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112 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Eleven Answers and Explanations
13. D
Difficulty: Low
Look for the most concise answer choice that does not
introduce any additional errors.
The pronoun they is incorrect here; the subject of this
sentence is scooters. Choice (D) corrects this without
introducing additional errors. The pronoun their in (B) and
they in (C) are used without antecedents. Choice (E) makes
the sentence more concise, but it does not address the
original error and loses some of the meaning of the original
sentence.
14. E
Difficulty: Medium
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, which may not
be the noun closest to it in the sentence.
The antecedent for the plural pronoun their is actually the
singular startup; the plural methods, although closer to the
pronoun in the sentence, is part of a separate descriptive
phrase. Although all of the choices correct this error, only
(E) does so concisely and without introducing any new
errors. Choices (B) and (D) are unnecessarily wordy; (D)
also uses the passive voice unnecessarily. Choice (C)
creates a sentence fragment.