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| | A) | Just because Jose Greco is famous as a Latin dancer doesn't mean he wasn't a fine actor as well. |
| | B) | Although Jose Greco is famous as a Latin dancer, he should also be remembered as a fine actor. |
| | C) | Jose Greco is famous as a Latin dancer, but who was a fine actor as well. |
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| | A) | A republic is when the voters elect the head of state. |
| | B) | A republic is where the voters elect the head of state. |
| | C) | A republic is a nation in which the voters elect the head of state. |
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| | A) | Getting up ten minutes earlier means that I can avoid the heavy traffic that always makes me late for work. |
| | B) | By getting up ten minutes earlier means that I can avoid the heavy traffic that always makes me late for work. |
| | C) | If I get up ten minutes earlier means that I can avoid the heavy traffic that always makes me late for work. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | A compromise between the far right and the far left would be the ideal candidate. |
| | B) | A candidate who was neither from the far right nor the far left would be ideal. |
| | C) | The ideal candidate is one who is neither from the far right nor the far left. |
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Click on the clearest, most grammatically correct sentence. |
| | A) | The more money we save today means much more to us in the future. |
| | B) | The money we save today, the more we will have tomorrow. |
| | C) | The more we save today, the more we will have tomorrow. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | Because the Iliad was composed in the eighth century BC makes it one of the world's oldest epic poems. |
| | B) | The Iliad was composed in the eighth century BC, making it one of the world's oldest epic poems. |
| | C) | Because the Iliad was composed in the eighth century BC, it is one of the world's oldest epic poems. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | After giving its first international performance in London in 1956, the Bolshoi Ballet Company achieved worldwide prominence. |
| | B) | At its first international performance in London in 1956 was when the Bolshoi Ballet Company achieved worldwide prominence. |
| | C) | The Bolshoi Ballet Company achieved worldwide prominence after its first international performance in London in 1956. |
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Click on the sentence that contains a mixed or illogical construction. |
| | A) | To increase safety after Columbine, metal detectors were installed at school entrances. |
| | B) | After Columbine, the use of metal detectors in school entrances was designed to increase safety. |
| | C) | After Columbine, metal detectors were installed at school entrances to increase safety. |
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