The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Most ships move (A) through the Suez Canal with (B)

their own (C) power, but large ships must be (D)

assisted by a tugboat. No error (E)

1. (A)
   
2. (B)
   
3. (C)
   
4. (D)
   
5. (E)

Hint
Pay attention to prepositions and what they mean in context.

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Despite their ------- proportions, the murals of Diego Rivera give his Mexican compatriots the sense that their history is ------- and human in scale, not remote and larger than life.

1. monumental . . accessible
   
2. focused . . prolonged
   
3. vast . . ancient
   
4. realistic . . extraneous
   
5. narrow . . overwhelming

Hint
Watch for key introductory and transitional words that determine how the parts of the sentence relate to each other. Then try answering two-blank questions one blank at a time. If you can eliminate one word in a choice, the entire choice can be ruled out.

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Many of today’s physicians and patients are ------- high technology, captivated by computer-designed drugs and laser surgery.

1. nervous about
   
2. defensive about
   
3. tolerant of
   
4. enamored of
   
5. overwhelmed by

Hint
The fact that doctors and patients are “captivated,” or charmed, by advanced treatments suggests that the missing term will describe an equally positive response to “high technology.”

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The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Used in place of (A) buttons, hooks and eyes, or (B)

laces, the zipper consists of (C) two rows of plastic

or metal teeth and bound (D) to the edges of two

strips of fabric. No error (E)

1. (A)
   
2. (B)
   
3. (C)
   
4. (D)
   
5. (E)

Hint
Pay attention to the relationship between the “rows” of teeth and “the edges” of the fabric.

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The alarm voiced by the committee investigating the incident had a ------- effect, for its dire predictions motivated people to take precautions that ------- an ecological disaster.

1. trivial . . prompted
   
2. salutary . . averted
   
3. conciliatory . . supported
   
4. beneficial . . exacerbated
   
5. perverse . . vanquished

Hint
The word “for” indicates that the second clause gives a reason in support of the claim made in the first clause.

CANCELED - trip to hoops game

All,

The trip to the Princeton-Harvard basketball game tomorrow is canceled due to lack of interest/availability (no one who wanted to go could make it).

Jeff

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Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Since William the Conqueror in 1066, every British sovereign has been crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of them were crowned.

1. neither of them were
   
2. neither were
   
3. neither of whom was
   
4. with neither being
   
5. with neither who had been

Hint
“Neither” is singular, not plural.