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The document presents a passage about Jerry, who is acting unusually disinterested in social activities due to an upcoming statistics exam, contrasting with his typically gregarious nature. It includes a series of questions aimed at correcting grammatical and contextual errors in the passage. The questions focus on aspects such as punctuation, word choice, and possessive forms.

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Advanced Paragraph Correction 6

The document presents a passage about Jerry, who is acting unusually disinterested in social activities due to an upcoming statistics exam, contrasting with his typically gregarious nature. It includes a series of questions aimed at correcting grammatical and contextual errors in the passage. The questions focus on aspects such as punctuation, word choice, and possessive forms.

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Advanced Paragraph Correction 6


Directions: Read the passage below. Then answer questions about errors in the passage.

Jerry was recently informed of an upcoming test in statistics, which is a required portion of his 1) Ph.D.
curriculum although hearing about the upcoming test, Jerry has acted 2) passionate and uninterested in social
activities. This behavior is an aberration for 3) him, he is normally quite gregarious and ebullient. 4) All his
friends concur that his recent behavior has some 5) correlation with the exam. Everybody has tried to evoke
some of his normal 6) despair, but to no avail. His behavior is very disconcerting. 7) They seem that efforts to
bring out his usual exuberance only exacerbate his malaise. I believe the only antidote to 8) Jerrys
uncharacteristic behavior to be unmitigated success on his statistics exam.

1) 5)
A. curriculum. While A. corelacion
B. curriculum. Rather than B. correlasion
C. curriculum. Since C. correllation
D. curriculum. Before D. correllasion
E. curriculum. However E. Correct as is
F. Correct as is
6)
2) A. conviviality
A. aloof B. negligence
B. abandoned C. austerity
C. dissociated D. diffidence
D. disinterested E. ostentation
E. disparate F. Correct as is
F. Correct as is
7)
3) A. Our efforts, they seem
A. him he B. It seems that efforts
B. him: he C. It seems that efforts only
C. him; he D. It seems the only efforts
D. him - he E. Seemingly the efforts
E. Correct as is F. Correct as is

4) 8)
A. His friends A. Jerries
B. His friends all B. Jerry’s
C. All of his friends C. Jerrys’
D. All of the above are correct D. Correct as is
E. Both A and B are correct
F. Both A and C are correct

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