<p>I am looking at an old real test from 2005 and I don’t have an official answer key. Was hoping for some help on a couple questions that I need to verify.</p>
<li>(Even when) Barbara Jordan put questions (toward) a political nominee, her elegant (diction evoked) in listeners (memories of) her eloquent political speeches.</li>
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<p>I’m thinking no error, but others have implied that C (diction evoked) may be the error. They have no good reason to justify it though.</p>
<li>Jocelyn, my friend (since) junior high school, believes she is (more well suited) to a career in the sciences (than to) the business career her parents (have urged her) to pursue. </li>
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<p>I’m also thinking no error here, but I’m certainly fishy about B (more well suited). I’m sure “better suited” sounds better, but I’m also aware that “more well suited” is probably grammatically correct.</p>
<p>And yet another odd question from another old test…</p>
<p>This one I do have the answer key for, but I found the answer quite odd. Perhaps someone could tell me if I’m missing something here…</p>
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<li>Every spring in rural Vermont, the (sound of sap) (dripping) into galvanized metal buckets (signal) the beginning of the traditional season (for gathering) maple syrup.</li>
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<p>The answer is C (signal) and I can see why due to the subject-verb agreement.
However, since “sound” is also underlined, couldn’t it go either way? I know that logic tells us that there is only one sound attributed to the dripping of syrup, but couldn’t there technically be “sounds”? I know that I’m being picky here, but I just wanted to ask since this is technically from a real exam.</p>
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<li>At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently (arrived to) New York, (moodily) (watches) the blinking green light at the (tip of) Long Island.</li>
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<p>I know the only possible error here is A (arrived to) and I’m thinking it should be “arrived in”. Am I correct?</p>
<p>And some more if anyone is interested in some grammar practice from real exams…</p>
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<li>Mediators were standing by, prepared (to intervene in) the labor dispute (even though) both sides (had refused) earlier offers (for) assistance.</li>
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<p>The answer is D (for), correct? Should be “of”?</p>
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<li>According to some theorists, (what) (any) particular bird can eat could change (with even) (the slightest) variation in the shape of its beak.</li>
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<p>The answer is A (what), correct? I’m assuming it should be something along the lines of “that which”?</p>
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<li>An amateur potter (herself), the accountant offered (to help) the artist with his business accounts, complicated (as they were) (by) his unusual system of record keeping.</li>
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<p>19 - NO error
14 - No error . more well studied sounds better.However .more well is grammatically correct
28 - (into a world) is wrong. ‘‘and into a world’’ does not sound well.
29 - completely correct
18 - I think there is sth wrong with this question since both B and C can be correct / incorrect
23 - arrive to and arrive in are both correct.So ,the sentence is correct
26 - I think it is correct but not completely sure
29 - No error </p>
<p>19 - (E) No Error
14 - (B) wordiness, ‘better suited’ would be way clearer
28 - (D) is tempting, but after looking at it longer i am leaning toward (E) No Error
29 - (E) No Error
18 - (A) and (C) are both right answers, as pointed out by fiona_
23 - (A) idiom error, should be ‘arrived in’
26 - (D) idiom error, should be ‘of’
27 - this question is confusing and i do not understand it, would definitely be either (A) or (B)
29 - (E) No Error</p>
<p>Hopefully we can get a few more opinions to reach a consensus.</p>
<p>It seems like the following is still a tricky one…</p>
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<li>According to some theorists, (what) (any) particular bird can eat could change (with even) (the slightest) variation in the shape of its beak.</li>
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<p>The answer is A (what), correct? I’m assuming it should be something along the lines of “that which”?</p>
<p>Gaoez about q14 ,I cant agree.The Identifying sentence error questions are about making the sentence grammatically correct.Theoretically ,‘‘more well’’ is correct ,just as more long instead of longer is also correct .Wordiness in this type of question is when you have sth like this </p>
<p>Bob and Jake were imultaneously playing on the PC and at the same time doing their homework.
At the same times comes wordy because you already used simultaneously</p>
<p>@majesticmako
Which tests do you get these questions from ?I may have the answers.</p>
<p>q27 seems correct.I dont think there is sth wrong with ‘‘want’’ or ‘‘any’’ .</p>
<p>wow, i just found the keys to some of the tests…</p>
<p>certainly surprised by what i found:</p>
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<li>(Even when) Barbara Jordan put questions (toward) a political nominee, her elegant (diction evoked) in listeners (memories of) her eloquent political speeches.</li>
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<p>It’s B (toward)! That one came out of left field. Now that I know, I’m assuming “against” is the correct idiom? Either that or we are all missing the meaning behind this sentence… It is labeled as a level 5 on the key at least.</p>
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<li>Jocelyn, my friend (since) junior high school, believes she is (more well suited) to a career in the sciences (than to) the business career her parents (have urged her) to pursue.</li>
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<p>It’s B (more well suited)! I guess my hunch was correct. Definitely arguable though…</p>
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<li>According to some theorists, (what) (any) particular bird can eat could change (with even) (the slightest) variation in the shape of its beak.</li>
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<p>I thought number 19 was “towards” rather than “toward”, I would’ve chosen that one. I’m not sure of which rule it violates, but no one would say “I directed those letters toward him”, he/she would say “I directed those letters towards them”. Hope that helps</p>
<p>she is well suited for both careers, just more for the career in the sciences.
so the “more” should be placed to reflect that
I think it should be:
she is (well suited more) to a career in the sciences (than to) the business career of her parents …</p>
<p>the phrases after the “more” and the “than” should be parallel, and this makes them parallel.</p>