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1. -- ExhibitC

-- ExhibitC

Sentence 6:It will change the quality of life in Medford with the proposed shopping mall.

it will change

will change

had changed

the quality

life in Medford

2. -- Exhibit -

Cowgirls

(A)

Who was the first rodeo cowgirls?

While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.

One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation.

Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s. (B)

Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983. Sentence 1 As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option

pioneers those

pioneers, those

pioneers, and those

pioneers are those

pioneers, who are those

3. -- ExhibitC

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Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

had been placed

placed

placing

may be placed

may be placing

4. -- ExhibitC

Sentence By next fall, we hope that all construction will be complete the apartments will become condominium units.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

complete the apartments will

complete, and the apartments will

complete and, the apartments will

complete and, the apartments, will

complete and, the apartments will,

5. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence Our work stations are stocked with all the tools and equipment that you needed to do work on your car.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

that you needed

that, you needed

that needs

that needed

that you will need

6. -- ExhibitC

Sentence During the course of her employment with Ryan Industries is when Elena has received two bonuses and a number of commendations from our customers.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

Industries is when Elena

Industries.Elena

Industries and Elena

Industries, Elena

Industries, when Elena

7. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit -Sentence 7:This preparation will make the painting process going much more smoothly.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the

best way, choose optionA.

going

goes

to go

is going

8. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit C

Sentence I am writing to you on behalf of the Galena Arts Academy.

Which correction should be made to sentence 1?

change am to have been

replace to with too

replace on behalf with for

change Academy to academy

no correction is necessary

9. Which revision should be made to sentence 3?

remove sentence 3

move sentence 3 to follow sentence 7

move sentence 3 to follow sentence 8

move sentence 3 to follow sentence 16

no revision is necessary

10. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 10:It’s more than just changing fluids and wipers or fixing breaks.

Which correction should be made to sentence 10?

replace It’s with Its

replace than with then

insert a comma after wipers

change fixing to fixed

replace breaks with brakes

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11. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 16: If you live in a dry climate, consider, slow-growing, drought-tolerant plants as an alternative to grass.

Which correction should be made to sentence 16?

change live to living

remove the comma after consider

remove the comma after slow-growing

insert a comma after drought-tolerant

no correction is necessary

12. -- Exhibit -

How to Bake a Sicilian Pizza at Home

(A)

Its almost impossible to bake a Sicilian pizza at home like those pizzas baked in your hometown pizza parlor.

The reason is that wood-fired brickovens at the pizza parlor generates the intense heat needed to create fine pizza. (B)

Since the conventional oven at home cannot produce such intense heat, you must use a conventional oven equipped with a pizza stone.

An oven of this kind preheated for half an hour will make you a very good pizza. (C)

Generally, you start with the bread dough, putting on some toppings, and bake the pizza in the oven.(6) However, you must first preheat the oven to 500 degrees for at least a half an hour.(7) After preheating the oven divide the dough into four equal balls.(8) There are, however, a few specific steps to follow for successfully making a pizza at home (9) Flatten one of the balls and stretch them with your hands into a circle.(10) Next, place the dough on a metal or wooden baking sheet that has been dusted with flour, then coat the dough with tomato sauce and other toppings, including a drizzle of olive oil.(11) Finally, for the best effect, slide the dough from thebaking sheet onto the pizza stone.(12) Baking for about 15 minutes until the bottom is cooked and the edges are brown. (D) (13) There is other important things to remember as you make your own pizza.(14) Make sure that your dough is soft so that it is easy to work with.(15) Also, to avoid creating a soggy pizza, you should use tomato sauce sparingly.(16) Now you are ready to enjoy a pizza at home that is the equal to that of your favorite pizza parlor.(17) Bon appetit! Sentence 9:Flatten one of the balls and stretch them with your hands into a circle. Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

change Flatten to Having flattened

replace one with won

change stretch to stretching

change them to it

replace your with you’re

13. -- Exhibit -

Cowgirls

(A)

Who was the first rodeo cowgirls?

While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.

One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation.

Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s. (B)

Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild Westshow and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option

was

were

have been

being

14. -- Exhibit C

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Sentences 1 and How can you reduce fuel consumption? The cost of gasoline is rising.

The most effective combination of sentences 1 and 2 would include which group of words?

consumption, the cost

consumption, when

consumption.The cost

consumption.Because

consumption when

15. Sentence 1Now, still leaving power-draining accessories turned off take your vehicle out for a good drive on the highway to recharge your battery fully.

Which correction should be made to sentence 14?

remove the comma after Now

replace still leaving with leave

insert a comma after off

change take to taking

no correction is necessary

16. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 1As soon as the seedlings are shipped, we will notify you of their expected arrival time.

Which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 11?

remove sentence 11

move sentence 11 to follow sentence 8

move sentence 11 to follow sentence 12

move sentence 11 to follow sentence 14

no revision is necessary

17. -- Exhibit C

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Sentences 8 and 9:Learn to be creative with words.Learn how to make your resume the one that is put on the top of the pile.

The most effective combination of sentences 8 and 9 would include which group of words?

Learn to be creative with words and making

Learning to be creative with words, you can learn

Being creative with words, and make

Being creative with words and putting

Learn how to be creative with words and to make

18. -- Exhibit -

Making a Budget

(A)

Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles.

First, writing down all your income for one month.

Income, including your paycheck or other checks from Social Security and the government, means all the money you receive.

Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses.

Rent and utilities are important regular expenses; you should also include expenses for food and medicine you take regularly.(6) Youmust not forget because they add up, the smaller monthly bills such as payments for credit cards, interest on loans, and insurance. (B) (7) You also should keep track of minor daily expenses because you probably spend more on them than you realize.(8) These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy.(9) Add them up for a week and then multiply the weekly total by the number of weeks in the month to determine the total monthly cost.(10) Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs along with gasoline and tolls, should also be calculated as monthly expenses. (C) (11) Finally, it’s important to plan as much as possible for special expenses, such as visits to doctors and dentists and repairs to your home or car.(12) Gifts for such events as Christmas and birthdays are other kinds of expenses you can plan for certain months.(13) Other activities, such as celebrating a holiday or taking a vacation, often demand extra spending, too.(14) Some months may also require you according to the season to buy new clothes.(15) By preparing a budget in all these areas, you can figure out how much money you need for each month, this will help you watch your spending and may help you to save for the future. Sentence First, writing down all your income for one month. Which correction should be made to sentence 2?

change writing to write

change writing to to write

change writing to by writing

insert a comma after income

no correction is necessary

19. -- ExhibitC

Sentences 5 and 6:Newer models are more accurate than the earlier devices.Which were plagued by false alarms.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of these sentences? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

devices.Which were

devices.And were

devices, who were

devices, those which are

devices, which were

20. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit -Sentence 1Salads and other cold dishes refrigerated promptly after preparation.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the

best way, choose optionA.

refrigerated

is refrigerated

refrigerating

should be refrigerated

have been refrigerated

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21. -- Exhibit -

How to Bake a Sicilian Pizza at Home

(A)

Its almost impossible to bake a Sicilian pizza at home like those pizzas baked in your hometown pizza parlor.

The reason is that wood-fired brickovens at the pizza parlor generates the intense heat needed to create fine pizza. (B)

Since the conventional oven at home cannot produce such intense heat, you must use a conventional oven equipped with a pizza stone.

An oven of this kind preheated for half an hour will make you a very good pizza. (C)

Generally, you start with the bread dough, putting on some toppings, and bake the pizza in the oven.(6) However, you must first preheat the oven to 500 degrees for at least a half an hour.(7) After preheating the oven divide the dough into four equal balls.(8) There are, however, a few specific steps to follow for successfully making a pizza at home (9) Flatten one of the balls and stretch them with your hands into a circle.(10) Next, place the dough on a metal or wooden baking sheet that has been dusted with flour, then coat the dough with tomato sauce and other toppings, including a drizzle of olive oil.(11) Finally, for the best effect, slide the dough from the baking sheet onto the pizza stone.(12) Baking for about 15 minutes until the bottom is cooked and the edges are brown. (D) (13) There is other important things to remember as you make your own pizza.(14) Make sure that your dough is soft so that it is easy to work with.(15) Also, to avoid creating a soggy pizza, you should use tomato sauce sparingly.(16) Now you are ready to enjoy a pizza at home that is the equal to that of your favorite pizza parlor.(17) Bon appetit! Sentence The reason is that wood-fired brick ovens at the pizza parlor generates the intense heat needed to create fine pizza. Which correction should be made to sentence 2?

change is to are

insert a comma after ovens

change generates to generate

change needed to needing

change create to creates

22. -- Exhibit C

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

look forward to see

is looking forward

look forward to have seen

looking forward for seeing

look forward to seeing

23. -- Exhibit -

Cowgirls

(A)

Who was the first rodeo cowgirls?

While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.

One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation.

Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s. (B)

Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983. Sentence 1A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country. Which correction should be made to sentence 14?

change becomes to became

change continued to has continued

change competing to to compete

change held to having been held

no revision is necessary

24. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 7:Thus, to ensure that everyone is given an equal opportunity for a quiet working area, you are requested to observe this new policy.

Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

remove the comma after Thus

insert a comma after ensure

remove the comma after area

change are to is

no correction is necessary

25. -- ExhibitC

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Which sentence would be most effective if inserted at the beginning of paragraph D?

Watering is always an issue.

A lot of people collect rain water to water their gardens.

As a result of dams, many rivers have been turned into massive lakes, providing water and recreation to numerous towns and cities.

Water is regarded either as hard or soft depending on the mineral deposits found in the water.

Water is a combination of two elements―oxygen and hydrogen.

26. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 6:Errors based on misinformation also may result in financial penalties, both for we and our clients.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

change based to are based

insert a comma after misinformation

change result to resulting

change result to results

replace we with us

27. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit -Sentence Van Gogh, in his paintings, and beliefs, was a champion of the lower classes.

Which correction should be made to sentence 3?

remove the comma after Gogh

remove the comma after paintings

remove the comma after beliefs

change beliefs to believes

insert a comma after lower

28. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1Rush delivery an additional $4.00 and Silver Wing service, an additional $8.00.

Which correction should be made to sentence 15?

insert is after Rush delivery

replace $4.00 and with $4.00,

replace $4.00 and with $4.00.And

insert being after service,

no correction is necessary

29. -- Exhibit C

Where should the following sentence be placed in the document?

Here is how to do it.

at the end of paragraph A

at the end of paragraph B

after sentence 10

at the beginning of paragraph D

at the beginning of paragraph E

30. -- ExhibitC

Which revision would improve the effectiveness of paragraph D?

remove sentence 13

move sentence 14 to the beginning of paragraph D

remove sentence 14

move sentence 16 to the end of paragraph D

move sentence 18 to follow sentence 16

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31. Sentence 6:You needed a surface thermometer and a supply of split hardwood, such as maple or birch.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

replace You with They

change needed to will need

insert a comma after thermometer

insert a comma after as

insert a comma after maple

32. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 10:Furthermore, in almost 90 percent of the CO calls reported to utilities and fire departments in the mid-1990s, the levels found were to low to affect the average person.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

to low to affect

to low to effect

to low, to affect

too low to effect

too low to affect

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Comics:A Window on Life

(A)

When I was a child.

A clergyman said that he read the comic strips in the daily paper every day.

This amazed me because I believed that comics was for the young.

I thought adults considered comics juvenile.

"But no,"he said."Comic strips can give you an insight into the human condition the way people think and behave." (6) Today, most would agree that he will be right.(7) The wide range of topics treated in the daily comic strips doesn’t miss much about how people live their lives. (B) (8) A popular comic strip subject is family life.(9) Strips on the family range from stay-athome parenting with all its joys and trials to when the kids went to a restaurant with all the things that can go wrong there.(10) Some strips deal with sibling relationships.(11) Others explore adolescence and the stresses of children becoming more independent.(12) The humorous look at the role of husbands and wives in the family also makes for interesting reading. (C) (13) Pets have been playing an important role in comic strips.(14) Sometimes they are secondary to the human characters, the family dog, or rabbit, but sometimes it is the whole point of the strip.(15) Who can resist a cynical self-centered cat or a lolloping, brainless dog, especially if it gets the better of the humans? (D) (16) Comic strips allow people to laugh at themselves and their very human failings.(17) A little light is brought into our lives by them for a brief moment each day.(18) They are also a barometer of popular culture, telling what the social trends are and how some people regard them.(19) If the comic strips suddenly disappeared from the newspapers, society would lose a valuable piece of its culture. Sentence 9:Strips on the family range from stay-at-home parenting with all its joys and trials to when the kids went to a restaurant with all the things that can go wrong there. The most effective revision of sentence 9 would include which group of words?

to taking the kids

Joys and trials

The kids went to

trials.To when

go wrong their

34. -- Exhibit -

Making a Budget

(A)

Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles.

First, writing down all your income for one month.

Income, including your paycheck or other checks from Social Security and the government, means all the money you receive.

Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses.

Rent and utilities are important regular expenses; you should also include expenses for food and medicine you take regularly.(6) You must not forget because they add up, the smaller monthly bills such as payments for credit cards, interest on loans, and insurance. (B) (7) You also should keep track of minor daily expenses because you probably spend more on them than you realize.(8) These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy.(9) Add them up for a week and then multiply the weekly total by the number of weeks in the month to determine the total monthly cost.(10) Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs along with gasoline and tolls, should also be calculated as monthly expenses. (C) (11) Finally, it’s important to plan as much as possible for special expenses, such as visits to doctors and dentists and repairs to your home or car.(12) Gifts for such events as Christmas and birthdays are other kinds of expenses you can plan for certain months.(13) Other activities, such as celebrating a holiday or taking a vacation, often demand extra spending, too.(14) Some months may also require you according to the season to buy new clothes.(15) By preparing a budget in all these areas, you can figure out how much money you need for each month, this will help you watch your spending and may help you to save for the future. Sentence 10:Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs, along with gasoline and tolls, should also be calculated as monthly expenses. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option

fairs, along with gasoline

fairs, along with gasoline,

fairs, along with, gasoline,

fares, along with gasoline

fares, along with, gasoline,

35. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1Wishing to thank you for the opportunity to discuss our common problems.

The most effective revision of sentence 12 would begin with which group of words?

Wishing and thanking and giving

I thank you for wishing

I wish to thank you for

Our common problems are a wish

The opportunity to wish

36. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence We want to help you taking care of all of your automotive needs.

Which correction should be made to sentence 1?

change want to wants

replace to with too

change help to helping

change taking to take

insert a comma after care

37. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1The holes should be at least three feet in diameter and two to two-and-a-half feet deep, which you can dig.

three feet

the holes that

which should be

should be at least

the holes should be

38. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence Each year, about 250 fatal poisoning accidents in the United States alone is attributed to CO.

Which correction should be made to sentence 3?

insert a comma after fatal

change fatal to fatally

insert a comma after alone

change is to are

change attributed to attribute

39. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 20:If we continue to receive complaints regarding inappropriate workstation behavior, management, will have to find a better means of controlling the situation.

Which correction should be made to sentence 20?.

insert a comma after complaints

remove the comma after behavior

remove the comma after management

change will have to could have

change of controlling to to controlling

40. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence I am amazed you would support the city councils plan to widen Sycamore Street and turn it into a highway, a plan that will lead to much unhappiness and bear much criticism.

Which correction should be made to sentence 4?

change councils to council’s

insert a comma after Street

remove the comma after highway

replace lead with led

no correction is necessary

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41. -- ExhibitC

Sentence As you know, Montgomery is home to many artists and who volunteer their time to work at the Galena Arts Academy with the children as a part of the city-wide Volunteer Artists’ Program.

Which correction should be made to sentence 2?

remove the comma after know

remove and after artists

replace who with which

insert a comma after children

replace a part with apart

42. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1Unwind in the Jacuzzi® and sauna, or allow yourself to be pampered with a professional massage.

The most effective revision of sentence 15 would include which group of words?

Unwinding in the

allow pampering of yourself

the pampering of yourself

or pamper yourself

yourself as you get a

43. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 7:All of our messengers equipped with a cellular phone.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

equipped

equip

are equipped

is equipped

be equipped

44. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 1You should use a pointed brush for edging at the ceiling, or a special edging tool. The most effective revision of sentence 14 would include which group of words?

Using a pointed brush, the edging tool

a special edging tool for edging

at the ceiling, a pointed brush and a special tool

For edging at the ceiling, you should use

a pointed brush, ceiling edging, and a special edging tool

45. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 16:Needless to say, we will be sad if she chooses to leave our organization and the local area.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

will be sad

be sad

sadly

is sad

will have been sad

46. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 8:We will no longer be a place where all of the residents knew the business owners personally.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

knew

had known

would have known

know

were knowing

47. -- ExhibitC

Sentence I am interested in exploring entry-level opportunities, in the quality control program at Malcolm and Smith, Inc.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

entry-level opportunities, in the quality

entry-level opportunities.In the quality

entry-level opportunities.These opportunities are in the quality

entry-level opportunities and also in the quality

entry-level opportunities in the quality

48. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit -Sentence 9:A lump sum repayment by check or money order.

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

replace sum with some

remove repayment

insert may be made after repayment

replace by with buy

replace or with nor

49. -- Exhibit -

The Internet

(A)

We use the Internet or hear about it almost daily.

However, there was a time when the Internet was known to just a network of scientists who used it as a means to communicate research information.

They lived all over the world, the idea of calling on the phone was a major problem and a major expense.

Faxing was a problem also if they wanted to keep their ideas secret.

This group of international scientists needed a means to share their information with each other. (B) (6) In 1989, computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee created a system that enabled an elite group of scientists to communicate with one another.(7) The original goal of the scientists is to share information that was number- and text-based.(8) This format was an easy procedure for the early computers and computer programs to use. (C) (9) Many other people were interested in this"new"exchange of information for a few reasons.(10) It was much cheaper than a long distance phone call or fax, and it provided some privacy.(11) Soon, others were experimenting with this new communication device.(12) Eventually, a group of people at the Massachusetts Institute of technology developed the World Wide Web. (D) (13) Changes that are made in computers and the way they communicate with each other provide the opportunity for the Web to evolve.(14) This evolution continue to change the way we allcommunicatewith each other, too.(15) To do more than just communicate today, the Web is used.(16) Its a valuable marketing and selling tool for businesses.(17) How interesting to think of the many new ways that this technology shaping our future. Sentence 17:How interesting to think of the many new ways that this technology shaping our future. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of sentence 17? If the original is the best way, choose option

shaping

is shaping

are shaping

will shaping

has been shaping

50. Sentence 1But no matter what other elements are added, this metal remains a symbol of beauty, power, love, and fidelity.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

added, this

added such

added and this

added,

added, their

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51. -- ExhibitC

Sentence Our developer B & B Real Estate Corporation, has looked at the rental records and has noticed that the tenants have maintained a good credit history with Sunny Park.

Which correction should be made to sentence 5?

insert a comma after developer

change Corporation to corporation

insert a comma after records

change have maintained to has maintained

insert a comma after history

52. -- Exhibit -

How to Bake a Sicilian Pizza at Home

(A)

Its almost impossible to bake a Sicilian pizza at home like those pizzas baked in your hometown pizza parlor.

The reason is that wood-fired brickovens at the pizza parlor generates the intense heat needed to create fine pizza. (B)

Since the conventional oven at home cannot produce such intense heat, you must use a conventional oven equipped with a pizza stone.

An oven of this kind preheated for half an hour will make you a very good pizza. (C)

Generally, you start with the bread dough, putting on some toppings, and bake the pizza in the oven.(6) However, you must first preheat the oven to 500 degrees for at least a half an hour.(7) After preheating the oven divide the dough into four equal balls.(8) There are, however, a few specific steps to follow for successfully making a pizza at home (9) Flatten one of the balls and stretch them with your hands into a circle.(10) Next, place the dough on a metal or wooden baking sheet that has been dusted with flour, then coat the dough with tomato sauce and other toppings, including a drizzle of olive oil.(11) Finally, for the best effect, slide the dough from the baking sheet onto the pizza stone.(12) Baking for about 15 minutes until the bottom is cooked and the edges are brown. (D) (13) There is other important things to remember as you make your own pizza.(14) Make sure that your dough is soft so that it is easy to work with.(15) Also, to avoid creating a soggy pizza, you should use tomato sauce sparingly.(16) Now you are ready to enjoy a pizza at home that is the equal to that of your favorite pizza parlor.(17) Bon appetit! Sentence 1There is other important things to remember as you make your own pizza. Which correction should be made to sentence 13?

replace There with Their

change is to are

insert a comma after remember

change make to making

replace your with you’re.

53. -- Exhibit -

Making a Budget

(A)

Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles.

First, writing down all your income for one month.

Income, including your paycheck or other checks from Social Security and the government, means all the money you receive.

Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses.

Rent and utilities are important regular expenses; you should also include expenses for food and medicine you take regularly.(6) You must not forget because they add up, the smaller monthly bills such as payments for credit cards, interest on loans, and insurance. (B) (7) You also should keep track of minor daily expenses because you probably spend more on them than you realize.(8) These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy.(9) Add them up for a week and then multiply the weekly total by the number of weeks in the month to determine the total monthly cost.(10) Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs along with gasoline and tolls, should also be calculated as monthly expenses. (C) (11) Finally, it’s important to plan as much as possible for special expenses, such as visits to doctors and dentists and repairs to your home or car.(12) Gifts for such events as Christmas and birthdays are other kinds of expenses you can plan for certain months.(13) Other activities, such as celebrating a holiday or taking a vacation, often demand extra spending, too.(14) Some months may also require you according to the season to buy new clothes.(15) By preparing abudget in all these areas, you can figure out how much money you need for each month, this will help you watch your spending and may help you to save for the future. Sentence 8:These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy. Which correction should be made to sentence 8?

replace These includes with Including

change includes to include

change includes to including

insert a comma after includes

insert a comma after things

54. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 6:In addition, I have took a number of manufacturing-related courses, including collective bargaining, labor problems, and research methods.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

replace In addition with Also in addition

change took to taken

change took to had took

insert a comma after including

no correction is necessary

55. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1For those who are looking to learn about engine repair, diagnostics, or other auto repair problems sign up for a class!

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

repair problems sign

repairing problems sign

repair problem sign

repair problems, sign

repair problems signing

56. Sentence 9:A sturdy pare of hiking boots and a compass will take you to many places away from urban streets where you can enjoy the feeling of being outdoors.

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

replace pare with pair

replace boots and with boots, and

change will take to took

change you can to one can

change being to having been

57. -- ExhibitC

Sentence How many times were you caught in slow-moving traffic and been frustrated because vehicles in the lanes beside you are moving faster than you are?

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

were you caught

are you caught

having been caught

have you been caught

will you be caught

58. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 1Also, an automobile ran in a closed garage emits highly toxic levels.

Which correction should be made to sentence 14?

replace Also, with Because

change ran to running

insert a comma after garage

change emits to emitting

change levels to level

59. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 8:An enormous number of unhealthy microorganisms will become attached to these cleaning materials if not sanitized frequently.

The most effective revision of sentence 8 would begin with which group of words?

If these cleaning materials are not sanitized frequently,

Frequent microorganisms and attached materials

Cleaning attachments and enormous numbers

An enormous number of cleaning materials are attached

Becoming attached to unhealthy microorganisms and

60. -- Exhibit C

Sentence 7:Dealing with your company’s needs we are most flexible.

The most effective revision of sentence 7 should begin with which group of words?

With dealing your company’s

Your company’s needs dealing with

Needs we are most flexible dealing with

We are most flexible in dealing with

Most flexible we are dealing with

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61. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 9:Elena has always been a conscientious employee who represented our company in the best possible manner.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

employee who represented our company

employee who, represented our company

employee who represented our company,

employee, who, represented our company

employee, who represented, our company

62. -- ExhibitC

Sentence An “Invoice and Statement” was received telling me that I owe an operation called:Allstar Football Benefit $29.65 in the mail last week.

The most effective revision of sentence 4 would begin with which group of words?

In the mail last week, I received

Receiving an “Invoice and Statement,” an operation

I owed by being told to me in an “Invoice and Statement”

Telling me that I owe in the mail

$29.65 is owed by me

63. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 9:Emergency teams have reported valuable information about CO levels, for example, one metropolitan area experienced a problem with CO levels that caused hundreds of alarms to go off during the first season they were available.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

levels, for example, one

levels.For example, one

levels, as an example, one

levels, for example there was one

levels, one

64. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1When I tried contacting your branch office in Tucson, we got a message telling me that the number was out of service.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

Tucson, we got

Tucson, I got

Tucson.We got

Tucson we got

Tucson we were giving

65. -- ExhibitC -- ExhibitC

Which change should be made to sentence 12?

insert a comma after concluded

remove that

change to reach to reaching

insert is after you

replace by with through

66. -- Exhibit -

Cowgirls

(A)

Who was the first rodeo cowgirls?

While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.

One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation.

Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s. (B)

Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had ahorse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West. Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983. Sentences 7:During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse. Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

insert a comma after visit

insert a comma after ranch

change witnessed to having witnessed

change Lucille’s to Lucilles’

insert a comma after ride

67. -- Exhibit -

Ethnic Architecture

(A)

Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are?

Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries. (B)

Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent them.

The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.

In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home builders responded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean area. (C) (7) For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall caused the homes to rot within a few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with many doors and windows to keep cool. (D) (9) Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.(13) Today’s covered breezeways serve a related purpose of protecting people who need to go to their"car barns,"or garages. (E) (14) No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned,and some their descendants still use today. Sentence Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are? Which correction should be made to sentence 1?

insert a comma after question

change sound to sounds

change Have to Has

insert a comma after wondered

change they are to they is

68. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 7:We buy our burlap from a regional manufacturer located several miles from the nursery.

Which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 7?

remove sentence 7

begin a new paragraph with sentence 7

move sentence 7 to follow sentence 5

move sentence 7 to follow sentence 8

move sentence 7 to the end of paragraph A

69. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1I can be reached at home (213) 239-8206 after 5:00 P.M., or you may leave a message on my answering machine or e-mail.

Which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 11?

remove sentence 11

move sentence 11 to the beginning of paragraph A

move sentence 11 to the end of paragraph A

move sentence 11 to the beginning of paragraph B

no revision is necessary

70. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 6:We begin the session and gave you guidance that will help you decide what kinds of jobs are suitable, given your current skills.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

replace and gave with by giving

insert a comma after guidance

change decide to decides

change are to is

replace current with currant

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71. Sentence 1With the fireplace sealed, the temperature rises quick.

Which correction should be made to sentence 15?

insert is after fireplace

remove the comma after sealed

change rises to rose

change rises to is rising

change quick to quickly

72. -- Exhibit C

Sentence Nearly a hundred years ago, Mount Everest was identified as the highest peek in the world, and the rush of climbers intent on conquering its summit began.

Which correction should be made to sentence 1?

insert a comma after Everest

change identified to identify

replace peek with peak

change began to begun

no correction is necessary

73. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 9:It’s important to keep the refrigerators temperature at 39 degrees and to refrigerate hot foods within two hours of cooking.

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

replace It’s with Its

change keep to kept

replace refrigerators with refrigerator’s

insert a comma after refrigerate

insert a comma after hours

74. -- Exhibit C

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Sentence 9:In spite of the initiatives of these organizations, there is still groups who are not willing to do their part.

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

change these to those

change organizations, there to organizations there

replace there with they’re

change is to are

replace who with to whom

75. -- ExhibitC

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Sentence 1Not only is water being wasted through evaporation, but also conditions they are being created for the sun to burn your lawn.

Which correction should be made to sentence 13?

replace Not only is water being with Water not only being

replace but also with however

replace but also with and

replace conditions they are with conditions are

no correction is necessary

76. -- ExhibitC

-- Exhibit -Sentence 7:Let us order them for you because at a discount you are a member.

Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

replace because with for

insert a comma after because

replace because at a discount with at a discount because

insert a comma after discount

no correction is necessary

77. -- ExhibitC

Sentence 1As an employee, any organization would be proud to have someone like her.

proud to have the type of person

an employee that would be proud

any organization of the type of person

someone whom any organization

as an employee, proud

78. -- Exhibit -

Ethnic Architecture

(A)

Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are?

Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries. (B)

Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent them.

The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.

In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home builders responded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean area. (C) (7) For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall caused the homes to rot within a few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with many doors and windows to keep cool. (D) (9) Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.(13) Today’s covered breezeways serve a related purpose of protecting people who need to go to their"car barns,"or garages. (E) (14) No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned,and some their descendants still use today. Sentence Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries.

with them

to build

settlers

around the world

have come

79. -- Exhibit -

Comics:A Window on Life

(A)

When I was a child.

A clergyman said that he read the comic strips in the daily paper every day.

This amazed me because I believed that comics was for the young.

I thought adults considered comics juvenile.

"But no,"he said."Comic strips can give you an insight into the human condition the way people think and behave." (6) Today, most would agree that he will be right.(7) The wide range of topics treated in the daily comic strips doesn’t miss much about how people live their lives. (B) (8) A popular comic strip subject is family life.(9) Strips on the family range from stay-athome parenting with all its joys and trials to when the kids went to a restaurant with all the things that can go wrong there.(10) Some strips deal with sibling relationships.(11) Others explore adolescence and the stresses of children becoming more independent.(12) The humorous look at the role of husbands and wives in the family also makes for interesting reading. (C) (13) Pets have been playing an important role in comic strips.(14) Sometimes they are secondary to the human characters, the family dog, or rabbit, but sometimes it is the whole point of the strip.(15) Who can resist a cynical self-centered cat or a lolloping, brainless dog, especially if it gets the better of the humans? (D) (16) Comic strips allow people to laugh at themselves and their very human failings.(17) A little light is brought into our lives by them for a brief moment each day.(18) They are also abarometer of popular culture, telling what the social trends are and how some people regard them.(19) If the comic strips suddenly disappeared from the newspapers, society would lose a valuable piece of its culture. Sentence 17:A little light is brought into our lives by them for a brief moment each day. If you rewrote sentence 17 beginning withThey bringthe next words should be:

a little

lives by

each day

them into

brief day

80. -- ExhibitC

Sentence Are you a handy person with the knowledge to do it yourself but you do not have the tools or equipment?

Which correction should be made to sentence 3?

insert a comma after person

insert a comma after yourself

insert a comma after but

change do to does

change have to has