Q1-5. Each of the sentence correction questions presents a sentence, part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Follow the requirements of standard written English to choose your answer, paying attention to grammar, word choice, and sentence construction. Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the sentence clear, exact, and free of grammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.
1. After all the research that has been conducted in the last 30 years, it is readily apparent that there are, without question, a wealth of good reasons to do aerobic exercise regularly.
a. there are, without question, a wealth of good reasons to exercise aerobically regularly
b. there are, without question, a wealth of good reasons to engage regularly in aerobic exercise
c. there is, without question, a wealth of good reasons to engage regularly in aerobic exercise
d. there is, without question, a wealth of good reasons to do regular aerobic exercises
EXPLANATION
2. The newspaper reported that some homes that were destroyed and severely damaged in the hurricane last year were built too close to the coastline.
a. some homes that were destroyed or severely damaged in the hurricane last year had been
b. some homes the hurricane destroyed and severely damaged last year have been
c. last year the hurricane destroyed or severely damaged some homes that have been
d. last year some of the homes that were destroyed or severely damaged in the hurricane have been
EXPLANATION
3. Children often pick up on gender norms very early in life, as many parents discover when their toddlers recoil at toys that have only been designed to appeal to toddlers of the opposite sex.
a. only their toddlers recoil at toys that have been designed to appeal to toddlers of the opposite sex
b. their toddlers recoil at toys that have been designed to appeal to toddlers of the opposite sex only
c. toys that have only been designed to appeal to toddlers of the opposite sex cause their toddlers to recoil
d. only toys that have been designed to appeal to toddlers of the opposite sex cause their toddlers to recoil
EXPLANATION
4. During the summer of 2002, the Outer Banks suffered a massive toad infestation, discouraging many vacationers from visiting the area.
a. suffered from a massive toad infestation and discouraged
b. suffered a massive infestation of toads, which discouraged
c. was suffering a massive infestation of toads and discouraging
d. had suffered from a massive toad infestation and this discouraged
EXPLANATION
5. As its reputation for making acquisitions of important masterpieces has grown, the museum has increasingly turned down gifts of lesser known paintings they would in the past have accepted gratefully.
a. they would have accepted gratefully in the past
b. it would in the past have accepted gratefully
c. it previously would have accepted gratefully in the past
d. that previously would have been accepted in the past
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