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Hector enjoys movies more__________________ not have the distractions associated with set changesand intermission. then theater going since the latter do than theater since the former do then the performances at the theater being that the latter does than theater since the former does None 2. ______________________________, Ernest’s soccerschedule is in full swing; there are StateCup competitions as well as JuniorLeague tournaments. During September, November, and October, During September up and through November, During September, October, and November, In the fall, during September through November None 3. If Phillip had to decide between playingshortstop _______________________________________ and first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys most and playing first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys more and first base playing, he would be choosing shortstop while that being the position he is most enjoying or first base, he would choose shortstop, being the one he most enjoys None 4. Martin pretended to be asleep _______________into the room. by the time she came at the time she comes whenever she came although she came None 5. _____________________________________ will mean disaster. The government’s failing to keep its pledges The governments failing to keep it’s pledges The governments failing to keep their pledges The government failing to keep it’s pledges None 6. During late October, ______________________ Because of its lush and colorful foliage, Drew having decided on taking his family for a ride up to Vermont Drew’s family decided to take him for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. on account of its lushness and its colorfulness, Vermont was the place to which Drew decided to take a ride with his family. Drew decided to take his family for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. None 7. Most gardeners like to cultivate______________in the early spring. them kinds of flowers these kind of flower this kind of flower those kind of flower None 8. Once a person starts taking addictive drugs, __________________________________. it is hard to stop him from taking more he will have a tendency to continue taking them it is most likely he will be led to take more he is likely to continue taking them None 9. Since Mom wanted a miniature poodleand Dad wanted a Labrador retriever, the_______________________ being a miniLabradoodle, a cross between a miniature poodle and a modest-sized Labradorretriever. perfection of compromising was perfect compromise being compromise that seemed just perfect to both of them was perfect compromise was None 10. September 9, 1989, _________________at the Harbor Festival. marking the day where we met is marking the day during which we had met marks the day where we had met each other marks the day on which we met None 11. Having the highest marks in his class, __________________________________ the college offered him a scholarship the college offered a scholarship to him a scholarship was offered him by the college he was offered a scholarship by the college None 12. We have not yet been informed __________________________ concerning the one who broke the window who broke the window about the identity of the individual who is responsible for breaking the window as to who broke the window None 13. At Mount Snow the family of four______________________________ drove snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating drove snowmobiles, skied for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating driving snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoying an afternoon of ice-skating went snowmobiling, skied for hours, and had enjoyed skiing for all of the afternoon None 14. Mr. Hinton’s employees agree that __________________________________________ he barks out orders loudly and rapidly loudly and rapidly, his barking out orders it is loudly and rapidly that he barks out orders he barks out orders, he does this loudly and rapidly None 15. Just as a home theater was a dreamcome true for the Benson family, ___________________________ so a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family as a dream came true for the Janice family with its backyard tennis court so was a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family and, as such, a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family None 16. At the top of the hill _________________ is where they live. and the tall oak is to the left to the tall oak’s left where the tall oak is to the left of it to the left of the tall oak None 17. Now that there are only two summeremployment options available, you mustdecide between ____________________ becoming a golf caddy who is highly paid and becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly becoming a highly paid golf caddy or becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly whether you should become a highly paid golf caddy and whether, instead, you should become a computer intern who, while learning a great deal, but who is paid meagerly becoming a highly paid golf caddy and interning in the computer field, you will learn a great deal but you will be paid meagerly None 18. Formed in 1967 to foster political and economic stability within the Asia-Pacific region, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was originally made up of five members: Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. By the end of the 1990s, the organization ______ its initial membership. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? had doubled doubles will double has doubled None 19. One of the many self-defeating traits ofthe people-pleaser ________________________ is the inability to say “no” to people’s requests are the inability with is the disability to say “no” to the requests of people are the inabilities of saying “no” to peoples requests None 20. Perennials and evergreens, centerpiecesof an appealing ___________________a home’s natural beauty. landscape, they contribute to landscape, contribute to landscape, contributing to landscape, and it contributes to None 21. A parasitic relationship is between two __________of the organisms benefits while the other is harmed. Parasitic relationships are often associated with internal parasites like worms or some species of mites, but parasitic relationships are not limited to organisms residing within a host. organisms—one organisms, while one organisms, one organisms. If one None 22. Editing is more than just a stage in thewriting ____________ the time topolish and hone a piece of writing. process; it is process, for its process: it is process, being it’s None 23. Even though Haley claimed dessert washer favorite course of any meal, she ______________________________laid out before her had eaten hardly a none of the apple pie or cookies that had been eats hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that was ate hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that were hadn’t eaten none of the cookies or of the apple pie that were None 24. To the boys’ delight, the party bags contained cool sunglasses, ___________________________ pocket-sized flashlights. sweet and sour candies, and sweet and sour candies, and they contained candies that are sweet as well as sour, and candies, being sweet and sour, additionally None 25. Under construction for nearly sixmonths, the __________________with renovationchallenges and vital decisions that wouldaffect the overall feel of what they hopedto be their lifelong home. the frazzled homeowners were continually presented the homeowners, frazzled, were presented over and over the fixer-upper home continually presented him the fixer-upper home continually presented the homeowners None 26. Either Mike or Joe _______________________________ wanted to be a sportscaster when they grow up they wanted to be sportscasters growing up had wanted to get into sportscasting as their professions as elders wants to be a sportscaster when he grows up None 27. Her father along ____________________________that she stop smoking. along with her mother and sister insists as well as her mother and sister insist along with her mother and sister were insisting along with her mother and sister insist None 28. Brimming with outerwear, sneakers,library books, and bulging backpacks,____________________________ a clearing house for the hustle-bustle of dailylife. the garage and the kitchen have the mudroom in between them so that the latter serves as the mudroom, situated between the garage and the kitchen, serves as in the mudroom and situated between the garage and the kitchen, serves as the mudroom is situated between the garage and the kitchen, it serves as None 29. None 30. Always think for yourself, for whensomebody says_____________________________ that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely their opinion that he likes one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely just their opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his or her opinion None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
