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... supply and demand determines the
price of a commodity.
a. between supply and demand determines
b. among supply and demand determines
c. among supply and demand determine
d. between supply and demand ... husband
b. yellow, and after I had painted my husband
c. yellow and after I had painted, my husband
d. yellow; and, after I had painted, my husband
e. yellow and after I had painted my husband
119. Y
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... Ages and served as a break from the requirements of daily life and society. (6) Most of
all, it allowed the hard-working and desperately poor serfs the opportunity to ridicule their
wealthy and ... look, and in captivity, when a researcher slips a hand into the tanks, cuttlefish tend to
grasp it with their tentacles in a hearty but gentle handshake.
b. The cuttlefish can be cooked and eaten ... same age (as well as same sex and race), preventing violence among and against adolescents
is a twofold challenge. (4) Adolescents are at risk of being both victims and perpetrators of
violence....
... is practically nonexistent and general incoherence
Severe and widespread writing errors
A "0" essay does not address the topic assigned.
For more material and information, please visit ... have to attend school in beat-up
hand-me-downs and wouldn't have to face the kind of teasing they often get from students who
can afford Tommy Hilfiger and $150 Reeboks. True, students from ... freedom
to buy my back to school wardrobe. They took me to the mall and let me choose everything, from
sweaters and
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... supply and demand determines the
price of a commodity.
a. between supply and demand determines
b. among supply and demand determines
c. among supply and demand determine
d. between supply and demand ... between Andre and Robert began when he and his family moved to Ohio.
a. The friendship between Andre and Robert began when he and his
b. Andre and Robert's friendship began when he and his
c. ... on their own and for teachers or tutors helping students to learn or review
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b. yellow, and after I had painted my husband
c. yellow and after I had painted, my husband
d. yellow; and, after I had painted, my husband
e. yellow and after I had painted my husband
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Grammar Smart: A Guide to Perfect Usage by Nell Goddin and Erik Palma (Villard Books)
Actiongrammar:...
... recognize all types of writing errors. These sets consist
of paragraphs with numbered parts, followed by two, three, or four questions. The questions
focus not only on grammarand structure, but ... organization, and
effective transitions between sentences. These questions ask you to look at various types of
writing and to make decisions about the most effective way to edit and revise.
For ... clearer?
a. Place Part 5 after Part 1.
b. Reverse Parts 3 and 5.
c. Reverse the order of Parts 4 and 5.
d. Delete Part 2.
Answer questions 369 and 370 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) In...
... long-sleeved
shirts and pants, and insect repellent are recommended in the summer.
(7) Walking and canoe trails, boat tours, and tram tours are excellent for viewing wildlife,
including alligators and a multitude ... bitter, biting wind
that whistled and sang over the flat land and lashed one's face like fine wires. (2) There was
baking going on in the Rosicky kitchen all day, and Rosicky sat inside, making ... parts contains a nonstandard use of a preposition?
a. Part 1
b. Part 2
c. Part 8
d. Part 10
Answer questions 418 and 419 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Understand that your boss has...
... peeling paint,
cracked plaster, and smoke emissions; by feeling walls and floors with the back of the hand; by
listening for popping, cracking, and hissing sounds; and by using electronic sensors ... would improve discipline and build a strong sense of community and
identity. On the other hand, opponents believe that uniforms limit students' freedom of
expression and their development as ... final section provide 26 essay -writing topics. These topics are representative of
the kinds of writing prompts that you might find on an essay -writing test. As you plan and write
practice essays,...
... used as a proper noun and should not be capitalized.
36. a. Grandma is used as a proper name and should be capitalized.
37. b. A colon should not be used between a verb and its objects.
38. a. ... reader understand the event you're describing if you don't "tell all"? In both
personal and persuasive writing, it's important to include lots of details and explanations ... salutation, titles, and proper names all take capitals; a colon follows the
salutation in a business letter.
60. d. Commas set off parenthetical elements
61. a. A comma goes before and when and links two...
... choices c, d, and e do not use standard-usage
phrasing.
196. a. Choice a is the only one that is clear and idiomatic. Choice b is wordy. Choices c, d, and
e are awkwardly constructed and ambiguous.
197. ... the comparison between culture and biology be logical and
clear. Choice b is wrong because the use of the preposition with is confusing and does not
observe standard usage conventions. The phrase ... meet and have, and choice a is the
only that does this (meeting and having).
208. c. This choice is the only one that is neither wordy nor redundant. In choice a, the words
wide, variety, and...
... their and we in
answer a, to your and one in answer b, and to our and they in answer d.
290. a. This choice is clear, has no misplaced modifiers, and has no shifts in verb tense. Choices
b and ... Choices b and d are more vague and general, and choice c is written in a
slightly different, more upbeat style.
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312. a. Choice a expands on the topic sentence. Choices b and c do ... establishes a logical connection between the main and subordinate
clauses. Whereupon and so that (choices b and c) make no sense. Choice d is both illogical
and ungrammatical.
276. c. The subordinator...
... first; however, the words hot and humid are expanded on in the rest of the sentence and
made more interesting and specific.
401. b. The subject of Part 3 is climate and therefore requires the third-person ... requires a semicolon after the parentheses and before
we. Choices b, c, and d are incorrect because the numbered parts they indicate all contain
standard sentences.
409. b. The context requires ... 3. Skipping next to the responsibilities of officers and back to
judges, as happens in the passage as it stands, is confusing. Choices a and b are incorrect
because they introduce examples before...
... brave and also some
might say stupid! But the police came and took my statement and also later caught the guy.
Another time my girlfreind and I were in my apartment and we looked out the window and ... common and can bring
about lively discussions and a meeting of the minds. Rich and poor alike, privileged or under
privileged, all have looked through that tiny window and see wonders and horrors, ... burglerised and they stole a TV and micro-wave. I didnt have very
much. They took some money to. I felt afraid when I walked in and saw things moved or gone.
But I call the police and waited for...