According to some critics, watching television not only undermines one's ability to think critically but also imgairs one's overall ability to perceive.
A. not only undermines one's ability to think critically but also impairs one's
B. not only undermines one's ability of critical thinking but also impairs the
C. undermines not only one's ability to think critically but also impairs one's
D. undermines not only one's ability of critical thinking but also impairs the
E. undermines one's ability not only to think critically but also impairs one's
In her presentation, the head of the Better Business Bureau emphasized that companies should think of the cost of conventions and other similar gatherings as not an exgense, but as an investment in networking that will pay dividends.
E. not in terms of expense, but
Recent interdisciplinary studies advance the argument that emotions, including those deemed personal or private is a social phenomenon, though one inseparable from bodily response.
A. private is a social phenomenon, though one inseparable
B. private, are social phenomena that are inseparable
C. private are a social phenomenon but are not those separable
D. private- are social phenomena but not separable
E. also as private emotions, are social phenomena not inseparable
In a speech before the Senate Banking Committee, the chairman of the Federal Reserve painted an optimistic picture of the economy, suggesting to investors the central bank in the near future is not lowering interest rates.
A. suggesting to investors the central bank in the near future is not lowering interest rates
B. suggesting to investors that the central bank would not lower interest rates in the near future
As with ants, the elaborate social structure of termites includes a few individuals renroducing and the rest serve the colony by tending juveniles, gathering food, building the nest, or battling intruders.
A. As with ants, the elaborate social structure of termites includes a few individuals reproducing
D. Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in which a few individuals reproduce
While Noble Sissle may be best known for his collaboration with Eubie Blake, as both a vaudeville performer and as a lyricist for songs and Broadway musicals, also enjoying an independent career as a singer with such groups as Hahn's Jubilee Singers.
A. and as a lyricist for songs and Broadway musicals, also enjoying
B. and writing lyrics for songs and Broadway musicals, also enjoying
C. and a lyricist for songs and Broadway musicals, he also enjoyed
D. as well as writing lyrics for songs and Broadway musicals, he also enjoyed
E. as well as a lyricist for songs and Broadway musicals, he had also enjoyed
Air traffic routes over the North Pole are currently used by only two or three planes a day, but it was found by a joint Canadian-Russian study to be both feasible as well as desirable if those routes are opened to thousands more commercial planes a year.
From an experiment using special extrasensory perception cards, each bearing one of a set of symbols, parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine claimed statistical proof for subjects who could use thought transference to identify a card in the dealer's hand.
A. for subjects who could use thought transference to identify a card in the dealer's hand
B. for a card in the dealer's hand to be identified by subjects with thought transference
C. of subjects able to identify with thought transference a card in the dealer's hand
D. that subjects could identify a card in the dealer's hand by using thought transference
E. that subjects are capable to use thought transference for identifying a card in the dealer's hand
A long-term study of some 1,000 physicians indicates that the more coffee these doctors drank, the more they had a likelihood of coronary disease.
A. more they had a likelihood of coronary disease
B. more was their likelihood of having coronary disease
C. more they would have a likelihood to have coronary disease
D. greater was their likelihood of having coronary disease
E. greater was coronary disease likely
Hurricanes at first begin traveling from east to west, because that direction is the way: the urevailing winds in the twgics blow, but they then veer off toward higher latitudes, in many cases changing direction toward the east before dissipating over the colder, more northerly waters or over land.
Travelers from Earth to Mars would have to endure low levels of gravity for long periods of time, avoiding large doses of radiation, plus contending with the chemically reactive Martian soil, and perhaps even ward off contamination by Martian life-forms.
Unlike the virginal, whose single set of strings runs parallel to the front edge of the instrument, the harpsichord's several sets of strings are placed at right angles to its front edge.
Although Alice Walker published a number of essays, poetry collections, and stories during the 1970s, her third novel, The Color Purple, which was published in 1982, brought her the widest acclaim in that it won both the National Book Award as well as the Pulitzer Prize.
Heating oil and natural gas futures rose sharply yesterday, as long-term forecasts for much colder temperatures in key heating regions raised fears of insufficient sup_plies capable of meeting the demand this winter.
A. of insufficient supplies capable of meeting
B. of supplies that would be insufficient for meeting
C. of insufficient supplies that are unable to meet
D. that there would be supplies insufficient for meeting
E. that supplies would be insufficient to meet
Because it regarded the environmentalists as members of an out-of-state organization, the city council voted that they are denied permission for participating in the parade.
A. that they are denied permission for participating
B. that they be denied permission for participating
C. denying them permission for participation
D. the denial of permission that they participate
E. to deny them permission to participate
In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to three different British mathematicians; only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but thanks to Hardy's recognition, Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
A. only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
B. they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
C. these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
D. but, only one, G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
E. only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing comgan:x to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.
The Life and Casualty Company hopes that by increasing its environmental fund reserves to $1.2 billion, that it has set aside enough to pay for environmental claims and no longer has to use its profits and capital to pay those claims bit by bit, year by year.
A. that it has set aside enough to pay for environmental claims and no longer has
B. enough has been set aside with which environmental claims can be paid and it will have no longer
C. it has set aside enough for payment of environmental claims and thus no longer having
D. enough has been set aside to pay for environmental claims, thus no longer having
E. it has set aside enough to pay for environmental claims and will no longer have
Like ancient Egyptian architectural materials that were recycled in the construction of ancient Greek Alexandria, so ancient Greek materials from the construction of that city were reused in subsequent centuries by Roman, Muslim, and modern builders.
A. Like ancient Egyptian architectural materials that were recycled in the construction of
B. Like recycling ancient Egyptian architectural materials to construct
C. Just as ancient Egyptian architectural materials were recycled in the construction of
D. Just as they recycled ancient Egyptian architectural materials in constructing
E. Just like ancient Egyptian architectural materials that were recycled in constructing
Especially in the early years, new entrepreneurs may need to find resourceful ways, like renting temporary office space or using answering services, that make their compan).'. seem large and more firmly established than they may actually be.
A. that make their company seem large
B. to make their companies seem larger
C. thus making their companies seem larger
D. so that the companies seem larger
E. of making their company seem large
Unlike the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, situated underground or in pieces of wood, raider ants make a portable nest by entwining their long legs to form "curtains" of ants that hang from logs or boulders, providing protection for the queen and the colony larvae and pupae.
A. the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants,
B. the nests of leaf cutters and most other ants, which are
C. leaf cutters and most other ants, whose nests are
D. leaf cutters and most other ants in having nests
E. those ofleaf cutters and most other ants with nests
Turtles, like other reptiles, can endure long fasts, in their ability to survive on weekly or even monthly feedings; however, when food is readily available, they may eat frequently and grow very fat.
A. fasts, in their ability to survive
B. fasts, having their ability to survive
C. fasts, due to having the ability of surviving
D. fasts because they are able to survive
E. fasts because of having the ability of surviving
Thai village crafts, as with other cultures, have developed through the principle that form follows function and incorporate readily available materials fashioned using traditional skills.
To estimate the expansion rate of the universe is a notoriously difficult problem because there is a lack of a single ).yardstick that all distances can be measured by.
The Commerce Department reported that the nation's economy grew at a brisk annual pace of 3.7 percent in the second quarter, but that while businesses were expanding their production, unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply。
A. unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply
B. unsold goods were piling up on store shelves as consumer spending slowed sharply
C. unsold goods had piled up on store shelves with a sharp slowing of consumer spending
D. consumer spending was slowing sharply, with the piling up of unsold goods on store shelves
E. consumer spending has slowed sharply, with unsold goods piling up on store shelves
Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus offers an examination not only of how difficult it is to reconcile reason, will, and passion together in any art form, but also a skillfully navigated exploration of the major concerns of modernism.
According to a recent study, retirees in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
Discussion of greenhouse effects have usuallY- had as a focus the possibility of Earth growing warmer and to what extent it might, but climatologists have indicated all along that precipitation, storminess, and temperature extremes are likely to have the greatest impact on people.
In the seventh century B.C., the Roman alphabet was adapted from the Etruscan alphabet, which in turn had been adapted in the previous century from a western Greek alphabet, which itself had been adanted earlier in the same century from the Phoenician alphabet.
A. which itself had been adapted earlier
C. itself being adapted earlier
D. having been earlier adapted itself
E. earlier itself having been adapted
The foundation works to strengthen local and regional agricultural markets and cooperating with governments, improving access for farmers for productive resources such as land and credit.
A. cooperating with governments, improving access for farmers for
B. cooperates with governments to improve access for farmers to
C. cooperate with governments for improvements of access for farmers to
D. cooperate with governments and improve accessibility for farmers for their
E. in cooperation with governments to improve access for farmers for
A professor at the university has taken a sabbatical to research on James Baldwin's books that Baldwin wrote in France while he was living there.
A. on James Baldwin's books that Baldwin wrote in France while he was living there
B. about the books James Baldwin wrote in France
C. into James Baldwin's books written while in France
D. on the books of James Baldwin, written while he lived in France
E. the books James Baldwin wrote while he lived in France
Researchers now regard interferon as not a single substance, but it is rather a biological family of complex molecules that play an important, though not entirely defined, role in the immune system.
A. as not a single substance, but it is rather a biological family of complex molecules that play
B. as not a single substance but as a biological family of complex molecules playing
C. not as a single substance but as a biological family of complex molecules that play
D. not to be a single substance but rather a biological family of complex molecules playing
E. not as a single substance but instead as being a biological family of complex molecules that play
The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can,in part, be explained as a very rapid movement of people from one end of North America to the other..
B. Thule artifacts being remarkably similar throughout a vast region, one explanation is
C. That Thule artifacts are remarkably similar throughout a vast region is, in part, explainable as
Between 14,000 and 8,000 B.C. the ice cap that covered northern Asia, Europe, and America began to melt, uncovering vast new areas that were to be occupied by migrating peoples moving northward.
A. began to melt, uncovering vast new areas that were to be occupied
B. began melting, to uncover vast new areas to be occupied
C. began, by melting, to uncover vast new areas for occupation
D. began, after melting, uncovering vast new areas which are to be occupied
E. would begin to uncover, through melting, vast new areas for occupation
Bengal-born writer, philosopher, and educator Rabindranath Tagore had the greatest admiration for Mohandas K. Gandhi the person and also as a politician, but Tagore had been skeptical of Gandhi's form of nationalism and his conservative opinions about India's cultural traditions.
A. for Mohandas K. Gandhi the person and also as a politician, but Tagore had been
B. for Mohandas K. Gandhi as a person and as a politician, but Tagore was also
C. for Mohandas K. Gandhi not only as a person and as a politician, but Tagore was also
D. of Mohandas K. Gandhi as a person and as also a politician, but Tagore was
E. of Mohandas K. Gandhi not only as a person and as a politician, but Tagore had also been
Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
Written early in the French Revolution, Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication oithe Rights of Man (1790) and A Vindication oithe Rights of Woman (1792) attributed Eurone's social and political ills to be the result of the dominance of aristocratic values and patriarchal hereditary privilege.
Using study groups managed by the principal popular organizations and political parties, the Swedish nublic was informed by the government about energy and nuclear nower.
A. the Swedish public was informed by the government about energy and nuclear power
B. the government informed the Swedish public about energy and nuclear power
C. energy and nuclear power information was given to the Swedish public by the government
D. information about energy and nuclear power was given to the Swedish public by the government
E. the public of Sweden was given energy and nuclear power information by the government
The use of the bar code, or Universal Product Code, which was created in part to enable supermarkets to process customers at a faster rate, has expanded beyond supermarkets to other retail outlets and have become readily acce11ted des11ite some initial 01mosition when it was first introduced in 1974.
A. have become readily accepted despite some initial opposition when it was first introduced in 1974
C. have become readily accepted despite some initial opposition when first introduced in 1974
Normally a bone becomes fossilized through the action of groundwater, which permeates the bone, washes away its organic components, and replaces them with minerals.
A. which permeates the bone, washes away its organic components, and replaces them
B. which permeates the bone, washes away its organic components, and those are replaced
C. which permeates the bone, washing away its organic components, to be replaced
D. permeating the bone, washing away its organic components, to be replaced
E. permeating the bone, washing away its organic components and replacing them
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) had long been expected to announce a reduction in output to bolster sagging oil prices, but officials of the organization just recently announced that the group will pare daily production by 1.5 million barrels by the beginning of next year, but only if non-OPEC nations, including Norway, Mexico, and Russia, were to trim output by a total of 500,000 barrels a day.
A. year, but only if non-OPEC nations, including Norway, Mexico, and Russia, were to trim output
D. year only if non-OPEC nations, which includes Norway, Mexico, and Russia, were trimming output
E. year only if non-OPEC nations, including Norway, Mexico, and Russia, trim output
Over the past ten years cultivated sunflowers have become a major commercial crop, second only to soybeans as a source of vegetable oil.
A. second only to soybeans as a source of vegetable oil
B. second in importance to soybeans only as a source of vegetable oil
C. being second in importance only to soybeans as a source of vegetable oil
D. which, as a source of vegetable oil, is only second to soybeans
E. as a source of vegetable oil only second to soybeans
Not trusting themselves to choose wisely among the wide array of investment opportunities on the market, stockbrokers are helping many people who turn to them to buy stocks that could be easily bought directly.
A. stockbrokers are helping many people who turn to them to buy stocks that could be easily
C. many people are turning to stockbrokers for help from them to buy stocks that could be easily
D. many people are turning to stockbrokers for help to buy stocks that easily could have been
E. many people are turning to stockbrokers for help in buying stocks that could easily be
In the 1940s popular magazines in the United States began to report on the private lives of persons from the entertainment industry, in despite of the fact that they previously had featured individuals in business and politics.
A. in despite of the fact that they previously had featured individuals
B. in spite of the fact previously that these publications featured articles on those
C. whereas previously there were those individuals featured in articles
D. whereas previously those individuals they featured were
E. whereas previously these publications had featured articles on individuals
In the early part of the twentieth century, many vacationers found that driving automobiles and sleeping in tents allowed them to enjoy nature close at hand and tour at their own pace, with none of the restrictions of passenger trains and railroad timetables or with the formalities, expenses, and impersonality of hotels.
A. with none of the restrictions of passenger trains and railroad timetables or with the
B. with none of the restrictions of passenger trains, railroad timetables, nor
C. without the restrictions of passenger trains and railroad timetables nor
D. without the restrictions of passenger trains and railroad timetables or with the
E. without the restrictions of passenger trains and railroad timetables or the
Over the next few years, increasing demands on the Chattahoochee River, which flows into the Apalachicola River, could alter the saline content of Apalachicola Bay, which would rob the oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size, less distinctive, and less in demand.
A. which would rob the oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size,
B. and it would rob the oysters there of their flavor, make them smaller,
C. and rob the oysters there of their flavor, making them decrease in size,
D. robbing the oysters there of their flavor and making them smaller,
E. robbing the oysters there of their flavor, and making them decrease in size,
Elizabeth Barber, the author of both Prehistoric Textiles, a comprehensive work on cloth in the early cultures of the Mediterranean, and also of Women's Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an e;imert authority on textiles in ancient societies.
B. also Women's Work, a more general account of cloth manufacture, is an expert authority about
C. of Women's Work, a more general account about early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
E. Women's Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
Digging in sediments in northern China, evidence has been gathered by scientists suggesting that complex life-forms emerged much earlier than they had previously thought.
C. scientists have gathered evidence suggesting that complex life-forms emerged much earlier than
Employing many different techniques throughout his career, Michelangelo produced a great variety of art works, including paintings, for example, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, for example, the statue of David.
A. including paintings, for example, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, for example,
B. including paintings, for example, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, like
C. including paintings, such as those in the Sistine Chapel, and sculpture, as
D. ranging from paintings, such as those in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, such as
E. ranging from paintings, such as in the Sistine Chapel, and sculpture, such as
Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
It is called a sea, but the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, which covers more than four times the surface area of its closest rival in size, North America's Lake Superior.
C. Though called a sea, the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, covering
D. Though called a sea but it actually is the largest lake on Earth, the landlocked Caspian covers
According to a recent study of consumer spending on prescription medications, increases in the sales of the 50 drugs that were advertised most heavily accounts for almost half of the $20.8 billion increase in drug spending last year, the remainder of which came from sales of the 9,850 prescription medicines that companies did not advertise or advertised very little.
Technically, "quicksand" is the term for sand that is so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character.
A. that is so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character
B. that is so saturated with water that it acquires the character of a liquid
C. that is saturated with water enough to acquire liquid characteristics
D. saturated enough with water so as to acquire the character of a liquid
E. saturated with water so much as to acquire a liquid character
Along the major rivers that traverse the deserts of northeast Africa, the Middle East, and northwest India, the combination of a reliable supply of water and good growing conditions both encouraged farming traditions that, in places, endure in at least 6,000 years.
A. good growing conditions both encouraged farming traditions that, in places, endure in
B. good growing conditions encouraged farming traditions that have, in places, endured for
C. of good growing conditions have encouraged farming traditions that, in places, endured for
D. of good growing conditions both encouraged farming traditions that have, in places, endured
E. of good growing conditions encouraged farming traditions that have, in places, been enduring for
Despite its covering the entire planet, Earth has a crust that is not seamless or stationary, rather it is fragmented into mobile semirigid plates.
E. Although covering the entire planet, Earth has a crust that is not seamless or stationary, but
At the end of 2001, motion picture industry representatives said that there were about a million copies of Hollywood movies available online and expected piracy to increase with high-speed Internet connections that become more widely available.
Making things even more difficult has been general market inactivity lately, if not paralysis, which has provided little in the way of pricing guidance.
A. has been general market inactivity lately, if not paralysis, which has provided
B. there is general market inactivity, if not paralysis, lately it has provided
C. general market inactivity, if not paralysis, has lately provided
D. lately, general market inactivity, if not paralysis, has provided
E. is that lately general market inactivity, if not paralysis, which provides
Ry-u nosuke Akutagawa's knowledge of the literatures of Europe, China, and that of Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing his literary style as much as the content of his fiction.
C. Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both his literary style and
According to scientists who monitored its path,an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, which brightened the Northern Lights and also possibly knocking out a communications satellite.
Because many of Australia's marsupials, such as the koala, are cute and cuddly, as well as being biologically different than North American marsu12ials, they have attracted a lot of attention after their discovery in the 1700s.
C. biologically different than North American marsupials, they attracted a lot of attention since
Having been named for a mythological nymph who cared for the infant Jupiter, the asteroid named Ida, in the middle of the belt of asteroids that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, was discovered in 1884.
Many utilities obtain most of their electric power from large coal and nuclear operations at costs that are sometimes two to three times higher as that of power from smaller, more efficient plants that can both make use of waste heat and take advantage of the current abundance of natural gas.
A. two to three times higher as that of power from smaller, more efficient plants that can both
B. higher by two to three times as that from smaller, more efficient plants that both can
C. two to three times higher than those for power from smaller, more efficient plants that can both
E. between two to three times higher than from smaller, more efficient plants that they can both
When viewed from the window of a speeding train,the speed with which nearbx objects move seems faster than that of more distant objects.
A. the speed with which nearby objects move seems faster than that of
B. the speed that nearby objects move seems faster than for
C. the speed of nearby objects seems faster than
D. nearby objects' speeds seem to be faster than those of
E. nearby objects seem to move at a faster speed than do
The English physician Edward Jenner found that if experimental subjects were deliberately infected with cowpox, which caused onlx a mild illness, thex are immune from smallpox.
A. which caused only a mild illness, they are immune from
B. causing only a mild illness, they become immune from
C. which causes only a mild illness, they are immune to
D. causing only a mild illness, they became immune from
E. which caused only a mild illness, they would become immune to
The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary itroduction among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.
A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also
B. not only saw an explosion ofliterary production in women, but there was also
C. saw not only an explosion ofliterary production among women, but also
D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw
E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw
Covering 71 percent of Earth's surface, the oceans play an essential role in maintaining the conditions for human existence on land, moderating temperature by the absorption of heat and carbon dioxide, and giving pure water back to the atmosphere through evaporation.
The Eastern State Penitentiary was established in 1822 by reformers advocating that prisoners be held in solitary confinement and hard labor so as to reform them.
A. advocating that prisoners be held in solitary confinement and hard labor so as to reform them
B. who were advocating prisoners to be held in solitary confinement and hard labor for their reform
C. advocating solitary confinement and hard labor as the means to reform prisoners
D. who advocated solitary confinement and hard labor for the means of prisoner reform
E. advocating as the means for prisoner reform solitary confinement and hard labor
Some anthropologists believe that the genetic homogeneity evident in the world's people is the result of a "population bottleneck" -at some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event,greatly reducing their numbers and thus our genetic variation.
A. at some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event, greatly reducing their numbers
B. that at some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event that greatly reduced their numbers
Through experimenting designed to provide information that will ultimately prove useful in the treatment of hereditary diseases, mice have received bone marrow transplants that give them a new gene.
A. Through experimenting designed to provide information that will ultimately prove
B. Through experiments designed to provide information ultimately proving
C. In experimentation designed to provide information that ultimately proves
D. In experimenting designed to provide information ultimately proving
E. In experiments designed to provide information that will ultimately prove
The United Parcel Service plans to convert its more than 2,000 gasoline-powered trucks in the Los Angeles area to run on cleaner-burning natural gas.
A. to convert its more than 2,000 gasoline-powered trucks in the Los Angeles area to
B. to convert its more than 2,000 trucks in the Los Angeles area that are powered by gasoline to
C. on converting its more than 2,000 gasoline-powered trucks in the Los Angeles area that will
D. for its more than 2,000 gasoline-powered trucks in the Los Angeles area to convert to
Foraging at all times of the day and night, but interspersing their feeding with periods of rest that last between one and eight hours, a sperm whale could eat so much as a ton of squid a day.
A. between one and eight hours, a sperm whale could eat so
B. between one and eight hours, sperm whales can eat as
C. between one to eight hours, sperm whales could eat as
D. from one to eight hours, sperm whales could eat so
E. from one to eight hours, a sperm whale can eat so
In some types of pine tree, a thick layer of needles protects the buds from which new growth proceeds; consequently they are able to withstand forest fires relatively well.
The tourism commission has conducted surveys of hotels in the most popular resorts, with the ultimate goal of reducing the guests who end up expressing overall dissatisfaction with the service in the hotels.
A new study suggests that the conversational pace of everyday life may be so brisk it hampers the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words and, the result is, to make sense of speech.
The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his "Essay on Heat and Light," a critique of all chemistzy since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.
A. a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a
B. a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of a
C. a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well
D. critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of
E. critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of
To attract the most talented workers, some companies are offering a wider range of benefits, letting employees nick those most important to them.
A. benefits, letting employees pick those most important to them
B. benefits, letting employees pick the most important of them to themselves
C. benefits and letting employees pick the most important to themselves
D. benefits and let employees pick the most important to them
E. benefits and let employees pick those that are most important to themselves
Many of the earliest known images of Hindu deities in India date from the time of the Kushan Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or Gandharan grey schist.
A. Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or
B. Empire, fashioned from either the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
C. Empire, either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or
D. Empire and either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
E. Empire and were fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
Tides typically range from three to six feet, but while some places show no tides at all, some others, such as the Bay of Fundy, have tides of at least thirty feet and more..
A. some others, such as the Bay of Fundy, have tides of at least thirty feet and more
B. the others, such as the Bay of Fundy, that have tides of more than thirty feet
C. others, such as the Bay of Fundy, have tides of more than thirty feet
D. those at the Bay of Fundy, which has tides of more than thirty feet
E. the ones at the Bay of Fundy have tides of at least thirty feet and more
A leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment,Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx's Das Kapital is to socialism.
A. Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what
B. Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism like
C. Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism just as
D. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to
E. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what
Researchers studying the brain scans of volunteers who pondered ethical dilemmas have found that the basis for making tough moral judgments is emotion, not logic or analytical reasoning.
Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army ofterra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 3.Q..years to complete.
In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species to spread widely; due to their being genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony: struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native Argentina.
Next month, state wildlife officials are scheduled to take over the job of increasing the wolf population in the federally designated recovery area, the number of which will however ultimately be dictated by the number of prey in the area.
A. area, the number of which will however
B. area; the size of the population, however, will
C. area, however the number of wolves will
D. area; the number of which will, however,
E. area, when the size of the population will, however,
About 5 million acres in the United States have been invaded by leafy spurge, a herbaceous plant from Eurasia with milky sap that gives mouth sores to cattle, displacing grasses and other cattle food and rendering rangeland worthless.
While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.
The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.
A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
D. includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
E. includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is
The first trenches that were cut into a 500-acre site at Tell Hamoukar, Syria, have yielded strong evidence for centrally. administered complex societies in northern regions of the Middle East that were arising simultaneously with but independently of the more celebrated city-states of southern Mesopotamia, in what is now southern Iraq.
Companies are relying more and more on networked computers for such critical tasks as inventory management, electronic funds transfer, and electronic data interchange, in which standard business transactions are handled via computer rather than on paper.
A. in which standard business transactions are handled via computer rather than on paper
B. where computers handle standard business transactions rather than on paper
C. in which computers handle standard business transactions instead of on paper
D. where standard business transactions are handled, not with paper, but instead via computer
E. in which standard business transactions are being handled via computer, in place of on paper
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance during the Paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.
A. appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
B. appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
C. appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths,
D. appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths,
E. appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
To map Earth's interior, geologists use a network of seismometers to chart seismic waves that originate in the earth's crust and ricochet around its interior, most rapidly traveling through cold, dense regions and slower through hotter rocks.
A. interior, most rapidly traveling through cold, dense regions and slower
B. interior, which travel most rapidly through cold, dense regions, and more slowly
C. interior, traveling most rapidly through cold, dense regions and more slowly
D. interior and most rapidly travel through cold, dense regions, and slower
E. interior and that travel most rapidly through cold, dense regions and slower
Prices at the producer level are only 1.3 percent higher now than a xear ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought in the South are hurting crops and therefore raised corn and soybean prices.
Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated at 34 million xears old, made it the earliest known mammal of the Greater Antilles Islands.
Recently physicians have determined that stomach ulcers are not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but a bacterium that dwells in the mucous lining of the stomach.
A. not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but
B. not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but are by
C. caused not by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but by
D. caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, but
E. caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, but are by
The eyes of the eleghant seal adapt to darkness more quickly than any other animal yet tested, thus allowing it to hunt efficiently under the gloomy conditions at its feeding depth of between 300 and 700 meters.
A mutual fund having billions of dollars in assets will typically invest that money in hundreds of comganies, rarely holding more than one percent of the shares of any particular corporation.
A. companies, rarely holding more than one percent
B. companies, and it is rare to hold at least one percent or more
C. companies and rarely do they hold more than one percent
D. companies, so that they rarely hold more than one percent
E. companies; rarely do they hold one percent or more
Positing an enormous volcanic explosion at the end of the Permian period would explain the presence of a buried crater, account for the presence of the element iridium (originating deep within the earth)., and the presence of quartz having been shattered by high-impact shock waves.
B. of the element iridium (originating deep within the earth), and of quartz
E. explain the element iridium (originating deep within the earth), and the presence of quartz
The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work all over Europe, Asia, and North America last year, winning prestigious awards in both London as well as Tokoy for his achievement at so Young an age, and he is hoping to continue composing now that he has returned to Chicago.
Starfish, with anywhere from five to eight arms, have a strong regenerative ability, and if one arm is lost it quickly replaces it, sometimes by the animal overcompensating and growing an extra one or two.
A. one arm is lost it quickly replaces it, sometimes by the animal overcompensating and
B. one arm is lost it is quickly replaced, with the animal sometimes overcompensating and
C. they lose one arm they quickly replace it, sometimes by the animal overcompensating,
D. they lose one arm they are quickly replaced, with the animal sometimes overcompensating,
E. they lose one arm it is quickly replaced, sometimes with the animal overcompensating,
In 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs, phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drug~ but by the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
expensive but also by the fact that doctors are writing
B. winning prestigious awards both in London and Tokyo for his achievement at such a young age, and hopingD. which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also writing
E. which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also written
Similar to other early Mississippi Delta blues singers, the music of Robert Johnson arose from an oral tradition beginning with a mixture of chants, fiddle tunes, and religious music and only gradually evolved into the blues.
Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer,produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.
A. Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted
B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both
C. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted
D. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted
E. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both
Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world, partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sublanguages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.
C. and the sublanguages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it typically find
D. or the sublanguages or dialects within them, but those who tried to count them typically found
E. or the sublanguages or dialects within them, with those who have tried to count typically finding
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