12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test One Answers and Explanations I
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mirroring the original error. Choices (C) and (D) don't address
the error; additionally, (C) is idiomatically incorrect, and (D) is
unnecessarily wordy.
9. c
Difficulty: Medium
Be consistent when you use pronouns like you and one.
The artists made adjustments to accommodate the viewers
of the sculptures. When referring to a general person like a
viewer, you have to be consistent in the pronoun you use.
Choice (C) solves this problem by eliminating the second
pronoun, your. Choices (B) and (E) are consistent in the
pronoun they use, but they are unnecessarily wordy. Choice
(D) uses their instead of one's, but is still inconsistent.
10. E
Difficulty: Medium
Ambiguous pronouns will always be wrong on the SAT;
pronouns must refer to specific antecedents. The pronoun
it is incorrect here because it has no antecedent. Choice (E)
corrects this error by eliminating the pronoun, and it also
makes the sentence more concise. Choice (B) does not
address the error. Choice (C) is awkward and unnecessarily
wordy. This, in (D), is ambiguous, and the sentence is overly
wordy.
13. c
Difficulty: High
Look for the most concise answer that correctly expresses
the relationship between clauses. As written, this sentence
is overly wordy, and while does not express the correct
relationship between the ideas. The former Soviet
countries are an addition to the idea of the Moscow
government. Choice (C) correctly express this with the
conjunction and. Choice (B) fixes the transition but is a
sentence fragment. Choices (D) and (E) are awkward and
unnecessarily wordy.
14. A
Difficulty: High
When a question seems best as written, don't be afraid
to choose (A) as your answer. This sentence is correct as
written. Choice (B) is grammatically incorrect. Choices (C)
and (D) are unnecessarily wordy. Choice (E) begins with
Although, a conjunction that does not make sense in the
context of the sentence.
11. c
Difficulty: Medium
The passive voice will not always be incorrect on the SAT,
but if the sentence can easily be put into the active voice,
the correct answer choice will do so. The passive voice here
is unnecessary. Choice (C) puts the sentence into the active
voice without introducing any additional errors. Choice (B)
is unnecessarily wordy. Choice (D) is a sentence fragment.
Choice (E) does not address the error.
12. A
Difficulty: High
Expect to encounter between five and eight sentences
without errors on the SAT. This sentence is correct as written.
Which is is the correct transition between the modifying
phrase and $ I 0 million, and the comparative phrase less
than is used correctly. Choices (B), (C), (D), and (E) are
awkward and unnecessarily wordy.