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Section 9<br />

802 Practice Test Nine<br />

SECTION 9<br />

Time-10 Minutes<br />

14 Questions<br />

Directions: For each question in this section, select <strong>the</strong> best answer from among <strong>the</strong> choices given and fill in <strong>the</strong><br />

corresponding oval on <strong>the</strong> answer sheet.<br />

The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or <strong>the</strong> entire<br />

sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing <strong>the</strong> underlined material. Choice (A)<br />

repeats <strong>the</strong> original phrasing; <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r four choices are different. If you think <strong>the</strong> original phrasing produces a<br />

better sentence than any of <strong>the</strong> alternatives, select choice (A); if not, select one of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r choices.<br />

In making your selection, follow <strong>the</strong> requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,<br />

choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Your selection should result in <strong>the</strong> most effective<br />

sentence-clear and precise, without awkwardness or ambiguity.<br />

EXAMPLE:<br />

Every apple in <strong>the</strong> baskets are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked.<br />

(A) are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

(B) is ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

(C) are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date <strong>the</strong>y were picked<br />

(D) is ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date <strong>the</strong>y were picked<br />

(E) are ripe and labeled as to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

ANSWER:<br />

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1. In <strong>the</strong> Stone Age, hunters wore shoes insulated<br />

with hay, moss, and rare bear fats, since such is <strong>the</strong><br />

case, only a few pairs of similar design exist today.<br />

(A) since such is <strong>the</strong> case, only a few pairs of<br />

similar design exist today<br />

(B) and only a few pairs of similar design exist<br />

today because of that<br />

(C) no more than a few pairs of similar design<br />

exist today as a result<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> number of pairs of similar design today is<br />

only a few <strong>for</strong> this reason<br />

(E) and so only a few pairs of a similar design<br />

exist today<br />

2. Chemical-filled sunblocks, which are used often by<br />

tourists in tropical areas, can be detrimental so that<br />

<strong>the</strong>y can harm fragile coral reefs.<br />

(A) detrimental so that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

(B) detrimental because <strong>the</strong>y<br />

(C) detrimental, although <strong>the</strong>y<br />

(D) detrimental in order that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

(E) detrimental because it<br />

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