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CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 617

1. The chef’s assistant cut the vegetables and laid
   them on the table, hethen started to prepare
   the meat.
   (A) The chef’s assistant cut the vegetables
   and laid them on the table, he
   (B) The vegetables were cut and laid on the
   table by the chef’s assistant when he
   (C) After cutting the vegetables and laying
   them on the table, the chef’s assistant
   (D) The chef’s assistant, having cut the veg-
   etables and laying them on the table,
   (E) Laying on the table, the chef’s assistant
   who cut the vegetables


2. Practicing their rebuttals ahead of time helps
   the forensics team members to become a bet-
   ter debater.
   (A) helps the forensics team member to be-
   come a better debater
   (B) helps forensic team members to become
   better debaters
   (C) helping the forensics team members to
   become better debaters
   (D) is helpful to the forensics team members
   who become better debaters
   (E) the forensics team member becomes a
   better debater

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SECTION 9

Time—10 minutes

14 questions

Turn to Section 9 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Directions:For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and

fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.

The following sentences test correctness and

effectiveness of expression. Part of each sen-

tence or the entire sentence is underlined;

beneath each sentence are five ways of phras-

ing the underlined material. Choice A repeats

the original phrasing; the other four choices

are different. Select the choice that completes

the sentence most effectively.

In making your selection, follow the require-

ments of standard written English; that is, pay

attention to grammar, choice of words, sentence

construction, and punctuation. Your selection

should result in the most effective sentence—

clear and precise, without awkwardness or

ambiguity.

EXAMPLE:

The children couldn’t hardly believe their eyes.

(A) couldn’t hardly believe their eyes

(B) could hardly believe their eyes

(C) would not hardly believe their eyes

(D) couldn’t nearly believe their eyes

(E) couldn’t hardly believe his or her eyes

A B C D E