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

Building infrastructure and developing oil reserves is becoming increasingly important to the economy.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. was
  4. were
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37. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Don’t forget to change your car’s oil every 3000 miles, you risk damaging the engine if you drive without enough oil.
  1. Fix the parallel structure.
  2. Change from second to third person.
  3. Fix the comma splice.
  4. Set off the parenthetical remark with commas.
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38. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Some people have called for an end to the US boycott of Cuban goods.
  1. Capitalize goods.
  2. Lowercase Cuban.
  3. Switch to passive voice to emphasize the boycott.
  4. Change boycott to embargo.
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39. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Neither side was completely happy with the mediator’s judgment, but they agreed to abide by it nonetheless.
  1. Change mediator to arbitrator.
  2. Change neither to none.
  3. Change judgment to judgement.
  4. Change nonetheless to irregardless.
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40. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods.
  1. heating, but recently, they have began to sell it
  2. heating. But they had recently began to sell it
  3. heating. Recently, they have begun selling it
  4. and they were selling it
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