Passage 2
1. B
‘Hordes’ is the only option that conveys a large number.
2. D
‘Their’ is the only plural possesive pronoun option to define ‘Bostonians’
3. C
A ‘reigning champion’ is a champion that has held a title for a period of time.
4. B
‘His’ is the only ponoun that properly defines John Sullivan.
5. D
DELETE is right more than 50% of the time. The other options are redundant.
6. A
‘Visibly’ is an adverb that modifies the verb ‘testified’.
7. A
An introductory phrase should always be followed by the subject of the introduction. ‘The Boston Strong Boy’ is muscular without being muscle bound.
8. B
‘Wading’ is the only option that suggests difficult moving through something. Think wading through water.
9. B
A comma conjunction can be used to separate two complete sentences.
10. C
‘For the next eight months’ gives us the period of time that Sullivan spent traveling.
11. A
An introductory phrase should always be followed by a comma and an independent clause.
12. D
The key word is ‘specifically describes’. The only answer option with a specific number is D.
13. A
Note the NOT. ‘three-minute opponents’ makes no sense in context.
14. B
Quotation marks can be used to show informality.
15. C
The passage is about Sullivan’’s career in general. It does not focus specifically on Sullivan’s time in Boston.