Sentence Correction Drill #27

1. Many people believe that evolution could not have produced the complex life forms we see today; others, however, believe that these forms could have arisen no other way.

A. today; others, however, believe that these forms could have arisen
B. today; others believing however that these forms could have arisen
C. today but their arising to others could have occurred
D. today, others believing that these life forms could have arisen
E. today, but these forms, to others, could not have arisen

2. Because a shark can detect prey by scent and movement, its eyesight does not have to be as acute as other fish.

A. other fish
B. of other fish
C. other fish do
D. that of other fish
E. with other fish

3. Scientists have discovered that individual brain cells in the auditory cortex can be tuned for responding to sound frequencies that are particularly important to a species.

A. for responding to sound frequencies that are
B. to respond to sound frequencies that are
C. to respond at sound frequencies that are
D. to respond to sound frequencies being
E. responding to sound frequencies that are

4. Because all physical systems store information, many researchers are studying cells and even stars being potential computers.

A. stars being potential computers
B. stars as potential computers
C. those of stars being potential computers
D. the potential use of stars as computers
E. potential computers being stars

5. Drawn by the natural beauty of the wilderness, safety is not always the primary concern of campers and hikers.

A. safety is not always the primary concern of campers and hikers
B. campers and hikers not regarding safety as a primary concern
C. the primary concern of campers and hikers is not always safety
D. safety is not always the campers' and the hikers' primary concern
E. campers and hikers do not always regard safety as a primary concern

6. The appeal of the carnival rides were apparent in the faces of the children standing in line for tickets.

A. were apparent in the faces of the children standing
B. were apparent in the faces of the children that were standing
C. was apparent in the faces of the children that stood
D. was apparent in the faces of the children standing
E. was apparently there in the faces of the children that were standing

7. As the end of the school year approached, the teachers scrambled to write final exams, review with their classes, and finishing their grading.

A. finishing their grading
B. to finish their grading
C. finish their grading
D. in finishing their grading
E. they finished their grading

8. As we reached the final hill of the race, I hear David's footsteps pounding rapidly behind me.

A. I hear David's footsteps pounding rapidly behind me
B. I heard David's footsteps pounding rapidly behind me
C. David's footsteps are pounding rapidly behind me
D. I can hear the rapidly pounding footsteps of David behind me
E. the rapid pounding of David's footsteps could be heard by me behind me

9. Jorge was unsure whether his recent success on the tennis court was due to his new training regimen or because he was now more self-confident.

A. due to his new training regimen or because he was now more self-confident
B. due to his new training regimen or his self-confidence had increased
C. because of his new training regimen or that he had an increase in self-confidence
D. due to his new training regimen or his greater self-confidence
E. because of his new training regimen or due to a self-confidence increase

10. Valued for their loyalty and hunting skills, breeders have been raising beagles for nearly five hundred years.

A. breeders have been raising beagles
B. the raising of beagles by breeders has gone on
C. beagles have been raised by breeders
D. beagles are being raised by breeders
E. breaders are raising beagles

11. Two lanes of traffic were mysteriously closed, and Fernando was nearly an hour late to work because of it.

A. and Fernando was nearly an hour late to work because of it
B. causing Fernando to be nearly an hour late for work
C. causing Fernando to be nearly an hour late for work because of it
D. their causing Fernando to be nearly an hour late for work
E. and this was what caused Fernando's being nearly an hour late for work