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

Practice Test Nine Answers and Explanations 841<br />

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13. D<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

A modifying word or phrase must clearly relate to <strong>the</strong> word<br />

or phrase it is meant to describe. As written, it sounds as if<br />

<strong>the</strong> businesses, and not <strong>the</strong> guidelines, are published by<br />

<strong>the</strong> International Organization <strong>for</strong> Standardization. Choice<br />

(D) corrects this error in <strong>the</strong> most concise way. Choice (B)<br />

makes <strong>the</strong> sentence wordier and does not address <strong>the</strong><br />

error. Choices (C) and (E) are awkwardly constructed.<br />

14. c<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

The original sentence has <strong>the</strong> ambiguous pronoun <strong>the</strong>y-it<br />

doesn't clearly refer to anyone. Choice (B) is an awkward<br />

rephrasing and ends by breaking <strong>the</strong> parallel structure<br />

should flatter . .. and not depict. Choice (D) is awkward and<br />

unidiomatic (Prevalent as an idea . .. was <strong>for</strong> a portrait to<br />

flatter). Choice (E) also contains <strong>the</strong> ambiguous <strong>the</strong>y.

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