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Sentence Correction Mixed Practice - I

Sentence Correction Mixed Practice - I

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body out of the bed, but he had not seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive.

  1. but he had not seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly
  2. but he had never seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly
  3. but he had not seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it was turning out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly
  4. but having never seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly
  5. but he had not seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it went so slowly
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The war with Germany, incident on that country's seizure of the Samoan Islands, had left no visible scars upon the republic, and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army was forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories, and the subsequent ridiculous plight of General Von Gartenlaube's forces in the State of New Jersey.

  1. and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army was forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories
  2. and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army were forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories
  3. and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army had been forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories
  4. and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army, forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories
  5. and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army in the process of being forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In many cases, Chinese banks work with so-called trust firms to attract savings through high-yielding investment products while lend the money to high-risk sectors, including property developers and cash-strapped local governments, without having to book the loans on their balance sheets.

  1. with so-called trust firms to attract savings through high-yielding investment products while lend the money to high-risk sectors
  2. with so-called trust firms to attract savings through high-yield investment products to lend the money to high-risk sectors
  3. with so-called trust firms to attract savers through high-yield investment products to lend the money to high-risk sectors
  4. with so-called trust firms to attract savers through high-yielding investment products and lend the money to high-risk sectors
  5. with so-called trust firms to attract savings through high-yielding investment products and lend the money to high-risk sectors
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago had assembled from various parts of the Christian world, not less than thirty cardinals, four patriarchs, twenty archbishops, one hundred and fifty bishops, two hundred professors of theology, besides princes, ambassadors, civil and ecclesiastical, abbots, priors, and inferior churchmen.

  1. Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago had assembled from various parts of the Christian world, not less than thirty cardinals
  2. Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago, assembled from all parts of the Christian world, no less than thirty cardinals
  3. Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago were assembled from various parts of the Christian world, not one less than thirty cardinals
  4. Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago had assembled from all parts of the Christian world, no less than thirty cardinals
  5. Here, in this room, more than four hundred years ago were assembled from all parts of the Christian world, no less than thirty cardinals
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He who can peruse it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, an afflicted spirit, without being filled with an unutterable abhorrence of slavery and all its abettors, and animated with a determination to seek the immediate overthrow of that execrable system, without trembling for the fate of this country in the hands of a righteous God, who is ever on the side of the oppressed, and whose arm is not shortened that it cannot save, must have a flinty heart, and be qualified to act the part of a trafficker “in slaves and the souls of men.”

  1. can peruse it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, an afflicted spirit, without being filled with an unutterable abhorrence of slavery and all its abettors, and animated with a determination to seek the immediate overthrow of that execrable system
  2. could peruse it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, an afflicted spirit, without being filled with an unutterable abhorrence of slavery and all its abettors, and animated with a determination to seek the immediate overthrow of this execrable system
  3. can peruse it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, an afflicted spirit, without being filled with an unutterable abhorrence of slavery and all its abettors, and getting animated with a determination to seek the immediate overthrow of that execrable system
  4. can peruse it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, an afflicted spirit, without being filled with an unutterable abhorrence of slavery and all its abettors, and animated with a determination to seek the immediate overthrow of such an execrable system
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He capered before them down the forty-foot hole, fluttering his wing-like hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back to them his brief bird-sweet cries.

  1. capered before them down the forty-foot hole, fluttering his wing-like hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back
  2. is capering before them down the forty-foot hole, fluttering his wing-like hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind bearing
  3. capers before them down towards the forty-foot hole, fluttering his wing-like hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bears
  4. capered before them down towards the forty-foot hole, fluttering his wing-like hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back
  5. capered before them down towards the forty-foot hole, fluttered his wing-like hands, leaped nimbly and Mercury's hat quivered in the fresh wind that bore back
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Starting from the principles of Symbolism and the relations which are necessary between words and things in any language, it applies the result of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in every case how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.

  1. it applies the result of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in every case how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.
  2. it applies the result of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in each case how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.
  3. it seeks to apply the result of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in such cases how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.
  4. it seeks to apply the results of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in every case how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.
  5. it applies the results of this inquiry to various departments of traditional philosophy, showing in every case how traditional philosophy and traditional solutions arise out of ignorance of the principles of Symbolism and out of misuse of language.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It was as if the plague had broken out in the country and news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, a wise man, a knowledgeable one, whose words and breath was enough to heal everyone who had been infected with the pestilence, and as such news would go through the land and everyone would talk about it, many would believe, many would doubt, but many would get on their way as soon as possible, to seek the wise man, the helper, just like this the myth ran through the land, that fragrant myth of Gotama, the Buddha, the wise man of the family of Sakya.

  1. It was as if the plague had broken out in the country and news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, a wise man, a knowledgeable one, whose words and breath was enough to heal everyone who had been infected with the pestilence
  2. It was as if the plague had broken out in a country and the news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, the wise man, the knowledgeable one, whose word and breath was enough to heal everyone who had been infected with the pestilence
  3. It was as if the plague had broken out in a country and news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, a wise man, a knowledgeable one, whose word and breath was enough to heal everyone who had been infected with the pestilence
  4. It was as if plague had broken out in the country and the news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, a wise man, a knowledgeable one, whose word and breath was enough to heal anyone who had been infected with the pestilence
  5. It was as if plague had broken out in a country and news had been spreading around that in one or another place there was a man, a wise man, a knowledgeable one, whose words and breath was enough to heal everyone who had been infected with a pestilence
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Language disguises the thought; so that from the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized.

  1. so that from the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized
  2. so that by the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized
  3. so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with an altogether different object than to let the form of the body be recognized
  4. so that by the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized
  5. so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I say at once there are few difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those that are long accustomed to the family of their prince, than new ones; for it is sufficient only not to transgress the customs of his ancestors, and to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state, unless he be deprived of it by some extraordinary and excessive force; and if he should be so deprived of it, whenever anything sinister happens to the usurper, he will regain it.

  1. there are few difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those that are long accustomed to the family of their prince, than new ones; for it is sufficient only not to transgress the customs of his ancestors, and to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state
  2. there are fewer difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those that are long accustomed to the family of their prince, than newer ones; for it is sufficient only not to transgress the customs of his ancestors, and to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state
  3. there are few difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those long accustomed to the family of their prince, than new ones; for it is sufficient not only to transgress the customs of his ancestors, and to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state
  4. there are fewer difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those long accustomed to the family of their prince, than new ones; for it is sufficient only not to transgress the customs of his ancestors, and to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state
  5. there are fewer difficulties in holding hereditary states, and those long accustomed to the family of their prince, than the newer ones; for it is sufficient not only to transgress the customs of his ancestors, but also to deal prudently with circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain himself in his state
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