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Sentence Correction Practice Test 2

Practice test for improving English grammar and sentence correction skills through analyzing and selecting the best way to phrase underlined portions of sentences.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.
  1. an average human being lives double than he used to
  2. an average human being lives twice as much as humans
  3. life of average human being has a doubling of what it was
  4. an average human being lives twice than humans used to
  5. the average life of human beings has doubled to that
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Farmers fear that crop would fail if amount of rainfall in the state is fewer than 30 inches.

  1. Farmers fear that crop would fail if amount of rainfall in the state is fewer than 30 inches.
  2. It is feared by farmers that the crop in the state will fail if the amount of rainfall is lesser than 30 inches.
  3. If rainfall is fewer than 30 inches in the state, the crop would fail is the fear of the farmers.
  4. Farmers fear that crop will fail if the amount of rainfall in the state is less than 30 inches.
  5. Farmers fear that if the amount of rainfall was lesser than 30 inches in the state, crop would fail.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

All the legislators, district and city unit presidents who attended the meeting asked the party president to make the best use of the political situation in the state.

  1. All the legislators, district and city unit presidents who attended the meeting asked
  2. All the legislators, district and city unit president who attended the meeting asked
  3. All the legislators, district and city unit presidents who attended the meeting had asked
  4. All the legislators, the district and the city unit presidents those attended the meeting had asked
  5. All the legislators, district and cities unit presidents, those attended the meeting asked
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The pre-revolutionists are the Titans of human history; the revolutionists are heroes; and post-revolutionists are too frequently dwarfs and weaklings.

  1. and post-revolutionists are too frequently dwarfs and weaklings
  2. and the post-revolutionists are, frequently too, dwarfs and weaklings
  3. and the post-revolutionists too are frequently dwarfs and weaklings
  4. but the post-revolutionists too are frequently dwarfs and weaklings
  5. but the post-revolutionists are too frequently dwarfs and weaklings
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Faced with accusations of being parochial, the political party's strategy was to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions.

  1. the political party's strategy was to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions
  2. the strategy of the political party was to project revamped image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions
  3. the political party decided on a strategy to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions
  4. the political party launched on a strategy to revamp image, and recruit new party- members while initiating public contact missions
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Many economists believe that a big rally in realty prices will eventually lead to increasing inflation, as well as increasing of fears about interest rate spike.

  1. increasing inflation, as well as increasing of fears about interest rate spike
  2. inflation and fears about interest rate spikes being heightened
  3. increasing fears about interest rate spikes and increasing inflation
  4. inflation being increased, along with fears about interest rate spike
  5. increasing inflation and fears of interest rate hike
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Among the many reasons for her unparalleled success was her understanding of the finer nuances of the game, and her passion for life.

  1. success was her understanding of the finer nuances of the game
  2. success had been her understanding of the finer nuances of the game
  3. success were her understanding of the fine nuances of the game
  4. success were the understanding of the finer nuances of her game
  5. success were her understanding of the finer nuances of the game
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

There were serial bomb blasts in Mumbai last night, which will mean that there will be tight security and all known secessionist elements will be rounded up by the security agencies.

  1. which will mean that there will be tight security and all known secessionist elements will be rounded up by the security agencies
  2. this will mean that security agencies will round up all known secessionist elements and tight security
  3. this would mean that security agencies would round up all known secessionist elements amid tight security
  4. security agencies will tighten security and round up all known secessionist elements
  5. and as a result, all known secessionist elements will be rounded up and tight security, by the security agencies
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