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51. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Her brother a prominent businessman supported her financially.
  1. Her brother a prominent businessman
  2. Her brother, a prominent businessman,
  3. Her brother was a prominent businessman
  4. Her brother a prominent businessman, and
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52. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

After the closed-door meeting had ended, a few off-hand remarks inferred that I would be passed over for a promotion.
  1. Remove the hyphen from closed-door.
  2. Remove the word over.
  3. Change inferred to implied.
  4. Change the comma to a semicolon.
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53. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The passage was read aloud by the student in case some of the class had fallen behind in the reading.
  1. Fix the tense shift.
  2. Fix subject/verb agreement
  3. Change to active voice.
  4. Change had fallen to fell.
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54. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. In the US Senate, a simple majority
  2. of senators are able to pass a bill,
  3. but a supermajority is necessary
  4. to end a filibuster.
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55. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Egypt is located in the Northeast Corner of the African continent.
  1. Northeast Corner
  2. Northeast corner
  3. northeast Corner
  4. northeast corner
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