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20 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

ANSWERS

–Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‘— ‹ –Š‡ ƒ‹…Žƒ—•‡ǣ Dz’ƒ…‡Ǥdz Š—•ǡ the sentence seems to assert “the rapid pace of reconstruction is visiting Europe.” (C) corrects –Š‹• „› ’Žƒ…‹‰ –Š‡ ‘†‹ϐ‹‡† ™‘”† ‹ ‹–• ’”‘’‡” position. (B) fails to make the needed correction and seems to assert that the reconstruction is visiting Europe. (D) does make the needed …‘””‡…–‹‘ǡ „—– –Š‡ —•‡ ‘ˆ Dz™Š‘dz ‹ ȋ Ȍ ’Žƒ…‡• –Š‡ ˜‡”„ Dz™ƒ• ƒƒœ‡†dz ‹ ƒ ”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡…Žƒ—•‡ ƒ† –—”• the entire sentence into a fragment. 4. (G) English/Knowledge of Language/Style/ Idiomatic Expression The construction “because. . .so” is not idiomatic English. The subordinating …‘Œ—…–‹‘ Dz„‡…ƒ—•‡dz…‘‡…–• –Š‡ –™‘ clauses and makes the “so” redundant. (G) solves this problem by eliminating the ™‘”†Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ƒ† ȋ Ȍ †‘ ƒ‡ –Š‡ ‡‡†‡† …‘””‡…–‹‘ „—– —•‡ –Š‡ ’”‘‘— Dz–Š‡›ǡdz ™Š‹…Š has no referent. 5. (D) English/Conventions of Standard English/ Sentence Structure/Incomplete Split Constructions The original is an incomplete split construction. Š‡ •‡–‡…‡ Šƒ• ƒ –™‘Ǧ’ƒ”– ˜‡”„ǣ –Š‡ ƒ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹‘ DzŠƒ• ƒŽ™ƒ›•Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ…‘‹––‡†dz ƒ† Dz™‹ŽŽ…‘–‹—‡ –‘ „‡…‘‹––‡†Ǥdz ‡‘˜‹‰ –Š‡ second part makes the error easier to identify. The verb “has” should be “has. . .been.” (D) corrects this problem by supplying the missing ™‘”†Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ˆƒ‹Ž• –‘ •—’’Ž› –Š‡ ‡‡†‡† ™‘”†Ǥ ȋ Ȍ †‘‡• ‹…Ž—†‡ Dz„‡‡ǡdz „—– ‹–…”‡ƒ–‡• ƒ ‡™ ‡””‘” ‹ –Š‡ •‡…‘† ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ –Š‡…‘•–”—…–‹‘Ǥ – ”‡ƒ†• Dz™‹ŽŽ …‘–‹—‡…‘‹––‡†ǡdz ™Š‹…Š †‘‡•ǯ– ƒ‡ •‡•‡Ǥ

1. (D) English/Conventions of Standard English/ Grammar and Usage/Diction The phrase “as to” is generally not acceptable ‹ •–ƒ†ƒ”† ™”‹––‡ ‰Ž‹•Šǡ •‘ ȋ Ȍ ‹• ‹…‘””‡…–Ǥ ‘—…Žƒ—•‡ ‹• ”‡“—‹”‡†ǣ –Š‡ •—’’‘”–‡”• ™‡”‡ assured that is the case. (B) fails to make this …‘””‡…–‹‘Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ‹• ™”‘‰ „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡ ’ƒ”‡–Š‡– - ical expression is unnecessary and disrupts the Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ ϐŽ‘™ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡–‡…‡Ǥ 2. (H) English/Conventions of Standard English/ Grammar and Usage/Subject-Verb Agreement and Nouns and Noun Clauses and Pronoun Usage The original sentence suffers from three ™‡ƒ‡••‡•Ǥ ‹”•–ǡ –Š‡ •—„Œ‡…– ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡–‡…‡ ‹• the plural noun “reasons,” so the verb should be the plural “are.” Second, the pronoun “they” has ‘ ”‡ˆ‡”‡–Ǥ –…‘—Ž† ”‡ˆ‡” –‘ Dz’Š›•‹…‹ƒ•dz ‹ˆ –Šƒ– ™‘”† ƒ’’‡ƒ”‡† ‹ –Š‡ •‡–‡…‡ǡ „—– Dz’Š›•‹…‹ƒ•dz does not appear—only “physicians’ fees.” Third, –Š‡ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ –Šƒ– ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™• Dz‹•dz —•– „‡ ƒ ‘— ‘” a noun substitute such as a noun clause. ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‹ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽǡ ƒ ‹†‡’‡†‡–…Žƒ—•‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™• Dz‹•Ǥdz ȋ Ȍ…‘””‡…–• –Š‡•‡ ‡””‘”•Ǥ – —•‡• –Š‡ ’Ž—”ƒŽ Dzƒ”‡dzǢ ‹–…”‡ƒ–‡• ƒ ‘—…Žƒ—•‡ „› —•‹‰ Dz–Šƒ–dzǢ ƒ† ‹– —•‡• –Š‡ ‘— Dz’Š›•‹…‹ƒ•dz ‹ place of the incorrect pronoun. (G) and (J) fail to correct the errors. 3. (C) English/Conventions of Standard English/ 6HQWHQFH 6WUXFWXUH 0LVSODFHG 0RGLÀHUV The original sentence has the notorious mis- ’Žƒ…‡† ‘†‹ϐ‹‡”Ǥ  ‰‡‡”ƒŽǡ ƒ ‘†‹ϐ‹‡” •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ’Žƒ…‡† ƒ•…Ž‘•‡ ƒ• ’‘••‹„Ž‡ –‘ ™Šƒ– ‹– ‘†‹ϐ‹‡•Ǥ Here, “visiting” is intended to modify “soldier,” „—– –Š‘•‡ –™‘ ™‘”†•…‘—Ž† ‘– „‡ ˆƒ”–Š‡” ƒ’ƒ”–Ǥ ‘•‡“—‡–Ž›ǡ –Š‡ ƒ–—”ƒŽ –‡†‡…›ǡ ™Š‡ reading this sentence, is to hook “visiting” to