Sentence Correction Drill #34

1. The horrors of war and the experiences of a woman serving in the Woman's Royal Navy Service during the Second World War, which are stirringly chronicled in Edith Pargeter's novel She Goes to War.

A. the Second World War, which are stirringly chronicled
B. the Second World War are stirringly chronicled
C. a stirring chronicle of the Second World War
D. the Second World War, that appear in a stirring chronicle
E. a chronicle of the Second World War that stirs the emotions

2. The commercial airliner flew too close to the military base, an act that the army viewed as a violation of its air space.

A. as
B. as if it was
C. to be
D. that it was
E. for

3. Arvo Part is an Estonian composer, he is noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies, and he will direct the symphony concert tonight.

A. Arvo Part is an Estonian composer, he is noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies, and he
B. Arvo Part is an Estonian composer noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies, he
C. Arvo Part, an Estonian composer, and because he is noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies, he
D. Although Arvo Part is an Estonian composer, he is noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies, and he
E. Arvo Part, an Estonian composer noted for his ethereal, unusual harmonies,

4. The lawyer for the plaintiff in the civil court case responded to the emotional appeals of the defendant she produced actual physical evidence of the defendant's culpability.

A. defendant she produced
B. defendant with the production of
C. defendant, produced
D. defendant; and produced
E. defendant by producing

5. Sandeep could objectively judge the results of the experiment only after he realized that he could depend on expertise different from his own.

A. could depend on expertise different from his own
B. can depend on expertise different from his own
C. could depend on expertise different from his expertise
D. can depend on expertise different from his expertise
E. would have the ability to depend on expertise different from his own

6. Dr. Kornstein's colleagues considered him not only a great surgeon but also being an inspiring teacher of innovative surgical techniques.

A. being an inspiring teacher of
B. having inspired the teaching of
C. with inspiration teaching
D. he was inspiring in his teaching of
E. an inspiring teacher of

7. Many employees chose to switch to the new company insurance plan for the reasons that their monthly payments would be reduced.

A. for the reasons that their monthly payments would be reduced
B. because their monthly payments would be reduced
C. because of their reductions in monthly payments
D. because its monthly payments were to be reduced
E. for the reason that they reduced their monthly payment

8. In spite of an appearance of no specific expression on its face, a squirrel sometimes plays clever games with anyone trying to view it, scrambling to the opposite side of a tree to elude a would-be observer.

A. In spite of an appearance of no specific expression on its face, a squirrel
B. Despite the fact of an appearance of no specific expression on its face, a squirrel
C. Although the expression on the face of the squirrel is not specific in appearance, it
D. Although a squirrel appears to have no specific expression on its face, it
E. Although the face of a squirrel has no specific expression, it

9. Learning from recent field tests, the efficiency of the engine on which they would base next year's trucks was significantly increased by the designers.

A. the efficiency of the engine on which they would base next year's trucks was significantly increased by the designers
B. the designers based next year's truck engine on a significant increase in efficiency
C. the designers significantly increased the efficiency of the engine on which they would base next year's trucks
D. their efficiency was significant in designing the engine as a basis for next year's trucks
E. the engine on which the designers would base next year's trucks was significantly increased in efficiency

10. The crash of the Mars Climate Orbiter was caused by a lack of training among the members of the navigation team and failing to use metric units in the coding of the software.

A. failing to use metric units
B. a failure to use metric units
C. by people which failed to use metric units
D. because of the failure to use metric units
E. because people failed to use metric units

11. Rory and I, starting to clear the snow away from the front door, we still have hours of work ahead of us.

A. Rory and I, starting to clear the snow away from the front door
B. Rory and I, starting to clear the snow away from the front door, however
C. Rory and I have started to clear the snow away from the front door, and
D. Even though starting from the front door to clear the snow away, Rory and I
E. Even though Rory and I have started to clear the snow away from the front door

12. While rhododendron and cherry blossoms are both bright in color, the main difference being the size of the tree that grows them.

A. the main difference being the size of the tree that grows them
B. the main difference is that they grow on two trees that are different
C. the two grow on trees of different sizes
D. the main difference being they grow on different-size trees
E. and the trees they grow on are different in size