33. The doctor ________. (A) adviced that Jim lie down every afternoon (B) adviced that Jim lay down every afternoon (C) advised that Jim lie down every afternoon (D) advised that Jim lay down every afternoon 34. John will most likely ________, but Kathy will probably stay home. (A) coming (B) be come (C) come (D) had come 35. ________ told us to turn our topics in by Friday. (A) Our professor he (B) Our professor who (C) Our professor (D) Our professor that 36. During her vacation in Europe, Margaret visited museums, went shopping, and ________ a lot of interesting people. (A) had met (B) was meeting (C) met (D) has been meeting 37. It was essential that we ________ the lease before the end of the month. (A) sign (B) signed (C) had signed (D) were signing 38. The opening of the new freeway has made traffic conditions in the city ________. (A) more good (B) the better (C) better (D) more better 39. If their train arrives ________ not make it to the theater on time. (A) lately, we will (B) late, we would (C) more later, we will (D) late, we will 40. When traveling in a foreign country, one should be careful to carry ________ at all times. (A) their passport (B) your passport (C) one’s passport (D) hers passport 192 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com ANSWER KEY AND EXPLANATIONS Error Identification 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. C 1. The correct answer is (A). (lost respect). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Articles, page 53. 2. The correct answer is (A). (whether). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Words Often Confused, Group III, page 154. 3. The correct answer is (D). (might have enjoyed). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Conditionals, page 73. 4. The correct answer is (A). (Since Howard did not pass the law exam,). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Dangling Modifiers, page 30. 5. The correct answer is (A). (interest- ingly). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Adjective/Adverb Confusion, page 32. 6. The correct answer is (D). (any- where). See Chapter 7, “Style”— Substandard, page 139. 7. The correct answer is (A). (I re- served). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Tense, page 67. 8. The correct answer is (C). ( and an). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Parallelism, page 133. 9. The correct answer is (D). (without rain). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Negation, page 57. 10. The correct answer is (A). (such a difficult time). See Chapter 3, “Modifi- ers”—Cause and Result, page 50. 11. The correct answer is (B). (make). See Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbals, page 77. 12. The correct answer is (C). (who- ever). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”— Who/Whom, page 95. 13. The correct answer is (A). (be- tween). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. 14. The correct answer is (A). (who). See Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Relative Pronouns, page 91. 15. The correct answer is (A). (these). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Demon- stratives, page 38. 16. The correct answer is (D). (Hen- ry’s). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Comparatives, page 46. 17. The correct answer is (C). (to catch). See Chapter 6, “Basic Pat- terns”—To/For (Purpose), page 118. 18. The correct answer is (B). (so satisfying). See Chapter 3, “Modifi- ers”—Cause and Result, page 50. 19. The correct answer is (C). (gate one). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers, page 42. 20. The correct answer is (B). (has risen). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. 21. The correct answer is (B). (turn off). See Chapter 4, “Verbs—Verbs of “De- mand,” page 70. 22. The correct answer is (B). (quite). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Words Often Confused, Group II, page 150. answers practice test 3 Practice Test 3 193 www.petersons.com 23. The correct answer is (A). (tired). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Adjectives after Verbs of Sensation, page 34. 24. The correct answer is (C). (still has not returned). See Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”—Order of Adverbs, page 113. 25. The correct answer is (C). (sat). See Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. Sentence Completion 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C 26. The correct answer is (D). Choice (A), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Subject/ Verb Agreement, page 159. Choice (B), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Few, Little, Much, and Many, page 39. Choice (C), same as A and B. 27. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 5, “Pronouns”—Relative Pronouns, page 91. 28. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Tense, page 67, and Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Adjectives after Verbs of Sensation, page 34. 29. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Noun Adjectives, page 35. 30. The correct answer is (B). Choices (A), (C), and (D), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbals, page 77. 31. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”—Indirect Objects, page 111. 32. The correct answer is (D). Choices (A), (B), and (C), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Wordiness, page 136. 33. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Words Often Confused, Group I, page 146. See also Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbs of “Demand,” page 70, and Chapter 7, “Style”—Usage, page 142. 34. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Modals, page 75. 35. The correct answer is (C). Choice (A), see Chapter 6, “Basic Patterns”— Double Subjects, page 120. Choices (B) and (D) see Chapter 6, “Basic Pat- terns”—Clauses, page 121. 36. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 7, “Style”—Parallelism, page 133. 37. The correct answer is (A). Choices (B), (C), and (D), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”—Verbs of “Demand,” page 70. 38. The correct answer is (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Comparatives, page 46. 39. The correct answer is (D). Choice (A), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Adjective/Adverb Confusion, page 32. Choice (B), see Chapter 4, “Verbs”— Conditionals, page 73. Choice (C), see Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Comparatives, page 46. 40. The correct answer is (C). Choice (A), see Chapter 5, “Pronouns”— Number, page 104. Choices (B) and (D), see Chapter 5, “Pronouns”— Person, page 102. 194 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com ANSWER SHEET PRACTICE TEST 4 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 195 Practice Test 4 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. One (A) should always avoid (B) to change (C) lanes without first signaling. (D) 2. Their custom it (A) is to name (B) the first child after (C) the paternal (D) grandfather. 3. While staying (A) in Los Angeles, we were able not only to conduct (B) our business but as well as (C) to visit many (D) popular tourist at- tractions. 4. Kathy studies very hard (A) , and she is seen (B) in (C) the library night and day. (D) 5. Physics is a demanding (A) field that has attracted (B) many people to challenge (C) their (D) complexities. 6. The president (A) gave to (B) his advis- ers the new five-month (C) austerity (D) plan. 7. The board of directors felt (A) that Clark Weston was more better (B) suited for (C) the position than (D) Will- iam Orly. 8. Having lost (A) his job, Edward was only (B) able to finish (C) one semester of college before he was forced (D) to leave school. practice test 4 197 9. I cabled (A) them (B) my arrival time so (C) they could meet (D) me at the airport. 10. In order to (A) do well on (B) an exam, not only should one know the required material well (C) , but you (D) should also maintain a relaxed attitude. 11. He is said (A) to having been (B) an excellent opera (C) singer in (D) his youth. 12. I have setted (A) the package beside (B) the box of geraniums on the front porch in case (C) I have to leave before you arrive. (D) 13. The coach said that (A) they should have gone (B) to the gym every day next week to get (C) in shape (D) for the tourna- ment game. 14. Having served (A) on that committee for (B) two years, Dr. Anderson is bored of it (C) and is looking for someone to take (D) his place. 15. Jane’s (A) decision will probably depend largely to (B) her ability to find (C) a compe- tent person to take care of (D) her young daughter. 16. A (A) bouquet of beautiful tulips were displayed (B) in an antique vase on (C) the large mahogany dining-room (D) table. 17. He has been (A) the first violinist with (B) the London Philharmonic (C) before (D) he retired ten years ago. 18. Dr. Little is planning on moving (A) to a warmer (B) climate as (C) soon as he will retire (D) next year. 19. The teacher asked them (A) who had completed their tests to turn in (B) their papers and to leave the room as (C) quietly (D) as possible. 20. The native population in the northern part of the country has little (A) opportuni- ties to get (B) the kind (C) of education necessary to compete (D) in modern society. 21. The authorities were (A) determined to discover the (B) identity of the murderer, whom (C) they feared would soon claim another (D) innocent victim. 22. My brother has always helped (A) me in time (B) of need (C) , and I wish that he was (D) here now. 198 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com . 33. The doctor ________. (A) adviced that Jim lie down every afternoon (B) adviced that Jim lay down every. carry ________ at all times. (A) their passport (B) your passport (C) one’s passport (D) hers passport 192 PART IV: Three Practice Tests www.petersons.com ANSWER KEY AND EXPLANATIONS Error Identification 1 (Since Howard did not pass the law exam,). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”—Dangling Modifiers, page 30. 5. The correct answer is (A). (interest- ingly). See Chapter 3, “Modifiers”— Adjective/Adverb