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- These sentences may contain problems in grammar, usage, word choice,
- sentence construction, and punctuation. Part or all of each sentence is
- capitalized. Following each sentence you will find five ways of
- expressing the capitalized part. Select Choice A if the sentence is
- correct. If not, type the letter of the choice that improves the sentence
- without changing its original meaning.
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- 1. If Grace HAD DRANK less alcohol, her health would have been better.
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- (A) had drank
- (B) had drunk
- (C) drinks
- (D) would have drank
- (E) would drink
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- b
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- Correct.
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- (B) The correct form is "had drunk."
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- 2. Sheila is certainly AS INTELLIGENT AS ANY of her classmates.
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- (A) as intelligent as any
- (B) equally intelligent than
- (C) as intelligent with
- (D) equal in regard to being intelligent with
- (E) equally intelligent then
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- a
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- Correct.
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- (A) This sentence is correct.
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- 3. It was relieving to hear the speaker SAY, THAT ENDS MY TALK FOR
- TONIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
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- (A) say, that ends my talk for tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
- (B) say, "That ends my talk for tonight, ladies and gentlemen."
- (C) say, That ends my talk for tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
- (D) say, that ends my talk for tonight, ladies and gentlemen."
- (E) say "That ends my talk for tonight, ladies and gentlemen."
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- b
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- Correct.
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- (B) Quotation marks are required.
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- 4. THE BOYS' UNIFORMS WERE STOLEN FROM THEIR LOCKERS.
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- (A) The boys' uniforms were stolen from their lockers.
- (B) The boy's uniforms were stolen from their lockers.
- (C) The boys uniforms were stolen from their lockers.
- (D) The boys' uniforms were stolen from his lockers.
- (E) The boys' uniforms' stolen from their lockers.
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- a
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- Correct.
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- (A) This sentence is correct.
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- 5. I shall TRY AND TAKE the book back to the library this afternoon.
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- (A) try and take
- (B) try and bring
- (C) try and return
- (D) try to return
- (E) try to take
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- Correct.
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- (E) The correct phrase is "try to."
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- 6. Everyone except BILL AND HIM WERE on time for the performance.
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- (A) Bill and him were
- (B) Bill and he was
- (C) Bill and him was
- (D) Bill and he were
- (E) Bill and he is
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- Correct.
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- (C) The singular "was" is required to agree with its antecedent "everyone."
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- 7. THEIR SOME OF THE SILLIEST COMEDIANS YOU'D EVER WANT TO SEE.
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- (A) Their some of the silliest comedians you'd ever want to see.
- (B) Their some of the silliest comedians you'ld ever want to see.
- (C) There some of the silliest comedians you'd ever want to see.
- (D) They're some of the silliest comedian you'd ever want to see.
- (E) They're some of the silliest comedians you'd ever want to see.
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- e
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- Correct.
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- (E) The correct spelling of the contraction is "They're."
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- 8. He HAD BEEN RINGING THE BELL for well over five minutes when he heard
- someone come to the door.
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- (A) had been ringing the bell
- (B) has been ringing the bell
- (C) kept ringing the bell
- (D) had rung the bell
- (E) rang the bell
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- B
- Correct.
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- B
- (A) This sentence is correct.
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