EXERCISE 10–3Needed words
For each sentence, click on Omit if the underlined word or words can be omitted, and click on Needed if the underlined word or words are needed for grammar or logic. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
1 of 10
Christopher had an attention span longer than that of the other students.
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2 of 10
The man whom we encountered at the airport turned out to be a long-lost friend.
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3 of 10
Our firm seeks high school graduates who want to learn the refrigeration business and whom we can count on to stay with us for two years after training.
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4 of 10
The most extraordinary thing about the new drug is the number of ailments that it can cure.
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5 of 10
The visitors were glad to see that Yellowstone National Park was recovering from the devastating forest fire.
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6 of 10
One value of the Internet is the amount of time that it can save.
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7 of 10
The new country singer whom we heard on the radio has just released an album on her own label.
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8 of 10
Elizabeth feared that the snapping turtles in Lost Lake were disappearing.
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9 of 10
Harriet likes golf more than Jake does.
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10 of 10
Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings attract more visitors than those of any other artist in the Louvre.
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