Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
The organizers of the fund-raiser expected that at least 500 people would attend, that the keynote speaker would be well received, and to raise twice the amount of money as they did last year. Which of the following revisions successfully corrects the sentence?
Answer Choices
- A: The organizers of the fund-raiser expected that at least 500 people would attend, that the keynote speaker would be well received, and that they would raise twice the amount of money as they did last year.
- B: The organizers of the fund-raiser expected that at least 500 people would attend, that the keynote speaker would be well received, and raising twice the amount of money as they did last year.
- C: The organizers of the fund-raiser expected that at least 500 people would attend, that the keynote speaker would be well received, and, consequently, to raise twice the amount of money as they did last year.
- D: The organizers of the fund-raiser expected that at least 500 people would attend; that the keynote speaker would be well received; and to raise twice the amount of money as they did last year.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Option A corrects the parallel structure by using 'that' consistently for all clauses. Options B and C disrupt parallelism with 'raising' and 'to raise,' and D uses semicolons but retains non-parallel 'to raise,' making A correct.