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CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED A
Which is the best way to combine these sentences: "As advances
in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter gained wider use. It can be called 'canned laughter' or a 'laugh track.'"?
Answer: Which of the following is the best way to combine
sentences 5 and 6 (reproduced below)? As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter gained wider use. It can be called "canned laughter" or a "laugh track." A. As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter gained wider use; it can be called "canned laughter" or a "laugh track." B. As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter—called "canned laughter" or a "laugh track"—gained wider use. B. As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter—called "canned laughter" or a "laugh track"—gained wider use.
Which option best expresses the meaning of this original
sentence: "The cooking instructor informed us that by the end of
the course, we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and to make sauces"?
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Answer: Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of
the original sentence. If you think the original is better than any of the alternatives, choose the first option. The cooking instructor informed us that by the end of the course, we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and to make sauces. A. we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and to make sauces B. we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, to sear, and making sauces C. we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and making sauces C.we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and making sauces
In context, which version of the underlined portion of this
sentence is best: "Americans enjoy some of the safest free
drinking water on Earth, however spending $15 billion on bottled water in 2006, and consumption is rising (Fishman)"?
Answer: In context, which of the following versions of the
underlined portion of sentence 1 (reproduced below) is best?Americans enjoy some of the safest free drinking water on Earth, however spending $15 billion on bottled water in 2006, and consumption is rising (Fishman). A. Earth, however spending B. Earth, yet they spent C. Earth; but spending D.Earth; having spent E. Earth, instead they spend B. Earth, yet they spent
Which underlined part must be changed to correct this sentence:
"During her first year in medical school, Joanne came to the
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realization that she was more interested in doing research than to treat patients"?
Answer: Read each sentence carefully, paying particular
attention to the underlined portions. You will find that the error, if there is one, is underlined. If there is an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, select No error. During her first year in medical school, Joanne came to the realization that she was more interested in doing research than to treat patients. No error
- During B. came to C. more D. to treat E. No error D. to treat
Which underlined part must be changed to correct this sentence:
"Improbable as it (A) may seem when (B) one observes (C) its awkwardness on land, penguins are (D) extremely graceful swimmers. (E) No error"?
Answer: Improbable as it (A) may seem when (B) one observes
(C) its awkwardness on land, penguins are (D) extremely graceful swimmers. (E) No error A. may seem B. one C. its D.extremely E. No error C. its
Which selection is correct: A. "Suzy and Tom are not here they
went to the store." B. "Suzy and Tom are not here; they went to the store." C. "Suzy and Tom are not here, they went to the store." D. "Suzy and Tom are not here, went to the store."?Answer: Which of following selections is correct: A. Suzy and Tom are not here they went to the store. B. Suzy and Tom are
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not here; they went to the store. C. Suzy and Tom are not here, they went to the store. D. Suzy and Tom are not here, went to the store. B. Suzy and Tom are not here; they went to the store.
Which underlined part must be changed to correct this sentence:
"If one has trouble swallowing tablets or capsules, you could try taking medicine in liquid form"?
Answer: Read each sentence carefully, paying particular
attention to the underlined portions. You will find that the error, if there is one, is underlined. If there is an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, select No error. If one has trouble swallowing tablets or capsules, you could try taking medicine in liquid form. No error A. one has B. could try C. taking D. in E.No error A. one has
Which underlined part must be changed to correct this sentence:
"Among the Native Americans first encountered by Europeans during the seventeenth century was the Algonquin Indians"?
Answer: Read each sentence carefully, paying particular
attention to the underlined portions. You will find that the error, if there is one, is underlined. If there is an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, select No error. Among the Native Americans first encountered by Europeans during the seventeenth century was the Algonquin Indians. No error A.