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Free CLEP Composition and Literature Exam Braindumps (page: 27)

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The cure for cancer could result from gene research rather then the more traditional areas of medical science. No error

  1. could result
  2. from
  3. rather then
  4. areas of
  5. No error

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The word “then” is incorrect in a comparison; the correct phrase is “rather than.” A is correct because “result” agrees with “cure.” “From” in B is correct because it accurately follows “result.” D is correct in that “areas” is plural, and the preposition “of” sets up “medical science.”



The company’s plan was based on one main concept: the more customers see the brand name, the higher the stock price did rise. No error

  1. was based
  2. the more
  3. brand name
  4. did rise
  5. No error

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

There is a tense shift after the colon. The phrase “the more customers see” is in present tense, but “the higher the stock price did rise” is in past tense. In order for the sentence to make sense, D should be “rises” or “will rise.” A is correct in the past tense. B establishes the plan description appropriately, and C is a common phrase.



Computers of the future, which will be small, wireless modules, and will be faster than anything we could imagine today. No error

  1. will be
  2. and will
  3. faster than
  4. we could
  5. No error

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

As the sentence stands, the subject “computers” does not have a corresponding verb. By removing the conjunction “and” in B, the sentence is fixed. If you are ever unsure about the subject and verb in a sentence, read the sentence without subordinate clauses, such as “which will be small, wireless modules.” A is correct in the future tense. C uses “than” appropriately in the comparison. D is correct because “could” agrees with “we.”



Dr. Delaney discovered that patients recovering better if they had exercised soon after their surgeries. No error

  1. that patients
  2. recovering
  3. had exercise
  4. their
  5. No error

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The dependent clause starting with “that” requires a verb for the noun “patients.” This error is fixed by changing “recovering” to “recovered” or “were recovering.” A. is correct in its establishment of the dependent clause. C is an appropriate tense, indicating that exercise came before recovery. The pronoun in D correctly corresponds with the noun “patients.”






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