Is your prose as good as your code?
1. Which one is correct?
a. The government approved a program that will give iPods to disadvantaged children.
b. The government approved a program which will give iPods to disadvantaged children.
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2. Which one is correct?
a. Bacon and eggs are Bill Gates' favorite breakfast.
b. Bacon and eggs is Bill Gates' favorite breakfast.
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3. Which one is correct?
The spyware infestation had a startling ________ on network performance.
a. affect
b. effect
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4. Which one is correct?
Poor network performance ___________ everyone's work.
a. affected
b. effected
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5. Which one is correct?
a. The next topic he addressed was the many instances of identity theft.
b. The next topic he addressed were the many instances of identity theft.
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6. Which one is correct?
a. The recent divestiture, combined with rising costs, are expected to affect profits.
b. The recent divestiture, combined with rising costs, is expected to affect profits.
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7. Which one is correct?
a. While answering the e-mail, the phone rang and interrupted me.
b. While answering the e-mail, I was interrupted by the phone ringing.
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8. Which one is correct?
a. Unlike spam or spyware, spim is not under investigation by the federal government.
b. Unlike spam or spyware, the federal government is not investigating spim.
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9. Which sentence is preferable?
a. "I'm not going to stand for it," Carly said.
b. "I'm not going to stand for it," fumed Carly.
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10. Which sentence is preferable?
a. This issue was decided by the committee.
b. The committee decided this issue.
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