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1. A blend of vintage colors and prints (help, helps) create a restful haven in the bedroom.

   1.   ?    help
   2.   ?    helps

2. He is one of those who (rate, rates) people by how they dress.

   1.   ?    rate
   2.   ?    rates

3. The two groups presented widely differing estimates of the (amount, number) of people who attended the rally.

   1.   ?    amount
   2.   ?    number

4. Consider if the following needs a comma, and if so, where:
   "I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working ________ has such great buzz that even the most swamped working moms are sacrificing sleep to read it.

   1.   ?    Mother,"
   2.   ?    Mother",
   3.   ?    Mother"

5. At their core, the Michigan policies amount to a quota system that unfairly rewards or penalizes _________ students based solely on their race.

   1.   ?    perspective
   2.   ?    prospective

6. Investigators began watching the (England's, Englands') house (meaning the home of Mr. and Mrs. England).

   1.   ?    England's
   2.   ?    Englands'

7. He had influence (big time, big-time).

   1.   ?    big time
   2.   ?    big-time

8. He resolutely defended a professor who wrote a glowing (foreword, forward) to "My Awakening," by ex-KKK poster boy David Duke.

   1.   ?    foreword
   2.   ?    forward
   3.   ?    forword

9. Each of the horses would have about two (bails, bales) of hay by the weekend.

   1.   ?    bails
   2.   ?    bales

10. My end-of-the-year list of super CDs included the quirky and (eminently, imminently) listenable Super Furry Animals.

    1.   ?    eminently
    2.   ?    imminently

11. I thought I had the rules down (letter perfect, letter-perfect).

    1.   ?    letter perfect
    2.   ?    letter-perfect

12. There was no large, gruff veteran butting into their business and (cramping, crimping) their style.

    1.   ?    cramping
    2.   ?    crimping

13. He gave his body to the FSU Medical School, perhaps with the hope that someone will find an (anecdote, antidote) for the (affects, effects) of Agent Orange.

    1.   ?    anecdote, affects
    2.   ?    anecdote, effects
    3.   ?    antidote, affects
    4.   ?    antidote, effects

14. The whale's (fluke, flume, flute) was in bad shape.

    1.   ?    fluke
    2.   ?    flume
    3.   ?    flute

15. The pathfinder plane does weather (reconnaissance, recognizance).

    1.   ?    reconnaissance
    2.   ?    recognizance

16. Let's start using (flourescent, fluorescent) bulbs.

    1.   ?    flourescent
    2.   ?    fluorescent

17. Three (teenagers, teen-agers) (who, whom) authorities say were playing with fireworks were charged Friday.

    1.   ?    teenagers, who
    2.   ?    teenagers, whom
    3.   ?    teen-agers, who
    4.   ?    teen-agers, whom

18. Todd sent his AP Stylebook (hurdling, hurtling) into space.

    1.   ?    hurdling
    2.   ?    hurtling

19. It just never stopped! From 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. the rain was (continual, continuous).

    1.   ?    continual
    2.   ?    continuous

20. Three (teenagers, teen-agers) (who, whom) authorities accuse of playing with fireworks were charged Friday.

    1.   ?    teenagers, who
    2.   ?    teenagers, whom
    3.   ?    teen-agers, who
    4.   ?    teen-agers, whom

21. She shared the day-old banana bread with her (co-workers, coworkers).

    1.   ?    co-workers
    2.   ?    coworkers

22. Everyone there (eaks, eeks, ekes) out a living.

    1.   ?    eaks
    2.   ?    eeks
    3.   ?    ekes

23. "What would we do if it got to _________

    1.   ?    'normal?'"
    2.   ?    'normal'?"

24. [This is a quote:]
    "I've learned _____ are right some of the time."

    1.   ?    ya'll
    2.   ?    y'all

25. [This is a quote:]
    "I've learned that you are _______."

    1.   ?    alright
    2.   ?    all right

26. I hope I can be there (every day, everyday).

    1.   ?    every day
    2.   ?    everyday

27. Both teams produced the same (amount, number) of extra-base hits.

    1.   ?    amount
    2.   ?    number

28. The show attracted 9 million viewers, 2.8 million (fewer, less) than "Blue."

    1.   ?    fewer
    2.   ?    less

29. I guess I could write it off as one of the conditions that (afflict, afflicts) attorneys.

    1.   ?    afflict
    2.   ?    afflicts

30. [The following refers to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mendez.]
    During that storm, the _________ mobile home had windows smashed by flying debris.

    1.   ?    Mendez
    2.   ?    Mendez's
    3.   ?    Mendezes
    4.   ?    Mendezes'
    5.   ?    Mendez'

31. Is the parallel construction of the following sentence correct or not?
    Rabinowitz argues persuasively not only that Amirault has been imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit but also that those crimes never happened.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Not correct

32. Is the parallel construction of the following sentence correct or not?
    Rabinowitz argues persuasively that Amirault has not only been imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit but that those crimes never happened.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Not correct

33. Is the parallel construction of the following sentence correct or not?
    Rabinowitz argues persuasively that Amirault not only has been imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit but that those crimes never happened.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Not correct

34. Is the parallel construction of the following sentence correct or not?
    Rabinowitz argues persuasively that Amirault has been not only imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit but that those crimes never happened.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Not correct

35. His ranking plummeted (because of, due to) inactivity caused by his inability to travel.

    1.   ?    because of
    2.   ?    due to

36. His ranking fell as a result of inactivity (because of, due to) his inability to travel to the major tournaments necessary to maintain a top-10 ranking.

    1.   ?    because of
    2.   ?    due to

37. He wowed the audience with finely crafted tunes pulsing with rich, (resonant, resonate) melodies.

    1.   ?    resonant
    2.   ?    resonate

38. [Where should the commas go?]
    Syracuse earned another chance to win the national _______________________.

    1.   ?    championship, in of all places, the Superdome
    2.   ?    championship in, of all places, the Superdome

39. Although ___________________, his shadow looms large.

    1.   ?    dead since 1971
    2.   ?    he has been dead since 1971

40. Duff enjoys having fans who are younger than _______.

    1.   ?    her
    2.   ?    she

41. Neither Duke nor UNC (was, were) in favor of expansion.

    1.   ?    was
    2.   ?    were

42. Unless Witherspoon or Field (are, is) delivering a witticism, the movie withers.

    1.   ?    are
    2.   ?    is

43. No man's life, liberty or property (is, are) safe when the Legislature is in session.

    1.   ?    is
    2.   ?    are

44. She's even offering a $50 reward to (whoever, whomever) reunites her with her collection.

    1.   ?    whoever
    2.   ?    whomever

45. Ivory is asking (whoever, whomever) took the beads to return them.

    1.   ?    whoever
    2.   ?    whomever

46. Ralph has done so much work with so little complaining. He's a real (trooper, trouper, grouper).

    1.   ?    trooper
    2.   ?    trouper
    3.   ?    grouper

47. The students (boned up on, homed in on) their math before the test.

    1.   ?    boned up on
    2.   ?    homed in on

48. B.J. Wie suggested Ammaccapane and Hanson should have cut his daughter and (he, him, hymn) some slack.

    1.   ?    he
    2.   ?    him
    3.   ?    hymn

49. One of Reubin Askew's political elders (sat, set, threw) me down and offered me a nugget of wisdom.

    1.   ?    sat
    2.   ?    set
    3.   ?    threw

50. They (laid, lay, lied) on their sides, shoveling sand into 6-inch-deep pans.

    1.   ?    laid
    2.   ?    lay
    3.   ?    lied