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The sentences in 1-8 form a paragraph.
Leonardo da Vinci lived from 1452 to 1519 and he was one of the world's greatest geniuses.
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No one who lived before or after him has achieved so much in so many different fields. |
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He was an outstanding painter, sculpter, and architect he also designed bridges, highways, weapons, costumes, and scientific instruments. |
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He also invented the diving bell and the tank. |
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Although they could not be built with the materials of the time he invented flying machines. |
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Da Vinci approached science and art in the same manner that he made sketches to help him solve problems. |
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He saw no difference between planning a machine and planning a painting. |
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Even though he did a lot of things da Vinci is probably best known for his painting The Mona Lisa. |
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| 9. |
In sentences 9-14, select the correct verb form to fill in the blank.
The strong winds had ________ since early this morning.
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blown
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blew
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| 10. |
Jake has ________ to go to the University of Utah next year.
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chose
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chosen
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| 11. |
Thousands of angry customers have ________ the Better Business Bureau
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written
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wrote
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| 12. |
The wind chime ________ in the gentle breeze.
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swang
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swung
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| 13. |
The cowboy had ________ in many rodeos throughout his life.
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ridden
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rode
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| 14. |
Celine Dion ________ with great emotion at the concert.
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sung
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sang
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| 15. |
The following sentences make a paragraph. Check the verb tense in the first sentence. Then decide if the verb tense in each of the following sentences is correct or incorrect.
First sentence: Scientists perform a lot of experiments to observe importatant things.
For example, scientists raise fleas in labs to learn more about how these pests caused disease in humans.
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The fleas are kept in special jars that contain sieves.
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| 17. |
The fleas lay eggs in the jars, and these eggs drop through the sieves.
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The scientists collected the eggs so they can raise more flease from them.
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The jars also have tubes that carry warm water to heat blood that is contained underneath a skin-like sheath.
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The fleas bit through this sheath to drink the blood, which served as their food.
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| 21. |
Interestingly, these laboratory breeding grounds are called "fake pups."
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| 22. |
In sentences 22-31 choose the correct pronoun case for the blank.
Between you and ________, I thought the math exam was really hard.
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me
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| 23. |
Ryan and ________ are sure to take first place in the poetry contest this year.
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him
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he
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| 24. |
Even though Jessica is smarter than ________, she rarely gets A's in her classes.
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he
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Some of ________ students thought the tuition hike was unfair.
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________ fans thought the game was poorly refereed.
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Us
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| 27. |
Do you know ________ won the race?
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who
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whom
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The president wants to know ________ will volunteer to help.
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who
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whom
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The argument is between his girlfriend and ________.
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he
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him
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Can you go to the party with Daniella and ________?
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Is that the president? Yes, that is ________.
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he
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him
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| 32. |
Choose the correct adjective or adverb form for the blanks in sentences 32-36.
Professor Smith explained the directions ________ before he passed out the test.
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quick
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quickly
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This is the ________ case of flu I've ever had.
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baddest
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worse
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worst
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| 34. |
Mark did ________ in his job interview because he wasn't prepared.
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bad
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badly
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My friend Shauna plays the piano really ________.
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good
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well
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That was a ________ good movie, wasn't it?
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really
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real
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| 37. |
In numbers 37-41, one sentence of each pair contains a dangling or misplaced modifier. Choose the letter of the sentence in which the modifiers are used correctly.
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Walking across the street, a truck turned the corner and narrowly missed the pedestrian.
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While I was walking across the street, a truck turned the corner and narrowly missed me.
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| 38. |
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Feeling the chill in the air, I felt a roaring fire in the fireplace sounded perfect.
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Feeling the chill in the air, a fire in the fireplace sounded perfect.
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Frightened by the menacing dog, my knees began to shake.
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My knees began to shake because I was frightened by the menacing dog.
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| 40. |
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Unsure of the best course of action, he had a hard time making a decision.
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Unsure of the best course of action, the decision was difficult to make.
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| 41. |
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Tired after a full day's work, a nap was what I needed.
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Tired after a full day's work, I needed a nap.
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| 42. |
Choose the correct word for each blank in sentences 42-50.
You should follow my ________ and go back to school.
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advise
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advice
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| 43. |
As soon as Jeremy completes he economics course, he will be ________ to graduate.
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already
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all ready
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| 44. |
When the police officer ________ the warehouse, she saw the flames.
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passed
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past
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| 45. |
How was I ________ to know the answer to that hard question?
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suppose
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supposed
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| 46. |
Diana would rather quit school ________ sell her stamp collection for tuition money.
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then
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than
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| 47. |
A week is ________ long for me to be gone during the semester.
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to
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| 48. |
________ turn is it to drive to work today?
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Whose
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Who's
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| 49. |
________ coming with us, aren't you?
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Your
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You're
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| 50. |
The project is going to take ________ of time.
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alot
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