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- Choose the best phrase for the revision.
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- 1. We can discover no rationale to explain his behavior.
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- No rationale _______ to explain his behavior.
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- (A) can hardly discover
- (B) can be discovered
- (C) can discover
- (D) cannot be discovered
- (E) will be discovered
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- (B) No rationale can be discovered to explain his behavior.
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- 2. John was studying for the exam and fell asleep at his desk.
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- Studying for the _______ fell asleep at his desk.
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- (A) exam while John
- (B) exam. John
- (C) exam, John
- (D) exam and John
- (E) exam; John
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- (C) Studying for the exam, John fell asleep at his desk.
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- 3. She demonstrates laziness, which annoys me.
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- She is lazy, _______.
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- (A) that which annoys me
- (B) and this annoys me
- (C) and this habit annoys me
- (D) which is something that annoys me
- (E) which is annoying
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- (B) She is lazy, and this annoys me.
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- 4. Because of the brilliant military strategy, many lives were saved.
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- Many lives were saved _______.
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- (A) by the brilliant military strategy
- (B) because the brilliant military strategy
- (C) as a result of the military being strategic
- (D) due to the battle with the military
- (E) although there was brilliant strategy on the military part
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- (A) Many lives were saved by the brilliant military strategy.
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- 5. The knowledge that the salesmen were to blame for the poor sales record
- caused the owner to replace them.
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- Sure that the salesmen were to blame for the poor sales record, the
- owner _______.
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- (A) of the sales staff was replaced
- (B) replaced the sales staff
- (C) was replacing the sales staff
- (D) of the sales staff will be replaced
- (E) wanted a replacement sales staff
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- Correct.
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- (B) Sure that the salesmen were to blame for the poor sales record, the
- owner replaced the sales staff.
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- 6. Uncle Bob was ready to climb the mountain, and this was evident even to
- our most skeptical relatives.
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- That Uncle Bob was ready to climb the _______ evident even to our most
- skeptical relatives.
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- (A) mountain, was
- (B) mountain. This was
- (C) mountain was
- (D) mountain, and was
- (E) mountain; was
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- Correct.
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- (C) That Uncle Bob was ready to climb the mountain was evident even to our
- most skeptical relatives.
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- 7. As my dearest comrade, Stan was always willing to assist me.
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- Stan, who is my dearest _______ always willing to assist me.
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- (A) comrade was
- (B) comrade who was
- (C) comrade; was
- (D) comrade, was
- (E) comrade--was
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- Correct.
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- (D) Stan, who is my dearest comrade, was always willing to assist me.
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- 8. Her brother at no time has been dependable, and he never will be
- dependable.
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- Her brother has never _______.
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- (A) been dependable, and he never will be
- (B) tried to be dependable and never will be
- (C) been dependable and never will be
- (D) shown dependability and never will
- (E) tried to show dependability
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- (A) Her brother has never been dependable, and he never will be.
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