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Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Charlotte knew_____the secret investigation____her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it wasn't happening.
— a. of, about
b. about, into
с. about, on
d. of, after



Choose the option that corrects the parallelism error contained in the following sentence.
Greta is either moving to Germany next month or she will stay in Iceland for another year.
a. Greta is either moving to Germany next month or staying in Iceland for another year.
Ь. Either Greta is moving to Germany next month, or she is staying in Iceland for another year.
с. Either Greta will move to Germany next month or staying in Iceland for another year.
d. a and b
e. b and с




Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains.
Even if you hide the marmalade in the remotest corner of the house, you can be sure that Carlotta will nose it out, devour it, and hide the evidence before you know what hit you.
a. Misplaced modifier
Ь. Pronoun reference
с. Subject-verb agreement
d. Parallelism
e. Verb tense shift
— f. None of the above


Identity the sentence that illustrates correct comparison structure.
a. Rudy has always liked squid more than Tabitha.
Ь. The countryside of Austria is more beautiful than that of France.
с. Reading newspapers is no longer as popular as the Internet.
— d. Jupiter is larger than any planet in the universe.


Choose the option that best corrects the pronoun reference error in the following sentence.
There is advice about marketing, which is invaluable, in Kerstall's new book.
a. There is advice about marketing, which is invaluable, in Kerstall's new book.
b. With advice about marketing, the help offered in Kerstall's new book is invaluable.
с. In Kerstall's new book she offers invaluable advice about marketing.
— d. In her new book. Kerstall offers invaluable advice about marketing.
e. Kerstall offers invaluable advice about marketing in her new book.


Read the following passage and identify the type of sentence structure error it contains.
Mr Grink. who was walking along the boulevard dressed in an impeccable tuxedo, was blissfully unaware of the black clouds of discontent that were gathering menacingly behind him.
a. Comma splice
b. Pronoun reference
с. Misplaced modifier
d. Subject-verb agreement
e. Verb tense shift


Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence:
would I have it anything if had . I you known said would not bother
a. Would I have not said anything if you had known it would bother I?
— b. I would not have said anything if I had known it would bother you.
с. Had I known if it would bother you I would not have said anything.
d. If I had known it would not bother you I would have said anything.


Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
— a. After all, our candidate has nothing to worry about in the election according to the latest polls.
b. After all, our candidate has nothing to worry about in the election, according to the latest polls.
c. After all our candidate has nothing to worry about in the election, according to the latest polls.
d. After all our candidate has nothing to worry about, in the election, according to the latest polls.

 
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