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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of March 2026

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Sentence Correction Question Directory Topic and Difficulty

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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The Scandinavian assault on western Europe culminated in the

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mun23

13 Mar 2013, 12:06

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29 Jul 2023, 12:43

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With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Ge

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11 Dec 2018, 06:10

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30 Aug 2023, 10:44

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Since the last election, the lobbying effort initiated by environmenta

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14 Sep 2022, 04:23

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23 Aug 2023, 00:54

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Framed by traitorous colleagues, Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned for twe

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ashishd

14 Jul 2009, 02:50

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17 Jul 2023, 05:07

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It is unclear whether chimpanzees are unique among nonhuman

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nitinneha

05 Sep 2021, 05:35

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10 Dec 2023, 21:37

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Stimulants, such as caffeine, can eliminate pain and fatigue and enhan

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blueseas

09 Aug 2021, 02:49

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29 Sep 2023, 08:26

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Dr. Hakuta’s research among Hispanic children in the United States ind

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bmwhype2

10 Apr 2019, 02:25

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10 Nov 2025, 03:02

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The principal has sought approval for her plan to grant promotions to

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maaverick

29 Oct 2018, 07:06

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by: vishalsinghvs08

05 Oct 2023, 06:49

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South Korea has witnessed the world's most dramatic growth of Christia

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mm007

11 Sep 2021, 04:44

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by: AndrewN

07 Aug 2023, 15:17

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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of

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abhi758

11 Sep 2018, 23:30

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26 Sep 2023, 16:47

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Many policy experts say that shifting a portion of health-benefit cost

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bmwhype2

20 Sep 2018, 23:19

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06 Feb 2023, 13:14

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A recent study, published by the California Bureau of Employment, foun

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saikarthikreddy

05 Jun 2018, 00:54

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18 Sep 2023, 02:01

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While the stock market was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S.

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tingle15

27 Jun 2010, 08:47

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14 May 2023, 10:27

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dave13

02 Sep 2019, 20:33

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15 May 2023, 18:25

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Unlike human runners, who broke the four-minute mile in 1954

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johnycute

16 Jun 2018, 01:11

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09 Apr 2023, 05:10

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Though viewed from a distance, Saturn's main rings may

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cool_jonny009

06 Feb 2006, 22:21

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23 Apr 2024, 21:50

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Dr. Sayre’s lecture recounted several little-known episodes in the

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vishalsuri

10 Dec 2018, 10:27

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08 Feb 2023, 10:52

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Out of the public’s interest in the details of and conflicts in other

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GMATMadeeasy

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In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend

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hfbamafan

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06 Jul 2023, 00:19

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Many writers of modern English have acquired careless habits that dama

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spriya

09 Aug 2008, 00:10

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by: VerbalBot

12 Jan 2024, 05:00

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By using a process called echolocation to analyze

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AbdurRakib

14 Jun 2017, 11:28

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by: Dumsy_1711

09 Jan 2024, 06:30

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The four-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so smal

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sinharohit

03 Oct 2017, 18:55

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15 Jul 2023, 18:50

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The new house's front door is secured by an electronic lock; a feature

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adg142000

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Meaning/clarity 2.According to a study, overworked truck dri

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Carcass

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10 Oct 2023, 12:59

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Discrimination in wages paid in occupations that are predominantly mal

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sidbidus

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It is no surprise that Riyadh, the Saudi capital where people revere

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fozzzy

11 Jun 2013, 07:22

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07 Sep 2023, 00:17

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The automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s

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02 Nov 2018, 06:56

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During the 1980’s approximately $50 billion in private investment capi

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19 May 2023, 20:45

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Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, along with other former slaves

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dancinggeometry

22 Sep 2008, 00:53

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29 Dec 2024, 18:29

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Recently declassified information from military satellites in orbit

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BillyZ

30 May 2017, 05:36

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10 Jul 2023, 21:21

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Few people realize that the chance of accidental injury or death may

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generis

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27 May 2024, 11:02

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During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Soci

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BillyZ

18 Oct 2017, 01:43

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29 Oct 2023, 07:41

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The suspect in the burglary was advised of his right to remain silent

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Variability in individual physical traits both are determined through

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BillyZ

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03 Dec 2023, 10:58

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Whereas scientists, because of random fluctuations in the

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25 Feb 2018, 23:41

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NAIL THE SENTENCE CORRECTION SECTION The only motive behind

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01 Nov 2021, 16:17

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Like many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did not begin to paint

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prasannar

13 Nov 2019, 08:08

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01 Oct 2024, 05:08

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The United States minted about 857 million silver-colored "Susan B. An

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smashingpumpkins

26 Jul 2009, 21:16

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11 Mar 2023, 08:18

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In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of un

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solidcolor

15 Jan 2019, 10:35

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16 Dec 2022, 05:44

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In Holland, a larger percentage of the gross national product is spent

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nitinneha

04 Jul 2017, 06:10

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03 Dec 2022, 00:49

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Subject Verb Agreement 1. Noting that the price of oil and

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souvik101990

14 Jan 2013, 03:33

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09 Oct 2023, 18:57

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Although the turtle has been toothless for more than 150 million years

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MamtaKrishnia

28 Oct 2018, 00:26

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31 Mar 2023, 06:18

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A new phenomena, which is visible at Managuas major intersections, are

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19 Dec 2018, 04:10

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03 Nov 2024, 00:48

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Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of

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brothers

23 May 2020, 22:37

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15 Aug 2023, 07:30

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Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of

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fozzzy

20 Jun 2013, 06:26

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19 Sep 2023, 10:07

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According to research covering the last decade, the average number of

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keats

23 Jul 2021, 13:14

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04 Jul 2023, 16:19

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Migraine, the most debilitating common form of headache, afflicts

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joemama142000

12 Nov 2019, 07:14

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02 May 2023, 15:00

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Contemporary cognitive scientists maintain that emotions

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riderofthestorm

18 Aug 2013, 02:56

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22 Aug 2023, 18:50

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In 1719 the Meissen manufacturers found a way of combining kaolin

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02 Oct 2023, 08:59

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08 Nov 2025, 11:21

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The people of the ancient Assyrian Empire were renowned warriors, alth

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Bunuel

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