1. Although covered in about 11 inches of snow,
aviation officials said that conditions on the
runway at the time of the emergency landing was acceptable.
• aviation officials said that conditions on the runway at the time of the emergency landing was
acceptable
• the runway conditions during the emergency landing were acceptable according to aviation
officials
• according to aviation officials, the runway was in acceptable condition during the time of the
emergency landing
• the runway was in acceptable condition during the emergency landing, according to aviation
officials
• aviation officials said that conditions on the runway at the time of the emergency landing were
acceptable
2. Discouraged by new data that show increases in toxic emissions from domestic factories,
searches for alternative investment opportunities are being conducted by shareholders of the
nation’s leading manufacturing companies. • searches for alternative investment opportunities are being conducted by shareholders of the
nation’s leading manufacturing companies
• searches are being conducted by shareholders of the nation’s leading manufacturing
companies who are looking for alternative investment opportunities
• shareholders of the nation’s leading manufacturing companies had begun searching for
investment opportunities outside of the manufacturing industry
• the nation’s leading manufacturing companies are searching for alternative investment
opportunities for its shareholders
• shareholders of the nation’s leading manufacturing companies are searching for alternative
investment opportunities
3. Found in the wild only in Australia and New Guinea,
powerful back legs with long feet
distinguish kangaroos from other large mammals. • powerful back legs with long feet distinguish kangaroos from other large mammals
• powerful back legs with long feet distinguish kangaroos from other mammals that are large
• powerful back legs with long feet distinguish kangaroos from those of other mammals that are
large
• kangaroos are distinguished from other large mammals by powerful legs with long feet
• kangaroos are being distinguished from other mammals that are large by powerful legs with
long feet
4. Responding to growing demand for high-end vehicles,
the interiors of the newest models are
so luxurious that they sell for nearly twice the price of last year's models.
• the interiors of the newest models are so luxurious that they sell
• the interiors of the newest models are so luxurious that the cars are sold
• auto makers have installed interiors in the newest models that are so luxurious that they sell
• the interior of the newest models are so luxurious that they are sold
• auto makers have installed such luxurious interiors in the newest models that these cars sell
5. By applying optimization techniques commonly used to plan operations,
it is possible to
determine how much effort ought to be devoted to each of a company’s products in order to
meet its goals in both the short and long terms. • it is possible to determine how much effort ought to be devoted to each of a company’s
products in order to meet its goals in both the short and long terms
• a company’s managers can determine how much effort should be dedicated to each of the
company’s products in order to meet its short and long term goals
• it can be determined by company managers how much effort ought to be devoted to each of
the company’s products in order to meet its goals, both short and long term
• it may be possible for company managers to determine how much effort should be dedicated
to each of these products in order to meet the company’s short and long term goals
• managers at a company can determine how much effort ought to be dedicated to each of
these products in order to meet the company’s goals in both the short and long term
6. Given its authoritative coverage of other science topics,
the textbook's chapter on genetics is
surprisingly tentative, which leads one to doubt the author's scholarship in that particular area.
• the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative, which leads
• the chapter of the textbook on genetics is surprisingly tentative, leading
• the textbook contains a surprising and tentative chapter on genetics, which leads
• the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative and leads
• the textbook is surprisingly tentative in its chapter on genetics, leading
7. Hailed as a key discovery in the science of evolution,
the fossils of a large scaly creature
resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence of a possible link in the
evolutionary chain from water-based to land-based organisms.
• the fossils of a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence
of
• a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provides fossils that are
evidence
• a large scaly creature, whose fossils resemble both a fish and a land-animal, provides evidence
of
• the fossils of a large scaly creature, which resembles both a fish and a land-animal, provides
evidence of
• the fossils of a large scaly creature resemble both a fish and a land-animal and provide
evidence of
8. Hoping to alleviate some of the financial burdens of a growing population,
property taxes last
year were raised by an eleven percent increase by the county government. • property taxes last year were raised by an eleven percent increase by the county government
• property taxes were raised by eleven percent last year by the county government
• the county government raised property taxes by an eleven percent increase last year
• the county government last year raised by eleven percent property taxes
• the county government raised property taxes by eleven percent last year
9. In order to properly evaluate a patient’s state of mind and gain informed consent prior to
surgery,
a substantial period of time must be spent with the operating physician by the patient
to become fully aware of the pros and cons of undergoing a surgical procedure. • a substantial period of time must be spent with the operating physician by the patient to
become fully aware of the pros and cons of undergoing a surgical procedure
• the operating physician and the patient must spend a substantial amount of time together,
thus ensuring full awareness of the pros and cons of undergoing the surgical procedure
• the patient must spend a substantial amount of time with his or her operating physician, thus
ensuring that he or she has been made fully aware of the pros and cons of undergoing the
surgical procedure
• the operating physician must spend a substantial amount of time with the patient, thus
ensuring that the patient is fully aware of the pros and cons of accepting the undergoing
procedure
• the operating physician must ensure that he or she is fully aware of the pros and cons of
undergoing a surgical procedure by spending a substantial amount of time with the patient
10. Many daring vacationers who participate in guided boat tours on the Tarcoles River
encounter
native crocodiles lurking in the shallows, whose eyes and noses are peaking out from the
surface of the murky water.
• encounter native crocodiles lurking in the shallows,whose eyes and noses are peaking out
• encountered native crocodiles lurking in the shallows, whose eyes and noses peak out
• had encountered native crocodiles lurking in the shallows, whose eyes and noses peak out
• encounter native crocodiles lurking in the shallows,with eyes and noses peaking out
• encounter native crocodiles lurking in the shallows,with eyes and noses that are peaking out
11.
Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish
power only after a long struggle by the native people.
• Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish
power
• Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
• Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished
power
• Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished
power
• Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power
12. Used until the end of the Second World War,
the German army employed the U-boat to attack
both military or civilian watercraft.
• the German army employed the U-boat to attack both military or
• the U-boat was employed by the German army to attack both military and
• the U-boat employed the German army to attack both military or
• the German army had employed the U-Boat to attack both military and the
• the U-boat has been employed by the German army to attack both military and also
13.
Though most people take it for granted now, the nation wide admission of students to colleges
and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only
after World War II.
• Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges
and universities based on academic merit
• Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to
colleges and universities based on academic merit
• Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on
their academic merit
• Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and
universities based on their academic merit
• Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally
based on academic merit, and it
14. According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor,
the ailing mobster came to take refuge in
Corleone, a town famous because of the “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted.
• the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone,a town famous because of “The
Godfather” and near to those he most trusted
• famous because of “The Godfather,” the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a
town near to those he most trusted
• the ailing mobster, famous because of “The Godfather,” came to take refuge in Corleone, a
town near to those he most trusted
• near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town
famous because of “The Godfather”
• Corleone, famous because of “The Godfather,” was thetown that the ailing mobster came to
take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted
15.
The author Herman Melville and the poet Walt Whitman are icons of American literature,
greatly beloved by generations past and present.
• The author Herman Melville and the poet Walt Whitman are icons
• Herman Melville the author and Walt Whitman the poet are icons
• The author named Herman Melville and the poet named Walt Whitman are great icons
• The author, Herman Melville, and the poet, Walt Whitman, are icons
• Herman Melville, the author, and Walt Whitman, the poet, had been icons
16. Jean-Jacques Rousseau contended that
man is good only when in "the state of nature" but is
corrupted by society, that compels man to compare himself to others.
• man is good only when in "the state of nature" but is corrupted by society, that
• only man is good when in "the state of nature" but is corrupted by society, that
• man is good when in "the state of nature" but is corrupted only by society, that
• only man is good when in "the state of nature" but is corrupted by society, which
• man is good only when in "the state of nature" but is corrupted by society, which
17.
Though the language of Beowulf is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers,
careful linguistic analysis reveals a multitude of similarities to modern English.
• Though the language of Beowulf is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers,
careful linguistic analysis reveals a multitude of similarities to modern English.
• Despite that it is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers, careful linguistic
analysis reveals that the language of Beowulf has a multitude of similarities to modern English.
• Though being practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers, the language of Beowulf
reveals through careful linguistic analysis a multitude of similarities to modern English.
• Though Beowulf has a language that is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers,
a multitude of similarities are revealed to modern English through careful linguistic analysis.
• Despite having practically incomprehensible language to contemporary readers, Beowulf
reveals through careful linguistic analysis a multitude of similarities to modern English.
18.
Fusion, the process through which the sun produces heat and light, has been studied by
scientists,some of whom have attempted to mimic the process intheir laboratories by blasting
a container of liquid solvent with strong ultrasonic vibrations.
• Fusion, the process through which the sun produces heat and light, has been studied by
scientists,
• Fusion, the heat and light produced by the sun, has been studied by scientists,
• Fusion, the process through which heat and light are produced by the sun, has been studied
by scientists,
• Scientists have studied fusion, the process the sun uses to produce heat and light,
• Scientists have studied fusion, the process the sun uses to produce heat and light, and
19.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but
in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.• Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops,sugar beet and walnut in the region, but
in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
• Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but
in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
• Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but
more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus
industry.
• In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the
region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
• In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was
destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.
20.
Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until it was
revived by Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the
instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity. • Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until it was
revived by Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the
instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity.
• Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor played often in concert halls until it was revived by
Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the instrument's sound
despite its relative obscurity.
• Classical guitar was not prestigious and was not often played in concert halls until Andres
Segovia revived it in the mid-twentieth century, after he was won over by the sound despite
the instrument's relative obscurity.
• Classical guitar did not have prestige nor was it performed often in concert halls until its
revival by Andres Segovia, who in the mid-twentieth century was won over by the instrument's
sound despite its relative obscurity.
• Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until Andres
Segovia revived it in the mid-twentieth century, when he was won over by the sound of the
relatively obscure instrument.
21.
The physicist Richard Feynman presented a comprehensive introduction to modern physics
designed for undergraduate students in a two-year course.
• The physicist Richard Feynman presented a comprehensive introduction to modern physics
designed for undergraduate students in a two-year course.
• For undergraduate students, the physicist Richard Feynman presented a two-year course,
being a comprehensive introduction to modern physics.
• A comprehensive introduction was in a two-year course by the physicist Richard Feynman
presenting to undergraduate students an introduction to modern physics.
• Presenting a comprehensive introduction, the physicist Richard Feynman introduced modern
physics in a two-year course designed for undergraduate students.
• In a two-year course designed for undergraduate students, the physicist Richard Feynman
presented a comprehensive introduction to modern physics.
22.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an
exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely
seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.• Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an
exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely
seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
• The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is
an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for
the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
• Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had
an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the
marked physical changes in the animal.
• Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat
has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for
the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
• The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an
exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems
sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.
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