Being unreliable, Eugene has a difficult

132. Along with your membership to our health club and two months of free personal training. a. Along with your membership to our health club, and

b. Along with your membership to our health

club you receive

c. With your membership to our health club,

d. In addition to your membership to our

health club being

e. Added to your membership to our health

club, 133. Our contention is that a body of common knowledge shared by literate Americans of the late twentieth century and that this knowledge can be defined. a. Our contention is that a body of common knowledge shared by

b. To contend that a body of common

knowledge is shared by

c. We contend that we share a body of

common knowledge in

d. That a common body of knowledge is

shared is our contention with

e. It is our contention that a body of common

knowledge is shared by 134. Whether they earn a BS degree, chemical engineers are almost guaranteed a job. a. Whether they earn

b. If they earn

c. If earning

d. To earn

e. Since earning

SET 12 Answers begin on page 109. Choose the sentence that is NOT correctly written or that is unclear. If all sentences are correct, choose answer d.

135. a. We asked him to pick us up in the morning.

b. Mrs. Jacobs needed a ride to the airport.

c. The car racing up the street.

d. No mistakes.

136. a. Our neighbors went on vacation, going to

the Grand Canyon.

b. There are yellow and red tulips in my garden.

c. We invited Molly to our house for dinner.

d. No mistakes.

137. a. We are planning to build a new fence in our

backyard.

b. Where is the new diner that everyone is

talking about?

c. There’s nothing I can do to help.

d. No mistakes.

138. a. Make sure the door is locked.

b. I love pumpkin pie Pearl does too.

c. Yes, I will bring the dessert.

d. No mistakes.

139. a. After he left, I went straight to bed.

b. For the first time, I understood what she

was talking about.

c. We visited the town where my father grew

up last summer.

d. No mistakes.

140. a. Kate was allergic to all dairy products.

b. Which of the Beatles’ songs is your favorite?

c. The company newsletter explained the new

vacation policy.

d. No mistakes.

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