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

740 Practice Test Eight Answers and Explanations<br />

21. c<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Don't use that to refer to a person; use who or whom. In<br />

this sentence, <strong>the</strong> proper <strong>for</strong>m is who. Choices (A), (B), and<br />

(D) all test your knowledge of idiomatic phrases.<br />

22. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Like all o<strong>the</strong>r pronouns, possessive pronouns must have clear<br />

antecedents with which <strong>the</strong>y agree in number. In this sentence,<br />

it is unclear who he is. Choices (A) and (C) are correct<br />

idiomatic usage. Choice (B) is appropriate use of <strong>the</strong> gerund.<br />

23. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Susan compares <strong>the</strong> home team's warm-ups to <strong>the</strong> visiting<br />

team, which is an illogical comparison. She should compare<br />

<strong>the</strong> warm-ups of both teams. Choice (D) is your answer.<br />

The phrase liked watching, (A), is correctly in <strong>the</strong> past tense.<br />

The phrase which she uses <strong>the</strong> correct relative pronoun,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> phrase more interesting works because two things<br />

are compared.<br />

24. D<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Choice (D) uses <strong>the</strong> wrong preposition. It should be with,<br />

not by. Choice (A) correctly has an adverb modifying an<br />

adjective. Choice (B) tests verb tense, and past tense is<br />

consistent with <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> sentence. Choice (C) tests<br />

idiom. People are appointed to positions.<br />

25. E<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

This sentence has no error. Choices (A), (C), and (D) all raise<br />

various idiomatic expressions, and (B) tests your knowledge<br />

of modifying verbs with adverbs ra<strong>the</strong>r than adjectives.<br />

26. c<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Reversing <strong>the</strong> word order can help you find <strong>the</strong> error. Does<br />

it make sense to say, "The damaging effects of cigarette<br />

smoking has become recognized"? No. The plural subject<br />

effects takes <strong>the</strong> plural verb have, not <strong>the</strong> singular has, (C).<br />

27. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Each pronoun in a sentence should agree in gender and<br />

number with <strong>the</strong> word or words to which it refers. You will<br />

note that (A) is an appropriate modifier <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> subject /.<br />

Choice (B) is an appropriate verb tense. Choice (C) is a<br />

correct idiom. Choice (D) is <strong>the</strong> right answer. In this phrase,<br />

<strong>the</strong> pronoun refers to Jake and Kelsey, and <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e it<br />

should be <strong>the</strong> plural <strong>the</strong>y.<br />

28. D<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Be sure that each word means precisely what <strong>the</strong> writer<br />

intended to say. Choice (A) is an appropriate phrase<br />

modifying <strong>the</strong> subject Hiam. Choice (B) is an adjective,<br />

also appropriately modifying Hiam. Choice (C) is ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

adjective, here correctly modifying <strong>the</strong> noun night. Choice<br />

(D) uses <strong>the</strong> wrong preposition <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> intended meaning;<br />

<strong>the</strong> writers meant on or against.<br />

29. B<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Some idioms require a particular verb tense in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

construction. When used in this context, attempt should be<br />

followed by <strong>the</strong> infinitive verb <strong>for</strong>m; attempt at contacting<br />

should be attempt to contact. Choice (A) agrees with its<br />

plural subject firms. Choice (C) agrees with <strong>the</strong> plural noun<br />

it modifies, homeowners. Choice (D) is also correctly plural,<br />

since it refers to mail-order firms.<br />

30. c<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Choice (C) is a complex sentence (containing at least one<br />

independent clause and one dependent clause). It also<br />

includes <strong>the</strong> main components included in <strong>the</strong> original<br />

sentences. Choice (A) is not correct because it is not a<br />

complex sentence. It is actually a simple sentence with a<br />

compound verb. Choice (B) is not correct because, while<br />

it is a complex sentence, it contains awkward wording.<br />

Choice (D) actually conveys most of <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation in <strong>the</strong><br />

original three sentences, but it is not a complex sentence.<br />

Choice (E) is a compound sentence.

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