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- We went on a trip out in the country to
visit our friends, a girl I had known for
many years. - We went
- out in the country
- our friends
- I had known
- No error
- Directions for the
medication are written for the patient and state that you
should not take more than four pills in twenty-four hours. - the medication
- written
- you should not take
- more than four pills
- No error
- Cats, dogs and guinea
pigs, interesting animals, which make wonderful pets and
add enjoyment to the lives of most families. - dogs and guinea pigs
- which make
- and add
- No error
- Sneezing because of the
dust on the road, the old car labored up the
hill as Julie kept her foot on the accelerator. - because of the dust
- the old car labored
- kept her foot
- on the accelerator
- No error
- The presence of
so many people in the church were a sign of
how much the deceased man had been loved. - presence
- many people
- were a sign
- the deceased man
- No error
- Champion swimmer Maria Nogales came from Bolivia,
where there was not many pools available to
her for practice. - Champion swimmer
- from Bolivia
- there was not many pools
- available
- No error
- Laughing hilariously at Gordon’s outrageous behavior, Kevin
nearly lostcontrol of the sailboat. - Laughing hilariously
- Gordon’s
- Kevin nearly lost
- No error
Improving Sentences
In each
of the following sentences, all or part of the sentence is underlined. Below
each sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Select
the answer that produces the most effective sentence, one that is clear and
exact, without awkwardness or ambiguity. In choosing answers, follow the rules
of standard written English. Choose the answer that best expresses the meaning
of the original sentence. Answer (A) is always the same as the underlined part.
Choose answer (A) if you think the original sentence needs no revision.
- Coming home from the
supermarket, Ellie’s car hit a pothole and she bounces around
inside the car because she forgets to fasten her seat belt. - and she bounces around inside
the car because she forgets to fasten her seat belt. - and because she forgot to
fasten her seat belt she bounces around inside the car. - and the car bounced around
because she keeps forgetting to fasten her seatbelt. - she bounced around inside the
car because she forgot to fasten her seat belt. - and inside the car she bounces
around, not wearing her seat belt. - To complete her perfect day, Rosemary
insisted on driving to the beach and has dinner at her favorite
restaurant. - Rosemary insisted on driving
to the beach and has dinner at her favorite restaurant. - Rosemary insisted on visiting
to the beach and had dinner at her favorite restaurant. - Rosemary insisted on driving
to the beach and having dinner at her favorite restaurant. - Rosemary insists on driving to
the beach and has dinner at her favorite restaurant. - Rosemary insistently demanded
a drive to the beach and she had dinner at her favorite restaurant. - A manipulative person will
subtly maneuver conversations that lead to his interests and discussing
what he wants. - will subtly maneuver
conversations so that lead to his interests and discussing what he wants
to talk about. - will subtly maneuver
conversations in order to talk about his interests and discuss subjects
that he wants to discuss. - subtly maneuvering
conversations toward his interest and topics he wants to discuss. - will subtly try to maneuver
conversations toward his interests and subjects he liked to talk about. - subtly maneuvered the
conversation to force it to lead to discussing his interests and other
topics he wanted to discuss.