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

12 Practice Tests for t h e SAT I
Practice Test Four Answers and Explanations
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5. B
Difficulty: Medium
Make sure verb tenses accurate l y ref l ect t h e sequence of
events wit h in a sentence.
T h e action in t h is sentence takes p l ace in t h e past, as believed
and purchased indicate. However, t h e system was purc h ased
to prevent future intrusions. T h erefore, would hove prevented
is incorrect. C h oice (B) corrects t h is error; none of t h e ot h er
c h oices uses an appropriate verb tense in context.
6. c
Difficulty: Low
A sentence must h ave a subject and verb in an independent
c l ause to be comp l ete.
As written, t h is sentence is a fragment; t h ere is no main
verb in t h e first c l ause and no subject in t h e second. C h oice
(C) corrects t h is error. C h oice (B) is incorrect grammatica
structure. C h oice l
(D) c h anges t h e meaning of t h e sentence
by suggesting t h at t h e l ibrary is on l y t h e l argest among l ibraries
wit h five mi ll ion books. C h oice (E) is a l so a sentence fragment.
7. E
Difficulty: Medium
No sooner must a l ways be paired wit h than.
As written, no sooner is incorrect l y paired wit h but. C h oice
(E) corrects t h is error. C h oices (B) and (D)
do not address
t h e error; additiona ll y, convinced into in (B) is idiomatica ll y
incorrect, and (D) is unnecessari l y in t h e passive voice.
C h oice (C) a l so uses t h e passive voice unnecessari l y and
introduces an inappropriate verb tense in context.
8. E
Difficulty: Hig
Items in a comparison h
must be para ll e l in structure. As
written, t h is sentence vio l ates para ll e l structure. C h oice (E)
c h anges did to were, and it makes manufacturing and
forming para ll e l to service and technology. None of t h e
ot h er c h oices correct t h e error.
9. c
Difficulty: Medium
A verb must agree wit h its subject noun, w h ic h may not be
t h e noun c l osest to it in t h e sentence.
T h e subject of t h is sentence is p l ura l (consequences), so t h e
singu l ar verb is is incorrect. C h oices (C) and (D) bot h correct
t h is error. However, (D) c h anges t h e meaning of t h e origina
se l ection. C h oices l
(B) and (E) do not address t h e error.
10. D
Difficulty: Medium
T h e gerund (-ing) verb form can never be t h e main verb in
a sentence.
As written, t h is is a sentence fragment, and t h e pronoun it
h as no c l ear antece dent. C h oice (D) corrects bot h errors.
C h oice (B)
does not correct t h e fragment error. C h oice (C)
does not address t h e ambiguous pronoun. C h oice (E) is a
run-on sentence.
11. A
Difficulty: Medium
Expect between five and eig h t sentences to contain no error.
T h is sentence is correct as written. T h e p l ura l verb give is in
agreement wit h t h e compound subject the film 's clever plot
and its exciting climax, and t h e sentence is concise. C h oices
(B), (C), (D), and (E) a ll make t h e sentence unnecessari l y
wordy; additiona ll y, gives in (C) and (E) does not agree wit
t h e compound subject.
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12. D
Difficulty: Hig
Pronouns must h
a l ways h ave c l ear antecedents.
T h e pronoun this
does not h ave a c l ear antecedent. C h oice
(D) corrects t h is error by specifying t h at his academic
work is w h at was stellar. C h oices (B) and (C) c h ange t pronoun to that, but t h ere is sti ll no c l ear antecedent. T h e
semico l on in (E) is used incorrect l y; a semico l on can on l y
join two independent c l auses.
13. D
Difficulty: Hig
Make sure verb h
tenses proper l y matc h t h e sequence of
events in a sentence.
T h e verb hod been indicates t h at t h e event h appened prior to
anot h er specific comp l eted event. However, in t h is case, t h ere
is no ot h er event referred to. C h oice (D) correct l y rep l aces hod
been wit h was. C h oice l (B) eaves t h e meaning of t h e second
c l ause incomp l ete. C h oice (C) is awkwardl y constructe d.
C h oice (E) introduces a verb tense t h at is incorrect in context.