poetry to us, she included
A
introductions of the poems with stories about her
B
own first experiences writing the words,
C us Pronoun Agreement
offering you a personal glimpse into the author’s
D
mind. No error
E
Correct Answer: (D)
In order for the basketball team to believe in and
A
be engaged by the new coach, they have to come
B C
across as an experienced expert on the court.
D
No error
E