Grammar
Sentence Structure
Meaning and Purpose
100

45. A. NO CHANGE

     B. close, yet even

     C. close; even

     D. close. Even 

A. NO CHANGE

100

50. F. NO CHANGE

     G. we

     H. they

     J.  he

F. NO CHANGE

200

46. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would       NOT be acceptable? 

F. cityscapes, while I 

G. cityscapes; I 

H. cityscapes. I, on the other hand, 

J. cityscapes I

J. cityscapes I

200

55. A. NO CHANGE

     B. fell upon

     C. dropped by 

     D. returned with

A. NO CHANGE

300

49. A. NO CHANGE

     B. who

     C. whose 

     D. which

B. who

300

53. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? 

A. was glowing

B. glowed

C. shined

D. shoned

D. shoned

300

51. Which of the following sequences of sentences makes Paragraph 3 most logical? 

A. NO CHANGE

B. 1,3,2

C. 2,1,3

D. 3,2,1

B. 1,3,2

400

47. A. NO CHANGE

     B. important though

     C. importantly, though,

     D.  important, though

 C. importantly, though,

400

52. F. NO CHANGE

     G. located in the downtown area of the city. 

     H. so the battery would continue to work properly despite the cold weather. 

     J. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.  

  J. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.  

400

54. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose: 

F. an indication of the narrator's response to the weather conditions in Fairbanks. 

G. a detailed analysis of why the narrator had to plug the car engine into an electrical outlet. 

H. descriptive details that help set the scene of the narrator's meeting with Joan. 

J. unnecessary details that repeat information given earlier in the paragraph. 

H. descriptive details that help set the scene of the narrator's meeting with Joan.

500

57. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? 

A. engrossed in

B. acquired by 

C. immeresed in

D. engaged in 

B. acquired by

500

56. F. NO CHANGE

     G. in the field atop the rabbit hutch behind Joan's house   

    H. atop the rabbit hutch in the field behind Joan's house

    J. behind Joan's house in the field atop the rabbit hutch

   H. atop the rabbit hutch in the field behind Joan's house

500

48. Which choice would best express the narrator's positive reaction to speaking with Joan and the narrator's fondness for her friend? 

F. NO CHANGE

G. she said that she would rearrange her schedule so that we could meet. 

H. she told me that she immediately recognized my voice. 

J. her quick words and the sound of her laugh surprised me.  

F. NO CHANGE

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