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- Type the letter of the phrase that best completes the revised sentence.
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- 1. Considerable energy has been expended by critics of the present system.
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- Critics of the present system _______ considerable energy.
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- (A) had expended
- (B) had to expend
- (C) have expended
- (D) expenditure
- (E) in expenditure
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- Correct.
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- (C) Critics of the present system have expended considerable energy.
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- 2. Today Venice provides artists with such obvious subjects. However, it
- was not always so.
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- Today Venice provides artists with such obvious _______ was not always
- so.
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- (A) subjects; However, it
- (B) subjects, however; it
- (C) subjects however it
- (D) subjects, however, it
- (E) subjects; however, it
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- (E) Today Venice provides artists with such obvious subjects; however, it
- was not always so.
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- 3. The chairperson was unable to draw conclusions and to make
- recommendations.
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- The chairperson could neither draw conclusions _______ recommendations.
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- (A) or make
- (B) and make
- (C) nor make
- (D) making
- (E) to make
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- (C) The chairperson could neither draw conclusions nor make recommendations.
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- 4. All of us were invited by them to the cookout; my mom, my dad, and I
- were invited.
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- They invited all of us to the _______.
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- (A) cookout; my mom, my dad, and me
- (B) cookout, my mom, my dad, and me
- (C) cookout--my mom, my dad, and I
- (D) cookout--my mom, my dad, and me
- (E) cookout including my mom, my dad, and I
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- Correct.
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- (D) They invited all of us to the cookout--my mom, my dad, and me.
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- 5. My father's old Ford is a very early model. It is an antique.
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- My father's old _______ is an antique.
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- (A) Ford a very early model
- (B) Ford is a very early model
- (C) Ford, is a very early model,
- (D) Ford; is a very early model
- (E) Ford, a very early model,
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- (E) My father's old Ford, a very early model, is an antique.
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- 6. That he was bitterly disappointed was clearly indicated by his tone.
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- His tone _______ that he was bitterly disappointed.
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- (A) clearly implied
- (B) clearly inferred
- (C) clearly remarked
- (D) implied a clear inference
- (E) clearly implied and inferred
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- (A) His tone clearly implied that he was bitterly disappointed.
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- 7. Our former professor was a brilliant speaker and an able writer.
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- Our former professor was not only a brilliant _______ an able writer.
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- (A) speaker and as well
- (B) speaker as well as
- (C) speaker, was
- (D) speaker but also
- (E) speaker, and in addition
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- Correct.
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- (D) Our former professor was not only a brilliant speaker but also an able
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- 8. We could find no precedent for the judge's outrageous ruliing in this
- case.
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- No precedent _______ for the judge's outrageous ruling in this case.
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- (A) can be found
- (B) could be found
- (C) is being found
- (D) cannot be found
- (E) can find
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- (B) No precedent could be found for the judge's outrageous ruling in this
- case.
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