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

Although Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  1. Although Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  2. Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, and only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  3. Since Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, only a small percentage of the land is arable.
  4. Egypt is rich in mineral and petroleum deposits, so only a small percentage of the land is arable.
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17. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The United States sent troops in 1965 to contain the spread of communism into South Vietnam and prevent the collapse of the government.
  1. The United States sent troops in 1965 to contain the spread of communism into South Vietnam and prevent the collapse of the government.
  2. The United States sent troops in 1965, to contain the spread of communism into South Vietnam, and prevent the collapse of the government.
  3. The United States sent troops to South Vietnam in 1965 to contain the spread of communism and prevent the collapse of the government.
  4. The United States sent troops to contain the spread of communism into South Vietnam and prevent the collapse of the government in 1965.
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18. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Japan control the disputed East China Sea islands until World War II.
  1. control
  2. controls
  3. controlling
  4. controlled
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19. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The mediator used some
  2. light humor to try to
  3. diffuse the situation,
  4. but the tension remained.
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20. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

HR had turned into such a bureaucratic mess that it was impossible to determine whose responsible for paychecks being issued a day late.
  1. Change bureaucratic to beureaucratic.
  2. Remove the word that.
  3. Change paychecks to pay checks.
  4. Change whose towho was.
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