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1: Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was any previous election.
B: a greater proportion than any previous election
The correct answer offered is B.
2: A certain regulation has done something but has not addressed either logging, which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn a vast proportion of forests …
E: logging, removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning a vast proportion of forests …
The correct answer offered is A, but why the alternative answer E is not right?
3: Since February, a shit organization has raised interest rate targeted (or targeting?) 5 times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, the analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in December.
C: because the economy continues strength, the analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
The correct answer offered is C. WHY?
4: The principle feature of the redesigned checks is a series of printed instructions that the company hopes will help merchants confirm a check’s authenticity, which include reminders to watch something, compare something-2, and view the watermark while holding the check to the light.
B: by including reminders for watching something, comparing something-2, and viewing
D: including reminders to watch something, compare something2, and view
Which one is better? B? or D? The big cow who prefer the alternative choice B argues that the “by including” modifies the verb “help”.
5: While the rate of mainstream American business failing is more than half, the failure rate for business in a certain country hovers around 5%.
C: while more than half of mainstream American business fails
The correct answer offered is C.
6: In 1994, a total of 4000 cars and trucks were produced in the US, but in 1998 almost twice the numbers of trucks alone came off the assembly lines.
D: That number of trucks alone
E: The number of trucks by themselves
Which one is the better?
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