Question

Each item below MAY contain one (but no more than one) sentence

structure error. Mark the letter that identifies the group of words
containing the error. Mark "E" if there is no error.
Dating psychotic individuals can be exciting; however, it can also involve
extensive jail time.
O From my perspective, crime actually does pay, especially crime by high
government officials.
O The Democrats never seem to have any good ideas, the Republicans always
have really good ideas.
O I don't know when anorexia became trendy, but many fashion models look
quite emaciated.
O [No error]

Answer 1

The sentence structure error is in the sentence about Democrats' and Republicans' ideas.

Step-by-step explanation:

The group of words containing a sentence structure error in the given sentence is The Democrats never seem to have any good ideas, the Republicans always have really good ideas. The error is the lack of a coordinating conjunction (such as 'but' or 'and') between the two independent clauses. To fix this error, the sentence could be rewritten as 'The Democrats never seem to have any good ideas, but the Republicans always have really good ideas.'

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