Part one:
Of the 38 sentences, 15 contain sentence-boundary errors. You do not have to correct the sentences; you have to identify the kind of error. Five are fragments; five are run-ons; five are comma-splices
(1) Permit me to introduce my humble self to you; I’m Mr. Johnson Eze. (2) I am the Manager of International Relations with Nal Merchant Bank Limited I’m 45 years old. (3) I got your email address on the Internet, and I am confident in you. (4) I hope you read this message carefully and reply to me immediately. (5) Although we have not met before. (6) I suggest this transaction will bring us together.
(7) My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner, but based here in Nigeria; his name is Mr. Hamilton Creek. (8) He is from Atlanta Georgia in the United States of America, but was based here with his wife and his two children, Mr. Hamilton has been banking with our bank for the past 4 years. (9) Some time in June 2019, Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house, unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a trailer load of Groundnut Oil. (10) Died immediately. (11) His car got burnt. (12) No single soul was saved Mr. Hamilton Creek and his entire family were confirmed dead.
(13) The Board of Directors of Nal Merchant Bank has mandated and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek’s relatives to come and claim Mr. Hamilton’s Fund which he deposited with our bank. (14) I have contacted his Embassy after 3 days his Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next of kin. (15) The Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton. (16) Mr. Hamilton used his first son as his next of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek’s son died with all his family members,
(17) Mr. Hamilton is dead, his only son who was supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. (18) As of this moment, nobody is coming to claim this money from our bank. (19) The board of directors has told me that if nobody applies for the claim. (20) The bank will return Mr. Hamilton’s Fund into our Federal Reserve.
(21) I want you to stand as the relative of the late Mr. Hamilton Creek; I want you to act as Mr. Hamilton’s brother, so that you will inherit the money which he deposited with our bank. (22) It might interest you to know that Mr. Hamilton has a total sum of Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars; this is the exact amount which the late Mr. Hamilton Creek has in his account, and this money is still in his account as unclaimed money.
(23) This transaction is very easy and simple it is 100% risk free. (24) I’m the Manager for International Relations with Nal Merchant Bank Limited, the Board of Directors of the Bank is waiting for me to provide to them the relation or next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek. (25) Waiting patiently for your acknowledgement of Mr. Hamilton’s relation.
(26) Finally, if you are interested in this transaction, I will represent you
to the bank as the only next of kin to the late Mr. Hamilton Creek. (27) I hope you are interested. (28) I will let the bank know that you are the right person to inherit the funds and properties. (29) If you agree with me, I will present you to my bank as the next of kin to the late Mr. Hamilton Creek, and all of Mr. Hamilton Creek’s properties and his money will be transferred into your own account. (30) If you are interested, let me inform you that I have all the documents to back up your claim for the funds. (31) You have nothing to worry about. (32) I hope you are interested. (33) Just e-mail me or call me on my direct cell phone number: 2348030690983. (34) If you are interested, the funds will be credited into your account, and all his properties will be released to you either through courier services or the Bank will ship all his properties to you anywhere you want. (35) Reply immediately, and let me know what you say, feel free to ask any questions. (36) We will share Mr. Hamilton Creek’s funds 50-50 you will take 50% of the US$9.200,000.00, which is US$4.600,000.00. (37) The balance of the same amount will be mine. (38) I will be waiting for your immediate response.
Distracting shifts,, parallelism, pronoun reference
Read and correct these sentences. Three of them contain errors in parallelism; five of them contain distracting shifts; one of them contains an error in pronoun reference, and the final one is correct. You can simply correct the sentences, or rewrite them completely.
- Her conditions for signing the contract are, first, the commissioner has to approve the terms; second, that the other players must sign as well.
- Regina’s style was remarkable for its dexterity, grace, and she was versatile.
- Raoul’s motivation to succeed in this program seems to be greater than his sister
- People frequently asked Mayor Breed how did she feel when she found herself in her new office.
- Douglas made friends with a local family who asked him what did he plan to do.
- Douglas married Anna and told her that they would move to Los Angeles and don’t worry because he would get a job there.
- When the kids turned on the TV, a buzzing sound was heard.
- Take two aspirins, and then why don’t you call me.
- When I loaded the program on the computer, it crashed.
- This is finally the final grammar final.
