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Lesson 2
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15. The dog has been replaced by the cat as the
pet of choice for Americans because cats are
more independent and require less care than
dogs. No error
16. Because many modern actors study method
acting, a system devised by Stanislavsky, their
interpretations of the role of Hamlet differ from
Shakespeare’s time. No error
17. During the second half of the nineteenth cen-
tury, waves of immigration in the United States
brought hundreds of thousands of foreigners
to America’s cities and created the condition
termed the “melting pot.” No error
18. The governor’s oratorical skill, which has helped
him to win several elections, comes either from
his college debating experience and from an in-
depth knowledge of the issues. No error
19. The decade of the 1920s was an important one
for English literature, for during that time a large
amount of works now considered classics were
written by great writers such as Ezra Pound,
D.H. Lawrence, and T.S. Eliot. No error
20. Although we usually associate the name of
Athens with democracy, it is important to
remember that slavery was a key element in that
city’s economy. No error
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Writing Test
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21. Unemployed laborers ignored the picket lines set
up by striking workers at the factory’s only
entrance, and they thereby rendered it ineffective.