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1. Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the following sentence: I noticed a number of workers from my car window who were repairing the road alongside the mall.

• A. of workers
• B. from my car window
• C. who were repairing the road
• D. alongside the mall

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The phrase 'of workers' is misplaced in the sentence because the preposition 'of' is unnecessary and disrupts the flow of the sentence. It creates redundancy as 'a number of workers' can be simplified to 'workers.' Removing this unnecessary prepositional phrase would make the sentence clearer and more concise. Choice B 'from my car window' is correctly placed as it provides context on where the observation was made. Choice C 'who were repairing the road' and Choice D 'alongside the mall' are essential parts of the sentence providing details about the workers' activity and location, respectively.

2. Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. It is important that one is able to self-motivate and work by ___________.

• A. oneself
• B. oneselves
• C. hisself
• D. themselves

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The word 'oneself' is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence, allowing the sentence to be grammatically correct. Options B and C, 'oneselves' and 'hisself,' are not standard English words. Option D, 'themselves,' is a plural pronoun and does not agree with the singular noun 'one' in the sentence.

3. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? If you calculate too quickly, you may possibly fail to get the right answer.

• A. calculate
• B. quickly
• C. possibly
• D. right

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The word 'quickly' is used incorrectly in the sentence. The correct word that should be used here is 'speedily.' 'Quickly' is an adverb that describes the speed at which an action is performed. However, in this context, the sentence needs an adverb that conveys doing something in a hurried or rushed manner, which is 'speedily.' Therefore, the sentence should read as: 'If you calculate too speedily, you may possibly fail to get the right answer.' The other choices ('calculate,' 'possibly,' 'right') are used appropriately in the sentence and do not need to be changed.

4. Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'While he was an apprentice, Steve ____ a great deal of time in the studio.'

• A. spends
• B. spent
• C. spended
• D. spend

Correct answer: B

Rationale: 'Spent' is the correct past tense of 'spend.' In this sentence, the action of spending time in the studio already happened while Steve was an apprentice, requiring the past tense 'spent.' 'Spends' is present tense, 'spended' is not a valid word, and 'spend' is present tense without matching the past context of the sentence.

5. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence below? ___________ she is the youngest member of her class, Octavia is taller than her classmates.

• A. Despite
• B. Since
• C. Although
• D. Provided

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The word 'Although' is the correct choice as it is used to introduce a contrast between two ideas. In this sentence, it highlights the unexpected nature of Octavia being taller than her classmates despite being the youngest member of her class. This conjunction effectively conveys the discrepancy between her age and height in the context of the sentence. Choice A ('Despite') indicates a contradiction or contrast but does not capture the nuance of unexpectedness present in the sentence. Choice B ('Since') implies a causal relationship, which is not the intended meaning. Choice D ('Provided') suggests a condition or stipulation, which is not suitable for the context of the sentence. Therefore, 'Although' is the most appropriate choice.

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