1. My mother divided the sweets equally between my brother, sister and me.

SOLUTION

Answer:
My mother divided the sweets equally among my brother, sister and me.
Correct use of terms for quantities in comparisons:
Between is used for comparing two entities. For more than two, use either among or amongst.

1. The flock of birds sitting on the dead tree stump were spooked by the loud noise.
2. Neither of the brothers were interested in their family trade.
3. Although exhausted from the cold, Sara’s survival instinct forced her to keep moving.

SOLUTION

1. The flock of birds sitting on the dead tree stump were spooked by the loud noise.

Answer:
The flock of birds sitting on the dead tree stump was spooked by the loud noise.
Subject Verb Agreement: The subject of the sentence is ‘the flock’ and it is singular. So the verb in the predicate should be was not were.

2. Neither of the brothers were interested in their family trade.
Answer:
Neither of the brothers was interested in their family trade.
Subject Verb Agreement: Neither can be a distributive adjective (Neither brother) or pronoun (Neither wanted) and is always considered singular. So the verb in the predicate should be was not were.

3. Although exhausted from the cold, Sara’s survival instinct forced her to keep moving.
Answer:
Although exhausted from the cold, Sara was forced by her survival instinct to keep moving.
Misplaced modifier: Sara and not Sara’s survival instinct was exhausted from the cold. The modifier (in this case ‘Although exhausted from the cold’) should be close to the word or phrase that is being modified.