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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations
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changing the meaning of the sentence or introducing
any grammatical errors. Choices (B) and (C) are still
unnecessarily wordy. Choice (D) incorrectly uses its to refer
to a person.
6. E
Difficulty: Medium
Although the passive voice will not always be incorrect
on the SAT, check for an answer choice that makes the
sentence active. Choice (E) makes Katy, rather than her
plan, the subject of the sentence. Choice (B) is more
concise, but still passive. Choice (C) creates a sentence
fragment. Choice (D) is unnecessarily wordy.
7. D
Difficulty: Medium
A verb must agree in number with its subject, which may
not be the noun closest to it in the sentence. Here, the
plural teachers is the object of the preposition of, not the
subject noun. One is the subject, so the correct verb form
would be was. Both (D) and (E) correct the verb, but (E)
misuses the semicolon splice, which is only correct when
used to join two independent clauses. Choices (B) and
(C) do not address the error; additionally, (B) misuses the
semicolon splice, and (C) introduces an inconsistent verb
tense.
8. A
Difficulty: Medium
Expect to see between five and eight sentences that contain
no errors. This sentence is correct as written. Choices (B),
(D), and (E) use transition words that alter the relationship
between the clauses. Choice (C) is unnecessarily wordy.
9. c
Difficulty: Medium
Use of the passive voice will generally result in a sentence
that is unnecessarily wordy. This sentence uses the passive
voice and is overly wordy. Choice (C) is more concise
without changing the meaning of the original sentence.
Choices (B), (D), and (E) remain unnecessarily wordy.
10. A
Difficulty: Medium
When the underlined selection includes a semicolon, make
sure both clauses are independent. This sentence contains
no error. Choices (B), (C), and (D) create a cause-andeffect
relationship between the clauses that is not present in
the original; additionally, (C) uses the pronoun it without an
antecedent and is unnecessarily wordy, and (D) introduces
an inconsistent verb tense. Choice (E) incorrectly uses a
semicolon to join a subordinate clause to an independent
one.
11. E
Difficulty: Medium
Make sure transition words properly relate the ideas within
the sentence. Both (D) and (E) use because to create the
appropriate relationship between the clauses, but (D) is
unnecessarily wordy. Choice (B) is also overly wordy.
Choice (C) is grammatically incorrect.
12. D
Difficulty: Medium
The construction of a comparison beginning with as is as ...
as. Equally is redundant in an as ... as comparison. Choice
(D) corrects the idiom; none of the other choices do so.
13. E
Difficulty: High
In sentences with multiple errors, make sure your answer
choice addresses them all. Here, the object of the verb
failed is the compound to achieve . .. nor profiting. There
are two errors: the verbs are not parallel in form, and nor
would require neither to be correct in this context. Choice
(E) corrects both errors. Choices (B), (C), and (D) all fail to
correct the parallelism issue; (B) and (C) do not address the
idiom error.
14. A
Difficulty: Medium
And is the only conjunction that creates a compound
requiring the plural verb form. This sentence is correct as
written, since the compound subject convenience and
value requires the plural verb form account. Choice (B)
uses a singular pronoun to refer to the plural cameras.
Choice (C) uses a singular pronoun and the singular
verb form, both of which are incorrect. Choice (D) uses
the singular is with the plural compound subject. In (E),
the singular a reason does not agree with the plural
convenience and value.