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Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Even though I have seen the movie countless times, I still laughed when the sheriff throws his mug. A . laughed when the sheriff throws his mug. B . laugh when the sheriff throws his mug. C . laugh when the sheriff threw his mug. D . laughed whenever the sheriff throws his mug. E . laugh when the sheriff will throw his mug.
Answer: B
Explanation:
“laughed when the sheriff throws his mug”, “laugh when the sheriff threw his mug”, “laughed whenever the sheriff throws his mug”, and “laugh when the sheriff will throw his mug” all have verb tense mismatches.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh. A . slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not B . slapstick humor, but physical comedy is not C . slapstick humor, and physical comedy is not D . slapstick humor; physical comedy is not E . slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that is
Answer: B
Explanation:
“slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not” is a run-on: “however” is NOT a conjunction. “slapstick humor, and physical comedy is not” and “slapstick humor; physical comedy is not” are missing contrast. “slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that is” is not at all concise.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Yesterday I fell down the stairs and then tried to act as I did so on purpose. A . Yesterday I fell down the stairs and then B . Yesterday I fell down the stairs, I C . I fell down the stairs yesterday, I D . After I fell down the stairs yesterday; I E . Falling down the stairs; I
Answer: A
Explanation:
“Yesterday I fell down the stairs, I” and “I fell down the stairs yesterday, I” are run-ons. D and E misuse their semicolons: the parts before them are not independent clauses.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
In countries such as China the government is recognizing the advantages of a capitalist market rather than communism and adjust economic policy accordingly. A . capitalist market rather than communism and adjust B . capitalist market rather than Communism and adjust C . capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjust D . capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjusting E . Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjusting
Answer: D
Explanation:
The problem with this sentence is in parallel structure. The test is very particular about being consistent about the forms of words used. So specifically since the sentence refers to a capitalist market, then the sentence must refer to a communist market ― not communism, which is an ideology rather than a market system in this context. Only choices “capitalist market rather than Communism and adjust”, “capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjusting” and “Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjusting” remain. Choice “Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjusting” commits terrible capitalization (neither “capitalist” nor “communist”) mistakes and structure errors (where does the “nor” fit in? It does not.) Only choice “capitalist market rather than Communism and adjust” and choice “capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjusting” remain now, but “capitalist market rather than Communism and adjust” mistakenly capitalizes communism and does not change “adjust” to match the parallel verb (i.e. recognizing). Choice “capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjusting” uses the right adjective forms of capitalism and communism, does not make capitalization errors and maintains parallel sentence structure.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Inside the glove compartment were legal documents, pictures, and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves. And there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves. A . and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves. B . and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but not any gloves. C . and napkins from the coffee shop, no gloves were there. D . and napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves. E . and napkins from the coffee shop, there were no gloves.
Answer: D
Explanation:
“and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but not any gloves” break the parallelism of the list of things in the glove compartment. “And napkins from the coffee shop, no gloves were there” and “and napkins from the coffee shop, there were no gloves” are run-ons.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Learning a new language can be difficult for people after one reaches a certain age; abilities needed to retain and apply new linguistic information deteriorate with time. A . after one reaches a certain age B . after they reach a certain age C . after they reaches certain ages D . after it reaches a certain age E . after you reach a certain age
Answer: B
Explanation:
The underlined portion of this sentence is wrong because the sentence refers to people in general. Because a plural third person form of a pronoun is needed (because of the reference to “people”), “one” ,“it”, and “you” are all inappropriate responses. Choice “after one reaches a certain age”, “after it reaches a certain age” and “after you reach a certain age” are all incorrect. Choice “after they reach a certain age” is better than choice “after they reaches certain ages” because of the implied logic. People can reach a defined age; it is odd to say that multiple people are simultaneously reaching multiple ages ― what is certain then? It’s almost an oxymoron to say certain ages in this context, although it is perfectly fine in other situations (i.e. This board game is only for people of certain ages). Yet the more defining difference is the singular verb form of choice “after they reaches certain ages” (i.e. reaches) mistakenly in place of the plural verb form of choice “after they reach a certain age” (i.e. reach).
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Sports are a significant part of life for people all across the world, as was demonstrated in 2006 when billions of people came together to be involved with the World Cup either through playing, watching or thru advertising. A . World Cup either through playing, watching or thru advertising. B . World cup either through playing, watching or thru advertising. C . World Cup either through playing, watching or through advertising. D . World Cup either through playing, watching or advertising. E . World Cup either through playing, watching or advertising for it.
Answer: D
Explanation:
This sentence tests your knowledge of capitalization and awareness of parallelism. The original sentence is incorrect because choice “World Cup either through playing, watching or thru advertising” destroys the parallelism (i.e. thru advertising instead of simply “advertising”) and uses the informal spelling of through (i.e. “thru”). Only choices “World Cup either through playing, watching or advertising” and “World Cup either through playing, watching or advertising for it” correct the parallelism error; however, the list should strictly contain gerunds in order to be parallel, so “advertising for it” is not the best choice. By ending with “for it” the author is also implying that one may “play for it” and “watch for it,” and although one may play for the World Cup through a grammar stretch, one cannot possibly “watch for it” and do the same thing as one who simply “watches it.” Choice “World Cup either through playing, watching or advertising” uses the appropriate capitalization (because the World Cup is a major sports event it is a proper noun that must be capitalized) and maintains strict parallelism in the concluding list of ways to be involved.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Fraternities are a great way to make friends and learn important lessons of loyalty and compassion. A . are a great way to make friends and B . is a great way to make friends and C . will have been a great way to make friends and D . will be a great way to make friends and E . is a great way to make friends however
Answer: A
Explanation:
The original sentence is correct as written. There is no need to change the verb form or tense.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
In many cultures, they consider fish eggs a delicacy. A . In many cultures they consider fish eggs a delicacy. B . In many cultures fish eggs are considered a delicacy. C . In many cultures a delicacy is considered to be fish eggs. D . Fish eggs, a delicacy in many cultures. E . They consider fish eggs to be a delicacy in many cultures.
Answer: B
Explanation:
“In many cultures they consider fish eggs a delicacy” is tempting, but the pronoun “they” is vague. “They consider fish eggs to be a delicacy in many cultures” has the same vague pronoun problem. “In many cultures a delicacy is considered to be fish eggs” is just weird all over. “Fish eggs, a delicacy in many cultures” is a fragment.
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Fleeing the horde of zombies on foot, an apparently safe building became visible to the terrified couple. A . an apparently safe building became visible to the terrified couple. B . the terrified couple spotted a building that looked safe. C . a safe looking building was spotted by the terrified couple. D . the terrified couple’s luck changed when they spotted a safe looking building. E . their fear subsided somewhat when the terrified couple would spot a safe looking building.
Answer: B
Explanation:
“an apparently safe building became visible to the terrified couple”, “a safe looking building was spotted by the terrified couple”, “the terrified couple’s luck changed when they spotted a safe looking building”, and “their fear subsided somewhat when the terrified couple would spot a safe looking building” are all dangling modifiers. Who was fleeing the horde? The terrified couple was.
