QUESTION: 25

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Sports commentators often provide informative and witty insight during games that enhance the sports- watching experience.

enhance the sports-watching experience.
enhance the experience.
enhances the sports-watching experience.
enhances the sports-watching experience for fans.
have enhanced the sports-watching experiences for fans.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The problem with this sentence is that the second action verb (i.e. enhance) needs to be singular (i.e. enhances) because this verb refers to “insight.” Some readers may believe that because there are two characteristics to the insight (i.e. informative and witty) there should be a plural form of the verb. Choice “enhances the sports-watching experience” and choice “enhances the sports-watching experience for fans” correct this agreement error of the verb; however, choice “enhances the sports-watching experience for fans” is wordy. Obviously, fans are the ones who watch sports, so why restate this. Choice “enhances the sports- watching experience” therefore is most direct and grammatically sound.

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QUESTION: 26

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

A shockingly indelible moment, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I found out that Kurt Cobain had died.

A shockingly indelible moment,
A shocking, indelible moment,
It was a shocking and indelible moment;
Shocked and indelible,
Shocking and I will never forget it,

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

“A shockingly indelible moment,”, “A shocking, indelible moment,”, “Shocked and indelible,”, and “Shocking and I will never forget it,” all have dangling modifier errors, because they aren’t describing what comes after the comma. Indelible means not able to be erased; you wouldn’t say that about a person in this context.

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QUESTION: 27

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Since the work force is becoming increasingly competitive in light of technological advances and outsourcing, therefore, it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.

therefore, it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.
moreover, it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.
but, it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.
so it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.
it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

This sentence is a run-on sentence and can be fixed with the deletion of one word: “therefore.” By beginning with a conjunction such as “Since” the sentence already has a descriptive clause in motion and just needs to be followed by a succinct (brief) statement of what the background of the first clause was describing. All of the choices except choice “it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree.” use this erroneous second conjunction (i.e. therefore, moreover, but, so), so they must be eliminated. Choice “it is even more basic for students to complete high school and attain at least a bachelor’s degree” is grammatically sound.

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QUESTION: 28

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Study the ancient fighting art of Hapkido and you will learn to avoid directly matching your strength against your opponents.

your strength against your opponents.
yours against your opponent.
your strength against your opponent.
your strength with your opponent.
your opponent's strength against one's own.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

“yours against your opponent” doesn’t say what’s being matched with what. “your strength against your opponent”, “your strength with your opponent”, and “your opponent's strength against one's own” all have some sort of parallelism error.

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