Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Who wants to be a Millionaire? Hosted by Judy DeVries

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The Prizes 8 - $16,000 9 - $32,000 10 - $64,000 11 - $125,000 12 - $250,000 13 - $500,000 14 - $1,000,000 1 - $100 2 - $200 3 - $500 4 - $1,000 5 - $2,000 6 - $4,000 7 - $8,000

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$100 Which of these words is spelled incorrectly? C - excersise A - beautiful B - business C - excersise D - difference

$200 Which of these is written correctly? A. – I came to school today. A – I came to school today. B – I walked to the store, I bought eggs. C – she stunk. D – I am on love.

$500 I am now writing to complain about the poor delivery offered by your store, as you have not replied to my repeated messages. The most effective revision of this sentence would begin with which group of words? D – Since you have not replied to my repeated phone messages, I am writing A – Having written to complain, the poor delivery service B – Your store, delivering poor service, and I am now phoning C – I had written and now am phoning and will complain D – Since you have not replied to my repeated phone messages, I am writing

$1,000 Not only have your delivery department wasted my time, but also it has damaged my property. Which correction should be made to this sentence? A – change only have to only has A – change only have to only has B – remove the comma after time C – insert additionally after also D – change it has to it have

$2,000 When I bought a sofa from you a month ago, I was being told it would be delivered the next day, Tuesday. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentence? B – was told A – was being told B – was told C – had told D – having been told

$4,000 Whenever I tried calling you, your phone was busy. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentence? If the original is best, choose option A. A – you, your phone was A – you, your phone was B – you, your phone being C – you, your phone is D – you, and your phone was

$8,000 On Wednesday mourning, you phoned to say that because the delivery truck had to have its brakes repaired, the sofa could not be delivered until the following week. Which correction should be made? A – replace mourning with morning A – replace mourning with morning B – insert a comma after phone C – insert a comma after that D – replace brakes with breaks

$16,000 That Friday the sofa arrived. I was leaving for work. Which is the most effective combination of the sentences? D – That Friday, as I was leaving for work, the sofa arrived. A – That Friday the sofa arrived, I was leaving for work. B – Leaving for work that Friday, the sofa arrived. C – The sofa arrived on that Friday while I was leaving for work. D – That Friday, as I was leaving for work, the sofa arrived.

$32,000 The delivery men arrived not only at an inconvenient time, but also delivered the wrong sofa. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentence? D – not only arrived A – arrived not only B – not only arriving C - arrived D – not only arrived

$64,000 Unfortunately, as they carried it into the living room, they chipped the paint on the walls broke a vase, and scratched a chest of drawers. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined part of the sentence? B – paint on the walls, broke A – paint on the walls broke B – paint on the walls, broke C – paint on the walls, and broke D – paint, on the walls, broke

$125,000 Instead of apologizing, it was told to me it was not their responsibility. Which correction should be made? C – replace it was told to me with they told me A – replace apologizing with being apologetic B – remove the comma after apologizing C – replace it was told to me with they told me D – no correction is necessary

$250,000 You probably have read how job opportunities are declining; however there are occupations in which opportunities are expanding. Which correction should be made? A – insert a comma after however A – insert a comma after however B – replace there with they’re C – insert a comma after occupations D – no correction is necessary

$500,000 The U. S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics gave the following report. The report states that in the next ten years the demand for electronics technicians will increase by 21%. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentence? D – Statistics reports A – Statistics gave the following report. The report states B - Statistics gave the following report, the report states C - Statistics having reported in the D – Statistics reports

$1,000,000 You could soon be on your way to a career in electronics. A career filled with excitement and promise. Which is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion? If the original is best, choose A. C - in electronics, a career filled A - in electronics. A career filled B - in electronics, but a career filled C - in electronics, a career filled D - in electronics. A career, filled

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Who wants to be a Millionaire?