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1.

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

We called Tom from the party to ask him to take a couple of bottles of wine when he came.

  1. We called Tom from
  2. the party to ask him to
  3. take a couple of bottles of wine
  4. when he came.
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2.

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

Belize is the less populated country in Central America with approximately 321,000 people.

  1. less
  2. least
  3. smaller
  4. smallest
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3.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

HR had turned into such a bureaucratic mess that it was impossible to determine whose responsible for paychecks being issued a day late.

  1. Change bureaucratic to beureaucratic.
  2. Remove the word that.
  3. Change paychecks to pay checks.
  4. Change whose towho was.
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4.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Having spent three hours in traffic to get to the trendy, new restaurant, John intended to stay for awhile.

  1. Remove the comma after restaurant.
  2. Remove the word for.
  3. Remove the comma after trendy.
  4. Fix the misplaced modifier.
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5.

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

Men and women use separate communal bowls; often, women may sit together.

  1. communal bowls; often,
  2. communal bowls, often,
  3. communal bowls; and often,
  4. communal bowls very often
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