Directions for questions 1 to 10
Each of the Sentence Correction questions presents a sentence, part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these, option (a), repeats the original; the other three are different. Follow the requirements of standard written English to choose your answer, paying attention to grammar, syntax, semantics, word choice, and sentence construction. Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the sentence clear, exact, and free of grammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.
 
1. According to a recent census, the number of high school students working part time in sales has grown every decade since the 70’s. 
(a) the number of high school students working part time in sales has grown
(b) the number of high school students who are working part time in sales have grown
(c) there has been growth in the number of high school students working part time in sales
(d) a growing number of high school students have been working part time in sales 
 
2.  The 20-year alligator protection program has been declared a success, because trapping is low and alligator births in the wild are high since habitats have been restored to their natural state.  
(a) low and alligator births in the wild are high since
(b) low and the births of the alligators in the wild are high since
(c) low with higher alligator births in the wild as
(d) low and alligator births in the wild are higher as 
 
3.  A couple of years later, he decided not to buy Anjali Sinha the hilltop retreat of her dreams because he believed that to do it rewards her disrespectful conduct.  
(a) to do it rewards
(b) doing it rewards
(c) to do this would reward
(d) doing so would reward
 
4.  Recorded in New York city, the songwriter and singer of The Gift were two teenaged singers, Melissa Booth and Darlene Berman, who would later make her reputation as an actress.
(a) Recorded in New York city, the songwriter and singer of The Gift were two teenaged singers, Melissa Booth and Darlene Berman, who would later make her reputation as an actress.
(b) Recorded in New York city, two teenaged singers, Melissa Booth and Darlene Berman, who would later make her reputation as an actress, were the songwriter and singer of The Gift.
(c) Recorded in New York city,The Gift was written and sung by two teenaged singers, Darlene Berman,who would later make her reputation as an actress, & Melissa Booth.
(d) The Gift was written and sung by two teenaged singers, Melissa Booth and Darlene Berman, who would later make her reputation as an actress, and recorded in New York city.
 
5. The first decision for most people which consider the use of an irrevocable trust is if or not to make the gift outright or in trust.
(a) The first decision for most people which consider the use of an irrevocable trust is if or not to make the gift outright or in trust.
(b) The first decision for most people who consider the use of an irrevocable trust is if or not to make the gift outright or in trust.
(c) The first decision for most people considering the use of an irrevocable trust is if to make the gift outright or in trust.
(d) The first decision for most people considering the use of an irrevocable trust is whether to make the gift outright or in trust.
 
6. Wild elephants, when surprised in their natural habitats, can be violent, the best course of action is to avoid elephants altogether.
(a) Wild elephants, when surprised in their natural habitats, can be violent,
(b) Wild elephants, surprising in their natural habitats, can be violent, therefore
(c) Wild elephants, when surprised in their natural habitats, can be violent, however
(d) Because wild elephants, when surprised in their natural habitats, can be violent, 

7. Whenever television is denounced by viewers for its violence, they call on the department of Stan­dards and Practices to take action.
(a) Whenever television is denounced by viewers for its violence, they call
(b) Whenever television is denounced by viewers calling on its violence.
(c) Whenever television is denounced for its violence, viewers call
(d) Whenever viewers denounce television for its violence, they call 

8. Canadians vote for an electoral college, not a president, since such is the case, a candidate can win popular vote but still lose the election.
(a) since such is the case, a candidate can win popular vote but still lose the election
(b) and a candidate can win the popular vote still lose the election because of that
(c) a candidate can win the popular vote but lose the election as a result
(d) so a candidate can win the popular vote but still lose the election
                                                                          
9. Set in the sixteenth century, modern audiences enjoyed the contemporary opera Galileo,Galileiwritten by Philip Glass.
(a) century, modern audiences enjoyed the contemporary opera Galileo, Galilei by Philip Glass
(b) century and written by Philip Glass, audiences enjoyed the contemporary opera Galileo, Galilei
(c) century, the contemporary opera Galileo, Galilei  was written by Philip Glass and enjoyed by modern audiences
(d) century, Philip Glass' contemporary opera Galileo, Galilei has enjoyed great success with modern audiences

10. One of the leading causes of high cholesterol is ingestion of cholesterol-rich foods; another that is equally damaging is a lack of exercise. 
(a) foods; another that is
(b) foods, another one that is
(c) foods, the other, and it is
(d) foods; another one which is being