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Question 1 of 5

Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. The children and their parents handed water in tiny cups to the runners.

A. and their parents

B. handed water in tiny cups

C. to the runners

D. in tiny cups

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: to the runners

Question 2 of 5

Select the word in the sentence that is not used correctly. The staunch hikers took a torturous downhill path that wound through thick vegetation.

A. staunch

B. torturous

C. wound

D. vegetation

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: wound

Question 3 of 5

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Fredericka always orders pancakes, but Louis prefers waffles.

A. always

B. orders

C. but

D. prefer

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: prefer

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following words fits best in the sentence below? ___________ she is the youngest member of her class, Octavia is taller than her classmates.

A. Despite

B. Since

C. Although

D. Provided

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Although

Question 5 of 5

What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? Several nursing students stayed behind after class, but the instructor advised the students to ask questions during office hours.

A. them

B. him

C. they

D. those

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: they

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