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ANSWER KEY AND EXPLANATIONS Error Identification 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 1. The correct answer is (D). (his wanting). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”— Possessives, page 98. 2. The correct answer is (B). (lay). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. 3. The correct answer is (B). (these kinds). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Demonstratives, page 38. 4. The correct answer is (D). (physics). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Noun Ad- jectives, page 35. 5. The correct answer is (B). (like). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Sameness and Similarity, page 44. 6. The correct answer is (C). (drive). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbals, page 77. 7. The correct answer is (B). (perma- nence). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Parts of Speech, page 162. 8. The correct answer is (B). (they finish). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Time Clauses, page 69. 9. The correct answer is (D). (three- hundred-year-old). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Hyphenated or Com- pound Adjectives, page 37. 10. The correct answer is (A). (Tom had sent). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Conditionals, page 73. 11. The correct answer is (C). (the younger). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Comparatives, page 46. 12. The correct answer is (B). (many). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Few, Little, Much, and Many, page 39. 13. The correct answer is (B). (to be sleeping). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Verbals, page 77. 14. The correct answer is (B). (an accurate). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Articles, page 53. 15. The correct answer is (D). (about the weather constantly). See Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”—Order of Adverbs, page 113. 16. The correct answer is (B). (large enough). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Too, Very, and Enough, page 55. 17. The correct answer is (C). (to pay for the costs of my education com- pletely). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Split Infinitives, page 29. 18. The correct answer is (C). (were not stationed). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Wishes, page 71. 19. The correct answer is (D). (the button broke) OR (the needle broke). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Faulty Reference, page 100. 20. The correct answer is (D). (it was). See Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”— Embedded Questions, page 116. 21. The correct answer is (B). (they). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Personal Pronouns—Case, page 93. 22. The correct answer is (A). (having run). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Past Participles, page 81. answers practice test 2 Practice Test 2 185 www.petersons.com 23. The correct answer is (B). (no longer). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Negation, page 57. 24. The correct answer is (A). (having). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbals, page 77. 25. The correct answer is (B). (me). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Personal Pro- nouns—Case, page 93. Sentence Completion 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. A 26. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Cause and Result, page 50. 27. The correct answer is (C). Choice (A), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Demonstratives, page 38. Choice (B), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. Choice (D), same as A and B. 28. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Correlative Conjunctions, page 157. 29. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”—Clauses, page 121. 30. The correct answer is (D). Choices (A), (B), and (C), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Prepositions in Combina- tions, page 167. 31. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Conditionals, page 73. 32. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Too, Very, and Enough, page 55. 33. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 7, “Style”−Prepositions in Combinations, page 167. See also Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Verbals, page 77. 34. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Personal Pronouns—Case, page 93. 35. The correct answer is (B). Choice (A), see Chapter 5, “Pronouns”— Faulty Reference, page 100. Choice (C), same as A. See also Chapter 7, “Style”—Parallelism, page 133. Choice (D), see Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”— Order of Adverbs, page 113. 36. The correct answer is (D). Choices (A) and (C), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Wishes, page 71. Choice (B), incorrect negative formation (did not live). 37. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Wordiness, page 136. See also Chapter 7, “Style”—Voice, page 129. 38. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B) and (C), see Chapter 5, “Pro- nouns”—Those Modified, page 107. Choice (D), See Chapter 7, “Style”— Wordiness, page 136. 39. The correct answer is (D). Choices (A), (B), and (C), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Tense, page 67. 40. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”—To/For (Purpose), page 118. 186 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com ANSWER SHEET PRACTICE TEST 3 Error Identification 1. O A O B O C O D 2. O A O B O C O D 3. O A O B O C O D 4. O A O B O C O D 5. O A O B O C O D 6. O A O B O C O D 7. O A O B O C O D 8. O A O B O C O D 9. O A O B O C O D 10. O A O B O C O D 11. O A O B O C O D 12. O A O B O C O D 13. O A O B O C O D 14. O A O B O C O D 15. O A O B O C O D 16. O A O B O C O D 17. O A O B O C O D 18. O A O B O C O D 19. O A O B O C O D 20. O A O B O C O D 21. O A O B O C O D 22. O A O B O C O D 23. O A O B O C O D 24. O A O B O C O D 25. O A O B O C O D Sentence Completion 26. O A O B O C O D 27. O A O B O C O D 28. O A O B O C O D 29. O A O B O C O D 30. O A O B O C O D 31. O A O B O C O D 32. O A O B O C O D 33. O A O B O C O D 34. O A O B O C O D 35. O A O B O C O D 36. O A O B O C O D 37. O A O B O C O D 38. O A O B O C O D 39. O A O B O C O D 40. O A O B O C O D ✁ answer sheet 187 Practice Test 3 40 QUESTIONS • 25 MINUTES ERROR IDENTIFICATION Directions: For the Error Identification questions, each sentence contains four underlined words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Mark your answer on the answer sheet provided. 1. Lawrence never lost the respect (A) for his parents who (B) had struggled so hard to put (C) him through (D) medical school. 2. I doubt weather (A) he will enter (B) the doctoral program this fall because of (C) his financial (D) prob- lems. 3. If Jackie and Mary had been (A) in (B) better (C) physical condition, they might enjoyed (D) the hike more. 4. Not having passed (A) the law exam, the (B) state refused to issue him (C) a license to practice. (D) 5. The interesting (A) designed stair- way led directly (B) to a large ballroom where (C) everyone was waiting (D) for us. 6. Even though (A) they have been (B) looking (B) for an apartment for (C) a month now, they have not been able to find one anywheres. (D) 7. I have reserved (A) six front-row (B) seats for (C) the basketball play-off (D) game last night. practice test 3 189 8. The five hours of classes the students have every day are audio-lingual (A) , read- ing, writing, laboratory (B) , and to choose (C) an extra special-interest (D) course. 9. The crops are already showing (A) signs of dehydration (B) and probably cannot sur- vive another (C) week without no (D) rain. 10. The children had such difficult time (A) when they began (B) school in their new neighborhood that their parents de- cided never (C) to move (D) again. 11. He had (A) his tailor made (B) an exotic oriental-looking (C) robe for opening (D) night. 12. Teamwork requires (A) that a player pass (B) the ball to whomever (C) is in the best (D) position to make the goal. 13. There were never any secrets among (A) my sister and me (B) when (C) we were growing up. (D) 14. Dr. Lacey was the kind of administrator which (A) tried to maintain (B) high morale among (C) his staff by encouraging (D) open communication. 15. Let’s take one of this (A) pamphlets and look up (B) the special flights to (C) Hawaii in (D) November. 16. Samuel’s new position as (A) head of the editorial staff is certainly (B) a more demanding one (C) than Henry. (D) 17. Susan was determined to leave (A) the office by (B) 4:30 for catching (C) the early train home. (D) 18. The newlyweds found a style of living in Italy (A) as (B) satisfying (C) that they wished that they could stay (D) there forever. 19. Those (A) who had already purchased (B) tick- ets were instructed to go to gate first (C) immediately. (D) 20. The cost of (A) gasoline has raised (B) tremendously (C) in the last eight-month (D) period. 21. It (A) is important that you turned off (B) the heater every morning before (C) you leave (D) for class. 190 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com 22. With regard to (A) your letter of October 26, we are quiet (B) disappointed to learn (C) that you are unable (D) to accept the job at this time. 23. Dr. Alvarez looked tiredly (A) as (B) he ap- proached the podium to give (C) his fare- well speech to the graduating (D) class. 24. Their (A) office has not (B) still (C) returned the original document to us. (D) 25. I was very (A) embarrassed at the inauguration (B) last week when I set (C) in the wrong chair on the stage. (D) SENTENCE COMPLETION Directions: In the Sentence Completion questions, one or more words are left out of each sentence. Under each sentence, you will see four words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly, then mark your answer on the answer sheet provided. 26. There ________ in that part of the country. (A) are not much industry (B) is not many industry (C) are not many industry (D) is not much industry 27. The Marcus Aurelius, ________ went down at sea in 1970, is reputed to have had great wealth on board. (A) that which (B) which (C) who (D) what 28. He ________ since he lost his job. (A) has been feeling bad (B) is feeling badly (C) had been feeling badly (D) is feeling bad 29. Let’s put a new ________ on the window sill. (A) flower’s box (B) flowers’ box (C) flower box (D) flowers box 30. I let my cousin ________ my car when he came to visit me. (A) to borrow (B) borrow (C) borrowing (D) borrowed 31. John remembered his parents’ anniversary and ________. (A) sent them some flowers (B) to them sent some flowers (C) sent to them some flowers (D) some flowers to them sent 32. The plans for that building were drawn up in 1965 but ________. (A) their implementation was not put into action until 1970 (B) the plans for that building were not implemented until 1970 (C) were not implemented and started until 1970 (D) were not implemented until 1970 practice test 3 Practice Test 3 191 www.petersons.com . “Verbs”—Verbals, page 77. 7. The correct answer is (B). (perma- nence). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Parts of Speech, page 162. 8. The correct answer is (B). (they finish). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Time Clauses,. pay for the costs of my education com- pletely). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Split Infinitives, page 29. 18. The correct answer is (C). (were not stationed). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Wishes, page 71. 19 “Pronouns”—Personal Pronouns—Case, page 93. 22. The correct answer is (A). (having run). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Past Participles, page 81. answers practice test 2 Practice Test 2 185 www.petersons.com 23. The

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