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12 Practice <strong>Tests</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>SAT</strong><br />

226 Practice Test Two Answers an d Exp l anations<br />

to say <strong>the</strong>y are causing psychological damage. Choice (E)<br />

matches your prediction well.<br />

18. c<br />

Difficu l ty: Low<br />

For questions that do not cite a line reference, use your<br />

notes to get a solid grasp on <strong>the</strong> broad points of <strong>the</strong><br />

passage. The author points out repeatedly that electronic<br />

interaction is replacing live communication. Look <strong>for</strong> an<br />

answer that reflects this.<br />

Choice (A) is a misused detail; this is too specific. Online<br />

shopping is not <strong>the</strong> sole thing that <strong>the</strong> author claims<br />

replaces live community. Choice (B) is a misused detail;<br />

this is also too specific. Choice (C) works well with your<br />

prediction. Choice (D) is a misused detail; this is also<br />

too specific. Choice (E) is a distortion; Internet bullies<br />

are a phenomenon arising from distant interaction, not a<br />

replacement <strong>for</strong> anything.<br />

SECTION 9<br />

1. E<br />

Difficu l ty: Low<br />

Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> most concise answer choice that does not<br />

contain any grammatical errors. As written, this sentence<br />

is unnecessarily wordy. Choice (E) is concise and contains<br />

no errors. Choices (B) and (C) change <strong>the</strong> meaning of <strong>the</strong><br />

phrase and are unnecessarily wordy. Choice (D) is also<br />

overly wordy.<br />

2. B<br />

Difficu l ty: Low<br />

Make sure that comparisons are structured to compare<br />

logical items. Here, responsibilities are being compared to<br />

a medical student. Choice (B) corrects this error by adding<br />

<strong>the</strong> pronoun those, which refers to responsibilities. Choices<br />

(C) and (D) do not address <strong>the</strong> error. Choice (E) fails to<br />

correctly complete <strong>the</strong> comparative idiom as . .. as.<br />

3. B<br />

Difficu l ty: Low<br />

Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> most concise answer that does not introduce<br />

additional errors.<br />

As written, this sentence is awkward and unnecessarily<br />

wordy. Choice (B) is concise without losing any of <strong>the</strong><br />

meaning of <strong>the</strong> original sentence. Choices (C) and (D) do<br />

not use correct parallel structure <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> compound object<br />

triumphs and. .. losses. Choice (E) uses <strong>the</strong> pronoun it with<br />

no clear antecedent.<br />

4. c<br />

Difficu l ty: Low<br />

Make sure a modifying phrase is correctly placed <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

noun it is meant to modify. As written, this sentence states<br />

that <strong>the</strong> city's local customs are <strong>for</strong>eigners. Both (C) and<br />

(D) correctly place Greg directly after <strong>the</strong> clause; however,<br />

choice (D) is a sentence fragment. Choice (B) does not<br />

address <strong>the</strong> error. Choice (E) is awkward and unnecessarily<br />

wordy.<br />

5. D<br />

Difficu l ty: Medium<br />

The gerund (-ing) verb <strong>for</strong>m can never be <strong>the</strong> main verb in<br />

a sentence.<br />

As written, this sentence is a fragment. By changing <strong>the</strong> verb<br />

<strong>for</strong>m to <strong>the</strong> past tense wrote, (D) corrects <strong>the</strong> error without<br />

introducing any additional problems. Choices (B) and (E)<br />

are awkward and overly wordy. While not technically a runon,<br />

(C) strings <strong>the</strong> two clauses toge<strong>the</strong>r without relating<br />

<strong>the</strong>m.<br />

6. B<br />

Difficu l ty: Medium<br />

Pronoun use must be consistent throughout a sentence.<br />

This sentence starts out using <strong>the</strong> second person pronoun<br />

you, <strong>the</strong>n switches to <strong>the</strong> first person our. Since only you<br />

is underlined, it should be changed to <strong>the</strong> first person<br />

we. Only (B) does so. Choice (C) changes <strong>the</strong> meaning<br />

of <strong>the</strong> sentence; high altitudes can't run. Choice (D) is<br />

unnecessarily wordy. The subject people in (E) is still<br />

inconsistent with <strong>the</strong> pronoun our.<br />

7. D<br />

Difficu l ty: Medium<br />

Beware of <strong>the</strong> pronoun it on <strong>the</strong> <strong>SAT</strong>. It will not always be<br />

incorrect, but it frequently figures in ambiguity and pronoun<br />

agreement errors.

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