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34. e. Choice e is the only one that eliminates the repetition of the words foreign and policy. It is the clearest and most concise choice. 35. b. The change in verb tense is necessary to main- tain consistency. Choice a would include a superfluous comma, while choice c would make the sentence awkward. The phrase sug- gested in choice d would need commas around it, and choice e would retain the incor- rect verb form. Section 3: Multiple Choice 1. c. Choice c is the only one that is not a run-on sentence. All of the others use a comma or no punctuation mark to separate two independ- ent clauses. 2. d. Only choice d corrects the faulty comparison—domesticated hounds are fatter than they were 50 years ago, not fatter than 50 years ago. 3. a. Choices b, c, and d use the wrong conjunc- tions (and, as a result, in spite of the fact) to express the relationship between the two phrases. The first phrase depends on, or is subordinate to, the second, making because the correct word. Choice e also uses the right conjunction, but it incorrectly uses the present tense verb believes. 4. e. As the saying goes is a phrase that introduces the clause better late than never. Introductory words and phrases should always end with a comma. 5. c. Choice c is the only one that’s a complete sen- tence. All of the other choices are sentence fragments. 6. e. Choices a and c have misplaced modifiers; Bob Geldof was not held in 1984. Choice b corrects the error but introduces a new one. The meaning of the sentence is lost, because the concert wasn’t the first 1984 one. Choice d also corrects the error, but it is not as clear and concise as choice e. 7. d. Choice a is a run-on sentence. Choice b uses illogical and ungrammatical sentence struc- ture. Choice c incorrectly uses the wordy phrase to which. Choice e creates a fragment by using a semicolon and is wordy. 8. e. The problem is incorrect use of the passive voice. Notice how choice e is more direct and concise than the other four versions. While choice c also uses the active voice, its word order changes the meaning of the sentence. 9. e. The problem is a misplaced modifier—the hotels aren’t planning the vacation. Choice e is the clearest way to correctly express the idea of the sentence. Choices b and d include, with a slight variation, the original error, and choice d also uses the wrong verb tense. 10. e. Choice e is the most clear and concise. Choices a and c shift from the impersonal pronoun one to the personal you. Choices b and d correct that error, but retain the wordy phrase you should probably. Choice d also changes the wording and eliminates the semi- colon, creating a long and confusing sentence unbroken by punctuation. 11. a. Choice b incorrectly uses the passive voice to create an awkward construction. Choice c needs commas to separate the interrupter phrase which the jury seemed interested in. Choice c is also wordy. Choice d tightens up the language of the sentence, but loses the meaning. In choice e, the interrupter phrase, which modifies the noun evidence,is misplaced. 12. b. The comma after years is superfluous in choices a and d. Choice d also uses the wrong verb tense. The introductory phrase once they are established refers to perennials, so choice c, which uses the implied subject you (you dig them up and divide them) is confusing. Yo u –PRACTICE TEST 1– 100 aren’t what’s established. Choice e also uses the wrong verb tense; the future progressive tense is needed rather than the simple present. 13. b. Choice b is the only one that corrects the faulty comparison and clears up the ambigu- ous pronoun. What does they refer to? It’s sup- posed to refer to the restaurant, but in the original sentence, as well as in choices c, d, and e, it refers to the take-out dinners.Com- paring dinners to a restaurant is not the intended meaning. 14. c. Choices a, b, and d include a faulty compari- son; something can’t be more perfect than something else—it’s either perfect, or it’s not. Choices c and e correct the error, but choice e has a superfluous comma after display. –PRACTICE TEST 1– 101 . 34 . e. Choice e is the only one that eliminates the repetition of the words foreign and policy. It is the clearest and most concise choice. 35 . b. The change in verb. write your essay. Carefully read the prompt and your assignment. Respond only to the assignment—off-topic essays will receive a zero. CHAPTER Practice Test 2 5 1 03 –PRACTICE TEST 2– 104 Money never. faulty comparison—domesticated hounds are fatter than they were 50 years ago, not fatter than 50 years ago. 3. a. Choices b, c, and d use the wrong conjunc- tions (and, as a result, in spite of the fact)