Grammatical Error

Question

Underlined words have an error. How to change the underlined words for it to have no error? I'm not sure with my analysis

1. The success of a leader lays, not only on the leader's ability to influence people, but also in the sincerity of the purpose that the leader desires to achieve.

-i see no error, but how to change the underlined words

2. Seas and oceans help in in moderating land climates and to maintain a favorable concentration of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmospher.

-change "to maintain" to "in maintaining"?

3. He is one of the few candidates who has confined his discussion to issues of the day.

-"have" to "has"?

4. We were discussing about political issues, so her remarks about clothes and fashion were completely beside the point.

-"her" to "our"?

5. I have frequently observed that those who pride themselves in refinement and independence of taste, especially in the manner dressing, often reveals a remarkable sameness of choice.

-"reveals" to "reveal"?

6. Ernest is more than happy to welcome back old friends and make new ones now that he is enjoying the fruits of his endeavor.

-I see no error. What's wrong with the underlined words.

7. According to a United Nations report, many victims of human rights violations remain uncompensated for the sufferings they experienced during the dictatorship.

-"a" to "the"?

Answer 1

In #4, I don't have a problem with "her" because it seems that one person (in this case, a woman) is making remarks that are off subject. I believe the problem lies with "so." Another word like "therefore" seems more appropriate. Also, the punctuation that precedes "so" would only need to be a comma because "so" is a conjunction like "and." Using "therefore" would separate the two independent clauses more and justify the use of a semi-colon.

In #6, I believe the problem is in the comparison (more than what?). Leave out "more than" and just use "happy" or "extremely happy" if you want to increase the degree of "happy."

In #7, perhaps you are correct. I don't see any other error.

I agree with the previous comment about using "lies" instead of "lays." Your other answers appear to be correct.

Good luck!

Answer 2

In the first sentence, rests would be a better verb. Lays is not appropriate because it is transitive verb and requires a direct object for the action.

Answer 3

In the first sentence, the word should be "lies" not "lays."