SECTION I

WRITING

Time—30 minutes

45 Questions

Part A

25 Questions

(Suggested time— 10 minutes)

Directions :

In each of the sentences below four portions are underlined and lettered. Read each sentence and decide

whether any of the underlined parts contains a grammatical construction, a word use, or an instance of incorrect or

omitted punctuation or capitalization that would be inappropriate in carefully written English. If so, note the letter

printed beneath the underlined portion and completely fill in the corresponding lettered space on the answer sheet with

a heavy, dark mark so that you cannot see the letter.

If there are no errors in any of the underlined portions, fill in space E. No sentence has more than one error.

Remember, try to answer every question.

EXAMPLES:

I.

He spoke bluntly and angrily to we spectators.

A

B

C

D

No error

E

Sample Answers

1. A     B    C   D    E

2.

Margaret insists that this hat, coat, and scarf,

A

B

C

D

are hers. No error

E

2.

A   B   C    D    E

1.

In some of the new computer industries, more

A

B

problems result from poor business decisions as

C

D

from lack of technical expertise. No error

E

2.

Although the amount of registered nurses in the

A

United States has increased every year since 1983,

B

C

there are still not enough nurses to meet the demand

D

for their services. No error

E

3.

Chairs as we know them today were virtually

A

unheard of until the sixteenth century, when they

B

began to replace stools and benches as a more

C

      D

comfortable mode of seating. No error

E

4.

Contrary to its reputation for aggressive brutality,

A

the sperm whales that were observed around the

B

Galapagos Islands proved to be timid and sociable.

C

No error

E

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