Accuplacer ESL Practice Test

Category - Accuplacer ESL Practice Test

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The incumbent senator was afraid of losing his seat; he took a no-holes-barred approach to the campaign.
  1. Capitalize senator.
  2. Remove the hyphens from no-holes-barred.
  3. Change no-holes-barred to no-holds-barred.
  4. Change the semicolon to a comma.
Explanation
Answer: C - The sentence is most improved by changing no-holes-barred to no-holds-barred. This is originally a wrestling reference; the most brutal forms of wrestling allow any hold, including ones that can damage the spine, crush the windpipe or cause death. No-holds-barred is hyphenated because it is a compound adjective.
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz