Grammar Review

89. How should the underlined word (89) be changed?

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• If

• When

• Delete the underlined portion and begin the sentence with a capital letter.

(90) Which choice most effectively sets up the paragraph?

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• Most Victorians recycled out of necessity.

• Modern recyclers could learn a lot from the Victorians.

• Many unusual items could be recycled in the 1840s.

The best choice for the underlined word (91) would be

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• ashes;

• ashes-

• ashes

(92) The writer wants to conclude the paragraph while also reinforcing the point that some Victorians depended upon recycling for their livings. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?

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• Even small children helped their parents to work the cinder heaps.

• What we consider trash formed a major part of the workers' incomes.

• The cinder yard itself was a monument to recycling.

The best choice for the underlined word (93) would be

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• they're

• their

• these

The best choice for the underlined section (94) would be

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• However

• Meanwhile

• In contrast

The best choice for the underlined portion (95) would be

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• Industrialization, with its labor-saving machinery,

• Industrialization, which would supplant manual labor,

• Industrialization

(96) Which choice best supports the central claim of the paragraph?

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• both cloth and clothing were expensive.

• a suit of clothes was often part of a servant's salary.

• thieves often prowled around drying linens to steal them.

(97) Which choice provides the most specific examples of the types of goods being traded?

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• their scavenged wares and goods

• decorative household items

• pieces of china or glassware

(98) The best choice for the underlined word is

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• employers'

• employer's

• employers's