Writing MC Questions

JDong217
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:16:26 +0000

In the nineteenth century, reproductions of cathedrals or castles made entirely of ice was often a popular feature in North American winter carnivals.
(a) was often a popular feature
(b) often were popular features
(c) often was featured popularly
(d) often being popular features
(e) have been featured popularly


I narrowed it down to b and e. I chose E but B is the correct answer. I just don’t see the difference b/w the two


(Among) the discoveries (made possible by) (the invention of) the telescope (they found) that dark spots existed on the Sun in varying numbers.


I put E but the answer is D. I think this is because the sentence is comparing discoveries to “they” but I’m entirely sure what you would do to (they found) to fix it.


More than forty years (have passed) (since) a quarter of a million people marched on Washington, D.C. , (in an attempt) (to secure) civil rights for Black Americans.


I put C. The comma after D.C. confused me. I thought “in an attempt” should have been “attempting.” The correct choice is E


The famous filmmaker (had a tendency) (of changing) his recollections, perhaps (out of boredom) (at having) to tell interviewers the same story over and over.


I first though I saw two errors here. “Tendency of changing” and “boredom at having.” I chose D since it sounded more awkward than B but I don’t understand the rule here.