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- Type the letter of the phrase that best completes the revised sentence.
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- 1. The children, terrified by the noise, locked themselves in their
- bedroom.
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- The children locked themselves in their bedroom, _______ by the noise.
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- (A) when they were made terrified
- (B) having been terrified
- (C) filled with terror
- (D) terror-filled
- (E) terrorized
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- b
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- Correct.
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- (B) The children locked themselves in their bedroom, having been terrified
- by the noise.
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- 2. Was she really the one whom you saw last night?
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- Was it really _______ you saw last night?
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- (A) she which
- (B) she who
- (C) her who
- (D) her whom
- (E) she whom
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- e
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- Correct.
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- (E) Was it really she whom you saw last night?
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- 3. I intended to be at home when the painters arrive, but they were late.
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- I intended to be at home when the painters _______ were late.
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- (A) arrived, however the painters
- (B) arrived; However, they
- (C) arrived, however, I hoped they
- (D) arrived; however, they
- (E) arrived, however, they
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- Correct.
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- (D) I intended to be at home when the painters arrived; however, they were
- late.
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- 4. Certainty that the students were to blame for the vandalism caused the
- principal to act quickly.
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- Sure that the students were to blame for the vandalism, the
- principal _______.
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- (A) was acting quickly
- (B) will act quickly
- (C) acted quickly
- (D) was caused to act quickly
- (E) had acted quickly
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- c
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- Correct.
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- (C) Sure that the students were to blame for the vandalism, the principal
- acted quickly.
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- 5. Walking down the street, Phyllis immediately located a bookstore.
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- Phyllis walked down the street _______ a bookstore.
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- (A) and then immediately had located
- (B) and immediately located
- (C) and immediately she had located
- (D) and immediately she locates
- (E) which immediately located
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- b
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- Correct.
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- (B) Phyllis walked down the street and immediately located a bookstore.
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- 6. It was clear to Churchill that the long-term goals of the allies were
- very different.
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- The long-term goals of the allies were very _______ clear to
- Churchill).
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- (A) different, being
- (B) differently so it was
- (C) different (a fact that was
- (D) different; a fact that was
- (E) different and so it was
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- (C) The long-term aims of the allies were very different (a fact that was
- clear to Churchill).
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