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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | Gathering all the forces available, the general prepared for one last assault on the beach. |
| | B) | Gathering all the dudes available, the general prepared for one last assault on the beach. |
| | C) | Gathering all the troops available, the general prepared for one last blaze of glory. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, we hear a lot about a punk named Kurtz, but we don't see the guy much. |
| | B) | In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlowe, the narrator, talks almost continually about Kurtz, but the
reader only meets Kurtz at the end of the novel. |
| | C) | In Conrad's
Heart of Darkness, Marlowe, the narrator, talks until the cows come home about Kurtz, but the reader only meets Kurtz at the end of the novel. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | When we played hoops, I sank three buckets. |
| | B) | When we played basketball, I made three shots. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | Jerry whooped me the first game, but I schooled him in the second. |
| | B) | Jerry defeated me in the first game, but I beat him in the second. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | Socrates got a bum rap, and even his fancy chatter couldn't save his life. |
| | B) | Socrates was accused falsely, and even his elegant speech couldn't save his
life. |
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Choose the sentence that uses
clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | The Philistines busted on Samson,
so he got hot and let them have it. |
| | B) | The Philistines tormented Samson, so he
grew angry and destroyed their city. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | David slew Goliath. |
| | B) | David busted Goliath upside his head. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | Wyatt Earp and his amigo Doc Holliday iced some of the Clanton boys at the O.K. Corral. |
| | B) | Wyatt Earp and his friend Doc Holliday shot and killed several members of the Clanton gang at the O.K.
Corral. |
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Choose the sentence that uses clear, appropriate language. |
| | A) | The country was really bummed out when President Kennedy was offed by an assassin. |
| | B) | The country mourned when President Kennedy was assassinated. |
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