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Question:

Directions: In the passage that follows, the groups of words highlighted in bold may or may not have an error in punctuation, grammar, or style. If you find an error, choose the option that corrects it. If there is no error, select "A."

A tsunami is a series of (1) water waves that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of (2) water, such as a ocean or a large lake. (3)Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan where approximately (4) 195 events have been recorded. (5) Being as how immense volumes of water and energy are involved when they strike, (6) it can devastate coastal regions. Casualties can be high (7) because the waves move faster than humans can run.

It is not possible as yet to (8) prevent tsunamis however some earthquake engineering measures (9) have been took over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore. (10) Japan, for example, has built many tsunami walls of up to 15 ft. high to protect heavily populated coastal areas.

1.
water waves that is caused by      
water waves that is caused by
water waves that are caused by
water waves, which is caused by
water waves, that is caused by
water that will be caused by

2.
water, such as a ocean or a large lake
water, such as a ocean or a large lake
water, such as an ocean or a large lake
water like an ocean or a large lake
water, such as the ocean or a large lake
water, such as an ocean or the large lake

3.
tsunamis are a frequent occurrence
tsunamis are a frequent occurrence
there's frequent tsunamis
tsunamis occur with frequency
tsunamis occur frequently
tsunamis are an occurrence that happen with great frequency

4.
195 events have been recorded.
195 events have been recorded.
195 events are being recorded.
195 had been recorded.
195 events has been recorded.
195 events were recorded.

5.
Being as how immense volumes of water and energy are involved
Being that immense volumes of water and energy are involved
Because of the fact that immense volumes of water and energy are involved
Because immense volumes of water and energy are involved
Being how immense the amounts volumes of water and energy are involved
Due to the fact that immense volumes of water and energy are involved

6.
it can devastate coastal regions
it can devastate coastal regions
they can create devastation to coastal regions
tsunamis can devastate coastal regions
coastal regions can be devastated by tsunamis
a tsunami can devastate coastal regions

7.
because the waves are faster than humans can run
because the waves are faster than humans can run
because humans are not as fast as waves
because the waves are faster than humans
because the waves can outrun humans
because the waves move faster than humans can run

8.
prevent tsunamis however some earthquake engineering measures
prevent tsunamis, however some earthquake engineering measures
prevent tsunamis some earthquake engineering measures
prevent tsunamis. However some earthquake engineering measures
prevent tsunamis. However, some earthquake engineering measures
prevent tsunamis. Some earthquake engineering measures

9.
have been took over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore
have been took over the past several years to reduce the damage cause on shore
has been taken over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore
have been taken over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore
were taken over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore
were took over the past several years to reduce the damage caused on shore

10.
Japan, for example, has built
Japan, for example, has built
Japan for example has built
Japan for example, has builded
Japan for example, has built
Japan, by contrast, has built