Sentence Correction Drill #37

1. The nutrition guideline called the "Food Pyramid" has not been as effective in fighting obesity and heart disease as experts had anticipated; as a result, reduced levels of carbohydrate intake will be recommended by them.

A. reduced levels of carbohydrate intake will be recommended by them
B. experts now recommend eating fewer carbohydrates
C. had recommended reduced levels of carbohydrate intake
D. the recommendations for reduced carbohydrate intake will be made by them
E. will be recommending reduced levels of carbohydrate intake

2. In contrast to them in New York and other American cities, Belgium's streets are not littered with fast food containers and discarded papers; however, pedestrians do need to watch out for dog droppings.

A. In contrast to them in New York and other American cities, Belgium's streets
B. Belgium's streets, in contrast to them in New York and other American cities,
C. Belgium's streets, when in contrast to those in New York and other American cities,
D. Belgium's streets, in contrast to those in New York and other American cities,
E. Belgium's streets contrast to New York and American cities, they

3. Radio broadcasts once were the most popular form of entertainment; families used to gather around the radio at night for their favorite programs.

A. gather around the radio at night for their favorite programs
B. gather around to listen to its favorite programs
C. gather around the radio at night for they're favorite programs
D. gather around to listen to it's favorite programs
E. gather around the radio at night for there favorite programs

4. Concluding the final session of the communications class, speak slowly and enunciate clearly while making eye contact was the recommendation Ms. Benton gave her students.

A. speak slowly and enunciate clearly while making eye contact was the recommendation Ms. Benton gave her students
B. speaking slowly and enunciating clearly while making eye contact were what Ms. Benton told her students to do
C. her students were advised by Ms. Benton to speak slowly and enunciate clearly while making eye contact
D. speak slowly and enunciate clearly while making eye contact, recommendations made by Ms. Benton, were what her students should do
E. Ms. Benton recommended that her students speak slowly and enunciate clearly while making eye contact

5. First president George Washington is credited to breed the first mules in the United States using a jack and a jennet presented to him by the King of Spain in 1786.

A. to breed
B. since he bred
C. by breeding
D. with breeding
E. having bred

6. Classical composers who influenced the genre of the string quartet range from Haydn's credit for its invention in the eighteenth century, as well as Shostakovich.

A. Haydn's credit for its invention in the eighteenth century, as well as
B. Haydn, who in the eighteenth century was inventing it, and
C. Haydn, who is credited with its invention in the eighteenth century, to
D. Haydn's invention in the eighteenth century, for which he received the credit, and
E. its invention by Haydn, who received the credit in the eighteenth century, to

7. A major cause of stress in school is where seniors must manage not only academic requirements and sports schedules, but also standardized testing and college applications, during the first semester.

A. where seniors must manage not only academic requirements and sports schedules, but also
B. seniors need to manage not only academic requirements and sports schedules, but also
C. where seniors must manage not only academic requirements and sports schedules, and also
D. when seniors must manage both academic requirements and sports schedules, but also
E. the management by seniors of not only academic requirements and sports schedules, but also

8. Alaska, the largest state by far with nearly 2.5 times the land area of the next largest state, which has one of the smallest populations with only 650 thousand residents.

A. state, which has one of the smallest populations
B. state, that has one of the smallest populations
C. state and has one of the smallest populations
D. state, has one of the smallest populations
E. state, will have one of the smallest populations

9. Stars other than our sun, astronomers have discovered, have planets the size of Jupiter in orbit about them.

A. astronomers have discovered, have
B. which, astronomers have discovered, have
C. having possibly, according to the discovery of many astronomers
D. there are some astronomers who have discovered that they may have
E. astronomers are discovering they have

10. She was one of the most famous mystery writers of the century, and Dorothy L. Sayers also built one of her most famous novels around the question of higher education for women in the pre-war era.

A. She was one of the most famous mystery writers of the century, and Dorothy L. Sayers
B. One of the most famous mystery writers of the century, Dorothy L. Sayers
C. Famous mystery writer of the century that she was, Dorothy L. Sayers
D. Dorothy L. Sayers has been one of the most famous mystery writers of the century, and she
E. Being one of the most famous mystery writers of the century, Dorothy L. Sayers

11. In addition to having more natural resources, the land area of the United States is significantly larger than most other countries.

A. the land area of the United States is significantly larger than most other countries
B. the land area is significantly larger than most other countries for the United States
C. the United States also has significantly more land area than most other countries
D. the United states has more land area also than most other significant countries
E. the land area of other countries is less than that of the United States

12. Carrie, Tanya, and Alex were shopping when, after trying to buy shoes, she realized she didn't have her wallet.

A. when, after trying to buy shoes, she realized she didn't have her wallet
B. and then she realized she didn't have her wallet after trying to buy shoes
C. when Tanya realized she didn't have her wallet since she tried to buy shoes
D. and, since Tanya tried to buy shoes, she realized she didn't have her wallet
E. when Tanya realized she didn't have her wallet after trying to buy shoes

13. Clifton Chenier became known as the "King of Zydeco" because of his spending much of his life in the popularizing of zydeco music.

A. of his spending much of his life in the popularizing of
B. he spent much of his life popularizing it,
C. of his popularization for much of his life of
D. he spent much of his life in the popularizing of
E. he spent much of his life popularizing