1.They determine the color and flavor of honey by the flowers from which the nectar is taken.
(A) They determine the color and flavor of honey by the
(B) Honey’s color and flavor is determined by which
(C) Honey’s color and flavor determined by those
(D) The color of honey, and its flavor, determined by the
(E) The color and flavor of honey are determined by the
2.Since William the Conqueror in 1066, every British sovereign has been crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of them were crowned.
(A) neither of them were
(B) neither were
(C) neither of whom was
(D) with neither being
(E) with neither who had been
Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
3.The Vikings used their well-known longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland, this was a period of expansion known as the Viking Age.
(A) Newfoundland, this was a period of expansion known as the Viking Age
(B) Newfoundland, moreover, this period of expansion was known as the Viking Age
(C) Newfoundland, a period of expansion being known as the Viking Age
(D) Newfoundland, this period of expansion was known as the Viking Age
(E) Newfoundland, during a period of expansion known as the Viking Age
4.All of the ingredients for Pablo’s secret chocolate chip cookie recipe,which included the special dark chocolate, was available in his mother’s pantry.
(A) which included the special dark chocolate, was
(B) which included the special dark chocolate, they were
(C) including the special dark chocolate that was
(D) including the special dark chocolate, being
(E) including the special dark chocolate, were
参考答案及解析：
1.The correct answer is E
Explanation
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by removing the
unnecessary pronoun “They,” and by using a well-constructed phrase, “The color and flavor … are …
2.The correct answer is C
Explanation
Choice (C) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by replacing “them” with “whom” and by using an appropriate verb form, the singular “was,” to agree with the singular “neither.”
3.The correct answer is E
Explanation
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the comma splice error of the original by replacing the second independent clause with a modifying phrase (“during a period of expansion known as the Viking Age”).
4.The correct answer is E
Explanation
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the subject-verb agreement error of the original by replacing the singular verb “was” with the plural verb “were” to agree with the plural subject “All.” It also provides the present participle “including” to avoid any potential ambiguity associated with the relative pronoun “which.”
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