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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 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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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the sa

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perfectstranger

16 Oct 2018, 22:13

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by: BingoBanguBongu

08 Jan 2024, 20:00

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Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most spo

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clubzzang

10 May 2023, 01:27

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by: rickyric395

27 May 2023, 06:21

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Antigenic shift refers to the combination of two different

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marshpa

28 Jul 2008, 17:09

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by: VerbalBot

22 Nov 2023, 01:30

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The computer company reported strong second-quarter earnings that surp

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abhijit_sen

11 Sep 2021, 04:39

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by: KarishmaB

05 Oct 2023, 22:31

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The skill and the precision of the Anasazi, ancient inhabitants of the

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abhaypratapsingh

25 May 2018, 00:18

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by: Raman109

20 Sep 2023, 04:27

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Genetic engineering sometimes entails plant or animal genes

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abhijit_sen

25 Jul 2008, 14:41

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by: VerbalBot

21 Jun 2023, 04:32

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Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618), the A

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abhijit_sen

28 Jul 2020, 00:40

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by: VerbalBot

06 Jun 2023, 18:04

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In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is

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spriya

18 Oct 2021, 04:23

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by: VerbalBot

11 Nov 2025, 14:10

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Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum

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spriya

07 Jan 2023, 03:34

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by: GMATNinja

13 Jan 2023, 16:14

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Like embryonic germ cells, which are cells that develop early in the

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Caroline121

22 Jul 2008, 06:40

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by: GMATNinja

09 Mar 2023, 15:30

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The Federal Reserve Board's reduction of interest rates on loans to

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goalsnr

18 Jun 2023, 11:54

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by: VerbalBot

11 Sep 2024, 04:04

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Geologists believe that the warning signs for a major earthquake may

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goalsnr

12 Oct 2018, 01:14

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by: anushree01

27 Nov 2025, 01:51

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Whether vs Whether or not

vksunder

17 Jul 2008, 23:51

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by: VerbalBot

23 Nov 2023, 04:46

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Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wa

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spriya

04 Jun 2021, 09:28

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by: VerbalBot

17 Nov 2025, 03:25

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Judge Forer recognizes that the American judicial system provides more

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businessm

18 Dec 2018, 10:34

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by: VerbalBot

11 Feb 2023, 04:16

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Under a provision of the Constitution that was never applied, Congress

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goalsnr

04 Feb 2019, 03:14

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20 Dec 2023, 21:49

If a drug that is already on the market has the potential to help

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ju21

24 Jan 2022, 02:03

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15 Jun 2023, 13:35

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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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by: VerbalBot

31 Mar 2023, 06:18

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A private house in New York City is a building owned by an individual

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riks200

12 Dec 2019, 04:58

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by: VerbalBot

07 Apr 2023, 00:22

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Despite an expensive publicity campaign, ticket sales for the new play

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aaron22197

21 Oct 2017, 08:38

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by: aceyourscore

13 Dec 2022, 12:33

Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects’ eye

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pallavi79us

13 Nov 2019, 07:45

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by: VerbalBot

17 Jun 2023, 21:07

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A study on couples' retirement transitions found that women who took

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tarek99

10 Jul 2008, 08:56

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by: VerbalBot

27 Nov 2023, 20:12

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Scholars who once thought Native American literatures were recorded by

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goalsnr

26 Feb 2018, 16:40

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by: obahr

05 Sep 2023, 03:55

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So dogged were Frances Perkin's investigations of the garment industry

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goalsnr

16 Jul 2021, 12:21

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by: MartyTargetTestPrep

17 Apr 2023, 18:46

Hubert Humphrey's attempt in his campaign to dissociate

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Ashwin_Mohan

27 Jun 2017, 21:17

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09 May 2023, 10:15

Unlike the Shiites, who constitute the other major branch of Islam, th

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sondenso

11 Apr 2019, 23:35

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by: Evrolm16

10 Apr 2023, 02:16

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Unlike German shepherds or Doberman pinchers, there is an

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tarek99

31 Jul 2018, 06:43

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by: arbazfatmi1994

03 Sep 2023, 12:36

According to a study published in The New England Journal of

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utgirl826

24 Jul 2015, 04:09

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16 Oct 2023, 11:38

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It was nearly impossible to diagnose the girl’s illness even after thr

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rpmodi

10 Dec 2018, 07:38

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30 May 2023, 06:51

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Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years

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ssandeepan

08 Jul 2021, 03:21

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by: VerbalBot

20 Sep 2023, 11:03

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A study of children of divorced parents found that ten years

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hams7uc

01 Jul 2008, 17:21

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by: AndrewN

26 Aug 2023, 06:01

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Executives and federal officials say that the use of crack and cocaine

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vishy007

01 Jul 2008, 15:53

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by: VerbalBot

07 Nov 2024, 11:28

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In the major cities of industrialized countries at the end of the nine

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yavasani

30 Aug 2019, 04:41

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11 Apr 2026, 06:52

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Like the great navigators who first sailed around the Earth, to gather

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vd

06 Oct 2017, 15:26

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11 Oct 2023, 17:09

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The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, people who register the

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ssandeepan

03 Jul 2021, 07:07

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by: Raman109

29 Oct 2023, 05:55

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Greatly influenced by the Protested missionary Samuel Kirkland, the On

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tarek99

25 Aug 2022, 01:52

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07 Apr 2026, 23:21

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While Jackie Robinson was a Brooklyn Dodger, his courage in the face

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gmatcrook

24 Jun 2021, 01:19

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27 Jan 2023, 03:29

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However much Americans may complain that jury duty disrupts their live

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snoor

10 Jul 2019, 21:59

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09 Jan 2023, 23:10

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Critical-thinking instruction is predicated on two assumptions: that

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prasannar

15 Oct 2018, 02:41

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by: GMATNinja

05 Apr 2023, 06:53

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The report recommended that the hospital should eliminate

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maratikus

10 Apr 2016, 10:34

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by: VerbalBot

26 Oct 2023, 01:49

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Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that f

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Snayt

24 Jun 2008, 03:26

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by: VerbalBot

21 Jun 2023, 00:42

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According to some economists, Japan is in danger of plunging into a de

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goalsnr

20 Dec 2018, 05:42

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30 Dec 2023, 06:43

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More and more in recent years, cities are stressing the arts as a mean

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x2suresh

13 Jun 2021, 04:16

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by: VerbalBot

21 Nov 2025, 10:15

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Despite there being no fundamental difference in shipbuilding traditio

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Leopard

02 Oct 2017, 22:16

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by: VerbalBot

14 Sep 2024, 15:52

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As rare as something becomes, be it a baseball card or a musical recor

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bdumpala

07 Nov 2018, 02:59

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05 Jan 2023, 12:48

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Although William Pereira first gained national recognition for his mov

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FN

13 Jun 2021, 02:57

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11 Mar 2023, 02:27

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After increasing steadily for centuries, the total annual catch of all

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alimad

14 Jul 2018, 17:58

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by: VerbalBot

25 Jan 2023, 21:04

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The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges

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lexis

22 Jun 2021, 11:16

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by: VerbalBot

27 Nov 2023, 01:36

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Hydrocarbons, with which fruit flies perfume themselves in species-spe

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sondenso

16 Jun 2008, 02:49

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by: Raman109

15 Sep 2023, 05:34

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Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but fi

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ritula

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