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Directions: The following questions consist of sentences that are either partly or entirely underlined. Select the answer choice that represents the best revision of the underlined text. Choice A duplicates the original version. If the original seems better than any of the revisions, then select it.

Question 1

Archaeologists have shown that ingesting lead in drinking water was a significant health hazard for the ancient Romans, like that of modern Americans.

A. like that of modern Americans

B. as that for modern Americans

C. just as modern Americans do

D. as do modern Americans

E. as it is for modern Americans

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Question 2

Born Nathan Weinstein in New York City on October 17, 1903, Nathanael West’s first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, was written during a stay in Paris and published when the author was 28.

A. Nathanael West’s first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, was written during a stay in Paris and published when the author

B. Nathanael West’s first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, written while he was staying in Paris, was published when the author

C. Nathanael West’s The Dream Life of Balso Snell, his first novel, was written while the author was staying in Paris and published when he

D. Nathanael West wrote his first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, during a stay in Paris and published it when he

E. when Nathanael West was staying in Paris, he wrote his first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, publishing it when he

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Question 3

In commercial garment construction, one advantage of serging over single-needle sewing is that the seam allowance is overcast as the seam is sewn instead of a separate process requiring deeper seam allowances.

A. instead of

B. rather than in

C. in contrast with

D. as opposed to

E. as against being done in

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Question 4

The Limon Dance Company promises that since the death of Jose Limon in 1972, they have and will faithfully continue to present the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey.

A. they have and will faithfully continue to present the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey

B. they have and will continue to present faithfully Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey’s shared artistic vision

C. it has presented and will continue to present faithfully the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey

D. it has faithfully been continuing to present the artistic vision that Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey shared

E. it will continue to present faithfully the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey

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Question 5

Agencies studying discrimination in housing have experimentally proved that minority clients are often discouraged as prospective buyers of residential real estate and the antidiscrimination legislation of recent decades were only mitigating, rather than abolishing, inequity in housing practices.

A. the antidiscrimination legislation of recent decades were only mitigating, rather than abolishing, inequity in housing practices

B. in recent decades, the antidiscrimination legislation only mitigated, rather than abolishing, inequity in housing practices

C. that antidiscrimination legislation of recent decades has only mitigated, rather than abolished, inequity in housing practices

D. that, in recent decades, antidiscrimination legislation has only mitigated, rather than abolishing, housing practices’ inequity

E. that recent decades’ antidiscrimination legislation only were mitigating, rather than abolishing, housing practices’ inequity

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