PH Vocab 11-1-5 Improving Sent

The mechanic repairs not only domestic cars but also he repairs foreign cars.

• mechanic repairs

• not only

• domestic

• he repairs

• No error

The clients requested information on what factors would effect the interest that they would earn on their stocks.

• client requested

• what

• effect

• their

• No error

My mother finds it peculiar that while I, and most of my female friends would do just about anything to get a taste of something sweet, my brother and his friends wait for dinner to eat.

• that while I

• would do

• my brother

• wait for dinner to eat

• No error

Through language, stereotypes and standards are communicated to those who are required to listen: therefore, schools are a medium through which the population is controlled.

• are

• to those who

• : therefore,

• is controlled

• No error

The government, who attempt to use welfare as a means of controlling social classes, is ignoring the inherent problems of the system.

• who attempt

• as a means of

• is ignoring

• inherent

• No error

The first baseman forgot to take his glove to the field, and he stops in the middle of the inning to retrieve his mitt.

• and he is stopping in the middle of the inning to retrieve his mitt.

• and he stopped in the middle of the inning to retrieve his mitt.

• and he leaves in the middle of the inning to retrieve his mitt.

• and he stopped in the middle of the inning, retrieving his mitt.

• and he is stopping in the middle of the inning, retrieving his mitt.

Clearing the bar at seven feet, a new high jump record was set.

• A new high jump record was set, while clearing the bar at seven feet.

• While clearing the bar at seven feet, a new high jump record was set.

• A new high jump record was set when the athlete cleared the bar at seven feet.

• A new high jump record, by clearing the bar at seven feed, was set.

• After clearing the bar at seven feet, a new high jump record was set.

The athlete was acclaimed for her performance.

• Acclaimed for her performance was the athlete.

• The athlete was acclaimed for her performance by the judges.

• By the judges, the athlete was acclaimed for her performance.

• The judges acclaimed the athlete for her performance.

• The judges acclaimed the performance for the athlete.

The college student enjoys swimming and to write but not studying.

• The college student enjoys swimming and to write but not to study.

• The college student enjoys swimming, and to write, but not to study.

• Enjoying swimming and two write but not to study, the college student spends her day.

• The college student enjoys to swim and to write but not to study.

• The college student enjoys swimming and writing but not studying.

The musical was exceptional, the cast was only mediocre.

• Though the musical was exceptional, the cast was only mediocre.

• The musical was exceptional, the cast is only mediocre.

• The musical wa exceptional because the cast was only mediocre.

• The musical was exceptional, if only the cast was mediocre.

• The musical was exceptional, or the cast was only mediocre.