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Each of the following sentences is either correct or contains a single error in grammar or word usage. Except for the first question, which has an intriguing story behind it, the poll was written by Pat the Perfect. And yes, there are right and wrong answers.

Big-time investigative journalists such as Bob Woodward and me often rely on secret tips from insiders.
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
I am one of the few people on Earth who is able to score a hole-in-one on the Orbitz game while simultaneously emitting a pants-vibrating fart.
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
She gives free reign to her emotions, singing out with heart-rending poignancy.
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
He won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and was named Artist of the Decade for the National Society of Poets and Hog Callers.
 
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It's got an error in word usage.
 
It's fine.
 
 
 
After a full hour of rabble-rousing speeches, the rally reached a crescendo when the vice presidential nominee took the stage.
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
The renovated Arena Stage building will be impervious to street noise -- encircled by a thick wall of heavy glass, the sirens and car horns of Sixth Street and Maine Avenue will be inaudible inside the theater.
 
It's got a grammatical error.
 
It's got an error in word usage.
 
It's fine.
 
 
 
Whom would you say is the better person for the job, Gene or some random street lunatic?
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
The $2 prize will go to whomever can best explain the difference between subjective and objective pronouns.
 
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It's fine.
 
 
 
The drawing of the succubus was five times bigger than the drawing of the incubus.
 
It's got a grammatical error.
 
It's got an error in word usage.
 
It's fine.
 
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