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(A) That business is good appears to be true.
(B) The school secretary was pleased that the courses she had taken were relevant to her work.
(C) Strict accuracy is a necessary requisite in record keeping.
(D) No mistakes. C
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(A) The expression :Thanking you in advance" is unacceptable in modern practice.
(B) I like Burns's poem "To a Mountain Daisy."
(C) Venetian blinds - called that even though they probably did not originate in Venice, are no
longer used in most homes.
(D) No mistakes. C
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(A) You see, you did mail the letter to yourself!
,(B) Your introduction to your new classmates has been a pleasant experience, has it not.
(C) During the broadcast, you are expected to stand, to salute, and to sing the fourth stanza of
"America."
(D) No mistakes. B
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(A) Participation in active sports produces both release from tension as well as physical well-
being.
(B) One or the other of those clerks is responsible for these errors.
(C) None of the rocks that form the solid crust of our planet is more than two billion years old.
(D) No mistakes. A
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(A) We all prefer those other kinds of candy.
(B) The law prescribes when, where, and to whom the tax should be paid.
(C) Everything would have turned out right if she had only waited.
(D) No mistakes. D
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(A) Yesterday they laid their uniforms aside with the usual end-of-the-season regret.
(B) John told William that he was sure he had seen it.
(C) He determined to be guided by the opinion of whoever spoke first.
(D) No mistakes. B
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(A) Because a man understands a woman does not mean they are necessarily compatible.
(B) After much talk and haranguing, the workers received an increase in wages.
(C) If I am chosen, I will try and attend every meeting that is called.
(D) No mistakes. C
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(A) While driving through the mountain pass, the breathtaking scenes awed the travelers.
(B) I do not understand why mother should object to my playing the piano at the party.
(C) My experience in South Africa taught me that the climate is quite different from ours.