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51. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The young man I met last night
  2. has lived in Kansas City, MO;
  3. Tucson, AZ; Boston, MA,
  4. Fairbanks, AK; and Paris, France.
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52. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Old and decrepit, Laura decided it was time for her to buy a new sofa.
  1. Change decrepit to decrepid.
  2. Fix the misplaced modifier.
  3. Change sofa to couch.
  4. Remove the comma.
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53. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The contribution to the national deficit by
  2. Medicare, Social Security,
  3. the Defense Department and numerous
  4. other expenditures worry some people.
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54. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The short story, that Stand By Me was based on, was written under an alias.
  1. Remove the commas.
  2. Change alias to pen name.
  3. Fix the tense shift.
  4. Insert a conjunction.
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55. 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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