Question

which changes should be made to the following sentence? almost any sort of lumber preferably weathered may be used. change weather to whether. insert parentheses beginning with preferably and ending with weathered. add a comma before preferably. insert parentheses around the word weathered. 6) choose the best answer. which changes should be made to the following sentence? different birds need different sizes of houses with variations in depth and diameter table c on page 19 insert parentheses beginning with table and ending with page 19; add a period outside the parentheses insert parentheses beginning with table and ending with page 19; add a period inside the parentheses. add a period after diameter and after page 19. remove different from beginning of the sentence.

Explanation:

First Question (Sentence: "Almost any sort of lumber preferably weathered may be used.")

To clarify the intended meaning (that "preferably weathered" is additional info about the lumber), inserting parentheses around "preferably weathered" (option B) is correct. Changing "weather" to "whether" (A) is incorrect as "weathered" is about lumber aging, not a conjunction. Adding a comma (C) doesn't clarify as well as parentheses. Inserting around just "weathered" (D) misses "preferably".

The phrase "Table C on page 19" is additional info (a reference), so we need to enclose it in parentheses and add a period outside (to end the sentence). Option A does this. Option B puts the period inside, which is incorrect. Adding periods after "diameter" and "page 19" (C) creates two sentences incorrectly. Removing "Different" (D) changes the meaning and doesn't fix the punctuation.

Answer:

B. Insert parentheses beginning with preferably and ending with weathered.

Second Question (Sentence: "Different birds need different sizes of houses with variations in depth and diameter Table C on page 19")