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12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Eleven Answers and Explanations
in the past tense, and the adverb closely correctly follows.
The expression which Jack, (B), is correct standard written
English, and better structured, (C), correctly sets up the
comparison between the two plans.
27. E
Difficulty: High
Don't let the fact that you may not have heard of Villella or
Graham distract you from the grammar.
There is no error. The expressions to stage, (A); that develop
from, (B); and and incorporate, (C), are standard written
English. Intended is in the appropriate tense, as Martha
Graham intended the ballets to have such feeling before
Edward Villella staged them.
28. c
Difficulty: Low
This sentence includes four verbs, so check their tense
agreement.
The subject not one is singular, but the verb have is plural;
it should be has. This is tricky because not one does refer to
the many people, but only one of the many people, so it is
singular. To have seen, (A), is good, standard English. But,
(B), provides a logical link between the two contrasting parts
of the sentence. The expression such an object is correct.
29. A
Difficulty: Medium
Look at the sequence of events and determine whether the
tenses are appropriate.
Announces is incorrectly in the present tense, as the
announcement took place in the past. It should
read announced. To build the morale, (B), is good,
idiomatic English. Of employees, (C), and during the
recession, (D), both use prepositions appropriately.
30. A
Difficulty: Medium
The owner obviously used the word they, so it should be
written as it was in this sentence. Later, the owner clarifies
that they actually refers to the owner of the bowling alley.
Choice (B) is not correct because it was not the author
who identified the owner as they. Choice (C) is not correct
because one may use a pronoun in a sentence with its
antecedent being in a previous sentence. Choice (D) is not
correct because they does not refer to the author and his
brother. Choice (E) is not correct because them would be
the objective case and they in sentence 2 is the subjective
case.
31. c
Difficulty: High
These two sentences can be combined with a simple
conjunction. Choice (A) is incorrect because it includes
both a semicolon and a conjunction. Choice (B) changes
the meaning by using score in place of game, and it uses
the preposition for. While (D) is a complex sentence, it
does not convey the correct meaning here. The use of the
conjunction but changes the meaning in (E).
32. B
Difficulty: Medium
This Comprehension question indicates that the person who
has the best game of the year is named the best bowler.
Choice (A) is not correct because overall points don't matter.
There is no indication of growth in the passage, so (C) is
not correct. The passage does not address averages, so (D)
is not correct. Choice (E) is not correct because the passage
does not include any reference to the fact that bowling can
be a team sport.
33. c
Difficulty: Medium
This passage was written to persuade. It appears the
author wants to change the mind of the reader. There is
no indication that the passage is about business, so (A) is
not correct. Choices (B) and (E) are not correct because
the passage is not written to convey information (such as
in an encyclopedia). Choice (D) is not correct because, in
sarcasm, the writer says the opposite of what he means.
This author is very straightforward in saying what he means.