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Aptitude Test Topic: Sentence Correction

This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part.

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This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

This question tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.

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Sentence Correction: Nouns and Pronouns Practice MCQ

Question Statement:

Inertia-gravity waves cause characteristic stripy patterns in the clouds in the lower atmosphere but they are disregarded by conventional weather forecasts because they are thought to be too small to interact with larger systems such as warm and cold fronts.

they are disregarded by conventional weather forecasts because they are thought to be too small

they are disregarded by conventional weather forecasts because these waves are thought to be too small

conventional weather forecasts disregard them because they think they are too small

conventional weather forecasts disregard these waves because they are thought to be too small

conventional weather forecasts think them too small

Explanation:

Correct Answer: D

In choices A, B, C and E, we have problems with what ‘they’ and ‘them’ refer to. Is it waves or patterns? And in C we have ‘they’ referring first to forecasts and then to waves or patterns.

In D the pronoun comes only after we are clear that we are talking about waves.

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You are taking Aptitude Test No. 5

Each aptitude test is comprised of 10 except the last test which might have fewer than 10 in some topics.

You are at question (MCQ) number 1 and Test Number 5 of Sentence Correction: Nouns and Pronouns. To deal with Sentence Correction questions, you must take lesson on the subject. In case of science and Art subjects revise your text books and in case of general aptitude topics take lessons from the topic page.

The question: Inertia-gravity waves cause characteristic stripy patterns in the clouds in the lower atmosphere but .... with options: they are disregarded by conventional weather forecasts because they are thought to be too small , they are disregarded by conventional weather forecasts because these waves are thought to be too small , conventional weather forecasts disregard them because they think they are too small , conventional weather forecasts disregard these waves because they are thought to be too small can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Sentence Correction.