Practise test english 3 docx

34. e. Choice e is the only one that eliminates the

repetition of the words foreign and policy. It is

the clearest and most concise choice.

35. b. The change in verb tense is necessary to main￾tain consistency. Choice a would include a

superfluous comma, while choice c would

make the sentence awkward. The phrase sug￾gested in choice d would need commas

around it, and choice e would retain the incor￾rect verb form.

Section 3: Multiple Choice

1. c. Choice c is the only one that is not a run-on

sentence. All of the others use a comma or no

punctuation mark to separate two independ￾ent clauses.

2. d. Only choice d corrects the faulty

comparison—domesticated hounds are fatter

than they were 50 years ago, not fatter than 50

years ago.

3. a. Choices b, c, and d use the wrong conjunc￾tions (and, as a result, in spite of the fact) to

express the relationship between the two

phrases. The first phrase depends on, or is

subordinate to, the second, making because

the correct word. Choice e also uses the right

conjunction, but it incorrectly uses the present

tense verb believes.

4. e. As the saying goes is a phrase that introduces

the clause better late than never. Introductory

words and phrases should always end with a

comma.

5. c. Choice c is the only one that’s a complete sen￾tence. All of the other choices are sentence

fragments.

6. e. Choices a and c have misplaced modifiers; Bob

Geldof was not held in 1984. Choice b corrects

the error but introduces a new one. The

meaning of the sentence is lost, because the

concert wasn’t the first 1984 one. Choice d also

corrects the error, but it is not as clear and

concise as choice e.

7. d. Choice a is a run-on sentence. Choice b uses

illogical and ungrammatical sentence struc￾ture. Choice c incorrectly uses the wordy

phrase to which. Choice e creates a fragment

by using a semicolon and is wordy.

8. e. The problem is incorrect use of the passive

voice. Notice how choice e is more direct and

concise than the other four versions. While

choice c also uses the active voice, its word

order changes the meaning of the sentence.

9. e. The problem is a misplaced modifier—the

hotels aren’t planning the vacation. Choice e is

the clearest way to correctly express the idea of

the sentence. Choices b and d include, with a

slight variation, the original error, and choice

d also uses the wrong verb tense.

10. e. Choice e is the most clear and concise.

Choices a and c shift from the impersonal

pronoun one to the personal you. Choices b

and d correct that error, but retain the wordy

phrase you should probably. Choice d also

changes the wording and eliminates the semi￾colon, creating a long and confusing sentence

unbroken by punctuation.

11. a. Choice b incorrectly uses the passive voice to

create an awkward construction. Choice c

needs commas to separate the interrupter

phrase which the jury seemed interested in.

Choice c is also wordy. Choice d tightens up

the language of the sentence, but loses the

meaning. In choice e, the interrupter phrase,

which modifies the noun evidence, is

misplaced.

12. b. The comma after years is superfluous in

choices a and d. Choice d also uses the wrong

verb tense. The introductory phrase once they

are established refers to perennials, so choice c,

which uses the implied subject you (you dig

them up and divide them) is confusing. You

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