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Question #11
Yoga -
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(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
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(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 1: One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga.
Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 1: One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga.
Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
- ADelete the apostrophe in today’s.
- BChange oldest to most old.
- CInsert a comma after fads.
- DInsert a colon after practices.
- ENo correction is necessary.
Correct Answer:
D
Colons are used to introduce lists, quotations, and explanations. In this sentence, the ancient art of yoga "explains" what one of the world’s oldest practices is.
Choice a is incorrect because the apostrophe is necessary to show possession (a fad belonging to today). Choice b is incorrect because the superlative of one- syllable words is formed by adding est. Choice c is incorrect because commas should not be placed between subjects and verbs. Choice e is incorrect because the colon needs to be inserted.
D
Colons are used to introduce lists, quotations, and explanations. In this sentence, the ancient art of yoga "explains" what one of the world’s oldest practices is.
Choice a is incorrect because the apostrophe is necessary to show possession (a fad belonging to today). Choice b is incorrect because the superlative of one- syllable words is formed by adding est. Choice c is incorrect because commas should not be placed between subjects and verbs. Choice e is incorrect because the colon needs to be inserted.
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Question #12
Yoga -
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 3: In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option a.
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 3: In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option a.
- AIn the correct form
- BFormed in the correct manner
- CDone correctly
- DBeing done correctly
- EDoing it in the correct way
Correct Answer:
C
This is the most concise and correct choice. The phrase should have a verb, because the action is what must be performed correctly, so choice a is incorrect.
Choice b is incorrect because it is wordy and awkward. Choice d is incorrect because being is unnecessary and ungrammatical. Choice e is awkward and wordy, adding the pronoun it to confuse the sentence.
C
This is the most concise and correct choice. The phrase should have a verb, because the action is what must be performed correctly, so choice a is incorrect.
Choice b is incorrect because it is wordy and awkward. Choice d is incorrect because being is unnecessary and ungrammatical. Choice e is awkward and wordy, adding the pronoun it to confuse the sentence.
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Question #13
Yoga -
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 4: A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of sentence 4? If the original is the best way, choose option a.
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 4: A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of sentence 4? If the original is the best way, choose option a.
- Arequiring that you tighten
- Brequires you to tighten
- Cit requires you to tighten
- Drequires tightening
- Ein which you are required to tighten
Correct Answer:
B
Pose is the subject, so the verb must be requires to agree. Choice a is incorrect because it uses the present participle form of the verb. Choice c is incorrect because it adds a second subject, it. Choice d has the correct form of the verb, but it disrupts the parallel structure of the sentence; lengthen would also have to be changed to lengthening. Choice e is incorrect because it creates a sentence fragment. Choice e is a prepositional phrase, and this change would take away the main verb of the sentence.
B
Pose is the subject, so the verb must be requires to agree. Choice a is incorrect because it uses the present participle form of the verb. Choice c is incorrect because it adds a second subject, it. Choice d has the correct form of the verb, but it disrupts the parallel structure of the sentence; lengthen would also have to be changed to lengthening. Choice e is incorrect because it creates a sentence fragment. Choice e is a prepositional phrase, and this change would take away the main verb of the sentence.
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Question #14
Yoga -
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 6: Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
Which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 6?
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 6: Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
Which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 6?
- ARemove sentence 6.
- BMove sentence 6 to follow sentence 3.
- CMove sentence 6 to begin paragraph B.
- DMove sentence 6 to follow sentence 4.
- EMove sentence 6 to follow sentence 7.
Correct Answer:
C
Sentence 6 introduces the idea of how yoga poses stretch and strengthen muscles. It is therefore best placed at the beginning of paragraph B before sentence 4, which provides a specific example of a pose that stretches and strengthens muscles. Removing the sentence (choice a) would remove the transition needed between paragraphs A and B and would make sentence 4, which has the phrase for example, awkward. Choice b is incorrect because sentence 6 introduces the ideas discussed in paragraph B, not paragraph A. Choice d is incorrect because the sentence states the general idea that sentence 4 provides a specific example of; therefore, it must precede sentence 4. Choice e is incorrect because sentence 7 is in paragraph C, which discusses a different idea (the mental aspect of yoga).
C
Sentence 6 introduces the idea of how yoga poses stretch and strengthen muscles. It is therefore best placed at the beginning of paragraph B before sentence 4, which provides a specific example of a pose that stretches and strengthens muscles. Removing the sentence (choice a) would remove the transition needed between paragraphs A and B and would make sentence 4, which has the phrase for example, awkward. Choice b is incorrect because sentence 6 introduces the ideas discussed in paragraph B, not paragraph A. Choice d is incorrect because the sentence states the general idea that sentence 4 provides a specific example of; therefore, it must precede sentence 4. Choice e is incorrect because sentence 7 is in paragraph C, which discusses a different idea (the mental aspect of yoga).
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Question #15
Yoga -
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 8: Many poses can only be held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing.
Which correction should be made to sentence 8?
A -
(1) One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga. (2) Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. (3) In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
B -
(4) A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. (5) More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles. (6) Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.
C -
(7) While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. (8) Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing. (9) Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.
(10) Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. (11) And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.
D -
(12) I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga. (13) I have been practicing yoga for only one year. (14) I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. (15) Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. (16) The physical release is also a spiritual release. (17) I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.
Sentence 8: Many poses can only be held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing.
Which correction should be made to sentence 8?
- AChange breathing to breath.
- BRemove the comma after task.
- CReplace full benefit with benefiting fully.
- DChange are coming to comes.
- ENo correction is necessary.
Correct Answer:
D
The sentence requires the simple present tense comes, not the present participle are coming. Choice a is incorrect because it is breathing that is required, not simply breath. Choice b is incorrect because the sentence is a complex sentence with two independent clauses connected with the coordinating conjunction and; because the sentences are long, they should have a comma between them. Choice c is incorrect because benefit needs to be a noun with its adjective full, not a verb (benefiting) with an adverb (fully). Choice e is incorrect because the verb error needs to be addressed.
D
The sentence requires the simple present tense comes, not the present participle are coming. Choice a is incorrect because it is breathing that is required, not simply breath. Choice b is incorrect because the sentence is a complex sentence with two independent clauses connected with the coordinating conjunction and; because the sentences are long, they should have a comma between them. Choice c is incorrect because benefit needs to be a noun with its adjective full, not a verb (benefiting) with an adverb (fully). Choice e is incorrect because the verb error needs to be addressed.
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