Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence.. The most effective revision of sentence 8 would involve a.. Sentence 9: Rebecca reminded the committeethat it was
Trang 1Now it’s time to put all that you have learned into practice In the following section, you will find
six passages and 60 multiple-choice questions like those you will see on Part I of the Language Arts,Writing Test You will also find five writing prompts like those you will see on Part II
Follow the directions in each section carefully as you do these practice exercises Then check your answers fully against those offered on page 107
care-GED Language Arts, Writing
Practice Questions
ARE YOU ready for the GED? The practice questions in this
chap-ter will show you how much you know and what you might still need
to study And because the questions are just like those on the GED,this practice chapter will show you exactly what you can expect on theexam
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Trang 5P a r t I : D i r e c t i o n s
In each passage below, the paragraphs are lettered and
the sentences are numbered Read each passage carefully
and then answer the questions that follow Be sure to
answer every question; you will not be penalized for
incorrect answers Do not spend too much time on any
one question so you can be sure to complete all the
ques-tions in the allotted time
Record your answers on the answer sheet provided
Make sure you mark the answer in the circle that
corre-sponds to the question
Note: On the GED, you are not permitted to write in
the test booklet Make any notes on a separate piece of
paper
Questions 1–10 refer to the following meeting minutes.
Employee Advocate Committee
Minutes of Meeting Held:
July 21, 2005
In Attendance:
Dakota Mills, Vice President
Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson
Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary
1 Employee Lounge (1)Brenda reported an
increase in complaints about the employee
lounge (2)The complaints included:
■ insufficient locker space
■ insufficient and uncomfortable seating
■ a refrigerator that is dirty
■ malfunctioning microwave
B
(3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to
deter-mine how to best redesign the lounge
(4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box
in the lounge (5)The committee agreed that a
survey would be more systematic and getting
more input from employees (6)Michael
volun-teered to create the survey that he will bring a
draft of to the next meeting (7)Oliver
volun-teers to research the cost of a new microwaveand refrigerator (8)The need for more tele-phones was another complaint about the loungethat was discussed
C
2 Employee Appreciation Day (9)Rebecca
reminded the committee that it was time to planthe annual Employee Appreciation Day, webrainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Dayactivities, including:
■ buffet lunch
■ employee appreciation awards, such as
“most reliable” or “most enthusiastic”
■ raffle with prizes such as gift certificates fordinner
D
(10)Brenda noted that the company could bestshow its appreciation by moving quicklyimproving the lounge (11)The committee haveagreed that the survey should be completedbefore Employee Appreciation Day
E
(13)The committee will reconvene next day July 28 at 10 A.M
Thurs-1. Sentence 2: The complaints include:
■ insufficient locker space
■ insufficient and uncomfortable seating
■ a refrigerator that is dirty
■ malfunctioning microwaveWhich revision should be made to this sentence?
a change the bulleted list to regular text
b replace malfunctioning with malfunction
c put the bulleted list items in alphabetical
order
d change a refrigerator that is dirty to a dirty
refrigerator
e replace insufficient locker space with not
hav-ing enough locker space
Trang 62. Sentence 5: The committee agreed that a survey
would be more systematic and getting more
input from employees
Which correction should be made to this
sentence?
a Change agreed to agreeing.
b Insert a comma after survey.
c Replace getting with get.
d Delete and.
e No correction is necessary.
3. Sentence 6: Michael volunteered to create the
survey that he will bring a draft of to the next
meeting
Which is the best way to write the underlined
portion of this sentence? If the original is the
best way, choose option a.
a that he will bring a draft of
b and will bring a draft
c bringing a draft of it
d therefore, he will bring a draft of it
e that he is going to bring a draft of
4. Sentence 7: Oliver volunteers to research the cost
of a new microwave and refrigerator
Which correction should be made to
sentence 7?
a Change volunteers to volunteered.
b Replace cost of with costing.
c Change new to knew.
d Insert a hyphen between new and microwave.
e No correction is necessary.
5. Sentence 8: The need for more telephones was
another complaint about the lounge that was
discussed
The most effective revision of sentence 8
would involve
a moving sentence 8 to follow sentence 4.
b revising for parallel structure.
c deleting the sentence from the memo.
d turning sentence 8 into a bullet point for
sen-tence 2
e starting a new paragraph with sentence 8.
6. Sentence 9: Rebecca reminded the committeethat it was time to plan the annual EmployeeAppreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideasfor Appreciation Day activities, including:Which is the best way to write the underlinedportion of sentence 9?
a Insert commas after committee and time.
b Change the colon after including to a
semicolon
c Replace that with which.
d Change we to the committee.
e No correction is necessary.
8. Sentence 10: Brenda noted that the companycould best show its appreciation by movingquickly improving the lounge
Which correction should be made to sentence 10?
a Change noted to had noted.
b Replace improving with to improve.
c Change the company to The Company.
d Move quickly to follow by.
e No correction is necessary.
9. Sentence 11: The committee have agreed that thesurvey should be completed before EmployeeAppreciation Day
Which correction should be made to sentence 11?
a Change agreed to agrees.
b Replace before with preceding.
c Put should in parentheses.
d Delete have.
e No correction is necessary.
Trang 710. Sentence 12: The committee will reconvene next
Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M
Which correction should be made to
sentence 12?
a Change will reconvene to is reconvening.
b Replace will with we’ll.
c Insert commas after Thursday and 28.
d Place July 28 in parentheses.
e No correction is necessary.
Questions 11–20 refer to the following passage.
Yoga
A
(1) One of today’s hottest fads is also one of the
world’s oldest practices the ancient art of yoga
(2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities
because it is not only physical (3) In the correct
form, yoga is a practice of unification: an
emo-tional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for
example, requiring that you to tighten and
lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you
stretch your legs out in front of you and place
your hands by your side (5) More difficult
poses, such as brave warrior, require you to
bal-ance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens
leg, back, and stomach muscles (6) Though
they may seem easy to those who have never
practiced, yoga poses require great
concentra-tion, and they are surprisingly effective in
stretching and strengthening muscles
C
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body,
it also tones and strengthens the mind (8) Many
poses can be only held if you are completely
focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses
are coming only through proper breathing
(9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga
helps you extend more fully into the poses
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the
stretch (11) And the steady circulation of
breath through you’re body both calms and
energizes
D
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice ofyoga (13) I have been practicing yoga for onlyone year (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike anyother physical activity because it is also a spiri-tual practice (15) Through yoga, I am able torelease tensions that lodge in various parts of
my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs,the belly that is in knots (16) The physicalrelease is also a spiritual release (17) I feel calmafter doing yoga, reconnected to my body, andreconnected to my inner self
11. Sentence 1: One of today’s hottest fads is also one
of the world’s oldest practices the ancient art ofyoga
Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
a Delete the apostrophe in today’s.
b Change oldest to most old.
c Insert a comma after fads.
d Insert a colon after practices.
e No correction is necessary.
12. Sentence 3: In the correct form, yoga is a practice
of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and
physi-cal exercise
Which is the best way to write the underlinedportion of the sentence? If the original is the best
way, choose option a.
a In the correct form
b Formed in the correct manner
c Done correctly
d Being done correctly
e Doing it in the correct way
Trang 813. Sentence 4: A simple sitting pose such as staff
pose, for example, requiring that you tighten and
lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you
stretch your legs out in front of you and place
your hands by your side
Which is the best way to write the underlined
portion of sentence 4? If the original is the best
way, choose option a.
a requiring that you tighten
b requires you to tighten
c it requires you to tighten
d requires tightening
e in which you are required to tighten
14. Sentence 6: Though they may seem easy to those
who have never practiced, yoga poses require
great concentration, and they are surprisingly
effective in stretching and strengthening muscles
Which revision should be made to the
place-ment of sentence 6?
a Remove sentence 6.
b Move sentence 6 to follow sentence 3.
c Move sentence 6 to begin paragraph B.
d Move sentence 6 to follow sentence 4.
e Move sentence 6 to follow sentence 7.
15. Sentence 8: Many poses can only be held if you
are completely focused on the task, and full
ben-efit of the poses are coming only through proper
breathing
Which correction should be made to
sentence 8?
a Change breathing to breath.
b Remove the comma after task.
c Replace full benefit with benefiting fully.
d Change are coming to comes.
e No correction is necessary.
16. Sentences 9 and 10: Concentrated, deep ing during yoga helps you extend more fully intothe poses Thereby gaining greater benefit fromthe stretch
breath-Which correction should be made to theunderlined portion of sentences 9 and 10?
a Change the period to a comma.
b Change the period to a semicolon.
c Change the period to a comma and add so.
d Delete the period.
e No correction is necessary
17. Sentence 11: The steady circulation of breaththrough you’re body both calms and energizes.Which correction should be made to sentence 11?
a Delete both.
b Change you’re to your.
c Insert a comma after breath and body.
d Move of breath to follow body.
e No correction is necessary.
18. Sentences 12 and 13: I am still relatively new tothe practice of yoga I have been practicing yogafor only one year
Which is the most effective combination ofsentences 12 and 13?
a I am still relatively new to yoga, the practice of
which I have been doing for only one year
b I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga,
of which I have only been practicing for oneyear
c I am still relatively new to yoga, which I have
been practicing for only one year
d I have only been practicing yoga for one year,
which means I am still relatively new to thepractice
e Because I am still relatively new to yoga, I have
only been practicing for one year
Trang 919. Sentence 14: I am addicted to yoga unlike any
other physical activity because it is also a
spiri-tual practice
The most effective revision of sentence 14
would begin with which word or phrase?
20. Sentence 15: Through yoga, I am able to release
tensions that lodge in various parts of my body:
the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly
that is in knots
Which is the best way to write the underlined
portion of sentence 15? If the original is the best
way, chose option a.
a the belly that is in knots
b the belly with knots
c the knots in the belly
d the knotted belly
e the belly having knots
Questions 21–30 refer to the following passage.
How to Be an Active Listener
A
(1)Effective face to face communication
depends upon the ability to listen well (2)Many
of us hear what others say without really
listen-ing to the message they are sendlisten-ing (3)We must
listen actively to correctly understand what is
being said
B
(4)The first step to active listening is to pay
attention (5)Don’t fidget, doodle, or look off at
something else (6)Daydreaming is something
that you shouldn’t do, or look at your watch, or
worry about what you’re going to make for
dinner
C
(7)You should actively respond to what you
hear (8)Use nonverbal responses, nod or shake
your head, laugh or smile, and make other
appropriate gestures (9)Lean forward and look
the speaker in the eye to be shown that you arepaying attention
D
(10)As you listen, respond verbally as well
(11)Offer affirmations such as “yes” “uh-huh”and “I understand.” (12)Ask questions to getdetails or examples or to clarify matters
(13)Paraphrasing what you hear to be sure youare understanding things correctly
E
(14)The third step is that distractions should beavoided (15)If you are going to listen to some-one; turn off the television or radio (16)Don’tlook at your computer screen or pick up thephone (17)Close the door if possible to avoidinterruptions or outside distractions, and youwill be a more effective listener
21. Sentence 1: Effective face to face communicationdepends upon the ability to listen well
Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
a Insert a comma after depends.
b Change face to face to face-to-face.
c Replace well with good.
d Change to listen to of listening.
e No correction is necessary.
22. Sentence 6: Daydreaming is something that youshouldn’t do, or look at your watch, or worryabout what you’re going to make for dinner.Which is the most effective revision to theunderlined portion of sentence 6?
a Don’t daydream,
b Daydreaming should be avoided, and you
should not
c Never daydream while you
d If you want to daydream, don’t, and don’t
e One thing not to do is daydream, or
Trang 1023. Sentence 7: You should actively respond to what
you hear
The most effective revision to sentence 7
would involve
a moving sentence 7 to the end of paragraph C.
b changing You should to The second step is to.
c inserting the number 2 at the beginning of the
paragraph
d changing the you’s in the sentence to we.
e deleting sentence 7
24. Sentence 8: Use nonverbal responses, nod or
shake your head, laugh or smile, and make other
appropriate gestures
Which is the best way to write the underlined
portion of sentence 8? If the original is the best
way, choose option a.
a responses, nod or shake
b responses, including nodding or shaking
c responses To nod or shake
d responses; for example, nod or shake
e responses that include the nodding or shaking
25. Sentence 9: Lean forward and look the speaker
in the eye to be shown that you are paying
attention
Which correction should be made to
sentence 9?
a Change be shown to show.
b Replace paying with pay.
c Change in the eye to in-the-eye.
d Start a new sentence after eye.
e No correction is necessary.
26. Sentence 11: Offer affirmations such as “yes”
“uh-huh” and “I understand.”
Which correction should be made to
sentence 11?
a Delete the quotation marks around yes.
b Start a new sentence after affirmations.
c Insert commas after yes and uh-huh.
d Delete uh-huh.
e No correction is necessary.
27. Sentence 13: Paraphrasing what you hear to besure you are understanding things correctly.Which correction should be made to sentence 13?
a Change to be sure to being sure that.
b Move correctly to follow paraphrasing.
c Replace are with do.
d Change paraphrasing to paraphrase.
b The third step being to avoid distractions.
c Distractions should be avoided as the third
step
d Avoid distractions.
e The third step is to avoid distractions.
29. Sentence 15: If you are going to listen to one; turn off the television or radio
some-Which correction should be made to sentence 15?
a Change the semicolon to a period.
b Delete if.
c Replace the semicolon with a comma.
d Move the semicolon to after going.
e No correction is necessary.
30. Sentence 17: Close the door if possible to avoidinterruptions or outside distractions, and youwill be a more effective listener
The most effective revision to sentence 17would include
a moving sentence 17 to the beginning of
para-graph E
b deleting and you will be a more effective
listener
c inserting Follow these steps after distractions.
d inserting To avoid distractions at the
begin-ning of the sentence
e changing outside distractions to distractions
that are coming from outside
Trang 11Questions 31–40 refer to the following passage.
The Gateway Arch
A
(1)The skyline of St Louis, Missouri, is fairly
unremarkable, with one huge exception: the
Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the
Mississippi (2)Part of the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, the Arch is a remarkable
monument builded to honor St Louis’s role as
the gateway to the West
B
(3)Construction on the 630-foot-high structure
began in 1961 (4)The construction was
com-pleted four years later in 1965 (5)The
monu-ment includes an underground visitor center
that explores westward expansion threw
gal-leries and a theater (6)Two passenger trams take
visitors to the Observation Room and the
Museum of Westward Expansion at the top
C
(7)In 1947, a group of interested citizens held a
nationwide competition to select a design for a
new monument that will celebrate the growth of
the United States (8)Other U.S monuments are
spires, statues, or imposing buildings (9)The
winner of this contest was a plan for a
com-pletely unique structure (10)The man who
sub-mitted the winning design Eero Saarinen later
became a famous architect (11)In designing the
Arch, Saarinen wanted to “create a monument
which would have lasting significance and
would be a landmark of our time.”
D
(12)The Gateway Arch is a masterpiece of
engi-neering (13)A monument even taller than the
Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in it’s own way, at
least as majestic (14)The Gateway is an inverted
catenary curve, the same shape that a heavy
chain will form if suspended between two
points (15)Covered with a sleek skin of stainless
steel, dazzling bursts of sunlight are often
reflected by the Arch (16)In a beautiful display
of symmetry, the height of the arch is the same
as the distance between the legs at ground level
31. Sentence 2: Part of the Jefferson National sion Memorial, the Arch is a remarkable monu-ment builded to honor St Louis’s role as thegateway to the West
Expan-Which correction should be made to sentence 2?
a Change role to roll.
b Replace builded with built.
c Delete the comma after Memorial.
d Change monument to Monument.
e No correction is necessary.
32. Sentences 3 and 4: Construction on the foot-high structure began in 1961 The construc-tion was completed four years later in 1965.Which is the most effective combination ofsentences 3 and 4?
630-a Construction on the 630-foot-high structure
began in 1961, following four years later withthe completion of the construction
b The construction on the 630-foot-high
struc-ture was completed four years later in 1965,after construction began in 1961
c Construction on the 630-foot-high structure
began in 1961 and was completed four yearslater in 1965
d Construction on the 630-foot-high structure,
which began in 1961, was completed in 1965,being four years later
e Construction on the 630-foot-high structure
began in 1961, therefore, it was completedfour years later in 1965
33. Sentence 5: The monument includes an ground visitor center that explores westwardexpansion threw galleries and a theater
under-Which correction should be made to sentence 5?
a Change includes to including.
b Replace explores with explored.
c Change westward to Westward.
d Replace threw with through.
e No correction is necessary.
Trang 1234. Sentence 7: In 1947, a group of interested
citi-zens held a nationwide competition to select a
design for a new monument that will celebrate
the growth of the United States
Which correction should be made to
sentence 7?
a Change will to would.
b Replace held with did hold.
c Insert a comma after monument.
d Move in 1947 to the end of the sentence.
e No correction is necessary.
35. Sentence 9: The winner of this contest was a plan
for a completely unique structure
The most effective revision to this sentence
would begin with which of the following?
36. Sentence 10: The man who submitted the
win-ning design Eero Saarinen later became a famous
architect
Which correction should be made to
sentence 10?
a Change who to that.
b Insert a comma after later.
c Replace became with would have become.
d Insert a comma after design and Saarinen.
e No correction is necessary.
37. Paragraph C, sentences 7 through 11: In 1947, a
group of interested citizens would be a
land-mark of our time.”
Which revision should be made to the
place-ment of this paragraph?
a Move paragraph C to the first sentence of the
passage
b Move paragraph C to follow paragraph A.
c Move paragraph C to the last paragraph in the
essay
d Delete paragraph C.
e No revision to placement is necessary.
38. Sentences 12 and 13: The Gateway Arch is a terpiece of engineering A monument even tallerthan the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in it’s ownway, at least as majestic
mas-Which is the best way to write the underlinedportion of these sentences? If the original is the
best way, choose option a.
a engineering A monument even taller
b engineering A monument that was even taller
c engineering, a monument even taller
d engineering; a monument more tall
e engineering, being a monument even as tall
39. Sentence 13: A monument even taller than theGreat Pyramid in Egypt, and in it’s own way, atleast as majestic
Which correction should be made to sentence 13?
a Change it’s to its.
b Delete the comma after way.
c Replace at least as with just as much as.
d Change taller to more tall.
e No correction is necessary.
40. Sentence 15: Covered with a sleek skin of less steel, dazzling bursts of sunlight are oftenreflected by the Arch
stain-Which is the best way to write the underlinedportion of sentence 15? If the original is the best
way, choose option a.
a dazzling bursts of sunlight are often reflected
by the Arch
b bursts of sunlight that dazzle are often
reflected by the Arch
c dazzling, bursting sunlight, reflected by the
Arch, is often seen
d often reflected by the Arch are dazzling bursts
of sunlight
e the Arch often reflects dazzling bursts of
sunlight
Trang 13Questions 41–50 refer to the following memorandum.
MEMORANDUM
To: All Jubilee Products Employees
From: Blair Borowski, Facilities Manager
Date: March 1, 2005
Re: New Carpet
**ATTENTION**
A
(1)This Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6,
under your feet carpet company will be
installing new carpets throughout the building
(2)All office areas being currently carpeted will
get new carpeting (3)All office areas that are
not currently carpeted will also be carpeted
B
(4)To prepare for the carpet installation, Under
Your Feet have requested the following:
1 (5)Remove ALL nonfurniture items from the
carpet or floor in your work area
2 (6)ALL items except computers and
tele-phones from the top of your furniture
should be removed
(7)If for your office items you need boxes or
storage space, please contact me at extension
425 (8)The new carpet will be dark blue
C
(9)Your compliance is very important, I will
cir-culate a reminder on Thursday and again on
Friday mourning
D
(10)Thank you in advance for your cooperation
(11)If you have any questions, please don’t
hesi-tate to contacting me
41. Sentence 1: This Saturday and Sunday, March 5and 6, under your feet carpet company will beinstalling new carpets throughout the building.Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
a Delete the commas after Sunday and 6.
b Change under your feet carpet company to
Under Your Feet Carpet Company
c Replace your with you’re.
d Change new carpets to new-carpets.
a Change being to that are.
b Replace office with Office.
c Change will get to is getting.
d Move all to follow areas.
a Change that are to being.
b Replace carpeted with being carpeted.
c Change will to would.
d Insert commas after areas and carpeted.
e No correction is necessary.
44. Sentence 4: To prepare for the carpet installation,Under Your Feet have requested the following:Which correction should be made to sentence 4?
a Change to prepare to preparing.
b Delete the comma after installation.
c Replace have with has.
d Change Your to You’re.
e No correction is necessary.
Trang 1445. Sentence 6: ALL items except computers and
telephones from the top of your furniture should
be removed
Which is the most effective version of sentence
6? If the original is the most effective, choose
option a.
a ALL items except computers and telephones
from the top of your furniture should be
removed
b Except computers and telephones, remove
ALL items from the top of your furniture
c ALL items should be removed, except
com-puters and telephones, from the top of your
furniture
d Remove ALL items except computers and
tele-phones from the top of your furniture
e From the top of your furniture, you should
remove ALL items except computers and
telephones
46. Sentence 7: If for your office items you need
boxes or storage space, please contact me at
extension 425
Which is the best location for the underlined
portion of sentence 7? If the original is the best
location, choose option a.
47. Sentence 8: The new carpet will be dark blue
Which revision should be made to the
place-ment of sentence 8?
a Delete sentence 8.
b Move sentence 8 to follow sentence 3.
c Begin a new paragraph with sentence 8.
d Move sentence 8 to the end of paragraph C.
e Move sentence 8 to follow sentence 10.
48. Sentence 9: Your compliance is very important, Iwill circulate a reminder on Thursday and again
on Friday mourning
Which is the best way to write the underlinedportion of sentence 9? If the original is the best
way, choose option a.
a Your compliance is very important, I will
b Since your compliance is very important I
will
c Being that your compliance is very important,
I will therefore
d Your compliance, being very important, I will
e Your compliance is very important I will
49. Sentence 9: Your compliance is very important, Iwill circulate a reminder on Thursday and again
on Friday mourning
Which correction should be made to sentence 9?
a Change will to should.
b Insert a comma after again.
b Change contacting to contact.
c Insert not after don’t.
d Change the period at the sentence to a
ques-tion mark
e No correction is necessary.
Trang 15Questions 51–60 refer to the following passage.
How to Buy a Gift
A
(1)We by gifts all throughout the year for many
different occasions (2)Including birthdays,
weddings, and anniversaries (3)A few simple
strategies can help you pick a good gift every
time
B
(4)First, decide how much money you will
spend on the gift (5)This depend upon two
things: how much you can afford to spend and
how much you want to spend (6)You may be
able to afford $100 (7)You may only want to
spend $25 (8)A maximum limit should be set
so that you do not go over budget
C
(9)Second, decide what sort of gift you want to
give (10)Do you want your gift to be something
practical, or would you rather give something
whimsical (11)Do you want a gift that is
unique, or would the receiver prefer something
ordinary? (12)Do you need something that’s top
of the line, or would the receiver appreciate a
bargain brand? (13)Even if you don’t know
exactly what you want to get, having an idea of
the kind of gift you want can help you make the
most of your time while you are shopping
D
(14)Determine where you can purchase the kind
of gift you want within your budget (15)For
example, don’t go to an upscale department
store if your budget is only $25 (16)A little
research can help you find the right place for
your purchase (17)That is making you, your
wallet, and your gift recipient happy
51. Sentence 1: We by gifts all throughout the yearfor many different occasions
Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
a Change by to buy.
b Insert a semicolon after year.
c Replace occasions with occasion.
c Connect sentence 2 to sentence 1.
d Move sentence 2 to follow sentence 3.
e No revision is necessary.
53. Sentence 5: This depend upon two things: howmuch you can afford to spend and how muchyou want to spend
Which correction should be made to sentence 5?
a Add second to the beginning of the sentence.
b Change depend to depends.
c Replace can with should.
d Change want to wants.
e No correction is necessary.
54. Sentences 6 and 7: You may be able to afford
$100 You may only want to spend $25
Which is the most effective combination ofsentences 6 and 7?
a You may be able to afford $100, you may only
want to spend $25
b Since you may be able to afford $100, you may
only want to spend $25
c In the case that you may be able to afford
$100, you may only want to spend $25
d You may be able to afford $100 while only
wanting to spend $25
e You may be able to afford $100 but only want
to spend $25