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Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English. One of the answer choices reproduces the underlined portion as it is written in the sentence.
I learned a lot from the woman that I talked to.
We do not end a sentence with a preposition. Also, we use the pronoun "whom" when a person is the object of the verb. Here, the woman is the object of the verb "talked".
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The jury, despite hours of deliberation, is not able to resolve the issue; in the end, they cannot determine whose responsible for the crime. No error
"Who is" and "who's" is not interchangeable with "whose": here the correct sentence is: "they cannot determine who is (who's) respsonsible ..."
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No matter how hard I concentrated on the question, the solution to it kept alluding me.
This question deals with incorrect word choice. The correct word is elude, which means to stay out of reach. Allude means to indirectly refer to something.
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The two campaigns became certain the election was so close election night would not feature a definite result.
The key problem with the sentence is that the portion after the underlined part has to be introduced by a pronoun introducing the relative clause "election night would not feature a definite result." "Was so close that" is the only choice among the answers featuring such a word.
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Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English. One of the answer choices reproduces the underlined portion as it is written in the sentence.
Kylie studied until morning in preparing her test stategy for the next exam.
This is an usual utilization of the word "preparing." Simply "to prepare" is more practical.
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What is most importantest in life is having love, health, and happiness in personal relationships.
"Importantest" is not a word, and is an incorrect superlative form. The proper superlative form of "important" is "most important," which is the correct answer choice.
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The politicians couldn't hardly believe their luck.
We are looking for the answer choice without negation. "Could hardly believe their luck" is the only answer that does not contain a negative.
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The snob woman looked down on the slovenly young man, who always dressed in a disheveled manner.
The use of "snob" as an adjective in this sentence is incorrect, as "snob" is a noun and cannot properly modify "woman." The word needs to be changed to an adjectival form. "The snobby woman looked down on the slovenly young man" is the only answer choice to appropriately use an adjective.
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All candidates are required to pay the entry fee irregardless of their financial situations.
Though the term “irregardless” is sometimes heard in colloquial speech, it is not a grammatically correct word. The correct word is “regardless,” which means irrespective or nonetheless. Since we are talking about multiple candidates (plural), it must read “their financial situations.”
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Despite the professor’s chidings, the students continued to conversate during the science lecture.
The correct verb is “to converse,” and the noun is “conversation.” “Conversing” is an incorrect gerund use.
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Many people adore Indian cuisine because it contains a variety of ingredients, as well as alot of different spices.
“A lot” is two separate words. The phrases “while also” and “while at the same time” are unnecessarily redundant.
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Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.
I would of gone to the supermarket had I remembered we need groceries.
“Would of” is not a grammatically correct; it should be changed to “would have.”
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Although the firefighters tried their best, the house was completely in fire by the time they arrived.
The original sentence contains an idiomatic error: "in fire." In English, objects are described as "on fire," not "in fire." A house that is "on fire" may also be "engulfed in flames," but never "engulfed on fire."
Only the correct answer choice contains the appropriate idiom.
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