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1. Carlos watched spellbound as each tiny bird extended its tongue into the feeder and reaches the nectar deep
within.
which word is the error??: reaches
2. which word/ phrase is the error
Since they A: had never before visited the resort town in B: autumn, it looked C: strangely to them D: without
vacationers and with the tall lindens turning bronze.: strangely
3. In recent years, neuroscientists A: are trying to understand how the brain works when people interactB: , and
they have found that a region of the brain that activates when we C: think about ourselves D: also activates when
we allow others to influence us.
which word/ phrase is the error: are trying
4. A: Included among the more than 75 languages B: into which William Shake- speare's plays C: have been
translated are D: , Esperanto, Interlingua, and Klingon.
find the error: ,
5. In order to A: qualify for the final round of the dance competition, B: her and her partner C: were required to
demonstrate proficiency D: in a variety of dances.: her
6. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of a A: hummingbirds' body mass is flight muscleB: , considerably C: more
than the average of 15 percent D: typical of other birds.
find the error: hummingbirds'
7. Both the bus and the subway A: goes B: directly to the airport, although the subway, C: while not as
convenient, is D: invariably quicker.: goes
8. Although she had studied French for years at school, Julie was so excited when she arrived in Paris that she
could not barely understand a word of what was said to her.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
that she could not B.
that she couldn't C.
that she could D.
so she could not E.
she couldn't: c that she could
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9. The governor stated that the reason the bond issue was included on the ballot was there being no other
way to finance the needed infrastructure repairs without raising taxes.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
there being B.
since there was C.
that there was D.
because of being E.
on account of having: c. that there was
10.Although the piccolo and the flute are similar in shape and are held the same way when played, the piccolo is
much smaller and its sound is therefore much higher than the flute.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
than the flute B.
than the flute is C.
than that of the flute D.
compared to the flute E.
compared with the flute's sound
No selection has been made.: c. than that of the flute
11.Before she began to paint the kitchen cabinets, Mei carefully followed the video's instructions to clean them
thoroughly, remove all the hardware, and to sand the surfaces.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
and to sand B.
and sand C.
and sanding
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1. Carlos watched spellbound as each tiny bird extended its tongue into the feeder and reaches the nectar deep
within.
which word is the error??: reaches
2. which word/ phrase is the error
Since they A: had never before visited the resort town in B: autumn, it looked C: strangely to them D: without
vacationers and with the tall lindens turning bronze.: strangely
3. In recent years, neuroscientists A: are trying to understand how the brain works when people interactB: , and
they have found that a region of the brain that activates when we C: think about ourselves D: also activates when
we allow others to influence us.
which word/ phrase is the error: are trying
4. A: Included among the more than 75 languages B: into which William Shake- speare's plays C: have been
translated are D: , Esperanto, Interlingua, and Klingon.
find the error: ,
5. In order to A: qualify for the final round of the dance competition, B: her and her partner C: were required to
demonstrate proficiency D: in a variety of dances.: her
6. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of a A: hummingbirds' body mass is flight muscleB: , considerably C: more
than the average of 15 percent D: typical of other birds.
find the error: hummingbirds'
7. Both the bus and the subway A: goes B: directly to the airport, although the subway, C: while not as
convenient, is D: invariably quicker.: goes
8. Although she had studied French for years at school, Julie was so excited when she arrived in Paris that she
could not barely understand a word of what was said to her.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
that she could not B.
that she couldn't C.
that she could D.
so she could not E.
she couldn't: c that she could
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9. The governor stated that the reason the bond issue was included on the ballot was there being no other
way to finance the needed infrastructure repairs without raising taxes.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
there being B.
since there was C.
that there was D.
because of being E.
on account of having: c. that there was
10.Although the piccolo and the flute are similar in shape and are held the same way when played, the piccolo is
much smaller and its sound is therefore much higher than the flute.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
than the flute B.
than the flute is C.
than that of the flute D.
compared to the flute E.
compared with the flute's sound
No selection has been made.: c. than that of the flute
11.Before she began to paint the kitchen cabinets, Mei carefully followed the video's instructions to clean them
thoroughly, remove all the hardware, and to sand the surfaces.
Answer the question by selecting the correct response. A.
and to sand B.
and sand C.
and sanding
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