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SC Integrated Test Step - 4

Description: Integrated Test - 9
Number of Questions: 12
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Any attempt to visualize Shakespeare in his contemporary environment, and to spiritually link his work year by year with the life of his time, would be impossible.

  1. and to spiritually link his work year by year with the life of his time

  2. and to link spiritually his work year by year with the life of his time

  3. and spiritually to link his work year per year with the life of his time

  4. and spiritually to link his work year by year within the life of his time

  5. and to spiritually link his work year per year with the life of his time


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence bears the error of split infinitive. 'To spiritually link' should be 'to link spiritually. This option corrects the error.

However much we may differ on such matters as the distribution of property, domestic relations, the law of inheritance and the like, most of us would agree that without order civilization cannot exist.

  1. such matters as the distribution of property, domestic relations, the law of inheritance

  2. such matters as distribution of property, the domestic relations, a law of inheritance

  3. such matters as the distribution of property, the domestic relations, the law of inheritance

  4. matters such as the distribution of property, domestic relations, the law of inheritance

  5. matters such as the distribution of property, the domestic relations, inheritance law


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence has error of parallelism; a definite article 'the' is missing before 'domestic relation'. (the distribution of property, the domestic relations, the law of inheritance). This option corrects the error.

It is time, we stop looking at the things in our own way.

  1. we stop looking at the things in our own way

  2. we stopped looking at the things in our own way

  3. we stop to look at the things in our own way

  4. we must stop looking at the things in our own way

  5. we stop looking on the things in our own way


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This option corrects the error of verb by using past form of verb. The verb should be used in past form when it comes after 'It is time' clause, to imply that it is late.

Moderations in the affections and passions, self control and calm deliberation is not only good in many respects, constitutes part of the intrinsic worth of the person; but it is far from deserving to be called good without qualification although they have been praised by the ancients.

  1. is not only good in many respects, constitutes part of the intrinsic worth of the person; but it is

  2. are not only good in many respects constituting part of the intrinsic worth of the person, but

  3. is good in many respects and constitutes part of the intrinsic worth of the person and is also

  4. are good in many respects and constitute part of the intrinsic worth of person; but they are

  5. are good in many respects, constitute part of the intrinsic worth of people, but which are


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The sentence has multiple errors. Subject 'moderations' is plural. So it should be followed by plural verbs 'are' and 'constitute'. Also, 'not only' does not have a coordinating conjunction and is even otherwise unnecessary. The comma splice, after 'many respects' ought to be replaced by conjunction 'and'. This option rectifies all the errors.

The great deficiency in these wines, independent of the flavor, which chiefly originates, not from the juice, but from the seeds and husks of the fruits, are the excess of acid.

  1. and husks of the fruits, are the excess of acid

  2. and the husks of the fruits, is the excess of the acid

  3. and the husks of the fruit, are the excess of acid

  4. and husk of the fruit, is the excess of acid

  5. and husks of the fruits, is the excess of acid


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This option corrects the error of subject-verb mismatch. It uses singular verb for singular subject (the great deficiency; 'is' the excess of acid).

Some people believe that the incredible premise of Jeffrey Archer's A Debt of Honor, alleging that Alaska was given to USA on a hundred years lease and that it legally belongs to Russia, might be having more than a grain of truth.

  1. alleging that Alaska was given to USA on a hundred years lease and that it legally belongs to Russia, might be having more than a grain of truth

  2. alleging that Alaska was given to USA on a hundred years lease and that it legally belongs to Russia, have more than a grain of truth

  3. that alleges that Alaska was given to USA on a hundred year lease and that it legally belongs to Russia, have more than a grain of truth

  4. alleging that Alaska was given to USA on a hundred year lease and that it legally belongs to Russia, has more than a grain of truth


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; removes the error of using 'hundred years lease' by replacing it with 'hundred year lease'; uses the right tense - present perfect - 'has more than'; and refers to premise with a singular verb - has

A new documentary by Discovery Channel researchers distinguish between cross-dressing, which may be idle curiosity without its being linked to sexuality, from actual alternate sexuality. (Subject-verb agreement, idiomatic use)

  1. distinguish between cross-dressing, which may be idle curiosity without its being linked to sexuality, from actual alternate sexuality

  2. distinguishes between cross-dressing, which may be idle curiosity without being linked to sexuality, and actual alternate sexuality

  3. distinguishes between cross-dressing, which would be idle curiosity without being linked to sexuality, and alternate sexuality

  4. distinguishes cross-dressing, which may be idle curiosity without its being linked to sexuality, from actual alternate sexuality

  5. distinguish between cross-dressing, perhaps curious without being linked to sexuality, and actual alternate sexuality


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; eliminates Subject- Verb Error by using distinguishes to refer to the documentary which is the subject of the sentence; correct idiomatic expression is created with the elimination of 'its' and replacement of 'from' by 'and'.

A Republican Senator floated the idea over the weekend of a short-term measure to lift the debt ceiling for six to eight months in order to meet the August deadline while congressional negotiators take more time to work on a broader agreement.

  1. to lift the debt ceiling for six to eight months in order to meet the August deadline while congressional negotiators take more time

  2. for lifting the debt ceiling for six to eight months in order to meet the August deadline while congressional negotiators took more time to work on a broader agreement

  3. in order to lift the debt ceiling for six to eight months in order to meet the August deadline while congressional negotiators took more time to work on a broader agreement

  4. to lift the debt ceiling between six to eight months in order to meet the August deadline while congressional negotiators took more time to work on a broader agreement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence is correct in its original form. It clearly explains that a Republican Senator floated a short term idea in order to meet a pressing deadline thereby giving more time to congressional negotiators to work on the bigger issue. Note that the phrasing does not have to be the best possible, but only the best among the alternatives. Here a better option could have been to begin the sentence with “While congressional legislators…”, but such an option is not available given the constraints of underlining.

A new book promises to shed new light on the controversial Roswell Incident, and the extent to which the evidence of extraterrestrial visit had been destroyed by the government before the news channels caught told us about it.

  1. on the extent to which the evidence of extraterrestrial visit had been destroyed by the government before the news channels told us about it

  2. on the extent by which the evidence of extraterrestrial visit was destroyed by the government before the news channels told us about it

  3. on the extent to which the evidence of extraterrestrial visit had been destroyed by the government before the news channels told us about the alien visitation

  4. how the evidence of extraterrestrial visit had been destroyed before the news channels caught wind of it being done by the government

  5. how the government had destroyed evidence of alien visit before the news channels had told us about the alien visit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; the past perfect tense (in this case, 'had destroyed' or 'had been destroyed') is used for an event that precedes another event in the past (in this case, before news channels told us).

The consumer durables industry is increasing its market discounts more widely and earlier this year than it normally does at the beginning of the winter vacations, it is a period during which shopping usually increases and the industry uses lower prices for the attraction of more buyers.

  1. than it normally does at the beginning of the winter vacations, it is a period during which shopping usually increases and the industry uses lower prices for the attraction of more buyers

  2. then it normally does at the beginning of the winter vacations; it is in a period during which shopping usually increases and the industry uses lower prices for the attraction of buyers

  3. than it does normally at the beginning of the winter vacations in which shopping usually increases and in which the industry uses lower prices to attract more buyers

  4. than it normally does at the beginning of winter vacations, when shopping usually increases and the industry uses lower prices to attract more buyers

  5. than it does normally at the beginning of the winter vacations when shopping usually increases and therefore the industry uses lower prices to attract more buyers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; uses 'when' to signify time duration; clarifies the objective of lower prices: to attract more buyers.

Although the origin of the term, masochist, lies in the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, in psychology it is someone who likes to torture himself.

  1. the origin of the term, masochist, lies in the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, in psychology it is someone who likes to torture himself

  2. the origin of the term, masochist, lies in the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, in psychology it is used to refer to someone who likes to torture himself

  3. the term, masochist, comes from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, in psychology it is someone who likes to torture himself

  4. the term, masochist, comes from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch who was the author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, and in psychology, it is a person who likes to torture himself

  5. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of a famous novella, Venus in Furs, is the source of the origin of the term masochist, in psychology it is used to refer to someone who likes to torture himself


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; removes the ambiguity and correctly conveys that the term 'refers' to someone who likes to torture himself.

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