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My friend, a young man who had lived in Bombay his entire life except a few years spent studying in the United States, if he were to walk with me to the post office yesterday.

• NO CHANGE

• walked

• if he would walk

• is walking

Taeko Komiyama, however, can reach the summit it in only forty minutes.

• NO CHANGE

• Komiyama; however

• Komiyama however,

• Komiyama, however;

Shortly after our daughter was born, my wife returned to her job, and leaving each morning for her office.

• NO CHANGE

• job, leaving

• job; leaving

• job. Leaving

The average performer is cast in only a tiny proportion of the commercials auditioning for.

• NO CHANGE

• to audition

• auditioned

• auditions

I leave the trail and come out into the open, manicured park at the trails end.

• NO CHANGE

• trail’s

• trails’

• trails’s

The broad leaves of the squash plants provide shade for the other two plants' root systems and help retain soil moisture while discouraging weed growth.

• NO CHANGE

• plant’s root system’s

• plants’ root system’s

• plant’s root systems

I saw myself blowing out candles at my grandparents table on my seventh birthday.

• NO CHANGE

• grandparents’

• grandparent’s

• grandparents’s

If I have leftover red from painting my porch, for instance, I can trade it for someone else's leftover yellow to paint my bookshelves.

• NO CHANGE

• elses’

• elses

• else

The paddler pulls one end through the water of the paddle on alternating sides of the boat.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now.

• after the word paddler.

• after the word pulls.

• after the word paddle.

Poisonous waters from cracks at temperatures up to 360 degrees Celsius gush in the ocean floor, and thermophiles convert the toxic chemicals into food for crabs, giant worms, and other deep-sea life.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now.

• after the word temperatures.

• after the word Celsius.

• after the word gush.