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A
Some of the following sentences contain an error in grammar, usage,
word choice, or idiom. Other sentences are correct. Parts of each
sentence are capitalized and lettered. The error, if there is one, is
contained in one of the capitalized parts of the sentence. Assume that
all other parts of the sentence are correct and cannot be changed. For
each sentence, select the one capitalized part that must be changed to make
the sentence correct, and type it in the answer space. If there is no
error in a sentence, type E. No sentence contains more than one error.
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1. Some people think HAMLET'S "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" SOLILOQUY is one of the
A B C
MOST SADDEST speeches in literature. NO ERROR
D E
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d
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2
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(D) Since the superlative form is "saddest," "most" is redundant.
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2. My SON'S teacher reported THAT he had done very GOOD on all of his
A B C
tests SO FAR this semester. NO ERROR
D E
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c
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3
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(C) The adverb "well" is required to modify the verb "had done."
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3. Art historians once THOUGHT the blue iris depicted in Egyptian art was
A
MERELY ornamental; AT PRESENT BOTANISTS NOW claim that it has cultural
B C
importance ALSO. NO ERROR
D E
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c
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4
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(C) "Now" is redundant.
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4. MY girlfriend and MYSELF plan to GET MARRIED next year, if we are able
A B C
to FINISH our education by that time. NO ERROR
D E
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b
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Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(B) The correct word is "I."
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5. Even after Richard Cory killed himself (IN THE FAMOUS POEM), many of
A
the TOWNSPEOPLE who HAD ENVIED HIM probably still wished THEY could
B C D
have lived in his situation. NO ERROR
E
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e
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6
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(E) This sentence is correct.
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6. When my mother first learned to knit, she made a BEAUTIFUL sweater for
A
my father; IT ONLY DIDN'T fit him too WELL. NO ERROR
B C D E
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b
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Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(B) "Only" should precede "it."
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7. THE REASON I think you failed the exam is THAT you DIDN'T study, and you
A B C
HARDLY NEVER went to class. NO ERROR
D E
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d
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8
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
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(D) The correct phrase is "hardly ever"; the double negative must be
eliminated.
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8. ISN'T it wonderful how we can walk into a room, flip a switch or push
A B
a button; and have the area BATHED IN light! NO ERROR
C D E
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c
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B
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
B
(C) A comma is required to separate each item in a series.
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