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Sentence Correction Practice Test 2
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Directions: The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. If not, select one of the other choices.
Thanks to improvements in Health Care, an average human being lives double than he used to in the Nineteenth century.AnswerClick to flip back
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an average human being lives twice as much as humans
💡 Explanation:
Correct; concise and un-ambiguous sentence conveys that an average human being today lives twice as much as humans in the Nineteenth century.