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The next morning, using twigs, for kindling she starts a small blaze in the firebox. located directly below the main chamber.
a. no change
b. morning, using twigs for kindling,
c. morning, using twigs for kindling;
d. morning using twigs, for kindling,
b. The following morning, using twigs for kindling, she starts a small blaze in the firebox, located directly below the main chamber.
Over many weeks, as time goes by, her collection slowly grows: clay bowls, cups, vases, and sculptures fill the studio.
a. no change
b. with the passing of time,
c. gradually,
d. omit the italicized portion
d. Over many weeks, her collection slowly grows: clay bowls, cups, vases, and sculptures fill the studio.
She then carries the assortment outside to the wood-fired kiln, it is a brick structure designed to bake pottery to a hardness and transform glazes to glorious colors that drying alone won't achieve.
a. no change
b. the brick structure is
c. a brick structure
d. brick
c. She then carries the assortment outside to the wood-fired kiln, a brick structure designed to bake pottery to a hardness and transform glazes to glorious colors that drying alone won't achieve.
Soon after I arrived, my aunt said she had a gift for me.
Which alternative would not be acceptable?
a. Not long
b. A short time
c. As soon
D. Shortly
c. As soon after I arrived, my aunt said she had a gift for me.
By nightfall a controlled inferno roars in the kiln.
The writer would like to indicate that at this point the fire is extremely intense. Given that all that the choices are true, which one best accomplishes the writer's goal?
a. no change
b. the fire is stronger than ever
c. there is more heat being produced
d. a kind of intense blaze takes place
a. By nightfall a controlled inferno roars in the kiln.
I learned that I should build plywood enclosures in each of my parents' backyards so that Rosie would be safe year-round.
a. no change
b. parent's backyards
c. parents backyards
d. parents backyards,
b. I learned that I should build plywood enclosures in each of my parent's backyards so that Rosie would be safe year-round.
The chamber is just big enough for her to crouch in as she carefully arranges the pieces inside.
a. no change
b. stoops to carefully arrange
c. bends over to arrange with care
d. carefully stoops over to arrange
a. The chamber is just big enough for her to crouch in as she carefully arranges the pieces inside.
Most kayaks are made of rubberized cloth, molded plastic, or fiberglass. It is covered except for the opening in which the paddler or paddlers sit.
a. no change
b. One is
c. They ared. Which are
c. Most kayaks are made of rubberized cloth, molded plastic, or fiberglass. They are covered except for the opening in which the paddler or paddlers sit.
Because the center of gravity of the paddler rides low in the water, kayaks are stable boats not easily capsized. White-water kayakers are, at last, advised to wear helmets and flotation vests to prevent injury.
a. no change
b. for example,
c. therefore,
d. nevertheless,
d. Because the center of gravity of the paddler rides low in the water, kayaks are stable boats not easily capsized. White-water kayakers are, nevertheless, advised to wear helmets and flotation vests to prevent injury.
Each time the fire is stoked, sparks shoot from the chimney into the night sky.
Which alternative would not be acceptable?a. at the chimney in
b. up the chimney toward
c. through the chimney up into
d. out the chimney into
f. Each time the fire is stoked, sparks shoot at the chimney in the night sky.
Rosie, it turns out is: a desert tortoise that my grandmother had started raising over twenty years ago.
a. no change
b. Rosie, it turns out, is
c. Rosie, it turns out is
d. Rosie it turns out, isb. Rosie, it turns out, is a desert tortoise that my grandmother had started raising over twenty years ago.
Last week, he told me he had to go on a business trip in connection with his work and that I'd be staying with his sister for three days.
a. no change
b. having something to do with his job
c. that involved traveling to another city
d. omit the italicized portion
d. Last week, he told me he had to go on a business trip and that I'd be staying with his sister for three days. (omit)
Benjamin's grandmother taught him to read, and he attended a one-room Quaker school when the farmwork slowed down during the winter.
Which alternative would not be acceptable?a. read; he
b. read, and he also
c. read he
d. read. He
c. Benjamin's grandmother taught him to read he attended a one-room Quaker school when the farmwork slowed down during the winter.
C would be unacceptable because the sentence is a run onAfter his father died in 1759, Banneker took over the responsibility of the farm and the care of his mother and younger sisters. In addition, he pursued scientific studies and taught himself to play the flute and violin.
a. no change
b. sisters. Therefore,
c. sisters, in addition,
d. sisters, therefore,
a. After his father died in 1759, Banneker took over the responsibility of the farm and the care of his mother and younger sisters. In addition, he pursued scientific studies and taught himself to play the flute and violin.
I learned that tortoises are among the most endangered families in reptiles.
a. no change
b. families of
c. family in
d. family ofb. I learned that tortoises are among the most endangered families of reptiles.
The two principal types of kayaks are; the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the larger sea kayak.
a. no change
b. kayaks, are
c. kayaks are
d. kayaks--are
c. The two principal types of kayaks are the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the larger sea kayak.
They can experience the satisfaction of contentment through a diet of grass clippings, lettuce, broccoli, melons, and other vegetables and fruit.
a. no change
b. reap their necessary nutritional requirements from
c. be kept as happy as a clam with
d. be adequately nourished by
d. They can be adequately nourished by a diet of grass clippings, lettuce, broccoli, melons, and other vegetables and fruit.
These single-celled survivors called extremophiles don't merely endure environments too severe for other live forms; they thrive in them.
Which alternative is not acceptable?
a. forms; rather, they
b. forms--they
c. forms. They
d. forms they
d. These single-celled survivors called extremophiles don't merely endure environments too severe for other live forms they thrive in them.
This version is unacceptable because it is a run on.
Kayaks can float in less than a foot of water, so a nature watcher can quietly paddle through shallows frequented by shorebirds and other wildlife.
Which alternative would not be acceptable?
a. water. Thus,
b. water. Consequently,
c. water, and, as a result,d. water. Yet
d. Kayaks can float in less than a foot of water. Yet a nature watcher can quietly paddle through shallows frequented by shorebirds and other wildlife.
Yet shows contrast while each other choice shows cause and effect.
Architect Paul Revere Williams opened his own firm in 1922, and his vision and willingness to experiment led to a successful fifty-year career of planning buildings.
a. no change
b. lead to
c. led too
d. lead on
a. Architect Paul Revere Williams opened his own firm in 1922, and his vision and willingness to experiment led to a successful fifty-year career of planning buildings.
But all kayakers can appreciate the nuances of nature as they travel on water in this simple, but versatile boat.
a. no change
b. simple
c. simple--
d. simple;
b. But all kayakers can appreciate the nuances of nature as they travel on water in this simple but versatile boat.
He also began to calculate annual tables of yearly sets of astronomical data, which became the basis for almanacs published under his name from 1792 through 1797.
a. no change
b. covering a year's worth
c. about twelve monthsd. omit the italicized portion
d. He also began to calculate annual tables of astronomical data, which became the basis for almanacs published under his name from 1792 through 1797. (omit because annual = yearly)
Others, salt-encrusted, "sleep" in ancient caverns, waking after centuries to feed and to breed.
Which alternative would not be acceptable?
a. caverns. Then they wakeb. caverns and then wake
c. caverns, only to wake
d. caverns. Waking
d. Others, salt-encrusted, "sleep" in ancient caverns. Waking after centuries to feed and to breed.
D is unacceptable because it creates a fragment.If life can persist in extreme environments on Earth, scientists speculate that life may endure under similar conditions elsewhere, perhaps in the frozen seas or the exploding volcanoes of Jupiter's moons, or beneath the barren landscape of Mars. Nevertheless, findings suggest that life--at least on the microbial level--may flourish throughout the universe in places we have yet to look.
a. no change
b. On the other hand,
c. However,
d. Indeed,
d. If life can persist in extreme environments on Earth, scientists speculate that life may endure under similar conditions elsewhere, perhaps in the frozen seas or the exploding volcanoes of Jupiter's moons, or beneath the barren landscape of Mars. Indeed, findings suggest that life--at least on the microbial level--may flourish throughout the universe in places we have yet to look.
While one octopus might use trial-and-error to unlatch the cubes, another octopus may just use a lot of strength in opening the larger cubes to get to the smaller ones.
Which choice offers the most specific information about the method applied by some octopuses?
a. no change
b. focus on the cubes themselves (instead of the latches)
c. opt to break the larger cubes
d. ruin the larger cubes
c. While one octopus might use trial-and-error to unlatch the cubes, another octopus may just opt to break the larger cubes to get to the smaller ones.