1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 20 (E) Despite children’s life expectancy improvement from the Colonial period’s 50 percent mortality rate, 69. After the Vietnam war Bettye Granther, a U.S. Army nurse, continued her efforts on behalf of injured Vietnamese children, providing medical care, helping to reunite estranged families, and the establishment of a fund for the children’s future education. (A) the establishment of a fund for the children’s future education (B) the establishing of a fund for the future education of children (C) establishing a fund for the children’s future education (D) establishing a fund for the childrens’ future education (E) the establishment of a fund for the childrens’ future education 70. After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians. (A) the ensemble were touted as the country’s (B) the ensemble was touted as the country’s (C) the country touted the ensemble like the (D) touting the ensemble as the country’s (E) they were touting the ensemble as the country’s 71. Aging is a property of all animals that reach a fixed size at maturity, and the variations in life spans among different species are far greater as that among individuals from the same species: a fruit fly is ancient at 40 days, a mouse at 3 years, a horse at 30, a man at 100, and some tortoises at 150. (A) among different species are far greater as that among individuals from (B) among different species are far greater than that among individuals from (C) among different species are far greater than those among individuals of (D) between different species are far more than that between individuals of (E) between different species are greater by far than is that between individuals from 72. Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories. (A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured (B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarch’s home, which featured (C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring (D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured (E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 21 73. Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves. (A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves (B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the state’s economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves (C) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted (D) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after exhausting its oil reserves (E) fund that they intend to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted 74. All-terrain vehicles have allowed vacationers to reach many previously inaccessible areas, but they have also been blamed for causing hundreds of deaths, injury to thousands, and seriously damaging the nation’s recreational areas. (A) deaths, injury to thousands, and seriously damaging (B) deaths and injuring thousands, and serious damage to (C) deaths, thousands who are injured, as well as seriously damaging (D) deaths and thousands of injuries, as well as doing serious damage to (E) deaths, thousands are injured, and they do serious damage to 75. Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures released today seem like it is indicative that the economy, although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession. (A) like it is indicative that (B) as if to indicate (C) to indicate that (D) indicative of (E) like an indication of 76. Although all the proceedings of the Communist party conference held in Moscow were not carried live, Soviet audiences have seen a great deal of coverage. (A) all the proceedings of the Communist party conference held in Moscow were not carried live (B) all the Communist party conference’s Moscow proceedings were not carried live (C) all the Communist party conference Moscow proceedings have not been carried alive (D) not all the Communist party conference Moscow proceedings have been carried alive (E) not all the proceedings of the Communist party conference held in Moscow 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 22 were carried live 77. Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it can be avoided if the aspirin tablet is given a coating that will not dissolve until the tablet reaches the intestine. (A) Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it (B) The irritation of the stomach caused by aspirin (C) The fact that aspirin causes irritation of the stomach (D) Aspirin causes stomach irritation, although it (E) Aspirin irritates the stomach, which 78. Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends. (A) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (B) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (C) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (D) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York’s small museums and also 79. Although early soap operas were first aired on evening radio in the 1920’s, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930’s when the evening schedule became crowded with comedians and variety shows. (A) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920’s, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930’s (B) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920’s, they were moved to the daytime hours in the 1930’s (C) were aired first on evening radio in the 1920’s, moving to the daytime hours in the 1930’s (D) were aired first in the evening on 1920’s radio, they moved to the daytime hours of the 1930’s (E) aired on evening radio first in the 1920’s, they were moved to the 1930’s in the daytime hours 80. Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creatures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods. (A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 23 (B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills (C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West (D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills (E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills 81. Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe 82. Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished. (A) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished. (B) Although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished. (C) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry. (D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry. (E) Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished. 83. Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate. (A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks (B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks (C) superficial if the three major networks all (D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks (E) superficial, as when the three major networks each 84. Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 24 of governmental appropriations for Social Security. (A) younger and the older people (B) younger people and the older (C) the younger and the older people (D) younger and older people (E) people who are younger and those who are older 85. Although it was once funded entirely by the government, the Victoria and Albert Museum was one of the first of Britain’s national museums seeking support from corporations and private donors and to increase income by increasing attendance. (A) one of the first of Britain’s national museums seeking support from (B) one of Britain’s first national museums seeking support of (C) among Britain’s first national museums to seek support of (D) among the first of Britain’s national museums to seek support from (E) among Britain’s first national museums that have sought the support of 86. Although just inside the orbit of Jupiter, amateur astronomers with good telescopes should be able to see the comet within the next few weeks. (A) Although just inside the orbit of (B) Although it is just inside the orbit of (C) Just inside the orbit of (D) Orbiting just inside (E) Having orbited just inside 87. Although many art patrons can readily differentiate a good debenture from an undesirable one, they are much less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and fakes. (A) much less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and (B) far less expert in distinguishing good paintings from poor ones, authentic art from (C) much less expert when it comes to distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art from (D) far less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and (E) far less the expert when it comes to distinguishing between good painting, poor ones, authentic art, and 88. Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever. 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 25 (A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of (B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide (C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of (D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of (E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide 89. Although Ms. Bakara had previously emphasized that she could not speak for other Black people, she ventured to do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many minority people, likely most, would agree with her. (A) do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many minority people, likely most, would agree (B) speak on this one occasion since she firmly believed that many minority people, likely most, would have agreed (C) so speak on this one occasion due to her firmly believing that many minority people, even most, would likely agree (D) do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many minority people, if not most, would agree (E) do so on this one occasion since she firmly believed many minority people, and even most, would likely agree 90. Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days. (A) they had in their previous campaigns (B) their previous campaigns had had (C) they had for any previous campaign (D) in their previous campaigns (E) for any previous campaign 91. Although one link in the chain was demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require the recall of the automobile. (A) demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require (B) demonstrated as weak, but it was not sufficiently so that it required (C) demonstrably weak, but not sufficiently so to require (D) demonstrably weak, it was not so weak as to require (E) demonstrably weak, it was not weak enough that it required 92. Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer from what remained of the inscription that the priest Zonainos was buried in the crypt. (A) Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer (B) Although partially destroyed, the archaeologists had inferred (C) Although it had been partially destroyed, the archaeologists were able to infer . 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 20 (E) Despite children’s life expectancy improvement from the Colonial period’s 50 percent mortality. deaths, thousands are injured, and they do serious damage to 75. Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures released today seem like it is indicative. wide of a radical discrepancy as ever. 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 25 (A) that the figures for average income and unemployment