Recognizing Sentences That Contain No Errors

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Unlike all of his siblings, the young boy had an artistic bent that his parents looked down upon.

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Until the day he died, the man refused to ever see a doctor.

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Choose the best way to rephrase the underlined portion of the sentence. One of the answer choices repeats the original phrasing.

Since she arrived home from work, Rachel has been locked in her room, watching television and refusing to speak to anyone.

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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.

In a dramatic defeat, the villain relinquished his last weapon and began the harrowing tale of how he started down the path of evil.

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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.

Unlikely though it seems, people meet each other and develop lifelong relationships strictly through online games.

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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.

Rivers were once the key transportation method in civilization, but the paving of roads created concrete rivers across land masses.

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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.

The painters were revolutionaries in their time, although their work now seems quaint.

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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.

No one was a better athlete in his school, but the boy still wanted to pursue anything other than sports.

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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.

The older employees grew increasingly uncomfortably with the company's new hires, all of whom had advanced degrees and more training.

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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.

The conflict lasted for some twenty years, nine of which saw heavy fighting.

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