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6.

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

When dining in the Congo hands should be washed before and after eating.

  1. When dining in the Congo hands should be
  2. When dining in the Congo hand should be
  3. When dining in the Congo, hands should be
  4. When dining in the Congo; hands should be
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7.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.

  1. Change badly to bad.
  2. Remove but.
  3. Change canceling to cancelling.
  4. Change at to in.
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8.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

I didn’t get to go to the museum before the Van Gogh exhibit left town.

  1. Fix subject/verb agreement.
  2. Fix the misplaced modifier.
  3. Capitalize museum.
  4. Change “didn’t get to go” to “did not go.”
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9.

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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10.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

There is a huge amount of people flying in and out of Heathrow Airport every day.

  1. Change is to are.
  2. Lowercase Airport.
  3. Change amount to number.
  4. Change every day to everyday.
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