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Ballooning, the oldest aerial sport, has undergone few major _or-large scale_ changes in its 200-year history. A. NO CHANGE B. or, large-scale, C. or big D. DELETE the underdlined portion
What is D?
100
Prevailing winds still detrmine the safety of balloon flights, and some of the continuing attempts to cross the Atlantic have proved fatal _and balloonists have died as a result._ A. NO CHANGE B. and have been the cause of deaths. C. and many have lost their lives. D. DELETE the underlined portion and end sentence with a period.******
What is because the underlined portion is redundant. You are told ballooning across the Atlantic Ocean still leads to fatalities - which means deaths. You don't need to be told again that people die.
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Nevertheless, the great dream of 19th century balloonists - intercontinental air _travel - was_ finally realized by a three-man team from New Mexico. A. No change***** B. travel (between continents) were C. travel, between continens, was D. travel among continents were
What is because intercontinental already means between continents, so B C and D all add redundant material.
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A feeling of sustained joy. A. NO CHANGE B. It's hard to watch a balloon fleet without a feeling of unsustained joy. C.Watching a balloon fleet - a feeling of sustained joy. D. A feeling of sustained joy watching a balloon fleet.
What is G?
200
Still, balloonists claim _that it is something that_ adds a definite thrill to the sport. A. no change B. it C. that it D. that the sense of danger****
What is because the pronoun "it" does not refer to anything. In order for the reader to make sense of what adds thrill to the sport, "danger" needs to be included.
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Only _when an accident occurs tragic_ do onlookers realize that all is not beauty for the balloonist. A. No change B. tragically when an accident occurs C. when a tragic accident occurs*** D. when - tragic - an accident occurs
What is because in A, tragic does not correctly modify accident. In B, tragic is turned into an adverb but does not change the original problem of "tragic" not being next to the noun it is modifying (accident). In D, it does not make sense to put "tragic" in dashes.
300
Now balloon competitions are special events, therefore cross-country calloon races attract scores of amateur photographers. A. no change B. events; tehrefore C. events - thus D. events, and
What is D?
300
Weighted down with sand _bags. Unitl the_ moment of launching, a balloon takes off as the pilot discards the bags. A. no change B. bags until the**** C. bags: up until the D. bags. Up until the
What is because "Weighted down with sand bags" is not a complete thought - it needs a verb to be a complete thought - choice B combines the clauses to make a sentence.
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To descend, _it is released_ through a valve controlled opening at the top of the balloon. A. no change B. the pilot releases gas***** C. he releases it D. it is released by him
What is because the main problem in the original sentence is that the pronoun "it" does not refer back to anything. Choices C and D do not correct the problem.
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_Popular at the turn of the century, many Americans and Europeans enjoyed sport ballooning._ A. no change B. Many Americans and Europenas, popular at the turn of the century,enjoyed sport ballooning. C. Many Americans and Europeans enjoyed sport ballooning, which was popular at the turn of the century.**** D. Popular at the turn of the century was sport ballooning, and enjoyed by many Americans and Europeans.
What is because the main problem in this sentence is that the intro phrase is not modifying the correct noun. It is modifying Americans and Europeans, not what it is supposed to (sport ballooning). Answer choice B does not change the problem. Answer choice D is incorrect because it does not make sense.