The remote ice planet is not controlled by the Empire, but by the rebel alliance.

(A) The remote ice planet is not controlled by the Empire, but by the rebel alliance.

(B) The remote ice planet is not controlled by the Empire, but instead by the rebel alliance.

(C) The remote ice planet is not controlled by the Empire, but the rebel alliance controls it.

(D) The remote ice planet is controlled not by the Empire, but rather by the rebel alliance.

(E) The remote ice planet is controlled not by the Empire, but it is controlled by the rebel alliance.
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(A) Correct. This sentence uses the commonly tested idiom not by xbut by y. The phrase after the comma is understood to mean but it is controlled by y.

(B) This sentence does not follow the pattern of the correct idiom; instead is unnecessary.

(C) This sentence does not follow the pattern of the correct idiom; the extra pronoun it is awkward.

(D) This sentence does not follow the pattern of the correct idiom; rather is unnecessary.

(E) This sentence does not follow the pattern of the correct idiom; the word not is misplaced and should be before controlled.

The correct answer is A

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Sentence Correction

Verb Tense / Form

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The idea behind the Personal Long Letter campaign is that a single impassioned constituent may sway a lawmakers opinion, whereas a half-dozen banded
together only causes him alarm.

a half-dozen banded together only causes him alarm

only alarm is caused by a half-dozen banded together

only alarm has been caused by a half-dozen banded together

a half-dozen banded together only cause him alarm

a half-dozen have caused him only alarm when banded together

HIDE EXPLANATION
The noun half-dozen , though it refers to a collection of six discrete things or people, is grammatically singular. Any verbs that take it as their antecedent, then, must also be singular. This
sentence also tests correct verb form, which should be simple present tense because the sentence refers to facts that are generally true. The sentence is correct as written.
1. The noun half-dozen agrees with the verb causes, and the correct simple present tense is used to describe facts generally believed to be true.
2. Verb tense is correct in this option, but the phrasing of the sentence is wordy and awkward.
3. The verb form has been caused unnecessarily uses past perfect, and the word order is awkward.
4. Cause does not agree with the singular a half-dozen.
5. This option is awkward and wordy.
The correct answer is A

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Critical Reasoning

Assumption

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Several internet-based companies that use open-source software for their day-to-day operations have been surprised at the degree to which volunteer
contributions increase productivity. At the same time, the overall profits of most of these companies have increased, since a much smaller percentage of overall
revenue per working hour must be directed toward salaries. Beginning internet companies should imitate this successful model by hiring only a small core staff
and leaving the rest of the tasks to volunteers.
The argument above that internet companies will increase profits by hiring fewer full-time employees is based on which of the following assumptions?

Internet companies that use open-source software are better suited to function efficiently with only a small core staff than traditional companies.

The amount of administrative work to be performed in internet companies is small enough that it can reasonably be completed by fewer full-time employees.

Full-time employees and volunteers will have different levels of access to most projects undertaken by the company.

Internet companies will hire more full-time employees as they become more profitable due to volunteer contributions.

Companies that rely on both full-time employees and volunteer labor increase their overall revenue per working hour.
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Situation:In order to increase profits, beginning internet companies should hire few staff and rely on volunteers for the bulk of tasks.
Reasoning: Which is the assumption underlying the conclusion that fewer full-time employees will result in greater profits? The model presented in the passage imagines that all work
necessary to success can be performed when it is divided between full-time staff and volunteers. However, the total amount of work must necessarily include administrative tasks to be
performed by full-time employees. The passage assumes, therefore, that the amount of administrative work to be performed can reasonably be accomplished by a small number of core staff.
1. Internet companies and traditional companies are not directly compared in the passage.
2. The passage assumes that a small number of full-time employees can successfully perform all needed administrative tasks.
3. Outside the scope. The passage does not mention levels of access.
4. Plans for hiring more full-time employees are not discussed in the passage.
5. This is not an assumption underlying the conclusion
The correct answer is B

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Reading Comprehension (RC)

Long Passage

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A recent cultural history of the art and architecture of the European Baroque Period, which spanned roughly the entire seventeenth century, uses well-known works to sketch a fresh and
surprising perspective on the impact of these works on the imaginations of their original viewers. The author, an emeritus professor at an Ohio university, does not bother to challenge
the customary list of Baroque characteristicsopulence, grandeur, movement, large scale, emotion, bold colors, goldbut students of art history, far from entertaining suspicions of insufficient
academic rigor due to this oversight, will ultimately find themselves grateful to be left with this piece of familiar ground.

Although the first chapter is spent detailing the debt owed by Baroque style to the theology of the Roman Catholic Church, discussion of the devotional uses of religious pieces thereafter is
strictly limited. The prime goal of the following chapters is to define Baroque arts function within the power structure of the sixteenth century Church in such a way as to make religious
devotion beside the point. More specifically, the author is concerned with the role art played in re-centralizing the Churchs power in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, as well as with the
significance of the Council of Trent, during which, as part of a cohesive opposition to groups of believers who had broken away, the practice of using art objects as aids to religious devotion
was encouraged and codified.

From the authors perspective, then, the Churchs advocacy of grand and ornate pieces of religious art served the very practical purpose of reminding the faithful that real power was to be
found within the Church. St. Peters Basilica in Rome, for example, with its almost unimaginatively lofty ceilings, marble floors, and special chapels, solidified the Churchs power by inspiring the
viewers awe. Likewise, paintings and sculptures produced by most of the periods Church-sponsored artists depicted human figures, most often saints or martyrs, with a startling realism
intended to emphasize presence and immediacy.

The passage above is most likely taken from which of the following?

An art history textbook

A personal weblog
 A periodical discussing religion and the arts

The book review section of a magazine

The back cover of the book being discussed

HIDE EXPLANATION
The correct answer to this question depends on making an inference about the tone and context of the passage as a whole. It is important to note, first of all, that the passage is a book review
for a cultural history. The focus of the passage is on highlighting the content of the book and giving an overview of its objectives in such a way that potential readers can decide whether or not
to examine the book more closely. The correct answer will identify the context in which these goals would be appropriate.

1. Textbooks do not deal with current events, such as newly published books.
2. Though this is possible, it is unlikely that a personal weblog would use such technical language.
3. Religion and the arts are both mentioned in the passage, but the main focus is the new cultural ideas offered in the book.
4. Not only is the passage a book review, but the specific content of the discussion best situates it in a periodical.
5. The passage is both too long and too opinionated to appear on the book itself.
The correct answer is D

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Reading Comprehension (RC)

Long Passage

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A recent cultural history of the art and architecture of the European Baroque Period, which spanned roughly the entire seventeenth century, uses well-known works to sketch a fresh and
surprising perspective on the impact of these works on the imaginations of their original viewers. The author, an emeritus professor at an Ohio university, does not bother to challenge the
customary list of Baroque characteristicsopulence, grandeur, movement, large scale, emotion, bold colors, goldbut students of art history, far from entertaining suspicions of insufficient
academic rigor due to this oversight, will ultimately find themselves grateful to be left with this piece of familiar ground.

Although the first chapter is spent detailing the debt owed by Baroque style to the theology of the Roman Catholic Church, discussion of the devotional uses of religious pieces thereafter is
strictly limited. The prime goal of the following chapters is to define Baroque arts function within the power structure of the sixteenth century Church in such a way as to make religious
devotion beside the point. More specifically, the author is concerned with the role art played in re-centralizing the Churchs power in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, as well as with the
significance of the Council of Trent, during which, as part of a cohesive opposition to groups of believers who had broken away, the practice of using art objects as aids to religious devotion
was encouraged and codified.

From the authors perspective, then, the Churchs advocacy of grand and ornate pieces of religious art served the very practical purpose of reminding the faithful that real power was to be
found within the Church. St. Peters Basilica in Rome, for example, with its almost unimaginatively lofty ceilings, marble floors, and special chapels, solidified the Churchs power by inspiring the
viewers awe. Likewise, paintings and sculptures produced by most of the periods Church-sponsored artists depicted human figures, most often saints or martyrs, with a startling realism
intended to emphasize presence and immediacy.

The author most likely mentions the ceilings of St. Peters Basilica in order to

Provide evidence supporting the idea that art can be used to solidify power.

Offer readers a visual image of the work of art in question.

Demonstrate that works of art often inspire awe.

List the distinctive characteristics of a famous building.

Present an explanation of the buildings visual power.

HIDE EXPLANATION
The line reference in the question stem indicates that familiarity with the context of the reference is required to answer the question. The words for example in the sentence indicate the
continuation of a preceding idea; specifically, that grand and ornate pieces of religious art reminded churchgoers that real power was found in the Church. Additionally, the end of the sentence
re-emphasizes this idea by stating that awe over the lofty ceilingssolidified the Churchs power.
1. Both the preceding sentence and the sentence from which the reference is taken focus on the idea of art as a reminder of the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. A visual image may be produced, but this is not the function of the reference to the ceilings.
3. Though this is true, it is only the first step toward identifying the authors purpose in this sentence.
4. Characteristics are listed, but only because they help to prove a certain point.
5. The building may have visual power, but this is not the goal of discussing the ceilings.
The correct answer is A

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Sub-Verb Agreement

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Menlo Universitys range of graduate programmes have been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business,
government, NGOs or academia, and whatever your background.

have been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs if you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, or whatever

have been developed for fulfilling your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and
whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs whether one intends to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, or whatever
HIDE EXPLANATION
A - Singular 'Range' will take singular 'has' and not plural 'have'. B - the usage of 'if' is incorrect since 'if' should be used only while making a conditional statement and 'whether' should be used
to evaluate alternatives. The usage of 'or' is also incorrect since the two events are mutually exclusive, hence we need 'and' to make the meaning clear. C - Singular 'Range' will take singular
'has' and not plural 'have'. 'For fulfilling' is unidiomatic E - 'your' needs is not parallel with one intends. The usage of 'or' is also incorrect. The correct answer is D

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Critical Reasoning

Conclusion / Inference

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Electrician Magazine surveyed 1,000 electricians who had passed an advanced certification exam. The magazine asked the electricians how many hours they had
studied for the exam. It was found that 700 of those who passed had studied for more than 50 hours, and 300 had studied for less than 50 hours. The magazine
concluded that the more hours an electrician studied for the exam, the more likely they were to pass.
Which of the following would most strengthen the conclusion of the magazine?

Some of the electricians in the survey actually studied more than 100 hours

Many of those surveyed thought the exam was unnecessary and did not reflect on their ability as electricians

The electricians in the survey all took the exam shortly after reaching five years of experience as an electrician

Some of the electricians in the survey had also completed a 24-hour course in electronics

About half of the electricians in the survey had college degrees in a variety of fields
HIDE EXPLANATION
(A) This answer choice does not provide further support for the conclusion. It only states that some electricians in the survey studied more than 100 hours, but not how many.

(B) This answer choice is irrelevant to the conclusion.

(C) Correct. If the electricians had different amounts of experience, the key factor in passing the exam could have been experience, not how much they had studied. This answer choice
indicates that all of the electricians had similar amounts of experience, and therefore provides support to the conclusion.
(D) This answer choice actually weakens the conclusions. The key factor in passing the exam could be the course, not how much they studied.
 (E) This answer choice is irrelevant.

The correct answer is C

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Instead of accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha went towards the path of complete awareness to see whether he could achieve a state of
enlightenment, having been sent by his inner instincts.

Instead of accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha went towards the path of complete awareness to see whether he could achieve a state of
enlightenment, having been sent by his inner instincts.

Rather than accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha was sent by his inner instincts to see if he could achieve a state of enlightenment by going towards
the path of complete awareness.

Instead of accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha was sent towards the path of complete awareness by his inner instincts to see if he could achieve a
state of complete awareness.

Rather than accept the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha went towards the path of complete awareness to see whether he could achieve a
state of enlightenment, having been sent by his inner instincts.

Rather than accept the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha was sent by his inner instincts to see if he could achieve a state of enlightenment
by going towards the path of complete awareness.
HIDE EXPLANATION
1. This choice begins with "instead of," which is incorrectly used to compare the verbs accepting and went. When comparing verbs, rather than is the better choice.
2. This choice contains the same errors as in (A). "X rather than Y" requires parallelism between X and Y, but this choice pairs an active verb ("accepting")
with a passive one ("was sent"). Second, the use of "if" in this context is incorrect. "if" is used only to introduce conditional clauses (e.g. if X, then Y). Here,
"whether" should be used instead of if to indicate uncertainty about reaching India by traveling west.
3. This choice begins with "instead of," which is incorrectly used to compare the verbs accepting and sailed. When comparing verbs, rather than is the better choice. Even if
instead of were correct, the construction "X instead of Y" requires parallelism between X and Y, but this choice pairs an active verb ("accepting") with a passive one ("was sent").
Finally, the use of "if" in this context is incorrect. "Whether" should be used instead of if to indicate uncertainty.
4. Correct. This choice uses the construction X rather than Y to correctly compare the parallel active verbs accept and went. The uncertainty about reaching India by travelling
west is correctly indicated by the word whether.
5. The construction "X rather than Y" requires parallelism between X and Y, but this answer choice pairs an active verb ("accept") with a passive one ("was sent"). Second, the use
of "if" in this context is incorrect. "if" is used only to introduce conditional clauses (e.g. if X, then Y). Here, "whether" should be used instead of if to indicate uncertainty about
achieving a state of enlightenment. On the GMAT if is preferred as a conditional and weather to express uncertainty about certain event.
The correct answer is D

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Reading Comprehension (RC)

Long Passage

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Two new commentaries on the life and work of early twentieth century short story writer Katherine Mansfield may be aimed at completely different audiences, but each uses well-known facts
in new ways. The first, a popular biography by Virginia Smith, nods at Mansfields origins at the edge of the British empire she was born in 1888 in Wellington, New Zealand but is
ultimately much more interested in the ways Mansfields simultaneously defiant and needy personality made her one of the most important, though often overlooked,
groundbreakers of literary modernism.Mansfields relationships with fellow writers D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, as well as with her critic-husband John Middleton
Murray, are examined for evidence of Mansfields influence on them, rather than vice versa. Ms. Smith compellingly presents Mansfield as a social chameleon skilled at
imitation and adaptation; this innate flexibility, the book argues, is the very trait that made only Mansfield capable of infusing the English literary scene with the influence of Russian
writer Anton Chekhov. Though in the end Ms. Smith offers few new biographical details, the truly impressive aspect of this biography is her ability to shift easily between worn fact and
compelling narrative.
Whereas the few shortcomings of Ms. Smiths book may be attributed to lack of publishing experience, a second commentary from long-time professor Jim Jeffries can make no such excuse.
Mr. Jeffries contribution is an often tedious biographical essay that introduces a new critical edition of Mansfields short stories. Jeffries work plods point-by-point along Mansfields biography,
attempting to attribute the inspiration for each sparkling, artfully constructed story to a traumatic event in her life. The result is not so much a portrait of Mansfields work as it is an ornate yet
overly-simplified timeline. This offense is only compounded by Mr. Jeffries shallow interpretations of Mansfields most subtle and complex symbolism, and his continuing references to various
critics and philosophers make the essay no more interesting than name-dropping at a cocktail party.

With which of the following statements about Mansfields relationships with other modernist writers would the author of the passage most likely agree?

Fellow writers such as Lawrence and Woolf learned imitation and adaptation from Mansfield.
 The fact that Mansfield was both defiant and needy made her relationships with other writers difficult.

Mansfield preferred her friendship with Chekhov to relationships with English writers Lawrence and Woolf.

Mansfields personality was flexible enough to accommodate relationships with critics as well as with fellow writers.

Mansfields influence on fellow writers, though often overlooked, is as significant as their influence on her. READ A LINE BEFORE AND SEE HOW HAS AUTHOR TALKED IN
A FEW LINES BEFORE U WILL GET SOME IDEA ....ELIMINATE ANYTHING NOT GIVEN AT ALL

HIDE EXPLANATION
The phrase most likely agree in the question stem indicates that the correct answer depends on making an inference. First, review these lines, where Mansfields relationships with fellow
writers are discussed. In this sentence, the author italicizes the word them to emphasize that relationships of influence among modernist writers are assumed to run the other way, with writers
such as Woolf and Lawrence impacting Mansfield. The phrase rather than vice versa at the end of the sentence further emphasizes this assumption and reveals the writers opinion that
Mansfields influence on fellow writers was at least as important as their influence on her.
1. Imitation and adaptation are mentioned as traits possessed by Mansfield, not as traits learned by fellow writers.
2. This is a distortion of a detail from this line.
3. The passage does not state that Mansfield had a friendship with Chekhov.
4. This is a distortion of details from this line, which mentions that Mansfields husband was a literary critic, and this line, which applauds the flexibility of her imagination.
5. This option is a paraphrase of these lines, which make it clear that the author considers Mansfields influence on fellow writers to be of often underestimated importance.
The correct answer is E

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Reading Comprehension (RC)

Long Passage

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Two new commentaries on the life and work of early twentieth century short story writer Katherine Mansfield may be aimed at completely different audiences, but each uses well-known facts
in new ways. The first, a popular biography by Virginia Smith, nods at Mansfields origins at the edge of the British empire she was born in 1888 in Wellington, New Zealand but is
ultimately much more interested in the ways Mansfields simultaneously defiant and needy personality made her one of the most important, though often overlooked, groundbreakers of literary
modernism.Mansfields relationships with fellow writers D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, as well as with her critic-husband John Middleton Murray, are examined for evidence of Mansfields
influence on them, rather than vice versa. Ms. Smith compellingly presents Mansfield as a social chameleon skilled at imitation and adaptation; this innate flexibility, the book argues, is the very
trait that made only Mansfield capable of infusing the English literary scene with the influence of Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Though in the end Ms. Smith offers few new biographical
details, the truly impressive aspect of this biography is her ability to shift easily between worn fact and compelling narrative.
Whereas the few shortcomings of Ms. Smiths book may be attributed to lack of publishing experience, a second commentary from long-time professor Jim Jeffries can make no such excuse.
Mr. Jeffries contribution is an often tedious biographical essay that introduces a new critical edition of Mansfields short stories. Jeffries work plods point-by-point along Mansfields
biography, attempting to attribute the inspiration for each sparkling, artfully constructed story to a traumatic event in her life. The result is not so much a portrait of Mansfields work as it is
an ornate yet overly-simplified timeline. This offense is only compounded by Mr. Jeffries shallow interpretations of Mansfields most subtle and complex symbolism, and his continuing
references to various critics and philosophers make the essay no more interesting than name-dropping at a cocktail party.

The author most likely uses the word plods in this line in order to

emphasize the tedious nature of the essay.

criticize the essays excessive use of detail.....HERE HE ISPLODDINFG POINT BY PINT ALONG

highlight the essays method of connecting biography to literary output.

mark a distinction between narrative and factual elements in the essay.

draw attention to a preferred approach to biography.

HIDE EXPLANATION
The question requires a consideration of the authors word choice. The previous two sentences begin a general criticism of Jeffries essay that includes the accusation that it is tedious. The
next sentence continues this idea, providing more details and further criticizing Jeffries work for heavy use of a timeline approach.
1. The word plods underscores the claim in the previous sentence that Jeffries essay is tedious, and prepares the rest of the sentence to argue more specifically that the timeline
approach is particularly offensive to the author.
2. The second paragraph does criticize the essays excessive use of detail, but the word plods in this sentence has a more specific function.
3. Plods does not refer directly to the essays method of connecting biography and output.
4. The word plods does not function this way in the sentence.
5. The author does prefer a certain approach to biography, but that approach is described in the first paragraph, not the second.
The correct answer is A

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 Sentence Correction

Sub-Verb Agreement

V07-25
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Menlo Universitys range of graduate programmes have been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business,
government, NGOs or academia, and whatever your background.

have been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs if you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, or whatever

have been developed for fulfilling your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever

has been developed to fulfil your needs whether one intends to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, or whatever
HIDE EXPLANATION
A - Singular 'Range' will take singular 'has' and not plural 'have'. B - the usage of 'if' is incorrect since 'if' should be used only while making a conditional statement and 'whether' should be used
to evaluate alternatives. The usage of 'or' is also incorrect since the two events are mutually exclusive, hence we need 'and' to make the meaning clear. C - Singular 'Range' will take singular
'has' and not plural 'have'. 'For fulfilling' is unidiomatic E - 'your' needs is not parallel with one intends. The usage of 'or' is also incorrect. The correct answer is D

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Sentence Correction

Rhetorical Construction

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Wilhelm I was recognized by the Treaty of Frankfurt as the Emperor in 1871, when Germany first became a single, unified state.

Wilhelm I was recognized by the Treaty of Frankfurt as the Emperor in 1871, when Germany first became a single, unified state.

Wilhelm I was recognized by the Treaty of Frankfurt in 1871 as Emperor, when Germany first became a single, unified state.

Germany first became a single, unified state in 1871, when the Emperor Wilhelm I was recognized by the Treaty of Frankfurt.

Germany first became a single, unified state in 1871, when the Treaty of Frankfurt recognized Wilhelm I as Emperor.

In 1871, Germany first became a single, unified state, when the Treaty of Frankfurt recognized Wilhelm I as the Emperor of the country.
HIDE EXPLANATION
(A) This sentence illogically implies that the treaty recognized Wilhelm as the Emperor in 1871, when it simply recognized him as the Emperor

(B) The dependent clause beginning with 'when Germany' illogically refers to Emperor

(C) The passive voice construction 'when the Emperor Wilhelm I was recognized by the Treaty' is less idiomatic than the active voice construction of choice D; the word 'the' in 'the Emperor
Wilhelm I' is unnecessarily wordy

(D) Correct. The active voice construction 'the Treaty of Frankfurt recognized Wilhelm I' is idiomatically correct

(E) The phrase 'The Emperor of the country' is unnecessarily wordy

The correct answer is D

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Sentence Correction

Sub-Verb Agreement

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Taking note of the success of local farmers markets, the universitys food service providers have transitioned into a locally-grown, sustainable operation.

have transitioned into a locally-grown, sustainable operation

have transitioned into sustainable, locally-grown operation

have transitioned into locally-grown, sustainable operations

are transitioned into sustainable, locally-grown operations

are transitioning into locally-grown, sustainable operation

HIDE EXPLANATION
This question tests correct agreement between the plural food service providers and the word operation, which should also be the plural operations. The words are divided by an intervening
phrase, but they must still agree. Also tested is the use of the verb form have transitioned to indicate that a change has already occurred.
1. The word a and the singular operation do not agree with the plural food service providers.
2. Operation must become the plural operations; also, placing sustainable before locally-grown is unnecessary and does not change either the structure or the content of the
sentence.
3. The plural operations agrees with food service providers and no unnecessary word order changes have been made.
4. The verb form are transitioned does not make sense in the sentence; also, the placement of sustainable before locally-grown is unnecessary.
5. Operation is singular and does not agree with food service providers. Also, nothing in the sentence indicates that the present progressive are transitioning is needed.
The correct answer is C

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Sentence Correction

Modifiers / Logical Predication

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Even though surrounded by wild southern winds, local fishermen said that conditions on the sea at the time of the shrimp hunting was acceptable.

local fishermen said that conditions on the sea at the time of the shrimp hunting was acceptable.

the sea conditions during the shrimp hunting were acceptable according to local fishermen.

according to local fishermen, the sea was in acceptable condition during the time of the shrimp hunting.

the sea was in acceptable condition during the shrimp hunting, according to local fishermen.

local fishermen said that condition on the sea at the time of the shrimp hunting were acceptable.
 HIDE EXPLANATION
1. The modifying phrase at the beginning of this sentence should be followed by the noun that the modifier refers to, the sea. The sentence suggests that local fishermen were
surrounded by wild southern winds. Though the meaning may sound logical, it makes more sense for the sea to be surrounded by wild southern winds. However the most apparent
grammatical error is that the plural subject "conditions" does not agree with the singular verb "was acceptable."
2. The modifying phrase Even though surrounded by wild southern winds at the beginning of this sentence should be followed by the noun the modifier it refers to, the sea.
Note that in the noun phrase "the sea conditions," the word "sea" acts as an adjective modifying the noun "conditions."
3. The placement of "according to local fishermen" makes it unclear whether the fishermen stated that the sea was surrounded by wild southern winds or that "the sea was in
acceptable condition." Furthermore, his choice incorrectly uses the redundant phrase during the time of instead of during.
4. Correct. The modifying phrase Even though surrounded by wild southern winds is correctly followed by the noun the modifier refers to, the sea. The phrase "according to
local fishermen" is placed at the end of the sentence, unambiguously referring to the main clause ("the sea was in acceptable condition").
5. The modifying phrase Even though surrounded by wild southern winds at the beginning of this sentence should be followed by the noun the modifier refers to, the sea.
However, the placement of local fishermen could also be grammatically correct. But we can not over look the subject-verb error. This choice also has a subject verb agreement - it
incorrectly uses were for the singular condition. Note that a minor grammatical error could make an otherwise correct answer choice incorrect.
The correct answer is D