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The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than either fiction or drama.
(A) either fiction or drama
(B) either fiction or in drama
(C) either in fiction or drama
(D) in either fiction or drama
(E) in either fiction or in drama
答案：D
解析：Correcting the error in this sentence requires close attention to the need for parallelism. The structure of the underlined portion should match the structure of the phrase "in poetry" that appears earlier in the sentence. Neither choice (A) nor choice (B) includes the preposition "in." Among the remaining choices, only choice (D) has the preposition "in" appropriately located in the phrase. The correct sentence reads: The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than in either fiction or drama.
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Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph.
(A) Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph
(B) Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph
(C) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(E) Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by Plains Indians
答案：D
解析：Correcting the error in this sentence requires moving the information about the heliograph closer to "instruments," which is the material it relates to. Only choice (D) accomplishes this without introducing an error in subject-verb agreement, as in (C), or producing a sentence fragment, as in (E). The correct sentence reads: Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians.
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Originally a (A)protest on (B)conventional painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement (C)exerted great influence on the art (D)of its time. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：A
解析：The error in this sentence is (A): the phrase "protest on" is not idiomatic in standard written English. The verb "protest" takes the preposition "against." The correct sentence reads: Originally a protest against conventional painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement exerted great influence on the art of its time.
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The problem of antibiotic resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled.
(A) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because
(B) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries and
(C) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries when
(D) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where
(E) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries and
答案：D
解析：This sentence is a fragment as written; there is no verb in the main clause. Of the choices offered, only (C) and (D) correct this problem. (D) is the best choice because the adverb "where" connects the second part of the sentence in a way that clarifies the relationship between the two parts of the sentence. The correct sentence reads: The problem of antibiotic resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled.
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The board (A)reviewing the courses offered by the college (B)found that the quality of academic programs (C)were generally good but (D)somewhat uneven. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：C
解析：The error in this sentence is (C): the verb "were" (which is plural) does not agree in number with the noun "quality" (which is singular). The correct sentence reads: The board reviewing the courses offered by the college found that the quality of academic programs was generally good but somewhat uneven.
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If he (A)had begun (B)earlier, he might have succeeded (C)in finishing the (D)extremely complex project before the deadline. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：E
解析：Each of the parts of the sentence underlined with A, B, C, and D is correct as written. Therefore choice (E): no error is the appropriate answer.
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Maude Adams, after her spectacular (A)triumph as the original Peter Pan, (B)went about (C)heavy veiled and was accessible to (D)only a handful of intimate friends. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：C
解析：The error in this sentence is (C): the word "heavy" in the phrase "heavy veiled" should not be in the form of an adjective but in the adverbial form since it is used to modify the participle "veiled." The correct sentence reads: Maude Adams, after her spectacular triumph as the original Peter Pan, went about heavily veiled and was accessible to only a handful of intimate friends.
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All states (A)impose severe (B)penalties on drivers who do not stop when (C)he or she is (D)involved in accidents. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：C
解析：The error in this sentence is (C): the pronouns "he or she" (which are both singular) do not agree with the noun "drivers" (which is plural). The correct sentence reads: All states impose severe penalties on drivers who do not stop when they are involved in accidents. Note that the verb "is" has to be changed to "are" when the subject becomes plural.
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(A)Except for the phonograph, the performances (B)of great musicians and the voices of famous people (C)would have been lost (D)to history. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：A
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is inappropriate word choice. In this context, “Except for” doesn't make sense. Instead, “Without” is needed.
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The Wallerstein study indicates that even after a decade young men and women still experience some of the effects of a divorce occurring when a child.
(A) occurring when a child
(B) occurring when children
(C) that occurred when a child
(D) that occurred when they were children
(E) that has occurred as each was a child
答案：D
解析：Choice D is best. The phrasing a divorce that occurred when they were children correctly uses the relative clause that occurred to modify a divorce and includes a pronoun and verb (they were) that refer unambiguously to their antecedent, men and women. Choice A incorrectly introduces the when... phrase with occurring, thus illogically making divorce the grammatical referent of when a child; furthermore, the singular child does not agree with the plural men and women. B replaces child with children but otherwise fails to correct A's errors of structure and logic, and C corrects only the error created by occurring. Choice E includes an incorrect verb tense (has occurred) and wrongly replaces when with as. Also, each was does not properly refer to men and women.