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41. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Tom Brady is one of the NFL quarterbacks who has won more than one Super Bowl.
  1. Insert a comma after quarterbacks.
  2. Lowercase Super Bowl.
  3. Change has to have.
  4. Fix the parallel structure.
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42. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The interview was stressful; but
  2. John kept his cool throughout
  3. and felt good about his chances of
  4. landing a new job.
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43. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Stewart was worried that him
  2. getting suspended would
  3. permanently mar his record
  4. and keep him out of Yale.
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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. She kept the exact recipe for
  2. her award-winning chili a secret:
  3. no one would believe that she
  4. intentionally burned the meat.
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45. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  1. It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  2. It was discovered, in 1803, by William Hyde Wollaston.
  3. William Hyde Wollaston discovered in 1803 it.
  4. William Hyde Wollaston discovered it in 1803.
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