Grammar of the Day Quiz: lessons 14 - 22

The following paragraph contains some of the techniques from Grammar of the Day lessons 14-22.  For each error, write its name and its fix next to each number below the paragraph.  This time the error names are only worth 1 point while the fixes are worth 4 points each.  When done, rewrite the entire paragraph with your own improvements below the quiz answers.

¹There are three principal reasons why the US should develop their own domestic oil and alternative fuel resources.  ²Firstly, we clearly need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil sources, especially those in countries hostile to America.  ³However, we accomplish this is irrelevant; it simply must be done. Second, reliance on our own resources will encourage us to work harder to conserve what we have through the development of new types of fuels and engines.   ⁴This will also create new technologies and industries, consequently, the economy will be stimulated by new jobs and evolving infrastructure.  ⁵Third, all of this will work together to help our planet on a global scale by removing our destabilizing influence from countries who don't want us their and acting as a catalyst for more advanced and planet-friendly energy sources and technologies.

1. error:

fix:

2. error:

fix:

3. error:

fix:

4. error:

fix:

5. error:

fix:

Revised paragraph below: