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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | He is the
strongest weightlifter of the five weight lifters we met. |
| | B) | He is the
strongest weightlifter of the five we met. |
| | C) | We met five weightlifters; he is
the strongest we met. |
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Click on the clearest, most
concise sentence. |
| | A) | Of the three cars, I own the oldest
car. |
| | B) | Of the three cars, one of which I own, mine is the oldest. |
| | C) | I own the oldest of the three cars. |
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| 3 | |
Click on the clearest, most concise passage. |
| | A) | Last night we had dinner with Dimitri and Hilda. Dimitri and Hilda told us that they
want to become citizens. |
| | B) | Last night we had dinner with Dimitri and Hilda.
They told us that they want to become citizens. |
| | C) | Last night we had dinner
with Dimitri and Hilda. They told us last night that they want to become citizens. |
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| 4 | |
Click on the clearest, most concise passage. |
| | A) | Rosario's Brazilian and Portuguese clients speak the same language. |
| | B) | Rosario does business with Brazilian and Portuguese clients. Brazil and Portugal share the same language. |
| | C) | Rosario does business with Brazilian and Portuguese clients. His clients speak the same
language. |
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| 5 | |
Click on the clearest, most concise passage. |
| | A) | My history
professor has scheduled the midterm in history. It covers the French Revolution. |
| | B) | My history professor has scheduled the midterm test. The midterm covers the French Revolution. |
| | C) | My history professor has scheduled the midterm, which covers the French Revolution. |
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| 6 | |
Click on the clearest, most
concise passage. |
| | A) | The desk was covered with papers and half-eaten
sandwiches. |
| | B) | The desk was covered with junk. The junk included papers and
half-eaten sandwiches. |
| | C) | The desk was covered with junk. On the desk were
papers and half-eaten sandwiches. |
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| 7 | |
Click on the clearest, most concise
sentence. |
| | A) | He arrived just in time to catch the departing
train. |
| | B) | He promptly arrived just in time to catch the departing
train. |
| | C) | He arrived just in time to catch the departing train as it left the
station. |
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Click on the
clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | She worked as an employee in a
lingerie store. |
| | B) | She worked in a lingerie store that sold
underwear. |
| | C) | She worked in a lingerie store. |
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| 9 | |
Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | Every day, she got up daily before sunrise. |
| | B) | She got up before sunrise very early in the morning. |
| | C) | She got up before sunrise every day. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | Experience tells me I should not shop for groceries at this particular store. |
| | B) | Experience tells me I should not shop at this grocery store. |
| | C) | Past experience tells me I should not shop for groceries at this store. |
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