Sentence Correction Drill #25

1. When children change from little boys and girls to young men and women, ordinarily causing them to become more self-sufficient and independent.

A. ordinarily causing them to become
B. and ordinarily causing them to become
C. they ordinarily become
D. and as a result they ordinarily become
E. causing them to become ordinarily

2. Susan does not have absolute free will because what she does would have to be determined by the culture and the environment.

A. free will because what she does would have to be determined
B. free will because what she does is determined
C. free will because it has to be determined
D. free will, and the reason is that her actions being determined
E. free will, her actions are determined

3. The students’ final Social Studies exam has been stolen from the teacher’s desk; this situation forcing them to take a make-up test on Saturday.

A. desk; this situation forcing them to take a make-up
B. desk, which was the reason for their taking a make-up
C. desk, this forcing them to take a make-up
D. desk, a situation that will force the class to take a make-up
E. desk, with it they are forced to take a make-up

4. Waste products from cutting lumber, such as wood chips and sawdust, are some of the ingredients of waferboard panels used in residential construction.

A. Waste products from cutting lumber, such as wood chips and sawdust, are some of the ingredients
B. Waste products from cutting lumber, such as wood chips and sawdust, is some of the ingredients
C. Waste products from cutting lumber, such as wood chips and sawdust, produces one of the ingredients
D. Lumber-cutting waste products, which include wood chips and sawdust, making them the ingredients
E. Lumber-cutting waste products that includes not only wood chips but sawdust is an ingredient of

5. If you compare the number of NY Yankee pennants with the Boston Red Sox, you’ll see that the Yankees are traditional winners.

A. If you compare the number of NY Yankee pennants with the Boston Red Sox, you'll see that the Yankees
B. Comparing the number of NY Yankee pennants and the Boston Red Sox, you'll see that the Yankees
C. In comparison with the Boston Red Sox, the number of NY Yankee pennants shows that the Yankees
D. Making a comparison between the number of NY Yankee pennants with the Boston Red Sox pennants show that the Yankees
E. A comparison of the number of NY Yankee pennants and Boston Red Sox pennants shows that the Yankees

6. Today’s newspaper says that mathematics is far more popular among Japanese high school students than among American students.

A. than among American students
B. than students in America
C. compared to American high school students
D. than mathematics is among high school students in America
E. than its popularity among American students

7. In the nineteenth century, immigrants entered the United States with few limitations and restrictions, but they have multiplied since then.

A. restrictions, but they have multiplied since then
B. restrictions, but they have now multiplied
C. restrictions, and have since multiplied
D. restrictions, which, since then, have multiplied
E. restrictions, since multiplied

8. In Moscow, famous composers, artists, and writers are buried in a special cemetery, and they only must be Russian.

A. famous composers, artists, and writers are buried in a special cemetery, and they only must be Russian
B. there had been buried in a special cemetery famous composers, artists, and writers who have been only Russian
C. being buried in a special cemetery only for famous composers, artists, and writers who are Russian
D. a special cemetery for burying only famous Russian composers, artists, and writers
E. famous Russian composers, artists, and writers are buried in a special cemetery

9. The Boston Tea Party was a minor historical event with which the colonists either intended to challenge or abolish the king’s unfair tax on imports.

A. event with which the colonists either intended to challenge or abolish
B. event, about which either the colonists intended to challenge or to abolish
C. event that had the intention of either challenging or to abolish
D. event, the use of which was either a challenge or it abolished
E. event that the colonists used to challenge or abolish

10. Should a college application essay be required, one ought to set aside a large block of time and avoid writing it at the last minute.

A. Should a college application essay be required
B. Should you need to write a college application essay
C. If you need to write a college application essay
D. In any event that one needs to write a college application essay
E. If a college application essay is necessary for anyone to write

11. The atmosphere in the classroom changed when the snow started to fall outside and the teacher could not get them to pay attention to the lesson after that.

A. outside and the teacher could not get them to pay attention to the lesson after that
B. outside, the teacher was unable to bring the class's attention back to the lesson after that
C. outside, and the teacher could no longer get the children to pay attention to the lesson
D. outside, causing them to lose attention to the lesson, despite the teacher's effort
E. outside, in spite of the teacher's effort was unable to get them to pay attention to the lesson after that

12. Of the four seasons in New England, Granny most loves the autumn, of which she finds the mild days and cool nights especially appealing.

A. autumn, of which she finds the mild days and cool nights especially appealing
B. autumn; she finds the mild days and cool nights especially appealing
C. autumn, and it is especially the mild days and cool nights that are of appeal
D. autumn; the appeal of the mild days and cool nights especially
E. autumn, especially appealing to Granny are the mild days and cool nights

13. Many countries punish citizens who speak out against the government, keeping the U.N. Commission on Human Rights very busy, mostly using torture and imprisonment.

A. Many countries punish citizens who speak out against the government, keeping the U.N. Commission on Human Rights very busy, mostly using torture and imprisonment
B. Many countries, punishing citizens mostly using torture and imprisonment for speaking out against the government, keep the U.N. Commission on Human Rights very busy
C. In many countries punishing citizens who speak out against the government, U.N. Commission on Human Rights is kept very busy, mostly using torture and imprisonment
D. Using torture and imprisonment, many countries punish citizens who speak out against the government, a situation that keeps the U.N. Commission on Human Rights very busy
E. Punishing citizens who speak out against the government using torture and imprisonment in many countries, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights is kept very busy