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Directions: The following questions consist of sentences
that are either partly or entirely underlined. Select the
answer choice that represents the best revision of the underlined
text. Choice A duplicates the original version. If the original
seems better than any of the revisions, then select it.
1. The concert this weekend promises to attract an even
greater amount of people than attended the last one.
A. an even greater amount of people
B. an ever larger amount of people
C. an amount of people even greater
D. a number of people even larger
E. an even greater number of people
2. Records of the first 736 British convicts deported to
Australia reveal convictions for crimes against property
in all cases and they ranged from highway robbery to forgery.
A. convictions for crimes against propertly in all cases
and they ranged
B. convictions in all cases were crimes against property
and ranging
C. the ranging of convictions for crimes against property
in all cases
D. that all were convicted of crimes against property ranging
E. that all of them had convictions for crimes that were
against property; the range was
3. Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally
and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung
problems as well as physical deformity.
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws
the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body
out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which
the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature
of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing
the body out of line
4. Many of the thousands of students currently enrolled in
night courses hope for the exchanging of their drab jobs
for new careers that are challenging.
A. for the exchanging of their drab jobs for new careers
that are challenging
B. for exchanging drab jobs for new careers that will challenge
them
C. to exchange their drab jobs with new careers that will
be new and challenging
D. to exchange their drab jobs for new and challenging careers
E. to exchanging their drab jobs and find careers that will
be new and challenging.
5. The public's widespread belief in the existence of UFOs
and their general curiosity about extraterrestrial life has
generated considerable interest in science fiction.
A. UFOs and their general curiosity about extraterrestrial
life has
B. UFOs and they are generally curious about extraterrestrial
life which has
C. UFOs, as well as their general curiosity about extraterrestrial
life, have
D. UFOs, as well as its general curiosity about extraterrestrial
life, has
E. UFOs, as well as general curiosity about extraterrestrial
life, have
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