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Mateo and Maria found a really nice neighborhood where they would like to live there.
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| | A) | Mateo and Maria found a really nice neighborhood where they would like to live.
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| | B) | Mateo and Maria found a really nice neighborhood there they would like to live there
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| | C) | Mateo and Maria found a really nice neighborhood because there they would like to live there.
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Is a good idea to practice your lessons at least once a day.
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| | A) | Is a good idea to practice your lessons at least once a day.
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| | B) | To practice your lessons at least once a day a good idea.
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| | C) | It is a good idea to practice your lessons at least once a day.
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Brandon asked whether I wanted to go to the fair with him.
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| | A) | Brandon asked whether I wanted to go to the fair with him.
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| | B) | Brandon asked whether I wanted to go to the fair with him?
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Yesterday Terrance and Deniece had an appointment to see the house that they want to buy it.
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| | A) | Yesterday Terrance and Deniece had an appointment to see the house that they want to buy it.
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| | B) | Yesterday Terrance and Deniece had an appointment to see the house that they want to buy.
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| | C) | To see the house that they wanted to buy it, Terrance and Deniece had an appointment yesterday.
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The school was built last year already needs to be remodeled.
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| | A) | The school was built last year already needs to be remodeled.
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| | B) | The school that was built last year already needs to be remodeled
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| | C) | That the school was built last year already needs to be remodeled.
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Our professor told us that "this would be his last lecture of the semester."
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| | A) | Our professor told us that "this would be his last lecture of the semester."
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| | B) | "This would be his last lecture of the semester" our professor told us.
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| | C) | Our professor told us that this would be his last lecture of the semester.
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Click to open the passage that used in the following exercises. Edit the following passage to correct errors in sentence structure by choosing the correct revision from the alternatives offered below each of the numbered exercises. The numbers in brackets identify each sentence.
Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentences [1] - [2]? |
| | A) | Playing intramural basketball is a wonderful way for college students to spend free time. For one thing, is great exercise; it requires a lot of running, cutting, and jumping. |
| | B) | Playing intramural basketball is wonderful way for college students to spend free time. For one thing, is great exercise; it requires a lot of running, cutting, and jumping. |
| | C) | Playing intramural basketball is a wonderful way for college students to spend free time. For one thing, it is great exercise; it requires a lot of running, cutting, and jumping. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentences [3] - [4]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | A player can burn hundreds of calories in a two-hour game. In addition, it's fun to compete against peers. |
| | B) | A player can burn hundreds of calories in a two-hour game. To compete against peers in addition it's fun. |
| | C) | A player can burn hundreds of calories in a two-hour game. Against peers it's fun to compete in addition. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentence [5]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | Is nothing like the feeling you get from blocking a shot or driving past a classmate to score a winning basket. |
| | B) | The feeling you get from blocking a shot or driving past a classmate is nothing like to score a winning basket. |
| | C) | There is nothing like the feeling you get from blocking a shot or driving past a classmate to score a winning basket. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentences [6] - [7]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | My friend Kurt says that "it's his favorite way to spend an evening after a tough day of classes." I understand the joy that he experiences it. |
| | B) | That it's his favorite way, my friend Kurt says, to spend an evening after a tough day of classes. I understand the joy that he experiences it. |
| | C) | My friend Kurt says that it's his favorite way to spend an evening after a tough day of classes. I understand the joy that he experiences. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentence [8]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | I most enjoy playing against guys from rival dormitories whom I know. |
| | B) | I most enjoy playing against guys whom I know from rival dormitories. |
| | C) | Guys from rival dormitories whom I know I most enjoy playing against. |
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Which one of the following editing choices corrects the sentence structure errors in sentences [9] - [10]? Show sentences again. |
| | A) | During these games I am very competitive, which occur two or three times a season. To me, is the perfect way to unwind. |
| | B) | I am very competitive during these games, which occur two or three times a season. It to me is the perfect way to unwind. |
| | C) | During these games, which occur two or three times a season, I am very competitive. To me, it is the perfect way to unwind. |
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