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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. He HAS DRANK most of the coffee, but there is still some left in the
- pot.
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- (A) has drank
- (B) has drunk
- (C) drinks
- (D) had drank
- (E) drunk
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- b
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- Correct.
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- wrong answer explanation
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- (B) The correct form is "has drunk."
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- 2. Someone PUT THEIR BOOKS on the table.
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- (A) put their books
- (B) put there books
- (C) put his or her books
- (D) put ones books
- (E) put they're books
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct phrase is "put his or her books" since "someone" is
- singular.
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- 3. It is obvious that this room is CLEANER THEN that one.
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- (A) cleaner then
- (B) more cleaner then
- (C) more cleaner than
- (D) the more clean than
- (E) cleaner than
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- Correct.
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- (E) In a comparison, "than" is required.
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- 4. She was the singer WHOM WON THE GRAND PRIZE at the talent show.
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- (A) whom won the grand prize
- (B) which won the grand prize
- (C) of whom won the grand prize
- (D) of which won the grand prize
- (E) who won the grand prize
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- Correct.
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- (E) The word "who" is correct since it is the subject of the verb "won."
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- 5. Have you been to MRS. JOHNSON'S STORE ALL READY?
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- (A) Mrs. Johnson's store all ready
- (B) Mrs. Johnson store all ready
- (C) Mrs. Johnson's store already
- (D) Mrs. Johnson store already
- (E) Missus Johnson's store all ready
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct word is "already."
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- 6. He arrived late to CLASS, THEREFORE, he missed all the announcements.
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- (A) class, therefore,
- (B) class; therefore,
- (C) class; therefore
- (D) class: therefore,
- (E) class; Therefore
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- b
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- Correct.
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- (B) A semicolon after "class" is needed to correct the comma splice error;
- a comma follows "therefore."
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- 7. They HADN'T HARDLY ANY refreshments to offer the guests.
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- (A) hadn't hardly any
- (B) hadn't scarcely any
- (C) had hardly any
- (D) had scarcely no
- (E) hadn't hardly no
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- Correct.
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- (C) The correct phrase is "had hardly."
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- 8. My friend, who is 6'6" tall, played REAL GOOD in the first basketball
- game of the season.
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- (A) real good
- (B) really good
- (C) real well
- (D) very good
- (E) very well
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- B
- Correct.
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- (E) In formal usage, the correct phrase is "very well."
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