Sentence Correction
Sentence Correction
1. According to a study, overworked truck drivers caused more than 160 crashes last year, they
fell asleep at the wheel.
2. It is difficult to study the depths of the Arctic Ocean, primarily due to the icy surface being
difficult to penetrate using current technology.
3. Several of the drowning that occurred last summer which were caused by people who were
careless.
5. The legendary traveller, Ibn Battuta, wrote and published the Rihla with his purpose being to
recount stories of his travels across the world.
(B) to recount
6. The talent-show participant decided to spend the night before the finals listening to music and
relaxing but not to be practicing.
(A) limits were set by the United States and its neighbouring countries on
(B) limits set by the United States and its neighbouring countries for
(C) the United States and its neighbouring countries have set limits on
(D) limits have been set by the United States and its neighbouring countries restricting
(E) the United States and its neighbouring countries set limits on
8. If asked to name a favourite musical group, the Beatles would be the choice for many, no
matter what types of music are actually preferred.
(A) the Beatles would be the choice for many, no matter what types of music are actually
preferred
(B) the Beatles will be chosen by many people, no matter what types of music they actually
prefer
(C) the choice for many people, whatever kinds of music they actually prefer, would be the
Beatles
(D) many people, who actually preferred different types of music, choose the Beatles
(E) many people, no matter what types of music they actually prefer, would choose the Beatles
9. As the economy battles recession, the Board of Directors of the company believes that they
will be able to maintain profits by tapping into new markets abroad.
10. A positive cure for rabies, scientists believe, may be found within the next decade.
11. Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills is the reason why most
planners attack illiteracy first
(A) Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills is the reason why
(B) Lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills and is the reason why
(C) Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills,
(D) As a result of lack of education being the root cause of many other social ills
(E) Because lack of education is the root cause of many illnesses in the society,
12. Accounting and cost-management are an example of financial fields that have shortages in
staffing.
(A) Salman Rushdie, the author of Midnight’s Children, currently resides in England, but he was
raised in Pakistan, being born in India first.
(B) Being raised in Pakistan, after being born in India, Salman Rushdie, now residing in
England, wrote Midnight’s Children.
(C) Born in India and raised in Pakistan, Salman Rushdie, the author of Midnight’s Children,
now resides in England.
(D) Although now in England, Salman Rushdie was born in India and raised in Pakistan, he is
the author of Midnight’s Children.
(E) Raised in Pakistan, and now he resides in England, Salman Rushdie, born in India, is the
author of Midnight’s Children.
14. Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is
advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.
(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;
15. A mixture of reggae and jazz, the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his
contemporaries were.
(A) the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
(B) the artist was more innovative in his music than most of his contemporaries
(C) the artist’s music was more innovative than that of most of his contemporaries
(D) the music of the artist being more innovative in comparison to the music of most of his
contemporaries
(E) the artist, in his music, was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
Answers
      1. D               2. E                3. D               4. D                5. B
      6. E               7. E                8. E               9. C                10. A
      11. C              12. B               13. C              14. C               15. C
1. The president’s ill-advised economic policies affected the employed and the jobless alike; vast
quantities of people were precariously balanced on the edge of poverty.
(A) the employed and the jobless alike; vast quantities of people were precariously balanced
(B) both the employed and the jobless alike; large amounts of people precariously balanced
themselves
(C) the employed and the jobless alike; great numbers of people were precariously balanced
(D) both the employed and the jobless alike; vast amounts of people precariously balanced
themselves
(E) both the employed and the jobless; great quantities of people were precariously balanced
2. The pieces performed in their latest concert show the chamber musicians have combined
styles of music from the Middle East to that of Russia.
(A) the chamber musicians have combined styles of music from the Middle East to that
(B) that the chamber musicians have combined styles of music from the Middle East to that
(C) the chamber musicians have combined styles of music from the Middle East to that
(D) that the chamber musicians have combined styles of music from the Middle East with those
(E) that chamber musicians have combined styles of music from Egypt and those
3. Fencing is a tantalizing sport, unappreciated at best, where two opponents fight a pitched and
lightning-fast battle with electrically connected swords and metal vests.
(A) where two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle with
(B) when two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle having
(C) which two opponents have pitched and in lightning-fast battle fighting with
(D) having two opponents who fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle that has
(E) in which two opponents fight a pitched and lightning-fast battle with
4. Scientists have determined that the inner ear assists in awareness of body orientation, since
people with disorders of the inner ear were found to have increased difficulties in maintaining
balance.
5. The city of Montreal spends a large portion of its annual budget on the construction of tourist
attractions such as amusement parks, even if it is by no means certain that the construction of
tourist attractions increases revenue from tourism.
(A) even if it is by no means certain that the construction of tourist attractions increases
(B) even if the city is by no means certain that the construction of tourist attractions will increase
(C) even if there is no certainty that the construction of tourist attractions increases
(D) even though the city is by no means certain that the construction of tourist attractions
increases
6. Certain painkilling drugs such as Oxycotin have recently been shown to be addictive to
patients, which may limit their potential to reduce pain.
(E) an effect that may limit the potential of such drugs to reduce
7. Many fear the epidemic of obesity in America; the amount of food consumed per person in
America is as much as thrice that consumed in Japan.
8. Books to be added to the high school curriculum should be educational and should have no
profanity in them or be lewd.
9. Some civil libertarians insist that the best way to ensure freedom of religion for all citizens is
to reduce the prominence of the Judeo-Christian god in politics.
(A) insist that the best way to ensure freedom of religion for all citizens is to reduce
(B) have insisted the best way freedom of religion can be ensure for all citizens is reducing
(C) insist the best way to ensure freedom of religion for all citizens is the reduction of
(D) are insistent that the best way freedom of religion can be ensured for all citizens is the
reduction of
(E) insist that the best way for the ensurance of freedom of religion for all citizens is to reduce
(A) Native Americans viewed the white man with suspicion, for they
(B) Native Americans were suspicious of the white man, and they
(C) the white man was viewed with suspicion by Native Americans, who
(D) the white man was suspicious to Native Americans, and it was
(E) the white man was viewed with suspicion by Native Americans, it being
11. When he could no longer play violin himself, Howard taught, imparted his knowledge to
students to encourage them to be as successful as he once was.
12. Annabelle’s pack-a-day smoking habit has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to her
lungs.
13. When deer damage plants, it can be prevented if human hair is spread around the garden.
14. Upset by the litter around her neighborhood, the idea of after-school cleanups were
substitutes for detention by Jane.
(A) the idea of after-school cleanups were substitutes for detention by Jane
(B) after-school cleanups were ideas for substitution for detention suggested by Jane
(E) the after-school cleanup was suggested to be a substitute for detention by Jane
15. Because of persuasive arguments made by both lawyers, juries often have difficulty
distinguishing the innocent from the guilty; DNA testing helps prevent innocent people from
being convicted.
16. Research has found that a child born into a family whose members have schizophrenia will
most likely themselves develop schizophrenia in their adolescence.
(A) a child born into a family whose members have schizophrenia will most likely themselves
develop schizophrenia
(B) children born into families whose members have schizophrenia will most likely themselves
develop schizophrenia
(C) a child born into a family the members of which have schizophrenia will most likely
themselves develop schizophrenia
(D) in those families where members have schizophrenia, children will most likely develop
schizophrenia themselves
(E) children born into families where there is schizophrenia will themselves most likely develop
schizophrenia
17. No less an expert than John H. McWhorter has claimed that African-American children do
poorly in schools because of implicit social pressure to fail academically.
18. Many police officers arrest African-Americans not from their significance as perpetrators of
suburban crime but because they are members of an ethnic minority.
19. Punk teenagers infuriate adults as much by wearing provocative clothing than by their
disregard for authority.
20. After Georgio’s Caf˝O got a favorable review in a travel guidebook, the number of tourists
eating there were in excess of the number of local customers going regularly.
21. Wretched and increasing mendicants are requesting money on the streets, money that seems
to be hard to come by in the deteriorating economy.
(A) Wretched and increasing prevalent mendicants are requesting money on the streets, money
that seems
(B) Wretched and increasing prevalent mendicants request money on the streets, money seeming
(C) On the streets wretched and increasingly prevalent mendicants are requesting money that
seems
(D) Wretchedly and increasingly prevalent mendicants request money on the streets seeming
(E) Wretchedly and increasingly prevalent mendicants are requesting money on the streets that
seems
22. Though without understanding a word of what is being said, savvy communicators can
follow a conversation in a foreign language by interpreting tone of voice and body language.
(A) Though without understanding a word of what is being said, savvy communicators
(C) Even though the person has not understood a word of what is being said, a savvy
communicator
(D) Even when the person has not understood a word that is being said, savvy communicators
(E) In spite of not understanding a word of what is being said, a savvy communicator
23. The new Xerox machine does more than simply copying documents; it can resize, lighten,
and collate.
(A) The new Xerox machine does more than simply copying
(B) The new Xerox machine’s functions are more than a simple copying of
(C) The new Xerox machine has done more than a simple copying of
(D) The new Xerox machine’s functions have done more than copy simply
(E) The new Xerox machine does more than simply copy
24. Because both parents worked full-time, they had a nanny who not only watched the children
and also cleaned the house should it be messy.
25. Surprisingly obedient, the Smiths have a cat that follows simple instructions like “come” or
“sit”, words to which usually only dogs respond.
26. Actors on Broadway have the difficult task of being singers who must also perform as
dancers.
27. Regardless of the amount of dairy food they consume in adulthood, people who consumed
little dairy food in childhood seem to be prone to bone fractures, a disadvantage that suggests a
need for higher calcium consumption in childhood.
28. The defending attorney weakened the prosecution’s arguments so much that, at the end of the
trial, the jury doubted that the victim had even existed.
29. If the draft is not re-instated, less people will join the army in the coming 10 years than did in
any other 10-year period in our nation’s history.
(A) less people will join the army in the coming 10 years than
(B) less people will be joining the army in the coming 10 years as
(C) fewer people will join the army in the coming 10 years as
(D) fewer people will be joining the army in the coming 10 years as
(E) fewer people will join the army in the coming 10 years than
30. Germany’s most infamous leader, Hitler’s policies were responsible for the slaughter of 6
million Jews.
(A) Germany’s most infamous leader, Hitler’s policies were responsible for
(C) More infamous than other leaders of Germany, the policies of Hitler were responsible for
(E) Hitler, Germany’s most infamous leader, pursued policies that caused
31. No school policies forbid a teacher from scolding a student or to call the student’s parents
based only on another child’s accusations.
32. The miners were reluctant to embrace the company’s new unionization policy because they
thought it was merely meant to be a publicity stunt with no commitment to contract negotiation
and eventually salary increases.
(A) stunt with no commitment to contract negotiation and eventually salary increases
(B) stunt, having no commitment to contract negotiation and eventually salary increases
(C) stunt and did not reflect a commitment to contract negotiation and eventual salary increases
(D) stunt, reflecting a commitment to contract negotiation and eventual salary increases
(E) stunt, not one that reflected that contract negotiation and eventual salary increases was a
commitment
33. Many companies pay almost twice as much to men, if the effect of faster promotions, more
bonuses, and better benefits are regarded as salary, than to women, who earn 77 cents for every
dollar their male counterparts earn in base salary.
34. The Planned Parenthood representative suggested that all sexually active teenagers be
protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also encouraged all parents who have post-
pubescent children to talk to their children about birth control.
(A) be protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also encouraged all parents who have
post-pubescent children
(B) should be protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also encourages all parents that
have post-pubescent children
(C) are protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also encourages those parents who
are having post-pubescent children
(D) be protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also encouraged parents with post-
pubescent children
(E) should be protected from STDs as thoroughly as possible and also has encouraged all those
parents with a post-pubescent child
(D) the means that organizes, in order to analyze, the huge amount
(E) the means for organizing in order to analyze the huge amount
36. Unlike Christians, Jews only see Jesus as a prophet; they do not think of him as the Messiah,
nor do they view him as the son of God.
37. Partial-birth abortion, a procedure used in the third trimester of pregnancy involving the
partial delivery and the euthanasia of a fetus, is now the subject of controversy because it
involves killing a fetus that could live outside the mother.
(A) used in the third trimester of pregnancy involving the partial delivery and the euthanasia of a
fetus, is now the subject of controversy because it involves
(B) used in the third trimester of pregnancy involving the partial delivery and the euthanasia of a
fetus, is now the subject of controversy because of involving
(C) used in the third trimester of pregnancy, involves the partial delivery and the euthanasia of a
fetus and is now the subject of controversy because it involves
(D) in the third trimester of pregnancy that involves the partial delivery and the euthanasia of a
fetus, is now the subject of controversy because it involves
(E) in the third trimester of pregnancy involving the partial delivery and the euthanasia of a fetus,
which is now the subject of controversy, involves
38. Where once housewives had submitted to the authority of their husbands by agreeing with
them on every political issue, after many men supported America’s decision not to sign an
international treaty on the rights of women, many housewives decided to form their own political
ideas.
(A) Where once housewives had submitted to the authority of their husbands by agreeing
(B) Where once housewives submitted to their husbands’ authority for the agreement of
(C) While once housewives had submitted to the authority of their husbands by agreement
(E) While once housewives had submitted to the authority of their husbands by their agreeing
39. To end violent tendencies in young children, mothers want peaceful conflict resolution,
readily available counseling, and decreasing the prominence of television shows that contain
abundant and often casual violence.
(A) decreasing the prominence of television shows that contain abundant and often casual
violence
(B) decreasing the prominence of television shows containing often casual but abundant violence
(C) a decrease of the prominence of television shows, containing as they do often casual violence
in abundance
(D) a decreased prominence of the abundant and often casual violence contained in television
shows
(E) a decreased prominence of television shows that contain abundant but often casual violence
40. It may be many years before politicians again attempt to revive the draft, a program known to
be unpopular with voters.
(B) attempt to revive the draft again, a program known for being
(C) will attempt to revive the draft again, a program known as being
(E) will again attempt to revive the draft, a program known as being
41. Over the last 10 years, the population of deer in America increased dramatically over the past
decade, while the number of drivers who report car accidents with deer on highways is more than
four times what it was.
(A) increased dramatically over the past decade, while the number of drivers who report car
accidents with deer on highways is more than four times what it was
(B) increased dramatically, while the number of drivers reporting car accidents with deer on
highways is more than quadruple what it was at that time
(C) has increased dramatically, while the number of drivers reporting car accidents with deer on
highways has more than quadrupled
(D) has increased dramatically over the past decade, while the number of drivers reporting car
accidents with deer on highways is more than four times what it was at that time
(E) has increased dramatically over the past decade, while the number of drivers who are
reporting car accidents with deer on highways are more than quadruple what they once were
42. The organs of pigs genetically modified by human stem-cells are now viewed as forms of
health insurance and as resources a human is able to use to take care of one’s later illnesses.
43. The mayor regretted that Hurricane Bradley had affected the metropolitan area so much more
dramatically than meteorologists had expected may occur.
(E) expected
144. The intense humidity emphasized the fact it was, which the records show, the hottest day
Ottawa had ever had.
45. Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization that tries to find lost pets and that returns them to
their owners.
46. National Bank of Canada’s employee insurance coverage is little improved from how it was
in the past ten years.
47. Not since Communist China crushed the democratic demonstrations at Tianenmen Square
has a country so brutally denied the right of its citizens that they could speak freely.
(A) has a country so brutally denied the right of its citizens that they could speak freely
(B) did a country so brutally deny the right of its citizens that they could speak freely
(C) has a country so brutally denied the right of its citizens to speak freely
(D) did a country so brutally deny the right of its citizens to speak freely
(E) has a country so brutally denied whether its citizens had the right that they could be speaking
freely
48. In recent years, despite the ethnocentrism of Western cultures, Eastern customs are
understood in the international community.
49. Lately, union leaders have been divided in arguments over if the union should fight for
increased benefits or raised safety awareness.
(A) over if the union should fight for increased benefits or raised safety awareness
(B) over whether the union should fight for increased benefits or raised safety awareness
(C) about the union fighting for increased benefits or raised safety awareness
(D) about if increased benefits should come from the union or raised safety awareness
(E) concerning the union and its fighting for increased benefits or raised safety awareness
50. Montreal, where the tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city, has
neighborhoods entirely composed of souvenir shops and cafes.
(A) where the tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city
(B) which has a tourist industry larger than that of other Canadian cities
(C) which had a tourist industry larger than any other Canadian city
(D) whose tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city
(E) whose tourist industry is larger than that of any other Canadian city
 1. C      2. D      3. E      4. B       5. D      6. E      7. A       8. C     9. A       10. C
 11. E     12. D     13. B     14. C      15. A     16. B     17. A      18. D    19. E      20. E
 21. C     22. B     23. E     24.D       25. C     26. A     27. A      28. A    29. E      30. D
 31. B     32. C     33. E     34. D      35. B     36. A     37. C      38. D    39. D      40. A
 41. C     42. E     43. B     44. D      45. B     46. C     47. C      48. D    49. B      50. E