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Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 1

Botanists recognize over fifty different species of sunflower, and variance exists even in those species. One species, the silverleaf sunflower, ______ both an early-flowering ecotype that tends to grow in coastal areas and a late-flowering ecotype that grows inland.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 1

Choice A. This choice creates a sentence fragment. The present participle "encompassing" can't serve as a verb on its own, which leaves the sentence without a main verb.

Choice B. This choice creates a sentence fragment. The infinitive form "to encompass" can't serve as a verb on its own, which leaves the sentence without a main verb.

Choice C. This is the best choice. The simple present tense verb "encompasses" is used appropriately to state a general fact.

Choice D. This choice creates a sentence fragment. The participle phrase "having encompassed" can't serve as a verb on its own, which leaves the sentence without a main verb.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 2

Antarctic pearlwort, a low-growing shrub with characteristic yellow flowers, is one of only two native flowering plants which ______ in Antarctica.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 2

Choice A. This choice creates a verb form error. The past progressive verb "were occurring" shouldn't be used to express this general fact (disconnected from time). Notice that "were occurring" doesn't match the simple present tense verb "is" used earlier in the sentence.

Choice B. This is the best choice. The simple present tense "occur" is appropriate for describing a general fact (like this sentence does). Also, notice that "occur" matches the simple present tense "is" used earlier in the sentence.

Choice C. This choice creates a verb form error. The present progressive verb "are occurring" shouldn't be used to express this general fact (which is disconnected from time). Notice that "are occurring" doesn't match the simple present tense verb "is" used earlier in the sentence.

Choice D. This choice creates a verb form error. The future perfect verb "will have occurred" shouldn't be used to express this general fact (disconnected from time). Notice that "will have occurred" doesn't match the simple present tense verb "is" used earlier in the sentence.

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Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 3

Before the museum closed permanently, it faced financial challenges that ______ a large deficit and declining ticket sale revenues.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 3

Choice A. This choice creates a verb form error. Notice that the present tense verb "include" doesn't match the time frame indicated by the sentence. Context clues like "before the museum closed" and the past tense verb "faced" indicate that the actions in the sentence occurred in the past.

Choice B. This choice creates a verb form error. Notice that the future tense verb "will include" doesn't match the time frame indicated by the sentence. Context clues like "before the museum closed" and the past tense verb "faced" indicate that the actions in the sentence occurred in the past.

Choice C. This choice creates a verb form error. The sentence describes factual challenges faced by the museum, so the conditional verb "would include" doesn't make sense here.

Choice D. This is the best choice. The simple past tense verb "included" matches the past tense verb "faced" and corresponds to the time frame indicated by the sentence ("before the museum closed").

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 4

Rabinal Achí is a precolonial Maya dance drama performed annually in Rabinal, a town in the Guatemalan highlands. Based on events that occurred when Rabinal was a city-state ruled by a king, ______ had once been an ally of the king but was later captured while leading an invading force against him.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 4

Notice that the blank in this question follows an introductory modifying phrase. Also, notice that the choices are fairly complex and place words in very different orders. These are strong indications that the question will require us to avoid an error in subject-modifier placement.

Let's look at the modifying phrase in this question:

"Based on events that occurred when Rabinal was a city-state ruled by a king,"

We need to place a noun directly after this phrase that can be logically described as "based on events". The only noun in the choices that could logically described as "based on events" is the story itself: Rabinal Achí.

Only choice A places "Rabinal Achí" directly after the modifying phrase. Choice A is the answer.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 5

Having returned from the ocean to the stream where it was born, an adult salmon's life cycle ends when it spawns and dies, after which its offspring start the cycle anew.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 5

Choice A. This choice creates a modifier placement error. Notice that, because "salmon's" is possessive, the descriptive phrase applies to "life cycle". Therefore, this choice illogically suggests that the "life cycle" has "returned from the ocean".

Choice B. This is the best choice. "An adult salmon" is appropriately placed so that it is logically described as "having returned from the ocean".

Choice C. This choice creates a modifier placement error. It suggests that the "spawning and death" have "returned from the ocean", which doesn't make sense.

Choice D. This choice creates a modifier placement error. It suggests that the "life cycle" has "returned from the ocean", which doesn't make sense.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 6

While popular depiction might characterize surfing as a summer sport, the reality is that winter conditions are considered better for surfing. Generated by seasonal storms far off the coast, ______

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 6

Choice A. This choice creates a modifier placement error. It indicates that "surfers" are "generated by seasonal storms", which doesn't make sense.

Choice B. This is the best choice. "Winter swells" is effectively placed so that it's logically described as "generated by seasonal storms".

Choice C. This choice creates a modifier placement error. It indicates that "the shore" is "generated by seasonal storms", which doesn't make sense.

Choice D. This choice creates a modifier placement error. It indicates that "winter" is "generated by seasonal storms", which doesn't make sense.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 7

Slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo's debut novel The Poet X, winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, is composed of ______ protagonist, fifteen-year-old Xiomara Batista.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 7

Choice A. This choice mistakenly makes "poems" singular and possessive when there are multiple poems and nothing in the sentence belongs to them.

Choice B. This choice mistakenly makes "poems" singular and possessive when there are multiple poems and nothing in the sentence belongs to them. It also mistakenly makes "novels'" plural.

Choice C. This choice mistakenly makes "novels'" both plural and possessive. There's only one novel, so it should be singular and possessive.

Choice D. This is the best choice. It logically makes "poems" plural and "novel's" possessive.

We should quickly notice that the choices are quite similar: the only difference is the placement of apostrophes. This is a strong indication that the question will require us to avoid an error in plurals and possessives.

There are two words up for debate in the choices:

"poems"

"novels"

Let's take them on one at a time.

"Poems":

Based on the sentence, we're discussing more than one poem, so "poems" must be plural.

What comes after "poems" doesn't belong to the poems, so "poems" should not be possessive.

Since plural, non-possessive nouns don't require an apostrophe, the noun used should be "poems".

"Novels":

Based on the sentence, we're discussion only one novel, so "novels" should not be plural.

What comes after "novels" (the protagonist) does belong to the novel, so "novels" must be possessive.

Since singular possessive nouns require an apostrophe before the "s", the noun used should be "novel's".

Only choice D uses both the nouns "poems" and "novel's". Choice D is the answer.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 8

Labor unions are formed in order to protect ______ through collective bargaining, which gives employees greater leverage while ensuring they are treated equally by management.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 8

Choice A. This is the best choice. The plural possessive noun "workers'" is used correctly to indicate that the plural "rights" belong to the workers.

Choice B. This choice illogically indicates that "worker" is singular.

Choice C. This choice illogically makes "rights'" possessive when nothing belong to the rights. It also fails to reflect the fact that the "rights" belong to the "workers".

Choice D. This choice illogically makes "rights'" possessive when nothing in the sentence belong to the rights.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 9

The striated ______ walls are the result of erosion and frost weathering having exposed layers of multicolored sedimentary rock.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 9

Choice A. This choice illogically makes "patterns'" possessive when nothing in the sentence belongs to the patterns. It also fails to indicate that the "walls" belong to the canyon.

Choice B. This choice illogically indicates that "canyons" is plural, which doesn't agree with the singular article "a".

Choice C. This choice illogically makes "patterns'" possessive when nothing in the sentence belongs to the patterns.

Choice D. This is the best choice. "Patterns" must be plural to match the plural verb "are", but nothing belongs to the patterns, so no apostrophe is needed. "Canyon" must be singular because of the singular article "a", and is appropriately made possessive to indicate that the "walls" belong to the canyon.

Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 10

Which of the following errors occurs when a descriptive phrase does not clearly refer to the word it modifies?

Detailed Solution for Form, Structure and Sense Test- 3 - Question 10

Option B is correct because a dangling modifier refers to a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.

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