CHAPTER 2 / DIAGNOSTIC SAT 59
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SECTION 9
Time—10 minutes
14 questionsTurn 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, sen-
tence construction, and punctuation. Your
selection should result in the most effective
sentence—clear and precise, without awk-
wardness 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- One way to improve the effectiveness of the
treatment is by moving the source of radiation
more closelyto the patient.
(A) by moving the source of radiation more
closely
(B) to move the source of radiation more
closely
(C) to move the source of radiation closer
(D) in moving the source of radiation closer
(E) to move more closely the source of
radiation - Until becoming more affordable by standardiz-
ing its technology, cell phones were quite rare.
(A) Until becoming more affordable by
standardizing its technology
(B) Having become more affordable through
standardizing their technology
(C) Becoming more affordable through
standardized technology
(D) Until they became more affordable in
standardized technology
(E) Until standardized technology made
them more affordable
AB C D E