This exercise asks you to find and replace incorrectly chosen
words.
First read the paragraph first for overall meaning.
1. Tornadoes are the more violent of all windstorms. 2. Usually formed during
warm, humid weather and in conjunction as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes
are whirlpools of destruction. 3. Their destructive funnels, which stretch
downward from dark cumulonimbus clouds too the ground, may travel up to 70
miles per hour. 4. As the storm moves along the ground, high winds that rotate
on a counterclockwise direction collect dust and debris. 5. The average tornado
path is only a quarter of a mile wide and 16 miles long; however, their have
been larger tornadoes whose paths have measured a mile wide and 300 miles
long. 6. Tornadoes occur over land and water and may past from one to the
other without any change in there appearance. 7. Their destructive effects
include demolishing buildings, uprooting trees, and hurling cars, people,
and animals for hundreds of yards. 8. A tornado in 1931 picked off a railroad
coach that was carrying 117 passengers and carried it 80 feet in the air before
dropping it in a ditch. 9. In April 1965, 37 tornadoes struck in the Midwest,
killed 271 people, and injured more than 5,000. 10. The tornadoes that month
were too destructive. 11. The mathematical chance that a tornado will strike
a specific location is quiet small. 12. However, no area is more favorable
to their formation then the continental United States during the months of
April, May, and June. 13. In addition, their must be a radio operator on duty
at all times.
- Source: Improving the Grammar of Written English, The
Editing Process, Benson and Byrd
Now analyze each sentence for word choice errors. If there
is no word choice error, write No change. If there are
any word choice errors (1 or more), revise the sentence, typing
in the correct word or words. Shortcut: Copy the sentence, paste
it in the box, and edit the word or words.There are twelve (12)
word choice errors. There are no other error types, so do not
make any other changes. When you are finished, click Click
here to check your answer to reveal the correct answer for
each item.
1. Tornadoes are the more violent of all windstorms.
2. Usually formed during warm, humid weather and in conjunction
as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes are whirlpools of destruction.
3. Their destructive funnels, which stretch downward from dark
cumulonimbus clouds too the ground, may travel up to 70 miles
per hour.
4. As the storm moves along the ground, high winds that rotate
on a counterclockwise direction collect dust and debris.
5. The average tornado path is only a quarter of a mile wide and
16 miles long; however, their have been larger tornadoes whose
paths have measured a mile wide and 300 miles long.
6. Tornadoes occur over land and water and may past from one to
the other without any change in there appearance.
7. Their destructive effects include demolishing buildings,
uprooting trees, and hurling cars, people, and animals for hundreds
of yards.
8. A tornado in 1931 picked off a railroad coach that was carrying
117 passengers and carried it 80 feet in the air before dropping
it in a ditch.
9. In April 1965, 37 tornadoes struck in the Midwest, killed
271 people, and injured more than 5,000.
10. The tornadoes that month were too destructive.
11. The mathematical chance that a tornado will strike a specific
location is quiet small.
12. However, no area is more favorable to their formation then
the continental United States during the months of April, May,
and June.
13. In addition, their must be a radio operator on duty at
all times.