My grandfather owns a 1967 Mustang. The jurors walked solemnly into the room.

254. a. He wore two different shoes to class.

b. Rhonda’s sister bought a new Pontiac.

c. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great

Lakes.

d. No mistakes.

255. a. She and I have been friends for more than

ten years. b. Is that one of the O’Farrell children?

c. They took too much time to answer.

d. No mistakes.

SET 23 Answers begin on page 114. Choose the sentence that is the most clearly written and has the best construction.

256. a. Melanie wrote to her sister once a week

while she was living abroad.

b. While her sister was living abroad, Melanie

wrote to her once a week.

c. When traveling abroad, a letter was written

once a week by Melanie to her sister.

d. Her sister received a letter once a week from

Melanie while she was living abroad.

257. a. Some of the instructions I have to follow are

very detailed, but that doesn’t bother one as long as they are clear.

b. Some of the instructions I have to follow are

very detailed, but that doesn’t bother you as long as they are clear.

c. Some of the instructions I have to follow are

very detailed, but it doesn’t bother a person as long as they are clear.

d. Some of the instructions I have to follow are

very detailed, but that doesn’t bother me as long as they are clear.

258. a. In search of the missing teenagers, who still

had not been found through snake-ridden underbrush all day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled.

b. All day the exhausted volunteers had

struggled through snake-ridden underbrush in search of the missing teenagers, who still had not been found.

c. All day the exhausted volunteers had

struggled through snake-ridden underbrush who still had not been found in searching for the missing teenagers.

d. The exhausted volunteers who still had not

found in search of the missing teenagers when they had struggled through snake- ridden underbrush.

259. a. One New York publisher have estimated

that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare.

b. One New York publisher has estimated that

50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want a anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare.

c. One New York publisher has estimated that

50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare.

d. One New York publisher has estimated that

50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that included the complete works of William Shakespeare. – A G R E E M E N T – 4 2