Sentence Correction Drill #29

1. Success in medical school requires not only intelligence but also dedication and hard work.

A. but also
B. it also includes
C. one must also have
D. and also
E. not to mention

2. The president was committed to stimulating the economy through investment, decreasing the tax burden on corporations, and he wanted to eliminate burdensome regulations.

A. he wanted to eliminate burdensome regulations
B. the burdensome regulations were to be eliminated
C. also to eliminate burdensome regulations
D. to eliminate burdensome regulations
E. eliminating burdensome regulations

3. Without even consulting the teachers, the school board implemented their own version of the science curriculum.

A. Without even consulting the teachers, the school board implemented their own
B. Without even consulting the teachers, the school board implemented its own
C. Not even consulting the teachers, the school board implemented their own
D. Without a consultation for the teachers, the school board implemented its own
E. In not even consulting the teachers, the school board implemented its own

4. Physicists can detect new subatomic particles by colliding nuclei at high energies, they then analyze the results of the collisions.

A. energies, they then analyze
B. energies by analyzing
C. energies; analyzing
D. energies and then analyzing
E. energies who then analyze

5. Conventional capitalist theory holds that a country benefits most when it focuses on those industries in which it has a natural advantage, and trades freely for the other goods and services it needs.

A. when it focuses on those industries in which it has a natural advantage, and
B. when it focuses on those industries that it has a natural advantage, and
C. in the focus on those industries to have a natural advantage for it, and
D. focusing on those industries having a natural advantage for it, and
E. from focusing on those industries in which it has a natural advantage, and

6. In some countries, choosing a leader is as much a religious ritual as that of a civic duty.

A. that of a civic duty
B. one's duty of a civic nature
C. a civic duty
D. in performing one's civic duty
E. one of a civic duty

7. To promote new products, many companies prefer word-of-mouth campaigns instead of the use of traditional advertisements.

A. instead of the use of
B. but not
C. and avoiding
D. over that of
E. to

8. Long criticized for his imperious leadership style, the team hired the controversial coach over the objections of the fans.

A. the team hired the controversial coach over the objections of the fans
B. the hiring of the controversial coach by the team was done over the objections of the fans
C. the fans objected to the team's hiring of the controversial coach
D. the controversial coach was hired by the team despite the objections of the fans
E. the team's hiring of the controversial coach was done despite the fans' objections

9. The main result of the three consecutive days of snow and sleet were that the city was brought to a standstill.

A. were that the city was brought to a standstill
B. were the standstill to which the city was brought
C. was that the city was brought to a standstill
D. was the standstill of the city that was brought
E. was it brought the city to a standstill

10. The bulls ran through the streets of the village, knocking over kiosks, damaging buildings, and the citizens were frightened.

A. the citizens were frightened
B. the citizens being frightened
C. frightened citizens
D. frightening citizens
E. they frightened citizens

11. As we came into the clearing, Alex notices a small tent had been erected where none was before.

A. notices a small tent had been erected where none was before
B. noticed that a small tent had been erected where none had been before
C. was noticing that a small tent was erected where none would have been before
D. had noticed that a small tent had been erected where none had been before
E. noticed that a small tent had been erected where there would have been none before