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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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“The Origin of Species” precipitated widespread

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TheMechanic

16 Jul 2017, 05:33

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If you go on the game show and place first or second, either you will

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07 May 2017, 12:09

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07 May 2017, 23:57

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The corporate strategic plan included provisions to expand operations,

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06 May 2017, 12:53

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06 May 2017, 13:25

Stark news network broadcasted talk shows criticizing the actions

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25 Apr 2017, 06:11

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25 Apr 2017, 07:31

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Unlike the widespread recognition Charles Darwin has received for his

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Sajjad1994

28 Mar 2017, 11:42

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29 Mar 2017, 16:54

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Many scientists say that attempts to remove

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11 Aug 2013, 18:06

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11 Aug 2013, 18:59

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Relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst na

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08 Jun 2012, 03:45

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08 Jun 2012, 10:35

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Like John McPhee’s works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her

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01 Aug 2019, 00:25

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17 Dec 2025, 06:34

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iPhone, designed and marketed by Apple Inc., is more intuitive to use

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26 Dec 2022, 02:30

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09 Dec 2025, 00:29

Nebulae, located billions of light-years away from Earth within our

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19 Jun 2024, 10:10

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05 Sep 2025, 12:39

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Sentence Correction Revision: Pronoun

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26 Feb 2015, 23:22

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29 Aug 2025, 14:32

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After a three-day conference hosting representatives from both sides

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The church coined the date February 14 as Valentines day with an

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01 Feb 2023, 10:40

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22 Aug 2025, 02:17

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Study the ancient fighting art of Hapkido and you will learn to avoid

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22 Jan 2021, 01:41

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24 May 2025, 05:29

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Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, The Mo

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14 Feb 2023, 08:34

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22 May 2025, 14:39

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The studio’s retrospective art exhibit refers back to a simpler time

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28 Jan 2022, 08:00

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03 May 2025, 06:03

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vani711

17 Sep 2013, 07:25

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17 Feb 2025, 19:52

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For decades, the state government has been promising to construct a hi

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11 Feb 2022, 10:00

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27 Dec 2024, 10:52

e-GMAT All SC Topics- Combined

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23 May 2018, 10:42

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19 Nov 2024, 20:59

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Jane, who is a devout Buddhist, meditates twice or even more than twic

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03 Sep 2021, 03:30

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27 Sep 2024, 04:19

The notion of gold being more expensive than ever happens to

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08 May 2018, 06:34

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23 Aug 2024, 22:33

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The green flash, an atmospheric refractive phenomenon whereby the top

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05 Jul 2024, 18:57

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Amtrak, a government-owned corporation, schedules passenger rail servi

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08 Apr 2022, 05:30

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25 Jun 2024, 04:09

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Persons, suffering from a deficiency of the blood enzyme G6PD, eat fav

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08 Nov 2019, 02:58

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25 Jan 2024, 08:34

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Sociologists who focus on social recognition report that many people

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27 Dec 2022, 12:00

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22 Jan 2024, 15:59

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According to car mechanics, sharp turns and skids increase the

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15 Jan 2024, 23:01

A novel study that links divorce with the environment shows that a

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04 May 2020, 14:35

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15 Jan 2024, 10:21

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To pursue A grades during their higher studies, while staying within

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10 Jan 2024, 04:39

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When evidence of financial wrongdoing by an elected official surfaces

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Although many of the elderly residents in the nursing home are quite

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02 Jan 2024, 02:30

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07 Jan 2024, 02:45

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Spains governing coalition has come under strain as it pushes its

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06 Jan 2024, 15:30

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The kindergarten teacher had the children in the class gather

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06 Jan 2024, 13:00

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When looking for other planetary systems, astronomers watch for a wobb

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07 Dec 2023, 02:30

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06 Jan 2024, 09:00

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Studies at U.C.L.A. show that children who grow up in homes with

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05 Dec 2023, 02:30

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06 Jan 2024, 06:00

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In an attempt to report a burglary in progress, the neighbor phoned

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04 Dec 2023, 02:30

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06 Jan 2024, 04:45

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Although American fast food restaurants once used only domestic beef

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04 Dec 2023, 02:30

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06 Jan 2024, 03:45

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Harold Brodkeys eager anticipated first novel was so long in comingm

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lylawaters

03 May 2023, 09:18

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04 Jan 2024, 05:01

In what appears to be the first “citizen science” vaccine initiative,

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01 Jan 2024, 16:23

Chikmukulu, a Bemban chief, organised dance competitions in his court,

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The Non-Proliferation Treaty requires that a nation prevents the sprea

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20 Mar 2023, 08:15

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28 Dec 2023, 09:43

Several items that once belonged to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the le

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Hoozan

04 May 2021, 03:39

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16 Dec 2023, 01:09

American oil tycoon Armand Hammer paid $5,126,000 at an auction for a

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homersimpsons

22 Feb 2021, 04:18

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15 Dec 2023, 20:18

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A glycoprotein is a protein to which have been attached a monosacchari

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Bunuel

14 Nov 2023, 02:30

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02 Dec 2023, 21:00

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With productivity slowing substantially in recent years, questions hav

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02 Dec 2023, 19:15

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From May 23, 2008, visitors to the San Diego Zoo can buy nutritious

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Sitting at the far end of the bar is a local television reporter and

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02 Dec 2023, 17:15

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One dangerous consequence of high-altitude climbing occurs when the

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10 Nov 2023, 02:30

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02 Dec 2023, 17:00

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To the surprise of those experts who predicted that last years

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10 Nov 2023, 02:30

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02 Dec 2023, 16:45

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Whether brick-and-mortar bank locations will survive this era of onlin

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24 Nov 2023, 02:30

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02 Dec 2023, 16:15

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The son of a factory owner, Friedrich Engels close literary partnersh

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24 Nov 2023, 02:30

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02 Dec 2023, 15:00

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