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41. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. We called Tom from
  2. the party to ask him to
  3. take a couple of bottles of wine
  4. when he came.
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42. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The committee constitutes eleven persons from departments throughout the company.
  1. Change persons to people.
  2. Change constitutes to comprises.
  3. Change committee to committee.
  4. Remove the word departments.
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43. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The tie which I wanted to wear to the meeting had to be replaced when I spilled mustard on it.
  1. Fix the misplaced modifier.
  2. Insert a comma after replaced.
  3. Change which to that.
  4. Turn it into two sentences.
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44. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. During the jury selection process
  2. lawyers for each side are allowed
  3. to strike jurors who they suspect
  4. will not be uninterested observers.
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45. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The company’s new CEO had big plans for the future, but the board was adverse to changing too quickly.
  1. Change CEO to C.E.O.
  2. Change quickly to fast.
  3. Change adverse to averse.
  4. Remove the comma.
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