I leave the trail and come out into the open, manicured park at the trails end.
(A)NO CHANGE
(B) trail’s
(C) trails’
(D) trails’s
38. The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence from this paragraph. If the writer made this deletion, the paragraph would primarily lose:
(F) scientific proof that snakes are too dangerous to coexist with humans.(G) an example of the various locations where most fatalities take place.(H) a specific statistic to support a previous claim.(J) excessive detail that distracts the reader from the broader message of the passage.
Correct Answer: H
Indeed, she identifies strongly with the griots of West Africa—those village storytellers where they use songs, poems, and narration to help preserve and transmit culture and history.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) who (C) whom (D) that they
Correct Answer: B
It was twenty below zero that afternoon, and the sky shone with a pale gray light. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)was glowing (B) glowed (C) shined (D) shoned
Correct Answer: D
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