COLLEGE COMPOSITION CLEP REVIEW EXAM-32 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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. C. As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter, they call it "canned laughter" or a "laugh track," which then gained wider use. D. As advances in technology all 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. 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 D. to chop, sear, and to make sauces will have been the basic skills acquired by us E. chopping, searing, and making sauces is what we will have acquired basic skills in C. we will have acquired basic skills in chopping, searing, and making sauces Brainpower Read More 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 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 A. During B. came to C. more D. to treat E. No error D. to treat 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 of following selections 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. B. Suzy and Tom are not here; they went to the store. 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 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. Among B. first encountered C. during D. was E. No error D. was Which part of this sentence has the wrong verb tense? I go home and got a phone call from Nancy, and she told me that she can't go to the conference with us next weekend. A. go B. got C. told D. can't go A. go Which part of this sentence is incorrect? The sacrifices of the fighters are beyond my understanding; I don't think they know what its all about. A. are B. they C. what D. its D. its Which part of this sentence is incorrect? The people whom helped me with this don't have the least idea how to moderate. A. whom B. don't C. least D. to moderate A. whom Which of following selections is not correct: A. There were many people in the store. B. I don't know if there are any people here that speak French. C. My friend has much money in the bank. D. We don't have a lot of time today. C. My friend has much money in the bank. 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. The orbits of comets in our solar system are much more eccentric than planet Earth, which revolves around the Sun following a relatively circular path. No error A. are much B. than planet Earth C. revolves around D. following E. No error B. than planet Earth Which part of this sentence is incorrect? My friend says that when she goes to the store one can't find any good prices anymore and that this is the reason why she shops online now. A. says B. goes C. one D. now C. one (1) In observing a live performance such as a play or a stand-up routine, each individual member of the audience is affected by the group's emotional response to the show. (2) Some research shows that audience members are likely to laugh along with the laughter of others in the audience much more frequently than they would laugh at the same performance if viewing it alone. (3) As performances moved to radio and television in the first half of the twentieth century, producers were well aware of the important role of this social laughter. (4) Early radio and television comedies were broadcast live with a real audience in the studio to provide the reactions that helped at-home audiences feel connected to the performance. (5) As advances in technology allowed performances to be prerecorded, edited, and enhanced for later broadcast, recorded laughter gained wider use. (6) It can be called "canned laughter" or a "laugh tra C. Add it to the end of sentence 11, using a comma before the word "highlighting." (1) Winter counts are physical records, mainly drawings on animal hides or muslin, that Plains Indians, primarily the Lakota, used for showing each year of their history. (2) In this method, a year consists of one event recorded as an image in the winter count. (3) People could keep track of other events, such as births and deaths, by knowing the years in which it occurred. (4) In consultation with members of the Lakota people, curators at the Smithsonian Institution created an online exhibit of about a thousand winter counts. (5) Scholars generally agree that collectively, probably, they chose which event would stand for a year. (6) An event chosen to represent a year was not necessarily the most important of that year, just one that was memorable for everyone in the group. (7) One person was the keeper of the winter count. (8) Once the group made its selection, he then recorded this event. (9) Like any calendar, B. Sentence 4