DOL practice R/E

Which is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 2 so that it describes Charlotte Church more vividly?

• A Well known and celebrated for her voice, Charlotte was an overnight star throughout the world.

• B Well known for her beautiful, lyrical voice, Charlotte was an overnight star throughout the world.

• C Well known for her voice, Welsh songbird Charlotte was an overnight star throughout the world.

• D Well known for her voice, Charlotte was an immediately overnight star throughout the world.

Answer explanation

Choice B is the best because it adds the adjectives "beautiful" and "lyrical" to describe Charlotte's voice, enhancing the vividness of the description. This makes her talent more appealing and memorable compared to the other options.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7?

• Add a comma after Concerts.

• Change wherever to werever.

• Change performs to perform.

• Make no change.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'performs' to 'perform' to ensure subject-verb agreement. If the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its base form, which is 'perform'.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?

• Change was to were.

• Change Cardiff Wales to Cardiff, Wales.

• Change February to Febuary.

• Make no change.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'Cardiff Wales' to 'Cardiff, Wales' to properly punctuate the location. This ensures clarity and follows standard formatting for city and country names.

Which is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11 without changing the meaning?

• Despite her international renown as a musical artist, the private Charlotte is a typical teenager and close to her family.

• The private Charlotte is a typical teenager and close to her family, in addition to having international renown as a musical artist.

• Charlotte has international renown as a musical artist: the private Charlotte is a typical teenager and close to her family.

• Charlotte has international renown as a musical artist, and the private Charlotte is a typical teenager who is close to her family.

Answer explanation

The correct choice emphasizes the contrast between Charlotte's fame and her typical teenage life, maintaining the original meaning. The phrase 'Despite her international renown' effectively highlights this contrast.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

• Change operatic to operatical.

• Change has been to will be.

• Change climed to climbed.

• Make no change.

Answer explanation

The correct change is to change 'climed' to 'climbed' as 'climed' is a misspelling. The other options do not address any errors in sentence 5.