Grammar: Precision and Concision
Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets. He recently announced his plan to open a small chain of affordable health food stores.
Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at between the quotation marks?
A)Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets; Kristofferson recently
B) As the CEO of Kristoff Markets, Lars Kristofferson made a recent proclamation: he
C) In a recent announcement, Lars Kristofferson, the CEO of Kristoff Markets,
D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
Bats are nocturnal creatures; they come out only during the night.
A) No Change B) creatures. They
C) creatures, they D) creatures - they
What is A, No Change
DAILY DOUBLE
The old mansion was IMPOSING in its huge size and gothic architecture.
A) No Change B) imprudent C) geriatric D) erratic
What is A, No Change
(Imposing: Impressive in size and appearance)
Fans were very excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy. Hundreds of eager viewers lined up outside the movie theater days in advance.
Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences between the quotation marks?
A) Fans were very excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy; in fact, these fans were so excited that they
B) In order to ensure their viewing ability for the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy, hundreds of eager viewers
C) Fans were so excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy that they
D) Fans of the Royal Battleground trilogy, excited to see the final installment of it, numbered in the hundreds and
C) Fans were so excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy that they
When I turn 16 I'm going to buy a car.
A) No Change B) 16; I'm C) 16. I'm
D) 16, I'm
What is D, 16, I'm
ORNATE children are especially difficult to care for.
A) No Change B) Plausible C) Petulant D) Novel
What is C, Petulant
(Petulant: Cranky, pouty, irritable)
In a recent study, Scientific American magazine concluded that dog owners are somewhat less reserved than cat owners, enjoying more social interaction and communal activity.
A) No change
B) Congruous
C) Conjoint
D) Coincident
A, No change
In 1962, Michael Murphy and Richard Price founded the Esalen Institute. The Big Sur, California location was one of the first homes of the Western New Age movement.
Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences between the quotation marks?
A) Institute; the location, in Big Sur, California, was
B) Institute in Big Sur, California,
C) Institute in Big Sur, California; the location was
D) Institute; located in Big Sur, California, it became
B, Institute in Big Sur, California
Everywhere we traveled in Japan there were vending machines: some served green teas while others carried only juice.
A) No Change B) machines - some
C) machines; some D) machines: some
What is C, machines; some
The father SECRETED his son's marriage.
A) No Change B) prescribed C) fluctuated
D) repudiated
What is D, repudiated
(Repudiate: To refuse to recognize as true)
Although their physical features were often twins in ancient art, the Greek gods Poseidon and Zeus could be identified by their accessories: the God of the Sea appeared with a dolphin and trident, while an eagle and lightning bolt indicated the King of Olympus.
A) No change
B) Equivalent
C) Tantamount
D)Indistinguishable
D, indistinguishable
To demonstrate his interest in the University of California, Los Angeles, Sam visited the campus, interviewed with the admissions officers, and has attended several classes.
A) No change
B) Attended
C) Attend
D) Attending
B, attended
Cambridge is home to two of the best universities in the world. MIT and Harvard.
A) No Change B) world: MIT C) world - MIT
D. World; MIT
What is B, world: MIT
I noticed a QUALITATIVE change in her paintings.
A) No Change B) quantitative C) renounced
D) squalid
What is A, No Change
(Qualitative: Involving qualities of something.
During the Victorian period, corsets became a necessity. Some women wore corsets so tightly and for such prolonged periods that they couldn't remove them; they hadn’t built up enough muscle strength in their backs to maintain the top half of their body unaided.
A) No change
B) Bolstor
C) Endure
D) Support
D, support
BONUS!!!!
Artist Bill Domonkos manipulates old photographs, alters video footage, and will superimpose GIFs to create multimedia works of art.
A) No change
B) Has superimposed
C) Superimposes
D) Had superimposed
C, superimposes
She was waiting, at the train station.
A) No Change B) waiting: at C) waiting - at
D) No punctuation between waiting and at
What is D, No punctuation between waiting and at
Cell phones are UNDERMINDED these days.
A) No Change B) transparent C) imprudent
D) ubiquitous
What is D, ubiquitous
(Ubiquitous: Being everywhere at once)