Errata – All the Verbal, 7th Edition

Cover for 7th Edition

Release Date:
September 3, 2019

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Page	Location	Description	Erroneous Text	Correction
54	Chapter 4 Noun Modifiers	In the sentence beginning with “Since opening modifiers…” towards the middle of this section, “taking” should be “talking”.	Since opening modifiers don’t tell you who or what they’re taking about,	Since opening modifiers don’t tell you who or what they’re talking about,
61	Chapter 4 Modifier Vs. Core: Part 2	The sentence diagram at the beginning of this section misspells “measure” as “measuer”.	in calling for such an extreme measuer	in calling for such an extreme measure
96	Chapter 6 Many Uses of the Word As	In the list of uses for “as”, the first example sentence should use “looked”, not “look”.	He look down at his phone as he crossed the street.	He looked down at his phone as he crossed the street.
101	Chapter 6 Problem Set Answers	The last sentence in the explanation to question #3 has a mistake.	developments of both companies	developments of both countries
103	Chapter 6 Problem Set Answers	In the explanation for question 12, the word “and” is repeated unnecessarily in the sentence regarding answer choice (A).	Eliminate choice (A) for a mismatched subject–verb and and a mismatched comparison.	Eliminate choice (A) for a mismatched subject–verb and a mismatched comparison.
290	Chapter 17 Step 4: Work from Wrong to Right	In the “Cons” column, the number of verbal questions listed is incorrect.	Have to write 41 separate times	Have to write 36 separate times
335	Chapter 19 Title Page	In the second bullet point, “exercise” is misspelled.	Excercise: Brainstorm Assumptions	Exercise: Brainstorm Assumptions
374	Chapter 20 Right Answers	In Argument 2, the time per session is listed incorrectly.	15 minutes per session.	30 minutes per session.
452	Chapter 22 Right Answers	In Step 4 of Question 2, the explanation for answer choice D misstates that 20/(8/5) is 400/8. It is 100/8.	20/(8/5) = 400/8 = 12.5.	<20/(8/5) = 100/8 = 12.5.