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

The commander in chief of Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed that attacking Pearl Harbor would allow Japan to rebuild its defenses.
  1. Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
  2. Japan’s fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
  3. Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed
  4. Japan’s fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed
287. Choose the answer which best rewords the underlined portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

He plans the attack on Pearl Harbor with considerable care and trained his men extensively.
  1. He plans the attack
  2. He planned the attack
  3. He is planning the attack
  4. He will plan the attack
288. Choose the answer which best rewords the underlined portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

On the day of the attack three cruisers, two tankers, two battleships, six aircraft carriers, and nine destroyers sailed to a point north of Hawaii.
  1. On the day of the attack three cruisers
  2. On the day, of the attack three cruisers
  3. On the day of the attack, three cruisers
  4. On the day of the attack; three cruisers
289. Choose the answer which best rewords the underlined portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Four U.S. battleships was sunk, and the rest were badly damaged.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. where
  4. we’re
290. Choose the answer which best rewords the underlined portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Because of the preemptive strike, Japan was able to carry out its plans for Southwest Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago.
  1. Because of the preemptive strike,
  2. And the preemptive strike,
  3. The preemptive strike
  4. The strike was preemptive

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