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- 1. Every one of the nurses was awarded her credentials with honors.
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- All of the nurses _______ credentials with honors.
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- (A) should have been awarded her
- (B) were awarded their
- (C) was awarded their
- (D) had been awarded their
- (E) had been awarded its
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- (B) All of the nurses were awarded their credentials with honors.
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- 2. Faulkner's novel's language resembles the language of Proust.
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- The language of Faulkner's novels _______.
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- (A) is somewhat as Proust
- (B) is somewhat like Proust
- (C) is somewhat like that of Proust's
- (D) is somewhat as Proust's
- (E) is somewhat like Proust's novels
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- (C) The language of Faulkner's novels is somewhat like that of Proust's.
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- 3. He wears a gold wedding band, which his wife gave him, on his left hand.
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- On his left _______ he wears a gold wedding band which his wife gave him.
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- (A) band;
- (B) hand;
- (C) band,
- (D) wife,
- (E) hand,
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- (E) On his left hand, he wears a gold wedding band which his wife gave him.
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- 4. I spend many hours at work, and I expect to be paid accordingly.
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- Because I spend many hours at _______ I expect to be paid accordingly.
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- (A) work
- (B) work; therefore,
- (C) work.
- (D) work;
- (E) work,
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- (E) Because I spend many hours at work, I expect to be paid accordingly.
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- 5. Here in this army, there are many brave bowmen.
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- There are many heroic _______.
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- (A) bowmen here in this army
- (B) bowmen in this army here
- (C) bowmen of this army
- (D) bowmen here
- (E) bowmen in this here army
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- (A) There are many heroic bowmen here in this army.
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- 6. I saw a cute little squirrel. It was jumping from branch to branch
- in the woods.
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- I saw a cute little _______ from branch to branch in the woods.
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- (A) squirrel; jumping
- (B) squirrel, jumping
- (C) squirrel. Jumping
- (D) squirrel; Jumping
- (E) squirrel jumping
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- (E) I saw a cute little squirrel jumping from branch to branch in the
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- 7. Were they really the students who cheated on the test?
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- Was it really _______ cheated on the test?
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- (A) they who
- (B) them who
- (C) they which
- (D) them that
- (E) they whom
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- (A) Was it really they who cheated on the test?
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- 8. If you can pinpoint your errors, you will have a chance to correct
- them.
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- Pinpoint your _______ you will have a chance to correct them.
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- (A) errors if
- (B) errors then
- (C) errors and
- (D) errors
- (E) errors, and
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- Correct.
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- (E) Pinpoint your errors, and you will have a chance to correct them.
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