1000 Real gmat sentence Correction Questions

(D) companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse（B）

(E) that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even

793. 
     The official languages are of India, Hindi, and of Pakistan, Urdu, but neither are spoken by a majority of the population.
     

(A) The official languages are of India, Hindi, and of Pakistan, Urdu, but neither are

(B) The official languages are of India, Hindi, and of Pakistan, Urdu, but neither is

(C) Officially, the languages are Hindi for India and for Pakistan, Urdu, but neither are

(D) The official language of India is Hindi, and that of Pakistan is Urdu, but neither is（D）

(E) The official language of India is Hindi, and Urdu in Pakistan, but none is

794. 
     The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.
     

(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month

(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month

(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month

(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival（C）

(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival

795. 
     The only way for growers to salvage frozen citrus is to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns.
     

(A) to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns

(B) if they are quickly processed into juice concentrate before warmer weather returns to rot them

(C) for them to be processed quickly into juice concentrate before the fruit rots when warmer weather returns

(D) if the fruit is quickly processed into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns（E）

(E) to have it quickly processed into juice concentrate before warmer weather returns and rots the fruit

796. 
     The ordinance is intended to force householders to separate such hazardous waste like pesticides, batteries, fertilizers, and oil-based paints from the general stream of household trash.
     

(A) to separate such hazardous waste like

(B) that they should separate such hazardous waste like

(C) separating such hazardous wastes as

(D) that they should separate such hazardous wastes as（E）

(E) to separate such hazardous wastes as

797. 
     The original building and loan associations were organized as limited life funds, whose members made monthly payments on their share subscriptions, then taking turns drawing on the funds for home mortgages.
     

(A) subscriptions, then taking turns drawing

(B) subscriptions, and then taking turns drawing

(C) subscriptions and then took turns drawing

(D) subscriptions and then took turns, they drew（C）

(E) subscriptions and then drew, taking turns

798. 
     The original employees hired, who had been there over twenty years, were fiercely loyal to the firm, and it offered no retirement benefits or profit sharing to any employees.
     

(A) and it offered no

(B) and it offered neither

(C) still it offered no

(D) though it offered no（D）

(E) though it offered neither

799. 
     The owner of Steele’s Grocery in Osage, Ohio, saved $600 monthly on heat during the winter by putting all his refrigerator air compressors together in an insulated compartment, then installing two fans and a duct that carried waste heat from the compressors into the main part of the store.
     

(A) then installing two fans and a duct that carried

(B) then he installing two fans and a duct that carried

(C) then two fans were installed with a duct that carried

(D) installing two fans, and then carrying through a duct（A）

(E) installing two fans, and a duct carrying

800. 
     The Parthenon was a church from 1204 until 1456, when Athens was taken by General Mohammed the Conqueror, the Turkish sultan, who established a mosque in the building and used the Acropolis as a fortress.
     

(A) who established a mosque in the building and used the Acropolis as

(B) who, establishing a mosque in the building, used the Acropolis like

(C) who, when he had established a mosque in the building, used the Acropolis like

(D) who had established a mosque in the building, using the Acropolis to be（A）

(E) establishing a mosque in the building and using the Acropolis as

801. 
     The pattern of whisker spot on the face of a male lion, like human fingerprints, are a lifelong means of identification, since they are both unique and unchanging.
     

(A) like human fingerprints, are a lifelong means of identification, since they are both unique and unchanging

(B) like human fingerprints, is a lifelong means of identification, since it is both unique and unchanging

(C) like human fingerprints, is a means of identification for life, being both unique and unchanging

(D) since they are both unique and unchanging, are, like human fingerprints, are a means of identification for life（B）

(E) both unique and unchanging, are, like human fingerprints, a lifelong means of identification

802. 
     The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them: the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as “standing waves.”
     

(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are

(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air, are

(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is

(D) stationary crests and troughs although he air that forms them is moving rapidly, are（C）

(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is

803. 
     The period when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic people has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are the reason for their decoration, the use to which primitive people put the caves, and the meaning of the magnificently depicted animals.
     

(A) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are

(B) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is

(C) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is

(D) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are（B）

(E) are established by carbon-14 dating, but that which is much more difficult to determine is

804. 
     The physical structure of the human eye enables it to sense light of wavelengths up to 0.0005 millimeters; infrared radiation, however, is invisible because its wavelength—0.1 millimeters—is too long to be registered by the eye.
     

(A) infrared radiation, however, is invisible because its wavelength—0.1 millimeters—is too long to be registered by the eye

(B) however, the wavelength of infrared radiation—0.1 millimeters—is too long to be registered by the eye making it invisible

(C) infrared radiation, however, is invisible because its wavelength—0.1 millimeters—is too long for the eye to register it

(D) however, because the wavelength of infrared radiation is 0.1 millimeters, it is too long for the eye to register and thus invisible（A）

(E) however, infrared radiation has a wavelength of 0.1 millimeters that is too long for the eye to register, thus making it invisible

805. 
     The plot of The Bostonians centers on the rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom, when they find themselves drawn to the same radiant young woman whose talent for public speaking has won her an ardent following.
     

(A) rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom

(B) rivals Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, against her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom

(C) rivalry that develops between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, and Basil Ransom, her charming and cynical cousin

(D) developing rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with Basil Ransom, her charming and cynical cousin（C）

(E) active feminist, Olive Chancellor, and the rivalry with her charming and cynical cousin Basil Ransom

806. 
     The president of the block association tried to convince her neighbors they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized.
     

(A) they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized

(B) that they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized

(C) about joining forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood instead of continuing to be victimized

(D) for the joining of forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized（B）

(E) to join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized

807. 
     The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.
     

(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on

(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on

(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also

(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on（B）

(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also

808. 
     The proposed health care bill would increase government regulation of health insurance, establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers changing jobs who otherwise could be uncovered for months.
     

(A) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers changing jobs who

(B) establishing standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers who are changing jobs and

(C) to establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers who change jobs that

(D) for establishing standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health problems and workers changing jobs who（B）

(E) for the establishment of standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health problems and workers who are changing jobs that

809. 
     The proposed urban development zones do not represent a new principle; it was employed in “Operation Bootstrap” in Puerto Rico.
     

(A) do not represent a new principle; it

(B) represent not a new principle, but one that

(C) are not a new principle; the same one

(D) are not a new principle, but one that（B）

(E) are not new in principle; it

810. 
     The prospect of a new wave of automobile imports has prompted domestic manufacturers to reduce staff, close plants, and offering buyers financial incentives so they stay competitive.
     

(A) reduce staff, close plants, and offering buyers financial incentives so they

(B) reduce staff, close plants, and offer financial incentives to buyers in order to

(C) reducing staff, closing plants, and the offer of financial incentives to buyers so they can

(D) staff reductions, closing plants, and offering buyers financial incentives in order to（B）

(E) a reduction of staff, plant closings, and offering financial incentives to buyers to

811. 
     The psychologist William James believed that facial expressions not only provide a visible sign of an emotion, actually contributing to the feeling itself.
     

(A) emotion, actually contributing to the feeling itself

(B) emotion but also actually contributing to the feeling itself

(C) emotion but also actually contribute to the feeling itself

(D) emotion; they also actually contribute to the feeling of it（C）

(E) emotion; the feeling itself is also actually contributed to by them

812. 
     The Quechuans believed that all things participated in both the material level and the mystical level of reality, and many individual Quechuans claimed to have contact with it directly with an ichana (dream) experience.
     

(A) contact with it directly with

(B) direct contact with it by way of

(C) contact with the latter directly through

(D) direct contact with the latter by means of（D）

(E) contact directly with the mystical level due to

813. 
     The question of whether to divest themselves of stock in companies that do business in South Africa is particularly troublesome for the nation’s 116 private Black colleges because their economic bases are often more fragile than most predominantly White colleges.
     

(A) than

(B) than those of

(C) than is so of

(D) compared to（B）

(E) compared to those of

814. 
     The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation’s air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
     

(A) to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts

(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting

(C) to lead to a 55 percent increase in delay at airports and prompt

(D) to lead to an increase of 55 percent in delays at airports, and prompted（E）

(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting

815. 
     The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects the preoccupations of their own time.
     

(A) the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects

(B) the historian writing about it will inevitably reflect

(C) a historian writing about it inevitably reflects

(D) writing about it, it is inevitable for historians to reflect（E）

(E) historians in writing about it inevitably reflect

816. 
     The relationship between corpulence and disease remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with chronic obesity.
     

(A) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with

(B) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates a reduced life expectancy with

(C) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to

(D) remains controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with（D）

(E) remains controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to

817. 
     The report on the gross national product—the nation’s total production of goods and services—showed that second-quarter inflation was somewhat lower than a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher.
     

(A) a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher

(B) a previous estimation and with a slightly higher savings rate

(C) a previous estimate and that the savings rate is slightly higher

(D) previously estimated and a slightly higher savings rate（E）

(E) previously estimated and that the savings rate was slightly higher

818. 
     The reports from the Department of Commerce indicated that the economy had grown at an annual rate much higher than most economists had predicted may occur.
     

(A) had predicted may occur

(B) had predicted

(C) predicted the occurrence of

(D) predicted may occur（B）

(E) predicted

819. 
     The residents’ opposition to the spraying program has rekindled an old debate among those who oppose the use of pesticides and those who feel that the pesticides are necessary to save the trees.
     

(A) among those who oppose the use of pesticides and

(B) between those who oppose the use of pesticides and

(C) among those opposing the use of pesticides with

(D) between those who oppose the use of pesticides with（B）

(E) among those opposing the use of pesticides and

820. 
     The rise in the Commerce Department’s index of leading economic indicators suggest that the economy should continue its expansion into the coming months, but that the mixed performance of the index’s individual components indicates that economic growth will proceed at a more moderate pace than in the first quarter of this year.
     

(A) suggest that the economy should continue its expansion into the coming months, but that

(B) suggest that the economy is to continue expansion in the coming months, but

(C) suggests that the economy will continue its expanding in the coming months, but that

(D) suggests that the economy is continuing to expand into the coming months, but that（E）

(E) suggests that the economy will continue to expand in the coming months, but

821. 
     The rising of costs of data-processing operations at many financial institutions has created a growing opportunity for independent companies to provide these services more efficiently and at lower cost.
     

(A) The rising of costs

(B) Rising costs

(C) The rising cost

(D) Because the rising cost（C）

(E) Because of rising costs

822. 
     The root systems of most flowering perennials either become too crowded, which results in loss in vigor, and spread too far outward, producing a bare center.
     

(A) which results in loss in vigor, and spread

(B) resulting in loss in vigor, or spreading

(C) with the result of loss of vigor, or spreading

(D) resulting in loss of vigor, or spread（D）

(E) with a resulting loss of vigor, and spread

823. 
     The Rorschzch test is gaining new respect as a diagnostic tool because it takes only one hour to expose behavior and thought processes that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing.
     

(A) that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing

(B) whose emergence is unlikely in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

(C) that might not emerge in other procedures or in weeks of ordinary interviews

(D) that may not emerge under other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews（C）

(E) unlikely not to emerge during weeks of ordinary interviewing or in other procedures

824. 
     The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.
     

(A) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(B) Because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse, the rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than the rules are less stringent in local elections than the rules are in national elections.

(C) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(D) Because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse than national elections, the rules that govern local political contributions are less stringent than national contributions.（E）

(E) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

825. 
     The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts.
     

(A) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts

(B) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts

(C) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue

(D) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues（E）

(E) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts

826. 
     The school board ruling mandating that physically handicapped students be placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also assured all children who have a reading problem of special aid.
     

(A) be placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also assured all children who have a reading problem

(B) should be placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also assures all children that have a reading problem

(C) are placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also assures those children who are having reading problems

(D) be placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also assured children with reading problems（D）

(E) should be placed in regular classroom settings whenever possible also has assured all those children with a reading problem

827. 
     The science of economics, which for four decades was dominated by Keynesians, who at first stressed the government’s role in stimulating the economy, but who were ultimately led away from solutions based on government intervention.
     

(A) economics, which for four decades was

(B) economics that was to be

(C) economics, one which has, for four decades, been

(D) economics is one that for four decades has been（D）

(E) economics, for four decades, is one that was

828. 
     The Senate approved immigration legislation that would grant permanent residency to millions of aliens currently residing here and if employers hired illegal aliens they would be penalized.
     

(A) if employers hired illegal aliens they would be penalized

(B) hiring illegal aliens would be a penalty for employers