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- These sentences may contain problems in grammar, usage, word choice,
- sentence construction, and punctuation. Part or all of each sentence is
- capitalized. Following each sentence you will find five ways of
- expressing the capitalized part. Select Choice A if the sentence is
- correct. If not, type the letter of the choice that improves the sentence
- without changing its original meaning.
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- 1. ACCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT you are missing three pages of work, your
- portfolio appears to be of extremely high quality.
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- (A) Accept for the fact that
- (B) Accept that
- (C) Except for the fact
- (D) Excepting that
- (E) Excepting
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct word is "except."
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- 2. Though just beginners, THEY BUILT IT THEMSELFS.
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- (A) , they built it themselfs.
- (B) , did they build it themselfs?
- (C) ; they built it themselves.
- (D) . They built it themselves.
- (E) , they built it themselves.
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- Correct.
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- (E) The correct spelling is "themselves."
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- 3. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC WHEN HE WHEN OFF TO COLLEGE!
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- (A) I thought it was just fantastic when he when off to college!
- (B) I thought it was just fantastic went he when off to college!
- (C) I thought it was just fantastic when he when off to college.
- (D) I thought it was just fantastic when he went off to college!
- (E) I thought it was just fantastic! when he went off to college.
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- Correct.
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- (D) The correct spelling is "went."
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- 4. He was wondering if it is ALL RIGHT TO GIVE THEM THERE RAISES this
- year.
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- (A) all right to give them there raises
- (B) allright to give them there raises
- (C) all right to give them their raises
- (D) alright to give them their raises
- (E) alright to give them there razes
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct spelling of the possessive is "their."
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- 5. He is exactly the KIND OF PERSON WHO I admire.
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- (A) kind of person who
- (B) kind of a person who
- (C) kind of person whom
- (D) kind of person that
- (E) kind of individual who
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- Correct.
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- (C) The word "whom" is required since it is the object of "admire."
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- 6. I usually DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS; NEVERTHELESS I'm going to make an
- exception in your case.
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- (A) don't talk to strangers; nevertheless
- (B) don't talk to strangers, nevertheless
- (C) don't talk to strangers, nevertheless,
- (D) don't talk to strangers nevertheless
- (E) don't talk to strangers; nevertheless,
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- Correct.
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- (E) A semicolon and a comma are needed.
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- 7. He has fewer books THAN ANY student in the class.
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- (A) than any
- (B) then any
- (C) than no other
- (D) than any other
- (E) then any other
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- Correct.
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- (D) In the comparative, "than any other" is required.
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- 8. The student WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT WILL BE ASKED ON THE FINAL EXAM?"
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- (A) wanted to know, "What will be asked on the final exam?"
- (B) wants to know "What will be asked on the final exam?"
- (C) wants to know, "What will be asked on the final exam?
- (D) wants to know, "What will be asked on the final exam?"
- (E) wanted to know--what will be asked on the final exam?
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- Correct.
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- B
- (A) This sentence is correct.
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