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| | A) | A romantic dance in three-quarter time, the waltz is where two people can glide across the floor in each other's arms. |
| | B) | A romantic dance in three-quarter time, the waltz is when two people can glide across the floor in each other's arms. |
| | C) | A romantic dance in three-quarter time, the waltz allows two people to glide across the floor in each other's arms. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | For two singers in Don Giovanni, an opera by Mozart, contains the famous duet "La ci darem la mano." |
| | B) | The opera Don Giovanni by Mozart contains the famous duet "La ci darem la mano." |
| | C) | "La ci darem la mano," from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, is a duet, or a piece for two singers. |
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Click on the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence. |
| | A) | A plague is often when a contagious disease reaches epidemic proportions. |
| | B) | Plague is the term often used for a disease that reaches epidemic proportions. |
| | C) | A plague is often where a disease reaches epidemic proportions. |
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Click on the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence. |
| | A) | Cosmology is when scientists study theories about the structure of the universe. |
| | B) | Cosmology is where scientists study theories about the structure of the universe. |
| | C) | Cosmology is the study of theories about the structure of the universe. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | Because Napoleon failed to defeat the Russians in 1812 does not indicate that he was a poor general. |
| | B) | His failure to defeat the Russians in 1812 does not indicate that Napoleon was a poor general. |
| | C) | Napoleon did not defeat the Russians in 1812, but he was still a great general. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | Our company has never treated anyone else as badly as it treated Millie. |
| | B) | In our company has never treated anyone as badly as it treated Millie. |
| | C) | No other employee has ever been treated as badly by our company as Millie has. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | Shock therapy is where electricity is used to treat a serious mental disorder. |
| | B) | Shock therapy is the use of electricity to treat a serious mental disorder. |
| | C) | Shock therapy is a method that uses electricity to treat a serious mental disorder. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | We got angry while listening to the news report because the story was obviously slanted. |
| | B) | The reason we got angry while listening to the news report was because the story was obviously slanted. |
| | C) | The reason we got angry while listening to the news report was that the story was obviously slanted. |
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