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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.

Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX granting women the right to vote was ratified.

  1. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX granting women the right to vote was ratified.
  2. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX, granting women the right to vote, was ratified.
  3. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX ratified, granting women the right to vote.
  4. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the ratification of U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX, which granted women the right to vote.
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32. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Whoever is chosen for the scholarship will receive four years of full tuition.
  1. Change whoever to whomever.
  2. Hyphenate four years.
  3. Write four as 4.
  4. Remove the word of.
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33. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. I don’t care what happens
  2. to them; when we go you can
  3. leave those old, dirty clothes
  4. behind for whoever.
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34. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Irregardless of the next election’s
  2. outcome, the incumbent president
  3. will continue to be influential
  4. within his party.
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35.

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

Belize grows four main crops: cacao, sugar, bananas, and citrus fruits.

  1. Belize grows four main crops: cacao, sugar, bananas, and citrus fruits.
  2. Belize grows four main crops: cacao; sugar; bananas; and citrus fruits.
  3. Belize grows four main crops; cacao, sugar, bananas and citrus fruits.
  4. Belize grows four main crops. Cacao, sugar, bananas and citrus fruits.
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