The following sentences test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. each sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. no sentence contains more than one error. the error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. if the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. if the sentence is correct, select choice e.
a when a writer sits down b and attempts to work on an assignment c writing a script for hire d he has based on someone else's idea, even an idea totally alien to his experience, he will nonetheless end up telling nothing other than his own personal tale. e no error.
a) when a writer sits down
b) and attempts to work
c) writing a script for hire
d) he has based on someone else's idea

Xcerpt from mrs. wilson’s cook book- broiled hamburger steak mary a. wilson broiled hamburger steak do not fry or pan hamburger steak made from flank of sirloin. place meat in bowl and add; three-quarters cup of moist bread crumbs, one onion, minced fine, two tablespoons of parsley, one teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of paprika, one egg. mix, form into flat cakes, brush with salad oil; place on baking dish. broil in gas broiler for eight minutes, then place in hot oven for seven minutes longer. spread with desired butter and send to the table in a baking dish. this will give a delicious flavored meat in place of the usual dry, tasteless cake that is frequently served. what happens when the flat cakes come out of the broiler? a) they are ready to be served. b) they should be lightly salted. c) they are to be placed in a hot oven. d) they need to cool for fifteen minutes.