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Sentence Correction: Parallelism and Grammar

Practice identifying and correcting errors in sentence structure, with emphasis on parallel structure, correlative conjunctions, and common grammatical patterns through multiple-choice questions.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.

  1. which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
  2. that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
  3. originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
  4. originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
  5. originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The average citizen, thanks to the act of right of information, is surprisingly well-informed about landmark court decisions concerning such questions as admission procedures of minority educational institutions, reservations for backward classes in such institutions, and whether the minority schools have a right to collect donations.

  1. and whether the minority schools have a right to collect donations
  2. and whether the minority schools have rights to collect donations
  3. and the right of the minority schools to collect donations
  4. and whether the minority schools are right in collecting donations
  5. and about the right of the minority schools to collect donations
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Of all the frauds practiced by mercenary dealers, there is none more reprehensible, and at the same time the most prevalent, than the adulteration of the various articles of food.

  1. at the same time the most prevalent
  2. at the same time most prevalent
  3. at the same time widely prevalent
  4. at the same time the more prevalent
  5. at the same time more prevalent
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The centre should play a leading role not only in formulating policies but also to ensure the speedy implementation.

  1. but also to ensure the speedy implementation
  2. but to ensure the speedy implementation also
  3. but also in ensuring the speedy implementation
  4. but to ensure the speedy implementation
  5. to ensure the speedy implementations
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Consumers are beginning to take notice of Euro-II cars because they cause no air pollution and petrol without lead is used.

  1. cause no air pollution and petrol without lead is used.
  2. cause no air pollution and use petrol without lead.
  3. air pollution is not caused and petrol without lead is used.
  4. causing no air pollution and using petrol without lead.
  5. air pollution is not caused and petrol without lead.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The government needs to focus on increasing the size of the cake rather than to worry about size of the piece that each citizen gets.

  1. rather than to worry about size of the piece that each citizen gets
  2. rather to worry about size of the piece that each citizen gets
  3. rather than to worry about size of the piece that every citizen gets
  4. rather than worrying about size of the piece that each citizen gets
  5. rather than to worry for size of the piece that each citizen gets
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

In all the big cities, there is a flood of health clubs which claim to decrease stress level and weight is reduced.

  1. decrease stress level and weight is reduced.
  2. decrease stress level and weight reduces.
  3. decrease stress level and reduce weight.
  4. decrease stress level and reduced weight.
  5. decreasing stress level and reducing weight.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The higher your aspirations, greater the effort you need to put in.

  1. The higher your aspirations, greater the effort you need to put in.
  2. The higher your aspirations, the greater the effort you need to put in.
  3. The higher are your aspirations, greater is the effort you need to put in.
  4. The higher are your aspirations, the greater are the efforts you need to put in.
  5. The higher your aspirations, greater the efforts you need to put in.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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The greater the number of cars on the road, and the greater the emission of exhaust gases, greater is the amount of pollution in the atmosphere.

  1. greater is the amount of pollution in the atmosphere
  2. greater are the amounts of pollution in the atmosphere
  3. greater is the pollution in the atmosphere
  4. the greater is the amount of pollution in the atmosphere
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