GMAT Sample Sentence Correction Questions
In England the well-dressed gentleman of the eighteenth century protected their clothing while having their wig powdered by poking their head through a device that resembled the stocks.
gentleman of the eighteenth century protected their clothing while having their wig powdered by poking their head
gentleman of the eighteenth century protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking his head
gentleman of the eighteenth century protected their clothing while having their wigs powdered by poking their heads
gentlemen of the eighteenth century protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking his head
gentlemen of the eighteenth century protected their clothing while having his wig powdered by poking his head
Answer : B
Reared apart from each other, a recent United States study showed striking similarities in identical twins, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior.
Reared apart from each other, a recent United States study showed striking similarities in identical twins, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior.
Reared apart from each other, striking similarities between identical twins that include many idiosyncrasies of behavior were shown in a recent United States study.
A recent United States study showed striking similarities in identical twins reared apart from each other that include many idiosyncrasies of behavior.
According to a recent United States study, identical twins reared apart from each other showed striking similarities, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior.
According to a recent United States study, identical twins showed striking similarities reared apart from each other, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior.
Answer : D
Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world's largest multinational banks.
should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is
should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are
should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are
if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be
if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is
Answer : A
South Korea has witnessed the world's most dramatic growth of Christian congregations; church membership is expanding by 6.6 percent a year, fully two-thirds of the growth coming from conversions rather than the population increasing.
coming from conversions rather than the population increasing
coming from conversions rather than increases in the population
coming from conversions instead of the population's increasing
is from conversions instead of population increases
is from conversions rather than increasing the population
Answer : B
There is ample evidence, derived from the lore of traditional folk medicine, that naturally occurring antibiotics are usually able to be modified to make them a more effective drug.
are usually able to be modified to make them a more effective drug.
are usually able to be modified to make them more effective drugs
are usually able to be modified, which makes them more effective drugs
can usually be modified to make them a more effective drug
can usually be modified to make them more effective drugs
Answer : E
Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields to
among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with
Answer : C
Some of the tenth-century stave churches of Norway are still standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely.
standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely
standing, demonstrating how wooden buildings, when they have sound design and maintenance, can last indefinitely
standing; they demonstrate if a wooden building has sound design and maintenance it can last indefinitely
standing, and they demonstrate wooden buildings can last indefinitely when there is sound design and maintenance
standing, and they demonstrate how a wooden building can last indefinitely when it has sound design and maintenance
Answer : A
In the United States, trade unions encountered far more intense opposition against their struggle for social legitimacy than the organized labor movements of most other democratic nations.
against their struggle for social legitimacy than
in their struggle for social legitimacy than did
against their struggle for social legitimacy as
in their struggle for social legitimacy as did
when they struggled for social legitimacy than has
Answer : B
For many people, household labor remains demanding even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle.
even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle
despite being able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle
even if they can afford household appliances their grandparents would have found miraculous
although they could afford household appliances their grandparents would find miraculous
even if they are able to afford household appliances which would have been a miracle to their grandparents
Answer : C
In the most common procedure for harvesting forage crops such as alfalfa, as much as 20 percent of the leaf and small-stem material, which is the most nutritious of all the parts of the plant, shattered and fell to the ground.
which is the most nutritious of all the parts of the plant, shattered and fell
the most nutritious of all parts of the plant, shatter and fall
the parts of the plant which were most nutritious, will shatter and fall
the most nutritious parts of the plant, shatters and falls.
parts of the plant which are the most nutritious, have shattered and fallen
Answer : D
their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as the profit margins of those suppliers.
their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
their suppliers' operations, dictating the number of stitches, the width of the hem in every garment, and
Answer : D
The medieval scholar made almost no attempt to investigate the anatomy of plants, their mechanisms of growth, nor the ways where each was related to the other.
nor the ways where each was related to the other
nor how each was related to some other
or the way where one is related to the next
or the ways in which they are related to one another
or the ways that each related to some other
Answer : D
Originally published in 1950, Some Tame Gazelle was Barbara Pym's first novel, but it does not read like an apprentice work.
does not read like an apprentice work
seems not to read as an apprentice work
does not seem to read as an apprentice work would
does not read like an apprentice work does
reads unlike an apprentice work
Answer : A
By installing special electric pumps, farmers' houses could be heated by the warmth from cows' milk, according to one agricultural engineer.
farmers' houses could be heated by the warmth from cows' milk, according to one agricultural engineer.
the warmth from cows' milk could be used by farmers to heat their houses, according to one agricultural engineer
one agricultural engineer reports that farmers could use the warmth from cows' milk to heat their houses
farmers, according to one agricultural engineer, could use the warmth from cows' milk to heat their houses
one agricultural engineer reports that farmers' houses could be heated by the warmth from cows' milk
Answer : D
In the traditional Japanese household, most clothing could be packed flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities.
flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities
flat, and so elaborate closet facilities were unnecessary
flatly, and so there was no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
flat, there being no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
flatly, as no elaborate closet facilities were necessary
Answer : B
The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than many nearby factory wages.
many nearby factory wages
many wages in nearby factories
what are offered by many nearby factories
it is in many nearby factories
that offered by many nearby factories
Answer : E
Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
has multiplied nearly four times
has almost quadrupled
has almost multiplied by four
is almost four times as great
is nearly fourfold what it was
Answer : B
India is country with at least fifty major regional languages, of whom fourteen have official recognition.
of whom fourteen have official recognition
fourteen that have official recognition
fourteen of which are officially recognized
fourteen that are officially recognized
among whom fourteen have official recognition
Answer : C
Wind resistance created by opening windows while driving results in a fuel penalty as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning.
as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning
that is as great or greater than is incurred using air conditioning
as great as or greater than that of using air conditioning
at least as great as air conditioning's
at least as great as that incurred by using air conditioning
Answer : E
At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards.
land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards
land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership
land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards
land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
Answer : A
Even though Bela Bartok's music has proved less popular than Igor Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, it is no less important.
Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, it
Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, he
Stravinsky's is and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's is, it
Stravinsky and not as influential as Arnold Schonberg, he
Stravinsky and not as influential as Arnold Schonberg, it
Answer : A
According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpfull as demonstrating
that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
Answer : E
In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years older as was the city Homer's heroes knew.
older as was the city Homer's heroes knew
more ancient than the city known to Homer's heroes
older than was the city known to Homer's heroes
more ancient of a city than Homer's heroes knew
older of a city than was the one known to Homer's heroes
Answer : B
To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called "needy" actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion
To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the notion gradually
To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually to instill the notion
Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill the gradual notion
Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the gradual notion
Answer : C