Which underlined word or phrase has the error? “My sister and [me] [are planning] to [apply] for the [same] scholarship next year.”
Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grades 10–12 writing. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Read the sentence. One of the underlined words or phrases has an error. My sister and [me] [are planning] to [apply] for the [same] scholarship next year. Which underlined word or phrase has the error?
- meCorrect answer
- are planning
- apply
- same
Why “me” is correct
This tests pronoun case in a compound subject. 'My sister and ___' is the subject of the verb, so the pronoun must be the subject form 'I'. A quick test is to remove 'my sister and': 'Me am planning' is clearly wrong, but 'I am planning' is correct.
Why the other answers are wrong
- are planning — 'Are planning' is plural and correctly agrees with the two-person subject.
- apply — 'Apply for' is the correct verb and preposition for a scholarship.
- same — 'Same' correctly describes the scholarship they both want.
Practice more of this
More writing practice for Grades 10–12, or see the TELPAS practice test for 10th–12th grade.
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