Punctuation
Commas
Grammar
Word Choice
Sentence Revision
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1) Every year my high school hosts international exchange students, those teenagers join our senior class.
A. NO CHANGE B. students, he or she is invited to C. students who D. students they
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2) Last year, one of our school's exchange students being Ligia Antolinez, who came from Bucaramanga, Columbia.
F. NO CHANGE G. students was H. students, named J. students,
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3) Last year, one of our school's exchange students being Ligia Antolinez, who came from Bucaramanga, Columbia.
A. NO CHANGE B. whom C. which D. she who
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9) I told my parents about Ligia's problem, which needed to be solved.
A) NO CHANGE B) problem, which was a dilemma. C) problem that needed a solution. D) problem.
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5) I wasn't in any of Ligia's classes and didn't know her, but I saw her at school events, which are sometimes supported financially by local businesses.
A. NO CHANGE B. had read a story about her... C. saw her at school events... D. had read a story about her...
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6) After a severe storm, the basement of her hosts house had flooded, leaving two bedrooms unusable.
F) NO CHANGE G) her hosts' H) Ligia's hosts J) Ligias hosts'
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7) The two "little brothers" of Ligia's host family, who had volunteered to move, to those bedrooms for a year, had to be moved upstairs to the room Ligia was using.
A) NO CHANGE B) volunteered to move, to those bedrooms for a year C) volunteered to move, to those bedrooms for a year, D) volunteered, to move to those bedrooms for a year,
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13) My father spoke fondly of the days before two teenagers taken over the phone.
A) NO CHANGE B) took C) had took D) begun to take
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10) Three of these choices indicate that the family felt confident about inviting Ligia to live in their home. Which choice does NOT do so?
F) NO CHANGE G) decided H) knew J) supposed
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8) The two "little brothers" of Ligia's host family, who had volunteered to move, to those bedrooms for a year, had to be moved upstairs to the room Ligia was using.
F) NO CHANGE G) upstairs to the room Ligia was using, which had been freshly painted just that year. H) upstairs (it was a two-story house) to Ligia's room. J) OMIT the underlined portion and end with a period.
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30) It is comforting to know that the Save-U Laundromat. And its people are always near by.
F) NO CHANGE G) Laundromat. Its H) Laundromat and that its J) Laundromat and its
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16) Down the street from the college, I attend, the Save-U laundromat is always open, and someone is always there.
F. NO CHANGE G. college, I attend H. college I attend, J. college I attend
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14) At the end of the year, Ligia had gone home to Columbia.
F) NO CHANGE G) will have gone H) went J) goes
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11) My older sister had gotten married the summer before, so not only did we have a room for Ligia, and we all admitted that the house had seemed too quiet lately.
A) NO CHANGE B) but C) while D) yet
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12) Introduced to me by my favorite music, at top volume, I started being taught by Ligia the most popular Colombian dance steps.
F) NO CHANGE G) Introducing Ligia to my favorite music... H) Teaching me the most popular Colombian dance steps,... J) I introduced Ligia to my favorite music, at top volume,...
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31) You have to admire the honesty of a company who's slogan is "Just about the Best."
A) NO CHANGE B) whose C) that's D) that the
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18) It was on a corner, across the street; from a drugstore on one side and a big park on the other.
F) NO CHANGE G) street from, H) street, from J) street from
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17) It was on a corner, across the street; from a drugstore on one side and a big park on the other.
A) NO CHANGE B) is C) had been D) was located
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19) But no one is ever around to enforce the threats, and in the summer everyone enjoys the benches, the grass, and the coolly magnificence of the shade trees.
A) NO CHANGE B) cool magnificence C) magnificently cool D) cool magnificent
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15) Which of the following true sentences, if inserted her, would best conclude the essay as well as maintain the positive tone established earlier in the essay?
A) I'm afraid of flying, but I think I'll be OK. B) I'm eager to eventually join the work force full-time. C) I've been practicing my Spanish -- and my dance steps. D) Senior activities are a lot of fun.
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32) Glory Foods' president, and found Bill Williams, explains the unusual slogan by admitted that while he knows that his foods can't beat the taste of real home cooking, it does come very close
F) NO CHANGE G) president, and found Bill Williams, H) president and founder Bill Williams, J) president and founder, Bill Williams,
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27) Usually a crowd of thirteen-year-old kids that is gathered around the video machines, regardless of the time of day.
A) NO CHANGE B) kids who C) kids, and they D) kids
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22) The washers and dryers are lime green, and the paneling on the walls has been painted to match, although it was alter varnished with some kind of artificial wood grain finish.
F) NO CHANGE G) have been H) were J) are
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20) Signs are posted all over the lawn threatening every sort of drastic action against trespassers who wrongfully enter the property.
F) NO CHANGE G) those who trespassers by walking on private property H) trespassers who ignore the signs and walk on the grass J) trespassers.
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21) For the sake of coherence, Sentence 5 should be placed: Signs are posted all over the lawn threatening every sort of drastic action against trespassers who wrongfully enter the property.
A) Where it is now B) before Sentence 1 C) after Sentence 1 D) after Sentence 3
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