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Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
Since bot h are equa l to d, you can set t h em equa l to eac h
ot h er and so l ve for t:
25(2.2 - t) = 30 x t
55 - 25t= 30t
55 = 55t
t= 1
Now p l ug back in to so l ve for d :
30 x t=d
30 X 1 =d
SECTION 5
d=30
1. c
Difficulty: Medium
To be grammatica ll y comp l ete, a sentence must h ave a
subject and verb in an independent c l ause.
As written, t h is sentence is a fragment, since neit h er of t h e
c l auses is independent. C h oice (C) c h anges t h e gerund (-ing)
ver b form (w h ic h can never be t h e main verb in a sentence)
to an acceptabl e pre dicate verb. C h oice (B) a l ters meaning
of t h e sentence (adamant and opposed to is not t h e same as
adamantly opposed). C h oice (D) does not address t h e error.
C h oice (E) introduces an inconsistent verb tense.
2. D
Difficulty: Medium
A sentence may h ave mu l tip l e nouns and ver b s and sti ll b e
a fragment.
C h oice (D) corrects t h e fragment error by inserting a
predicate verb, is. C h oices (B) and (C) do not address t h e
error. C h oice (E) e l iminates t h e cause-and-effect re l ations h ip
between t h e c l auses t h at is present in t h e origina l .
3. A
Difficulty: Hig
In Improving Sentences h
questions, (A) a l ways repeats
t e under l ined se l ection, so don't waste time reading t h is
c oice on Test Day.
T is sentence contains no error; t e correct c h oice is (A).
C h oices (B), (C), (D), and (E) a ll h ave incorrect grammatica
structure.
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4. D
Difficulty: Medium
Pronouns wit h out c l ear antecedents wi ll be incorrect on
t h e SAT.
T h e pronoun they in t h is sentence h as no antecedent. C h oices
(C), (D), and (E) a ll correct t h is error, but (C) and (E) are
sentence fragments. C h oice (B)
does not address t h e error.
5. E
Difficulty: Hig h
Make sure any modifying words and p h rases are proper l y
p l aced for t h e words t h ey are intended to modify.
As written, and in (B), it is the Eiffel Tower t h at is taking a
... tour of Paris. On l y (E) p l aces t h e correct noun, Emily,
after t h e modifying p h rase. In (C) and (D), t h e noun being
modified by t h e introductory p h rase is stop (a possessive
noun acts grammatica ll y as an adjective).
6. D
Difficulty: Medium
A l t h oug h t h ere are a number of ways to correct a run-on
sentence, on l y one answer c h oice wi ll d o so wit h out adding
additiona l errors.
C h oice (D) corrects t h e run-on by making t h e second
c l ause of t h e sentence subordinate; it a l so correct l y
expresses t h e cause-and-effect re l ations h ip between t h e
c l auses. C h oice (B) is incorrect grammatica l structure.
C h oice (C) l eaves t h e meaning of t h e second c l ause
incomp l ete. C oice (E) uses t h e pronoun whose, w h ic h is
on l y correct w h en used to refer to peop l e.
7. B
Difficulty: Medium
T h e gerund (-ing) verb form can never be t h e predicate
(main) verb in a sentence.
C h oice (B) corrects t h is sentence fragment by rep l acing
t h e gerund form being wit h were. C h oice (C) does not
address t h e error. C h oice (D) introduces t h e passive voice
unnecessari l y. C h oice (E) is aw kw ard and unnecessari l y wordy.
8. c
Difficulty: Medium
A l t h oug h conjunctions may keep a sentence from being a
run-on, if t h ey don't proper l y re l ate t h e sentence's c l auses,
t h ey wi ll not be correct on t h e SAT.