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11.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Even though he seemed generous, his actions were, in the end, self-serving.

  1. Remove the hyphen from self-serving.
  2. Remove the first comma.
  3. Change even though to despite.
  4. Fix the misplaced modifier.
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12.

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

A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies’ habitat.

  1. A key feature of the plan focused
  2. The plan focused
  3. Features of the plan focus
  4. Focused on the plan
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13.

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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14.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Regardless of the time it takes, finishing a marathon is an impressive fete.

  1. Change the comma to a semicolon.
  2. Fix the misplaced modifier.
  3. Change regardless to irregardless.
  4. Change fete to feat.
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15.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The Johnsons’s family car was broken into, the window was shattered and the radio was stolen.

  1. Change Johnsons’s to Johnsons’.
  2. Fix the parallel structure.
  3. Change the sentence to past perfect tense.
  4. Fix subject/verb agreement.
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