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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | The car was travelling at an unsafe speed that was dangerous. |
| | B) | The car was travelling at an unsafe speed. |
| | C) | The car was travelling at an unsafe speed, posing a real danger. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | He noticed that the closed door was shut. |
| | B) | He noticed that the door was shut. |
| | C) | He noticed that the door, which was closed, was shut. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | Selina carefully opened the door cautiously. |
| | B) | Selina carefully and cautiously opened the door. |
| | C) | Selina carefully opened the door. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | He normally calls the aged, old woman on Monday. |
| | B) | Usually he normally calls the old woman on Monday. |
| | C) | Usually, he calls the old woman on Monday. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | They walked quickly around the track quite fast. |
| | B) | They quickly walked around the circular track. |
| | C) | They walked quickly around the track. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | She gets up early every morning at dawn. |
| | B) | She gets up early every morning. |
| | C) | She always gets up early every morning. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | The newborn calf stood up on its feet. |
| | B) | Just born, the newborn calf stood up. |
| | C) | The newborn calf stood up. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | I usually wake up from sleeping by 7:00 a.m. |
| | B) | I usually wake up by 7:00 a.m. |
| | C) | I usually wake up by 7:00 a.m. in the morning. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | The horse fell into a hole. |
| | B) | The horse fell down into a hole below him. |
| | C) | The horse fell into an empty hole. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | He was a dishonest liar. |
| | B) | He never told the truth. |
| | C) | He was a liar who never told the truth. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | He is the strongest weightlifter of the five weightlifters 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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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | 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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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | 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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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. The midterm covers the French Revolution. |
| | C) | My history professor has scheduled the midterm, which covers the French Revolution. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Nepal are home to the Himalayas, the tallest mountains in the world. |
| | B) | India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Nepal are home to the Himalayan mountains. The Himalayas are the tallest mountains in the world. |
| | C) | India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Nepal are home to the Himalayan mountains. The Himalayas are, in point of fact, the tallest mountains in the world. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and the United States, which are very close commercial partners of Canada. |
| | B) | Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement with two of its closest commercial partners: Mexico and the United States. |
| | C) | Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement treaty with Mexico and the United States. Mexico and the United States are two of Canada's closest commercial partners. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | Henry Ford developed the first automotive assembly line in the United States. |
| | B) | Henry Ford developed the first automotive plant to build cars the United States. |
| | C) | Henry Ford developed the first assembly line for the purpose of building cars in United States. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | The chemistry instructor combined the liquids together. |
| | B) | The chemistry instructor combined the liquids. |
| | C) | The chemistry instructor combined the chemicals, in liquid form, together. |
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Click on the clearest, most concise sentence. |
| | A) | The painting is totally without value. |
| | B) | The painting is without value. |
| | C) | The painting is worthless and without value. |
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