Free GED Section 2: Language Arts - Writing Exam Braindumps
Section Two : Language Arts - Writing Questions 70–74 (page: 16)

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Because I have agreed with many of your previous editorials, I do not agree with your position regarding the proposed shopping mall on the south end of town.

Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option A.

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Sentence 6:
We also would like to call your attention to the Multi-Account Discount, you may be eligible to receive this discount if you or your spouse has an Applegate automobile policy.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option A.

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Sentence 7:Thus, two needs are quiet apparent—the need to update these files on a constant basis and to file reports promptly.

Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

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Ethnic Architecture

(A)
(1) Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are? (2) Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries.
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(3) Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent them. (4) The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world. (5) In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home builders responded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean area.
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(7) For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall causedthe homes to rot within a few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with many doors and windows to keep cool.
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(9) Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn, " which allowed immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.(13) Today’s covered breezeways serve a related purpose of protecting people who need to go to their"car barns, "or garages.
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(14) No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned, and some their descendants still use today.

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Sentence 4
The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.

Which correction should be made to sentence 4?

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Sentence 7:
This not only removes some stress, but it also has provided insurance in case of damage, breakage, or loss.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option A.