P. 773 – q. 18 (70)
Though best known as a jazz vocalist, he also enjoyed gospel music, whereby he told his manager that he wanted to make a recording of his favorite gospel songs. No error
P. 776 – q. 14 (A)
My colleague and myself received an award for our paper on accuracy with which a polygraph measures physiological processes. No error
At the end of every class a crowd of students would gather around the professor to ask questions for which there had been no time during the class period.
Why should it be “had been”?
The adaptation of a novel for the screen often requires major adjustments in plot (because the one art form differs from the other in having other character-revelation techniques.)
A) (as it is)
B) because the two art forms reveal character in different ways
C) Because of the differing ways the two may use for revealing a character.
D)inasmuch as there are different ways in the two art forms for character revelation.
E) insofar as the two differ in how to reveal character.
Please help 🙂
In the 1960s Marvin Gaye sang duets with several other Motown artists, (which includes) Mary Wells, Kim Weston, and Tammi Terrell.
A) which includes
B) which included
C) they included
D) and that included
E) including
I picked B but that is the wrong answer. I was unable to reason out why any other choice would be better. It would be tremendously helpful if you explained.
There are (more than) 300 million English speakers (in) India, most of (them) acquired English (as) a second Language. (No Error)
I picked (No Error) but the answer is (them). Could you please explain why is this so?
A completely new program that connects teenagers of every culture. It is a huge money-making for its designer
Is this correct? I think the first sentence was a fragment.
Marathon racing (has become) increasingly popular among amateur athletes in the last few years.
Why is this sentence correct? Isn’t “last few years” past, not present perfect?
In addition to (being) a talented pianist and composer, Bartok was a respected musicologist.
The answer is no error. But since “was” indicates past tense, why isn’t “being” changed to “having been”?
Dr. Skolnick believes that the rise in food allergies may be explained in part by (us having become too hygienic of a society)
Correct answer: (the fact that we have become too hygienic a society)
Why is the original incorrect?
Mindful of the growing popularity of backyard compost piles among home gardeners, (experts warn that adding meat, diary products, or cooking grease to compost will) attract vermin. (A) as it is (b) adding meat, diary products, or cooking to compost, this is what experts warn will (C) and with warnings from experts that adding meat, -X- (D)warning from experts concerning the addition of -x- (e) experts warning that adding meat,-X- would. Why A?
Eighteenth-century botanist Carl Linnaeus showed that bananas could be grown in Europe if farmers (will simulate) Asia’s monsoon climate by letting the soil dry out and then flooding it with water.
A) will simulate b) had simulated c) simulated d)who simulate e) simulating
The derelict old house across from the warehouses and the even more decrepit one just beside them have been placed on the list of historic landmarks.
A. across from
B. even more
C. just beside
D. have been placed
E. no error
The answer that I wrote was A. Across from just sounds wrong… I’ve cancelled out all other options. Please help!
When ( being interviewed) a for a job , you should ( emphasize ) b what you can do for the employer (rather than )c
what ( can the employer)d do for you. No error e.
Thomas Pynchon (reportedly)a agreed to allow his novel Gravity’s Rainbow ( to be adapted)b as an opera ( on the condition)c that the music ( be written)d for a single instrument: the banjo.