Question

Which error in the sentence should be corrected while editing?
We needed to have a security report otherwise, we wouldn't go.
A. awkward sentence
B. wordiness
C. punctuation
D. spelling error

Answer 1

The correct answer is (C). There are two possible sentence as the Conjunctive adverbs join two independent clauses:

We needed to have a security report ;otherwise, we wouldn't go.

Or

We needed to have a security report. Otherwise, we wouldn't go.

Answer 2

Answer:

The error that should be corrected in the sentence while editing is the PUNCTUATION. A semicolon should be placed after the word, report and before the word, otherwise. 

Explanation: