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The phrases which are given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct.
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Thieves steal Hondas and Toyotas from the 1990s more than other models because they can chop them up and sell them for parts that are worth more than the car. Hopes that the European Central Bank will reach a deal to help Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates has nudged financial markets higher. Unlike Ancient Greek art which saw the veneration of the animal form and the development of equivalent skills to show musculature, poise, beauty and anatomically correct proportions, Ancient Roman art depicted gods as idealized humans, shown with characteristic distinguishing features.Sentence Correction – Question and Answers
“Will be” [(A), (C)] means she will be mayor for two years beginning in the future.
Moreover, “Mayor” [(A), (B)] is incorrectly capitalized: it is not used as a title/name here (like “Mayor Jones”). “Could have been” (E) changes the meaning.
“Could be” (B) and “are” (C) alter the sentence meaning. “Make of” (D) is not a valid construction in this sentence structure, makes no sense, and means nothing.
It is never correct to substitute the preposition “of” for the auxiliary verb “have” [(C), (D)].
Adding the subjunctive “would”/”could” to the conditional as well (B) is incorrect.
Substituting the preposition “of” for the auxiliary verb “have” (C) is always incorrect. “Had been/could have been told” [(C), (D)] differs in meaning from “had known.”
The conditional “would lie” (C) is only grammatical with a conditional, e.g. “…would lie on the bureau all week unless you moved them,” also conveying a different meaning.
The correct punctuation between conditional “if” and subjunctive “would” parts is always a comma, never a semicolon [(B), (D)] or a dash (C).
We place something into a container, not in it; things move into the air, not in it.
“In” denotes something is already there rather than moving/being moved there.
A comma, not a dash (E), is used between the introductory prepositional phrase and the independent clause it modifies.
The meaning is changed by past tense “gave” (E); i.e. an individual/someone gave the school gerbils every year but no longer does, vs. someone still gives the school gerbils every year.
“Way above” [(B), (C)] is slangy and does not express the intended meaning. If it did, “far above” would be more correct.
Passive-voice “is raised” (E) connotes a different meaning (i.e. is set higher) than active-voice “rises” (i.e. appears) in this sentence.
The adverb “than” is used with the comparative, not the conjunction “then” (B), which indicates time sequence (e.g. “and then…”), cause and effect (e.g. “If…,then…”). Adding “are” (D) is unnecessary.
“Stories” (B) is plural, not possessive. “Affect” (C) goes with a plural, not singular, subject. “Plots” (E) is plural, not singular.
Used either way, it is still one word, not two (E); the same is true of “foodstuffs” (B).
“Thought about (B), “thought of” (C), and “gazed at” (E) do not convey the same meaning at all.
“Could” (D) means they can leave, whereas “had better” and “should” means they ought to leave. “Get out” (E), similarly to “scram,” is less acceptable than “leave.”
“Uninterested” means literally not interested, i.e. oblivious or not caring. In this context, they would not pick an “interested” party to judge a contest, and the exclamation mark (B) is inappropriate punctuation. “An” (E) is incorrect preceding a consonant.
Hence a comma [(B), (E)] or dash (D) is incorrect. A nonrestrictive relative clause introduces additional information, requiring a comma and “which”-not “that” [(C), (D), and (E)]. “That” is used without a comma and only with a restrictive relative clause, i.e. one that is necessary to understand the meaning of the noun it modifies.
Singular “was” (C) disagrees with plural “books.” Past perfect “had been” (E) would require “why hadn’t they been…/weren’t they…?” to agree.
B. CORRECT. The correct idiom is used.
C. Once is misplaced: it is not placed before the verb it is modifying. Once thought is the correct construction.
D. German luxury brands is plural. Therefore, the use of has creates a Noun-Verb disagreement and is incorrect.
E. has creates a noun-verb disagreement. Moreover, in getting x… to do y is idiomatic.
B. Takes care of comparison error, but the pronoun error still stands.
C. CORRECT. Dummy verb do takes care of comparison error. Pronoun error stands corrected. Also, the phrase dismantle the cars is better than chop the cars.
D. While pronoun ambiguity is corrected, comparison is incomplete.
E. Comparison is incomplete. Pronoun them is ambiguous. Dismantle up is incorrect.
B. CORRECT. have nudged….. is the correct verb for Hopes. to higher levels is required.
C. has nudged is incorrect.
D. Original sentence has the present perfect auxilliary has…… It is required in the sentence.
E. Original sentence has the present perfect auxilliary has…… It is required in the sentence. to higher X is required because financial markets are measured in index levels.
B. The sentence is cumbersome because of the repetitive use of the comma. Also lacks parallel construction.
C. While…. takes care of the difference highlighted in the sentence. The original sentence talks of both veneration…and development…as predicates of the verb saw; here developed is constructed in parallel with saw – thus changing the intent of the sentence.
D. Correct. Use of while is required. Venerated….. and developed…. are parallely constructed and conform to depicted…
E. Use of unlike….. is incorrect. Greek Art did not venerate the development of…..
Did + Present Tense (V1) or Had + Vs