43You might not catch the error right off the bat, so let’s check each answer choice one by one.
(A) “among” is a counting word, so we need to make sure it shouldn’t be changed to “between.”
Among is used for three or more things and it refers to most complications, which is more
than two, so among is correct.
(B) “are” is a present tense verb. We are in the present, so no problem with verb tense, but let’s
check S VA. Who or what “are” the complications? They only give us one: ectopic pregnancy.
They never go on to list another, so the plural “are” should be changed to the singular “is.”
It is a difficult SVA error to catch because in this sentence the subject comes AFTER the verb.
(C) “sometimes” is an adverb modifying the adjective “deadly.” Adverbs do indeed modify
adjectives so “sometimes” is correct. “Deadly” modifies the noun “occurrence.” Adjectives
modify nouns, so “deadly” is also correct.
(D) “implantation of” sounds awkward and you do want to test that preposition “of.” Can you say
implantation of something? Yes, it’s correct. Thank goodness for the obvious S VA error in (B);
you wouldn’t need to spend too much thought on this tricky idiom.
Among the most dangerous complications that
A
women face during pregnancy are “ectopic
B
pregnancy,” the dangerous and sometimes deadly
C
occurrence resulting from the improper implantation of
D
the egg somewhere other than the womb. No error
E9.
Revised Sentence:
Before women began working in munitions factories
during World War II, the best way for women to earn
had been A Verb Tense
a living in both England and America has been on the
B C
domestic front with labor regarded as “women’s work.”
D
No error
E
Correct Answer: (C)