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1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 170 (B) have insisted the only way equity and protection can be provided for all Americans is amalgamating (C) insist the only way to provide equity and protection for all Americans is the amalgamation of (D) are insistent that the only way equity and protection can be provided for all Americans is the amalgamation of (E) insist that the only way for the provision of equity and protection for all Americans is to amalgamate 658.Some analysts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady inflation rate of four to five percent, businesses found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking strong public reaction. (A) found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking (B) found that they were capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke (C) find that they are capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke (D) are finding that they can raise prices by this amount without provoking (E) are finding that they can raise prices according to this amount and will not thereby provoke 659.Some bat caves, like honeybee hives, have residents that take on different duties such as defending the entrance, acting as sentinels and to sound a warning at the approach of danger, and scouting outside the cave for new food and roosting sites. (A) acting as sentinels and to sound (B) acting as sentinels and sounding (C) to act as sentinels and sound (D) to act as sentinels and to sound (E) to act as a sentinel sounding 660.Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank at all. (A) have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank (B) not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also over whether he drank (C) have disputed not only the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also whether he may not have drunk (D) not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether or not he had drunk (E) have disputed the common notion not only that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he may not have drunk 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 171 661.Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were constructed in violation of the city’s building code. (A) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were (B) Some buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been (C) Some buildings that the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year have been (D) Last year the earthquake destroyed or heavily damaged some buildings that have been (E) Last year some of the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earth quake had been 662.Some historians of science have argued that science moves forward not so much because of the insights of great thinkers but because of more mundane developments, such as improved tools and technologies. (A) because of the insights of great thinkers but because of (B) because of the insights of great thinkers as the result of (C) because of the insights of great thinkers as because of (D) through the insights of great thinkers but through (E) through the insights of great thinkers but result from 663.Some of the tenth-century stave churches of Norway are still standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely. (A) standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely (B) standing, demonstrating how wooden buildings, when they have sound design and maintenance, can last indefinitely (C) standing; they demonstrate if a wooden building has sound design and maintenance it can last indefinitely (D) standing, and they demonstrate wooden buildings can last indefinitely when there is sound design and maintenance (E) standing, and they demonstrate how a wooden building can last indefinitely when it has sound design and maintenance 664.Some psychiatric studies indicate that among distinguished artists the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in the population at large. (A) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in (B) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 172 more prevalent than in (C) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent when compared to (D) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent when compared to (E) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in 665.Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume . (A) far exceeds those that humans could consume (B) exceeds by far those humans can consume (C) far exceeds those humans are able to consume (D) exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans (E) far exceed those that humans could consume 666.South Korea has witnessed the world’s most dramatic growth of Christian congregations; church membership is expanding by 6.6 percent a year, fully two-thirds of the growth coming from conversions rather than the population increasing. (A) coming from conversions rather than the population increasing (B) coming from conversions rather than increases in the population (C) coming from conversions instead of the population’s increasing (D) is from conversions instead of population increases (E) is from conversions rather than increasing the population 667.Spanning more than fifty years, Friedrich Muller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as a Sanskrit scholar and culminated in virtually every honor that European governments and learned societies could bestow. (A) Muller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as (B) Muller’s career began in an unpromising apprenticeship as (C) Muller’s career began with the unpromising apprenticeship of being (D) Muller had begun his career with the unpromising apprenticeship of being (E) the career of Muller has begun with an unpromising apprenticeship of 668.St. John’s, Newfoundland, lies on the same latitude as Paris, France, but in spring St. John’s residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking shelter from a raging northeast storm. (A) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 173 (B) residents are less likely to sit at outdoor cafes, and more to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or be seeking (C) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes, and more likely to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or to be seeking (D) residents, instead of their sitting at outdoor cafes, they are more likely to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or seek (E) residents, instead of sitting at outdoor cafes, are more likely to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or to be seeking 669.Stable interest rates on long-term bonds are the financial market’s vote of confidence in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation . (A) in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation (B) that the Federal Reserve will keep inflation under control (C) for the Federal Reserve, that it would keep control of inflation (D) that inflation will be kept control of by the Federal Reserve (E) that inflation would be kept control of by the Federal Reserve 670.Stars like the sun can continue to shine steadily for billions of years because its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which titanic releases of energy result in the loss of only tiny amounts of mass. (A) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which (B) nuclear fusion produces its light and heat, in which (C) nuclear fusion produces their light and heat, where (D) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, where (E) their light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which 671.State officials report that soaring rates of liability insurance have risen to force cutbacks in the operations of everything from local governments and school districts to day-care centers and recreational facilities. (A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force (B) rates of liability insurance are a force for (C) rates for liability insurance are forcing (D) rises in liability insurance rates are forcing (E) liability insurance rates have risen to force 672.Students in the metropolitan school district lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming ever more dependent on information-based industries. (A) lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming (B) lack math skills to a large enough degree that they will be difficult to absorb into a city’s economy that becomes 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 174 (C) lack of math skills is so large as to be difficult to absorb them into a city’s economy that becomes (D) are lacking so much in math skills as to be difficult to absorb into a city’s economy becoming (E) are so lacking in math skills that it will be difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming 673.Studies of circadian rhythms can be applied to problems ranging from chronic insomnia in frequent transcontinental air travelers to workers in all-night plants being inefficient. (A) to workers in all-night plants being inefficient (B) toward workers in all-night plants being inefficient (C) to workers in all-night plants who are inefficient (D) to combat worker inefficiency in all-night plants (E) to decreased efficiency among workers in all-night plants 674.Studies of the human “sleep-wake cycle” have practical relevance for matters ranging from duty assignments in nuclear submarines and air-traffic control towers to the staff of shifts in 24-hour factories. (A) to the staff of (B) to those who staff (C) to the staffing of (D) and staffing (E) and the staff of 675.Studies show that young people with higher-than-average blood pressure and their families have a history of high blood pressure are more likely than others to develop a severe form of the condition. (A) and their families have a history of high blood pressure (B) whose families have a history of high blood pressure (C) and a history of high blood pressure runs in the family (D) whose families have a history of high blood pressure running in them (E) with a history of high blood pressure running in their family 676.Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal with all other pollutants. (A) an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal (B) an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s capability of dealing (C) an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 175 respiratory system in dealing (D) a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal (E) a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s ability to deal 677.Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity, are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on the Sun’s poles or equator. (A) are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on (B) are visible as dark spots that never have been sighted on the surface of the Sun (C) appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots although never sighted at (D) appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun, although never having been sighted at (E) appear as dark spots on the Sun’s surface, which have never been sighted on 678.Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys, which was once prohibited by federal regulations, are thriving in the free market conditions permitted by the current Federal Communications Commission. (A) Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys, which was once prohibited by federal regulations, are (B) Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys, a practice that federal regulations once prohibited, is (C) Developing television programs in conjunction with the marketing of toys, as once prohibited by federal regulations, is (D) Federal regulations once prohibited developing television programs in conjunction with the marketing of toys, but they are (E) Federal regulations once prohibited developing television programs in conjunction with the marketing of toys, but such programs are 679.Temporary-employment agencies benefit not only from the increasing demand for clerical workers but also the higher profits made when highly paid professionals are placed, requests for whom have increased in the recent wave of corporate takeovers. (A) the higher profits made when highly paid professionals are placed, requests for whom (B) the higher profits that are made in the placement of highly paid professionals, requests for whom (C) from the requests for highly paid professionals, who make higher profits for the agencies when placed and whose requests . because it diminishes the capability of the 1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Collected by: www.dethi.com & www.xeom.net 1 75 respiratory system in dealing (D) a specially serious. that the only way for the provision of equity and protection for all Americans is to amalgamate 658 .Some analysts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady inflation rate. are finding that they can raise prices according to this amount and will not thereby provoke 659 .Some bat caves, like honeybee hives, have residents that take on different duties such as defending