SC's Question number - 783 , 784

783). The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.

(A) glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes

(B) glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes

(C) glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions

(D) glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes

(E) glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes

784). The nation’s three military academies have seen a dramatic rise in applications, one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and improved recruiting by the academies.

(A) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and improved recruiting by the academies

(B) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition costs that have increased at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting

(C) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, private colleges that increased their tuition costs, and recruiting improvements by the academies

(D) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition costs increasing at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting

(E) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting


Answers:

783). OA - B - idiomatic - ..not X ...but Y

A, D, E - incorrect - passive: use of being; wordy and awkward: use of instead of and rather than

C - incorrect - modifier error - "where there is abundant ...." must be placed close to "the cool, moist middle latitudes"

784) . OA - A - correct - 1. one (appositive of rise) 2. fueled (participle modifying noun one) 3. by three parallel nouns: a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and improved recruiting by the academies

B, C, D, E - incorrect - violating parallelism