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

Section 4 /
Practice Test Nine
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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, }'.Q!! must take extra precautions against
A B C
falling asleep at the wheel. No error
D E
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12. The primary difference among the two positions
A
advertised _lli that one is exciting and the other
BC
is boring. No error
D E
13. In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and
thought that he had discovered a new world, but
A
B
the indigenous people of North America
will be discovering America long before Columbus
C
D
was even born. No error
E
14. The quarterback, after his terrible failure to throw
A
a complete pass, went about complete shamefaced
B C
and was available to only a few of his teammates.
No error
E
15. This week, the company started Hawaiian Shirt
A
Day in an attempt by creating a higher amount
B
of employee spirit in the office. No error
C D E
D
16. Arthur Miller's morality allows him to write plays
A
that arise from and expresses the repercussions
B
C
that modern life has had on Americans. No error
D
E
17. Local hotels have almost all been destroyed
A B
by the earthquake, so lodging .lli difficult to find.
C D
No error
E
18. The seasonal fruits are such a popular gift item that
A
it has become necessary to find ways of hastening
B
C
the development of its trees. No error
D E
19. Cost/benefit analysis is the approved basis on
A
which to determine which project to implement,
B
replacing more political criteria. No error
C D E
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