Writing Multiple-Choice Questions
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Set 2: Sentence Improvement
1.    Because he was late to the party was the reason the guest felt awkward when he was introduced to the host.
(A) party was the reason the guest felt awkward when he was introduced to the host.
(B) party; the guest felt awkward being introduced to the host.
(C) party, the guest felt awkward when he was introduced to the host.
(D) party, the guest was feeling awkward when to the host he was introduced.
(E) party; and the guest was feeling awkward when he was introduced to the host.
2.    Having been an avid fan of music for most of her life, the elderly woman found learning to play the piano very easy.
(A) life, the elderly woman found learning to play the piano very easy.
(B) life, learning to play the piano came very easily to the elderly woman.
(C) life; the elderly woman was able to learn to play the piano very easily.
(D) life, it was very easy for the elderly woman to learn to play the piano.
(E) life, and the elderly women found learning to play the piano very easy.
3.    Jane Austen’s novels are widely read and they are studied every year in universities throughout the world.
(A) read and they are studied every year
(B) read; they are studied every year
(C) read, every year they are studied
(D) read; and every year they are studied
(E) read and studied, every year
4.    In addition to being highly regarded as a bandleader, Duke Ellington is also admired as one of the world’s finest jazz pianists.

(A) Duke Ellington is also admired as one of the world’s finest jazz pianists.
(B) people also admire Duke Ellington as one of the world’s finest jazz pianists.
(C) Duke Ellington was also one of the world’s finest jazz pianists, and as such is admired.
(D) the world’s finest jazz pianist; Duke Ellington, also is admired.
(E) Duke Ellington, also is admired as one of the world’s finest pianists.
5.    The traveling circus made stops at small towns that were all over the country during the last two years.
(A) that were all over the country during the last two years.
(B) throughout the country during the last two years.
(C) over the last two years that were all over the country.
(D) all over the country that were during the last two years.
(E) that were during the last two years all over the country.
6.    The boxing champion is almost as skillful leading with his left hand as he is leading with his right.
(A) almost as skillful leading with his left hand as he is leading with his right.
(B) as skillful leading with his left hand, almost as he is with his right.
(C) as skillful leading with his left hand as he is with his right almost.
(D) with his left hand almost as skillful as he is leading with his right.
(E) is leading almost as skillfully with his left as his is leading with his right.
7.    The weather, which was cold, made boating on the river an unappealing activity that morning.
(A) The weather, which was cold, made boating on the river
(B) The weather, which being cold, was making boating on the river
(C) Being cold, the weather on the river made boating
(D) Boating was, being that the weather was cold,
(E) The cold weather made boating on the river
8.    An education is a difficult thing to buy; only through hard work can one really learn.
(A) buy; only through hard work can one really learn.
(B) buy, but one can only learn through hard work, really.
(C) buy; but, through hard work, one can really only learn.
(D) buy, only hard work lets one learn.
(E) buy, through only hard work can one really learn.
9.    It is difficult to tell if the employees were promoted because someone appreciated their intelligence or because they liked the way they worked hard.
(A) because they liked the way they worked hard.
(B) the reason being that they worked hard.
(C) because someone liked the way they worked hard.
(D) because the way the employees worked hard was appreciated.
(E) that the reason was they liked their hard work.


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