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Syntax and Mechanics Quiz
Question 1
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to be friends
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no error
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"that she was sorry"
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that she would like
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informed
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Question 2
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as well as my father,
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as well as my father
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, as well as my father,
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–as well as my father,
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Question 3
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to the country club
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no error
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to Jim
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Your father
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he was
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Question 4
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long prepared
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for just one thing;
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all my best
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no error
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tonight's
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Question 5
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; however,
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, however
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, however,
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however
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Question 6
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If Pre-Platonic Greek philosophers believed that knowledge can only be gained through experience, Plato believed that there is an absolute truth and it cannot be learned through experience.
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Pre-Platonic Greek philosophers believed that knowledge can only be gained through experience, while there is an absolute truth and it cannot be gained through experience, according to Plato.
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Pre-Platonic Greek philosophers believed that knowledge can be gained only through experience, while Plato believed that there is an absolute truth and it cannot be learned through experience.
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Knowledge can be gained only through experience, the Pre-platonic Greek philosophers believed, while there is an absolute truth and it cannot be learned through experience, Plato believed.
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Question 7
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To get what is dreamed of, all avenues must be explored and all fights fought.
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To get what you dream of, explore all avenues and fight all fights.
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To get what is dreamed of, you must explore all avenues, you must fight all fights.
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One must explore all avenues, fight all fights, if you are to get what you dream of.
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Question 8
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, or
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or
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, and
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and
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Question 9
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I couldn’t believe the sight that met my eyes; chaos reigned and debris all over the place.
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I couldn’t believe the sight that met my eyes. Chaos reigned and there were debris all over the place.
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I can’t believe the sight meeting my eyes for chaos reigned and debris all over the place.
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I couldn’t believe the sight that met my eyes. Chaos reigned. Debris all over the place.
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Question 10
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I went there and sought her forgiveness everyday. But everything was in vain. I gave all my pride up, for it to be thrown only back at my face.
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I went there and sought her forgiveness everyday, but everything was in vain. I gave up all my pride, only for it to be thrown back at my face.
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Everyday I went there, and everyday I sought forgiveness, however, everything was in vain. I gave up all my pride, only for it to be thrown back at my face.
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Everyday I went there and everyday I sought her forgiveness. However, everything was in vain. I gave up all my pride, for it to be thrown back only at my face.
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Question 11
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Some education is and always will be important to anyone with any ambition.
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Anyone with ambition, some education has been and always will be important.
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To anyone with ambition, some Education is and always will be important.
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Some Education has and always will be important to anyone with any ambition.
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Question 12
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The Department of Education shut down the ABCD School last year because it has been found out that the school was not registered and that its teachers were not licensed to teach.
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Because the ABCD School and its teachers had no business registration and license to teach, the Department of Education closed it down last year.
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Last year, the Department of Education shut down the ABCD School because it found out that the school had no business license and the school’s teachers had no teaching licenses.
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Last year, the Department of Education moved for the closure of ABCD school because it found out that it had no business registration and none of its teachers has a license to teach.
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Question 13
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not
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; not,
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, not,
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, not
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Question 14
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On the edge if the cliff on a small cabin which has been uninhabited for years we camped.
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We camped on the edge of the cliff, in a small cabin which had been uninhabited for years.
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We camped in a small cabin on the edge of a cliff which had been uninhabited for years.
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We camped in a small cabin, which had been uninhabited for years on the edge of the cliff.
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Question 15
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Mr. Stevens the chairman, Mr. Johnson my supervisor, and last but not the least my father, I thank you all.
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I would like to thank the chairman, Mr Stevens; my supervisor, Mr. Johnson; and last but not the least, my father.
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I thank you whole-heartedly Mr. Stevens, the chairman, Mr. Johnson, my supervisor, and last but not the least, my father.
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I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Stevens, the chairman, Mr. Johnson, my supervisor, and last but not the least, my father.
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Question 16
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Everyday that’s what I do: to wake up, to work, to work, to work, and to work.
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Everyday, all I do is wake up to work, to work, to work, and to work.
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To wake up, to work, to work, to work and to work—that’s what I do everyday.
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To wake up to work, to work, to work, and to work—that’s what I do everyday.
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Question 17
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that I get into
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the University of the Philippines,
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my greatest wish
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the university of my dreams
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no error
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Question 18
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Three automobiles—a sedan, a truck, and an SUV—can be seen on the road.
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Three automobiles; a sedan, a truck, and an SUV, can be seen on the road.
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There are three automobiles that can be seen on the road; a sedan, a truck, and an SUV.
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A truck, a sedan, and an SUV, three automobiles, can be seen on the road.
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Question 19
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Janella is as stubborn as, if not more stubborn than, Rusella whom I thought was the more stubborn in this class.
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Janella is as stubborn as, if not more stubborn than, Rusella whom I thought is the most stubborn girl in this class.
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Janella is as stubborn as if not more stubborn than Rusella, whom I thought is the most stubborn girl in this class.
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Janella is as stubborn, if not more stubborn than, Rusella whom I thought was the most stubborn girl in this class.
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Question 20
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You were always taking me for granted and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
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Always, taking me for granted. You were always doing that and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
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Taking me for granted. I couldn’t stand it anymore.
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You are always taking me for granted and I couldn’t have stood it any longer now.
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Question 21
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Don’t ride the clutch. Keep your left foot off.
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You should not ride the clutch; keep your left foot off the pedal.
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Don’t ride the clutch; you should keep your left foot off the pedal.
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Don’t ride the clutch; keep your left foot off the pedal.
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Question 22
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Nurses do a necessary job, and doing what the doctors tell them to cure the patients and making them feel better is their business.
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Nurses do a necessary job: doing what the doctors tell them to cure the patients and making them feel better.
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Nurses do a necessary job. They do what the doctors tell them, to cure the patients and to make them feel better.
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It is the nurses’ job to do what the doctor tells them to cure the patients and make them feel better, and their job is necessary.
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Question 23
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After running very rapidly, his legs throbbed with pain.
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Running very rapidly, his legs throbbed with pain after.
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Very rapidly his legs throbbed with pain after running.
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After running very rapidly his legs throbbed with pain.
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Question 24
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With large numbers in a class, it is impossible for the teacher and student to discuss problems.
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It also makes it impossible for the teacher and student to discuss problems, with large numbers in a class.
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It also makes it impossible for the teacher and student to discuss problems with large numbers in class.
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With large numbers in a class also makes it impossible for the teacher and student to discuss problems.
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Question 25
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,”,
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:”
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”
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”:
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Question 26
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namely,
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, namely,
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; namely,
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namely
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Question 27
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My pride in the boat I made myself is greater than those who sail manufactured boats they have made themselves.
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My pride in the boat I made myself is greater than those who sail manufactured boats.
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My pride in the boat that I made myself is greater than those who sail manufactured boats.
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My pride in the boat I made myself is greater than that of those who sail manufactured boats.
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Question 28
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that
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These are
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no error
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moment;
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at
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Question 29
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Give with your Right hand without the knowledge of your Left hand, and you are then being truly generous.
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Being truly generous means giving with your right hand without your left hand knowing what your right hand’s doing.
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Being truly generous means giving with your right hand, without the knowledge of your left hand.
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Give with your right hand, without your left hand knowing what the right hand is doing, then you’re being truly generous.
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Question 30
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For getting the first prize in the 46th International Investigatory Project Competition, the school gave Gregory the Most Outstanding Student Award.
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For getting the first prize in the 46th International Investigatory Project Competition, Gregory was given the Most Outstanding Student Award by the school.
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As Gregory got the first prize in the 46th International Investigatory Project Competition, the Most Outstanding Student Award went to him from the school.
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For getting the first prize in the 46th International Investigatory Project Competition, the School gave Gregory the Most Outstanding Student Award.
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Question 31
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I brought back from the library a precious book I hurriedly placed on the mantel.
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I hurriedly placed the precious book, which I had brought back from the library, on the mantel.
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Hurriedly, I placed the Precious Book on the mantel which I had brought home from the library.
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I hurriedly placed the precious book on the mantel which I had brought home from the library.
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Question 32
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To forgive and forget. That’s the happiest way to live.
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To forgive and forget, that’s the happiest way to live.
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To forgive and to forget. That’s the happiest way to live.
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The happiest way to live: to forgive and to forget.
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Question 33
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Sisa was getting desperate and losing her mind; calling out to anybody whp would listen, seeking out her lost sons.
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Sisa kept calling out to anybody who would listen, kept seeking out her lost sons. She was getting desperate and she was losing her mind.
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Calling out to anybody who would listen, seeking out her lost sons. Sisa was getting desperate and she was losing her mind.
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She was calling out to anybody who would listen, seeking out her lost sons. Sisa was getting desperate and was losing her mind.
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Question 34
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Ever since,
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Ever since—
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Ever since
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ever since,
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Question 35
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Sisters / mother-in-laws
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Sister’s / Mother-in-laws’
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Sisters' / mother-in-law’s
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sister’s / mother-in-law’s
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Question 36
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,
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;
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None of the above
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:
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Question 37
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That's why
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are
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well-rested
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no error
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In exam-taking
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Question 38
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no error
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Lord,
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What
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will happen
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O
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Question 39
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For some reason I don’t know, he has always disapproved of and disagreed with me.
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He has always disapproved and disagreed with me, for some reason I don’t know.
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He always has disapproves of and has disagreed with me, for some reason I don’t know.
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He is always disapproving of and disagreeing with me; for some reason I don’t know.
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Question 40
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A truly academic spirit persists in searching for and finding the truth, even at the cost of one’s personal convictions.
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A truly academic spirit persists on searching and finding the truth, even at the cost of your personal convictions.
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A truly Academic spirit persists in finding the truth and searching for the truth even at the cost of one’s personal convictions.
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Even at the cost of your personal convictions, a true academic spirit persists on finding and searching for the truth.
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Question 41
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no error
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a wonderful book
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when he was in exile
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The prince
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by Niccolo Machiavelli
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Question 42
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The meadow was surrounded by tall blossoming trees which gave off a sweet scent, lending an atmosphere to the grove that makes it an ideal place to hold a concert.
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Surrounded by trees which gave off a sweet fragrance, the meadow had an atmosphere that made it seem an ideal place for a concert.
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The meadow was surrounded by tall blossoming trees which gave off a sweet fragrance which lent an atmosphere to the grove which seemed to make it an ideal place to hold a concert.
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The meadow seemed an ideal place to hold a concert because it had an atmosphere lent to it by the sweet fragrance given off by the trees surrounding it.
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Question 43
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When a young girl, her grandfather was lost in the war and her grandmother died of heartbreak. She is inconsolable.
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When she was a young girl, her grandfather was lost in the war and her grandmother died of heartbreak. She was inconsolable.
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When a young girl, her Grandfather was lost in the war and her Grandmother died of heartbreak. She was inconsolable.
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When a young girl, she lost her Grandfather to the war. Her grandmother died of heartbreak and she was inconsolable.
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Question 44
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150 years is a twinkle to a star, but to a man it is three lifetimes.
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A twinkle to a star and three lifetimes is 150 years.
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One hundred fifty years is a twinkle to a star but to a man it is three lifetimes.
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One hundred fifty years is a twinkle to a star, but to a man it is three lifetimes.
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Question 45
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The population is increasing very rapidly, not because people are reproducing like rabbits, but because they are no longer dying like flies.
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Very rapidly, the population is increasing because people are no longer dying like flies, not because people are reproducing like rabbits.
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Because people are no longer dying like flies, not because they reproduce like rabbits; that’s why the population is increasing very rapidly.
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The reason the population is increasing very rapidly is because people are no longer dying like flies, not because they are reproducing like rabbits.
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Question 46
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It is so obvious, the answer to your question, that a child who is still in his cradle can apprehend it.
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A child who is still in his cradle can apprehend the answer to your question, being obvious.
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The answer to your question is so obvious that it can be apprehended by a child who’s still in his cradle.
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The answer to your question is so obvious that a child, who’s still in his cradle, can apprehend it.
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Question 47
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No punctuation necessary
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,”
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.”
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”
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Question 48
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The Institute for the Blind, through the efforts of the city officers proudly stood on the plaza grounds.
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Through the efforts of the City officers, the Institute for the Blind proudly stood on the Plaza grounds.
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Through the efforts of the city officers, the Institute for the Blind proudly stood on the plaza grounds.
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The Institute for the Blind proudly stood on the plaza grounds and it was made possible through the efforts of the city officers.
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Question 49
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in
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no error
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number
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Will
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ands
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Question 50
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am sad to say
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no error
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P250
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The Tempest
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price
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