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HiSET Language Arts - Writing Exam Prep - Question List

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

The government has requested loans to help their banks, but the government has not been able to repay the money.
  1. the government
  2. they
  3. it
  4. its
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32. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

In total there have been four wars between the two countries.
  1. In total there have been four wars between the two countries.
  2. In total, there have been four wars, between the two countries.
  3. In total, there have been four wars between the two countries.
  4. In total; there have been four wars between the two countries.
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33. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Four U.S. battleships was sunk, and the rest were badly damaged.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. where
  4. we're
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34. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Many tourists fear terrorism and of being targeted by religious political parties.
  1. of being targeted
  2. of targets
  3. agendas
  4. attacks
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35. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Only a few areas of the country continue to operate without daylight savings time.
  1. Hyphenate daylight savings.
  2. Change savings to saving.
  3. Capitalize daylight savings.
  4. change to operate to operates.
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