SECTION 1 TIME – 35 MINUTES 12 QUESTIONS - 12 POINTS

Sentence Correction

Directions : In each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the
entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find five ways of
phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four
are different. If you think the original is better than any of the alternatives, choose
answer A; otherwise, choose one of the others. Select the best version and fill in the
corresponding choice on your answer sheet.

1. Daniel was sitting with his displaces when B. to proving excellent shade at summer,
the president, in accompaniment with his and in winter, shelter from the bitter
only social secretary, entered the garden. winds.
C. in order to provide shade in excellent
A. in accompaniment with his only social summer, and shelter from the winds of
secretary bitter winter
B. accompanying only by his social D. so as to excellently provide shade in
secretary summer, and bitterly in winter, shelter
C. accompanied only by his social secretary from the winds
D. only accompanied by his social secretary E. providing excellent shades of summer,
E. accompanied by his social secretary only and shelters of winter blowing the bitter
winds

2. Armed with the talents of a great general, an 4. Some of the most wrenching images of 1985
actor gifted and an ingenious criminal, Albert were, starving of Ethiopian children, the
Guerisse played a major role in one of the “desert” of the Sahel of Africa and famine
unheralded victories of the Second World stalking country after country.
War.
A. starving of Ethiopian children, the
A. an actor gifted and an ingenious criminal, “desert” of the Sahel of Africa and
B. an ingeniously actor and a gifted famine
criminal, B. starvation of Ethiopian children, the
C. a gifted actor and an ingeniously “desertification of the Sahel of Africa
criminal, and famine
D. a gifted actor and a ingenious criminal, C. starvation and desertification of Ethiopian
E. Though a gifted actor, but a ingenious children and the Sahel of in Africa and
criminal also famine.
D. Starving children of Ethiopia,
‘desertifying’ the Sahel of Africa and
3. In southern China, many banyans are planted famine
at the end of a village of at the border of a E. Starving Ethiopian children, the
district, for proving excellent shade at ‘desertification’ of the Sahel in Africa
summer, and shelter during winter from the and famine
bitter winds.

A. for proving excellent shade at summer, 5. Panchayat institutions are now entrusted upon
and shelter during winter from the bitter execution of all rural upliftment schemes and
winds. programs, and it realized that these
institutions can help a great deal in mitigating
a number of problems of the countryside.

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 D. Doctors have achieved an ordinary beam
A. entrusted upon execution of all rural of read light with a light – sensitive
upliftment schemes and programs cancer drug, by remarkable
B. entrusted with the execution of all rural E. Without combining an ordinary beam of
uplift schemes and programs read light with a light – sensitive cancer –
C. entrusted with the schemes and programs drug, doctor have achieved remarkable.
of all rural upliftment
D. interested in the execution from all rural
upliftment 8. The phenomena of public education is
E. distrusted with executing the rural another example of the workings of
upliftment schemes and programs democracy.

A. The phenomena of public education is

6. New research now indicate that high level of another example of the workings of
fructose exacerbate the bad effect of copper democracy.
deficiency, a factor already linked to heart B. The phenomena of public education is yet
problem. another example of democracy at work.
C. The phenomenon of public education is
A. indicate that high level of fructose another example of how the workings of
exacerbate the bad effect of copper democracy work.
deficiency, a factor already linked to heart D. The phenomenon of public education is
problem. another example of democracy at work.
B. indicated that high levels of fructose E. Public education, a phenomena, is
exacerbate the bad effects of copper another working example of democracy.
deficiency, a factor which is already a
linking factor of heart problems.
C. indicates that high levels of fructose 9. Everyone on both sides except the pitcher and
exacerbate the bad effects of copper me was injured in that game.
deficiency, a factor already linked to heart
problems. A. except the pitcher and me was
D. indicates that highly levels of exacerbate B. except the pitcher and me were
fructose has bad effects of copper C. except the pitcher and I was
deficiency, that is a factor already linked D. accept the pitcher and I were
to some heart problems. E. accept the pitcher and me was
E. indicating the high level of fructose
exacerbating the bad effects of copper
deficiency, a factor already linking to 10. His dog, along with his cat and goldfish,
heart problems. prevent him from taking long trips.

A. with his cat and goldfish, prevent

7. By combining an ordinary beam of read light B. as well as his cat and goldfish, prevents
with a light – sensitive cancer drug, doctors C. in addition to his cat and goldfish, are
have achieved remarkable remission rates for preventing
some extremely resistant cancer s – including D. together with his cat and goldfish, were
lung and oesophagus. preventing
E. accompanied by his cat and goldfish,
A. By combining an ordinary beam of read prevent
light with a light – sensitive cancer drug,
doctors have achieved remarkable
B. By an ordinary combining of beam of 11. Neither the council members nor the mayor
read light with a light – sensitive cancer take responsibility for the passage of the
drug, it is achieved remarkable by doctors controversial bill.
C. By combining an ordinary ray of red light
with a light - sensitive drug of cancer, the A. Neither the council members nor the
doctors have to achieve remarkably mayor take

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 B. Neither the council members or the B. which caused the workers to
mayor takes unemployment.
C. Neither the council members take nor the C. a circumstance that resulted in
mayor takes unemployment
D. Neither the mayor nor the council D. a fact that created unemployed workers.
members takes E. which led many workers to be
E. Neither the council members nor the unemployed.
mayor takes

12. Of the two leaders, neither Trotsky nor Lenin 16. I they would have paid attention, they would
was most brilliant, but each worked in their not have had to be told again.
sphere of the party.
A. would have paid
A. was most brilliant, but each worked in B. would pay
their sphere C. had paid
B. was most brilliant, but each worked in D. paid
their own sphere E. were to pay
C. was most brilliant, but each worked in his
sphere
D. was more brilliant, but each worked in 17. She is not and does not intend to run for
their own sphere worked political office.
E. was more brilliant, but each worked in his
sphere A. is not and does not intend to run
B. is not running and does not intend to
C. is not and will not run
13. Every conservative candidate except Smith D. is not running and does not intend to run
and she was defeated in the primary elections. E. has not and does not run

A. except Smith and she

B. except Smith and her 18. The car runs quieter when I add a more heavy
C. excepting Smith and she transmission fluid.
D. but not she and Smith
E. outside of her and Smith A. The car runs quieter when I add a more
heavy transmission fluid.
B. The car runs more quietly when I add a
14. The contest judges were told to give the prize heavier transmission fluid.
to whomever drew the best picture. C. The car runs quieter when I add a more
heavier transmission fluid.
A. to give the prize to whomever drew the D. The car runs more quietly when I add a
best picture. more heavy transmission fluid.
B. to give the prize to whoever drew the best E. The car runs quieter when I add a heavier
picture. transmission fluid.
C. to give whomever drew the best picture
the prize.
D. to give to whomever drew the best picture 19. A speaker’s physical impact including
the prize. gestures, facial expression and body carria ge
E. to give the prize to whomever it was who is as important as listening to the message.
drew the best picture.
A. A speaker’s physical impact including
gestures, facial expression and body
15. The coal strike reduced Indiana’s energy carriage is
reserves, which caused unemployment among B. A speaker’s physical impact including
workers. gestures, facial expression and body
carriage are
A. which caused unemployment among
workers.
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 C. The examination of a speaker’s physical E. then they decided that
impact including gestures, facial
expression and body carriage is 23. Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted
D. Examination a speaker’s physical impact than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely
gestures, facial expression and body modest and his poetry is unpublished.
carriage are
E. Examination a speaker’s physical impact A. Although he is as gifted as, if not more
gestures, facial expression and body gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is
carriage is extremely modest and his poetry is
unpublished.
B. Although he is as gifted, if not more
20. Edward not only resists learning to correlate gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is
new facts but also remembering old lessons. extremely modest and his poetry
remaining unpublished.
A. not only resists learning to correlate new C. Although he is as gifted as, if not more
facts but also remembering gifted than many of his colleagues, he is
B. not only resists learning to correlate new extremely modest and will not publish his
facts but also to remember poetry.
C. resists not only learning to correlate new D. Despite his being gifted , if not more
facts but also remembering gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely
D. resists not only learning to correlate new modest and will not publish his poetry.
facts but also to remember E. Being as gifted as, or more gifted than,
E. resists learning to correlate new facts and many of his colleagues, he is extremely
remembering modest and his poetry is unpublished.

21. In addition to those specifies for professions, 24. Although the manager agreed to a more
the corporations maintained endowments in flexible work schedule, he said that it must be
purely academic fields, especially in the posted on the bulletin board so that both
physical sciences. management and labor will know what
everyone is assigned to do.
A. the corporations maintained endowments
in purely academic fields, especially in A. he said that it must be posted on the
the physical sciences. bulletin board so that both management
B. the corporations had maintained purely and labor will know what everyone is
academic endowments like those of the B. he said it had to be posted on the bulletin
physical sciences. board so tha t both management and labor
C. in purely academic fields, endowments, will knows what everyone is
especially in the physical sciences, were C. he said that they would have to post the
maintained by the corporations. assignments on the bulletin board so that
D. the endowments were maintained in management and labor knew what
purely academic fields, especially in the everyone was
physical sciences, by the corporation. D. he said that the schedule would have to be
E. purely academic endowments, especially posted on the bulletin board so that both
for those fields like the physical sciences, management and labor would know what
were maintained by the corporations. everyone was
E. saying that the schedule had to be posted
on the bulletin board so that both
22. Initially Bob was the group’s spokesperson, management and labor would know what
afterwards it occurred to them that Jane was everyone had been
more articulate and more diplomatic.

A. afterwards it occurred to them that 25. Primarily accomplished through the use of the
B. that wasn’t the best thing to do since electron microscope, researchers have
C. but they came to realize that recently vastly increased their knowledge of
D. they concluded however, that the process of cell division.

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 in trees without the aid of telephoto
A. Primarily accomplished through the use lenses.
of the electron microscope C. The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania
B. Through the competent use of advanced gives the visitor the unequaled
electron microscopy, opportunity to photograph lions playing
C. Primarily through the use of electron in trees without the aid of telephoto
microscopy, lenses.
D. In a large sense through the use of D. The visitor to the Lake Manyara Park in
electron microscopy, Tanzania has the unequal opportunity to
E. In the main, particularly through the use photograph lions playing in trees without
of electron microscopy, the aid of telephoto lenses.
E. Even without the aid of telephoto lenses,
the visitor to Tanzania’s Lake Manyara
26. Despite the money that has been invested by Park has an unequal opportunity to
industry in the attempt to persuade Americans photograph lions playing in trees.
that highly processed foods are the best foods,
the populace stubbornly clings to the belief
that such food are neither particularly healthy 29. Most of the members of the trade union
or tasty. rejected the mayor’s demand that they return
to work.
A. are neither particularly healthy or tasty
B. are neither particularly healthy nor tasty A. that they return to work.
C. are not particularly healthy or tasty B. that the members return to work
D. are not particularly healthful or tasteful C. for them to return to work
E. are not very healthy nor tasty D. that they would return to work
E. that they ought to return to work

27. The closing of small, inexpensive hospitals

while large expensive hospitals remain open 30. The mayor’s media advisor, together with his
seems a luxury that we can no longer afford three top aides, are traveling with him on a
in order to maintain them. tour of European capital cities.

A. seems a luxury that we can no longer A. media advisor, together with his three top
afford in order to maintain them. aides, are
B. seems to emphasize luxury over B. media advisor, also his three top aides,
economy, which we can no longer afford are
C. seems to be a waste of valuable resources C. media advisor, as well as his three top
D. seems a luxury we can no longer afford aides, is
E. seems to luxurious to be any longer D. media advisor, along with his three top
affordable aides, are
E. media advisor, all in the company of his
three top aides, is
28. The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania affords
the visitor with unequaled opportunities to
photograph lions playing in trees without the 31. Lawyers and doctors alike both agree that
aid of telephoto lenses. something should be done about the rise in
medical malpractice suits which are on the
A. The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania increase.
affords the visitor with unequaled
opportunities to photograph lions playing A. alike both agree that something should be
in trees without the aid of telephoto done about the rise in medical
lenses. malpractice suits which are on the
B. The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania increase.
permits the visitor unequaled B. alike agree that something should be done
opportunities to photograph lions playing about the rise in medical malpractice
suits.

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 C. both agree that something should be done B. Despit e the agreement among the United
about the increasing rise in medical States voters to the fact
malpractice suits. C. Although United States voters agree
D. agree that something should be done D. Even though United States voters may
about the rise in medical malpractice agree
suits, which are on the increase. E. There is agreement among United States
E. agree that something should be done voters that
about the rise in the number of medical
malpractice suits.
36. Based on accounts of various ancient writers,
scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the
32. The Wallerstein study indicates that even activity of an all-female cult that, perhaps as
after a decade young men and women still early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a
experience some effects of a divorce goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, “the
occurring when a child. good goddess”.

A. occurring when a child. A. Based on accounts of various ancient

B. occurring when children. writers
C. that occurred when a child. B. Basing it on various ancient writers’
D. that occurred when they were children. accounts
E. that has occurred as each was a child. C. With accounts of various ancient writers
used for a basis
D. By the accounts of various ancient writers
33. Carbon – 14 dating reveals that the megalithic they used
monuments in Brittany are nearly 2,000 as E. Using accounts of various ancient writers
old any of their supposed Mediterranean
predecessors.
37. Unlike a typical automobile loan, which
A. as old any of their supposed requires a fifteen – to – twenty percent down
B. older than any of their supposed payment, the lease-loan buyer is not required
C. as old as their supposed to make an initial deposit on the new vehicle.
D. older than of their supposedly
E. as old as their supposedly A. the lease-loan buyer is not required to
make
34. Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have B. with lease-loan buying there is no
discovered a distant supernova explozion, one requirement
that they believe is a type previously C. lease-loan buyers are not required to
unknown to science. make
D. for the lease-loan buyer there is no
A. that they believe requirement of
B. that they believe it to be E. a lease-loan does not require the buyer
C. they believe that it is of to make
D. they believe that is
E. the believe to be of
38. In addition to having more protein than wheat
does, the protein in rice is higher quality than
35. However much United States voters may that in wheat, with more of the amino acids
agree that there is a waste in government and essential to the human diet.
that the government as a whole spends
beyond its mean, it is difficult to find broad A. the protein in rice is higher quality than
support for a movement toward a minimal that in
state. B. rice has protein of higher quality than that
in
A. However much United States voters may C. the protein in rice is higher in quality than
agree that it is in
D. rice protein is higher in quality that it is in

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 E. rice has a protein higher in quality than C. Rhone, was sold for 20.2$ million,
D. Rhone, was sold for 20.2$ million, being
E. Rhone, sold for 20.2$ million, and was
39. The voluminous personal papers of Thomas
Alva Edison reveal that his inventions
typically sprang life not in a flash of 43. For members of the seventeenth century
inspiration but evolved slowly from Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields
previous works. with wooden frames were essential items of
military equipment, a method to protect
A. sprang life not in a flash of inspiration but warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
evolved slowly
B. sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration A. a method to protect
but were solely evolved B. as a method protecting
C. did not spring to life in a flash of C. protecting
inspiration but evolved slowly D. as a protection of
D. did not spring to life in a flash of E. to protect
inspiration but had slowly evolved
E. did not spring to life in a flash of
inspiration but they were slowly evolved 44. In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-
bonding over spot-welding is that the contact,
and hence the bonding, is effected
40. The end of the eighteenth century saw the continuously over a broad surface instead of a
emergence of prize-stock breeding, with series of regularly spaced points with no
individual bulls and cows receiving awards, bonding in between.
fetching unprecedented prices, and excited
enormous interest whenever they were put on A. instead of
show. B. as opposed to
C. in contrast with
A. excited D. rather than at
B. it excited E. as against being at
C. exciting
D. would excite
E. it had excited 45. The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has
not been fished commercially in great
numbers, primarily on account of living at
41. Of all the possible disasters that threaten great depths – 2,500 to 3,000 feet down.
American agriculture, the possibility of an
adverse change in climate is maybe the more A. on account of living
difficult for analysis. B. on account of their living
C. because it lives
A. is maybe the more difficult for analysis. D. because of living
B. is probably the most difficult to analyze. E. because they live
C. is maybe the most difficult for analysis.
D. is probably the more difficult to analyze.
E. is, it may be, the analysis that is most 46. William H. Johnson’s artistic debt to
difficult. Scandinavia is evident in paintings that range
from sensitive portraits of citizens in his
wife’s Danish home, Kertemide, and awe-
42. In June of 1987, The Bridge of Trinquetaille, inspiring views of fjords and mountain and
Vincent van Gogh’s view of an iron bridge northern regions of Norway.
over the Rhone sold for 20.2$ million and it
was the second highest price ever paid for a A. and
painting at auction. B. to
C. and to
A. Rhone sold for 20.2$ million and it was D. with
B. Rhone, which sold for 20.2$ million, was E. in addition to
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47. According to a recent poll, owning and living A. which requires an enormous investment
in a freestanding house on its own land is still of time and money, do not guarantee
a goal of a majority of young adults, like that success as there is so much competition.
of earlier generations. B. which requires an enormous investment
of time and money, does not guarantee
A. like that of earlier generations success since there is so much
B. as that for earlier generations competition.
C. just as earlier generations did C. requiring an enormous investment of time
D. as have earlier generations and money, without guarantee because
E. as it was of earlier generations there is so much competition.
D. requires an enormous investment of time
and money, and it can not guarantee
48. Although she had signed a pledge of success because there is so much
abstinence while being adolescent, Frances competition.
Williard was 35 years old before she chose to E. requires that an enormous investment of
become a temperance activist. time and money be made and success can
not be guaranteed due to the competition.
A. while being adolescent
B. while in adolescence 52. It was believed that a thorough knowledge
C. at the time of her being while adolescent of Latin would not only enable students to
D. as being in adolescence read the classics, also enabling them to think
E. as an adolescent clearly and precisely.

A. It was believed that a thorough

49. The possibility of massive earthquakes are knowledge of Latin would not only
regarded by most area residents with a enable students to read the classics, also
mixture of skepticism and caution. enabling them to think clear ly and
precisely.
A. are regarded by most area residents with B. It had been believed that a thorough
B. is regarded by most area residents with knowledge of Latin would not only
C. is regarded by most area residents as enable students to read the classics but
D. is mostly regarded by area residents with also enabling them to think clearly and
E. by most area residents is regarded with precisely.
C. It was believed that a thorough
knowledge of Latin would not only
50. Despite the repeated warnings against drug enable students to read the classics but
abuse and the numerous fatalities, drug use is also enabling them to think clearly and
equally as prevalent, if not more so than, a precisely.
decade ago. D. It used to be believed that a thorough
knowledge of Latin would enable a
A. equally as prevalent, if not more so than, student to be able to read the classics, but
a decade ago. also enable them to think clearly and
B. equally as prevalent, if not more so than, precisely.
it was a decade ago. E. It was believed that a thorough
C. as prevalent, if not more than a decade knowledge of Latin would enable
ago. students not only to read the classics, but
D. as prevalent as, if not more prevalent also to think clearly and precisely.
than, it was a decade ago.
E. as prevalent, if not more so than a decade
ago. 53. Most adolescents struggle to be free both of
parental domination but also from peer
51. A career in the medical profession, which pressure.
requires an enormous investment of time and
money, do not guarantee success as there is so A. both of parental domination but also from
much competition. peer pressure.

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 B. both of parental domination and also from C. about joining forces to prevent crime in
peer pressure. the neighborhood instead of continuing to
C. both of parental domination but also of be victimized.
peer pressure. D. for the joining of forces to prevent crime
D. both of parental domination and of peer in the neighborhood rather than continue
pressure as well. to be victimized.
E. of parental domination and of peer E. to join forces to prevent crime in the
pressure as well. neighborhood rather than continuing to be
victimized.

54. The president of the block association tried 55.

to convince her neighbors they should join
forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood
rather than continuing to be victimized.

A. they should join forces to prevent crime

in the neighborhood rather than
continuing to be victimized.
B. that they should join forces to prevent
crime in the neighborhood rather than
continuing to be victimized.

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