Questions 5-6
Directions: In each of the following sentences some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find four ways of writing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original, but the other three are all different. If you think the original sentence is better than any of the suggested changes, you should choose answer A; otherwise you should mark one of the other choices. Select the best answer and fill in the corresponding lettered space on the answer sheet.
In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to acceptable usage in grammar, diction (choice of words), sentence construction, and punctuation. Choose the answer that expresses most effectively what is presented in the original sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, or redundancy.
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5) In many areas water was long considered a free commodity, available to the farmer at not any more than the price to transport it.
A) at not any more than the price to transport it
B) at no more than the costs of transportation
C) for no more than the price of transporting it
D) only for the price that it costs to transport it
6) The medical personnel treating the victims displaced by the hurricane claimed that the situation would grow worse, unless having more medical supplies.
A) worse, unless having more
B) worse because of needing more
C) worse without more
D) worse without having more
Please let us know what YOU THINK the correct answers are. Then we'll be able to help you.
To underline a segment online, you can put brackets <> with "U" within them at the beginning of the segment and brackets with "/U" at the end of the segment to end the underlining.
5 B
6 C
I hope this helps.
6c
To answer question 5, we need to find the choice that best expresses the meaning presented in the original sentence without any grammar or diction errors. Let's analyze each choice:
A) at not any more than the price to transport it
This choice has a double negative, which creates confusion.
B) at no more than the costs of transportation
This choice uses clearer and more concise language, expressing the same meaning as the original sentence.
C) for no more than the price of transporting it
This choice is also clear and expresses the same meaning as the original sentence.
D) only for the price that it costs to transport it
This choice is wordy and redundant, using "only" and "it" unnecessarily.
Based on the analysis, choices B and C are both acceptable alternatives, but choice B is more concise and a better option. Therefore, the answer to question 5 is B) at no more than the costs of transportation.
To answer question 6, we need to find the choice that best expresses the meaning presented in the original sentence without any grammar or diction errors. Let's analyze each choice:
A) worse, unless having more
This choice has an awkward construction and uses "unless having" in a way that is not grammatically correct.
B) worse because of needing more
This choice provides a clear and concise alternative, expressing the same meaning as the original sentence.
C) worse without more
This choice is also clear and expresses the same meaning as the original sentence.
D) worse without having more
This choice is wordy and redundant, using "without having" unnecessarily.
Based on the analysis, choices B and C are both acceptable alternatives, but choice B is more concise and a better option. Therefore, the answer to question 6 is B) worse because of needing more.