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

Section s 1
Practice Test Eight
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Directions: The following sentences test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence
contains either a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. The error, if there
is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be
changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing answers, follow the
requirements of standard written English.
EXAMPLE:
Whenever one is driving late at night, XQ!! must take extra precautions against
A B C
falling asleep at the wheel. No error
D E
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12. All of the children waiting for the school bus seen
A
B
the crossing guard walking out into the street
to stop traffic. No error
D E
13. We had been gardening for no more for one hour
A
when it became apparent that our supply of
B
C
fertilizer would not be sufficient for the whole
D
garden. No error
E
14. The FBI maintains strict requirements for citizens
A
B
who are interested in joining the Bureau. No error
C D E
15. Everything about the case are strange and
A
suspicious, as there was no sign of forced entry,
B
nothing of great value was stolen, and the only
c
fingerprints around the house were the owners'.
No error
E
D
c
16. While many children claim hearing Santa's
A
B
reindeer on the roof, no one has proved that
such a person truly exists. No error
C D E
17. Concert-goers at the stadium who waited hours for
A
the entrance of their favorite music group includes
B
more than one hundred fans from European
c
countries who traveled long distances for the show.
No error
E
D
18. l1 did not occur to the interviewer to ask either the
A
B
job applicant nor his reference whether the
C
D
applicant had completed the project he initiated.
No error
E
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