1. Choose the editing option that best corrects the underlined part of the following sentence. A doctor at the Metropolitan Clinic in Chicago claims that if women give up smoking and ate a healthful diet, their children would be less likely to develop lung diseases. Answers: • claims that if women gave up smoking and ate a healthy diet • claims that if women had given up smoking and eat a healthful diet • claimed that when a woman gives up smoking and has eaten a healthful diet • claimed that when women gave up smoking and ate a healthy diet 2. Read the following sentence and select the option that illustrates the best course of action for an editor to take. Daphne's latest exhibition was roundly panned by the critics, whereas her earlier works had received a lukewarm reception. Answers: • Replace the incorrect adverb "roundly" with the more appropriate "thoroughly." • Recast the second clause to correct the illogical use of "wh...