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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. Every citizen should be assured of basic HEALTH CARE, HE'S NOT SURE
- HOW THE GOVERNMENT would finance that.
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- (A) health care, he's not sure how the government
- (B) health care: he's not sure how the government
- (C) health care; he's not sure how the Government
- (D) health care; he's not sure how the government
- (E) Health Care. He's not sure how the government
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- Correct.
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- (D) A semicolon is needed.
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- 2. He found CHARLES car completely demolished.
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- (A) Charles
- (B) Charle's
- (C) Charles'
- (D) Charlies
- (E) Charleses
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- c
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- Correct.
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- (C) "Charles'" is the possessive form.
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- 3. When my son was born, he received several blankets as GIFTS, HIS
- FAVORITE WAS ONE THAT WAS WOOL PLAID.
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- (A) gifts, his favorite was one that was wool plaid
- (B) gifts his favorite was one that was wool plaid
- (C) gifts; his favorite one that was wool plaid
- (D) gifts his favorite a wool plaid one
- (E) gifts. His favorite was one that was wool plaid.
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- e
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- Correct.
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- (E) A period is required.
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- 4. DUE TO the situation in the college, there was a drop in enrollment.
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- (A) Due to
- (B) According to
- (C) Because of
- (D) Owing to
- (E) Since
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- c
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct phrase is "Because of."
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- 5. He could not see BEING THAT it was so dark.
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- (A) being that
- (B) seeing that
- (C) since
- (D) being
- (E) owing to
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct word is "since."
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- 6. The sale of the writer's novel to a film company made his annual salary
- FAR GREATER THAN LAST YEAR.
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- (A) far greater than last year
- (B) much better than last year
- (C) far greater then it was last year
- (D) far greater then it had been last year
- (E) far greater this year than it was last year
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- B
- Correct.
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- (E) To show comparison between the two salaries, the clause "this year than
- it was" should be inserted.
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