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Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Identifying No Errors Or Other Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
While I usually do not like talking about celebrity couples, I will say that that famous pop singer and his partner are a very nice pair. No error
While
that
and his partner
No error
talking
No error
There is no error in this sentence.
Example Question #11 : Identifying No Errors Or Other Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
There are many musicals in New York City, but there are even more in London, which often surprises people. No error
which
No error
many
There
surprises
No error
There is no error in this sentence.
Example Question #15 : Identifying No Errors Or Other Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
The tigers, along with the elephants, receive a lot of attention from visitors at the zoo, as they are such majestic and incredible creatures. No error
along with
from
receive
as
No error
No error
There is no error in this sentence.
Example Question #16 : Identifying No Errors Or Other Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
While some people find that juggling muliple jobs exhausts them, others find it very energizing. No error
No error
exhausts
find
others
While
No error
There is no error in this sentence.
Example Question #11 : Identifying Sentences That Contain No Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Tourists that visit Thailand can do a lot on a tight budget because everything is very inexpensive, at least when compared to prices in the United States. No error
that
can
No error
at least
because
No error
There is no error in this sentence.
Example Question #12 : Identifying Sentences That Contain No Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
After smelling the cookies her roommate was baking in the kitchen, Veronica had an extremely hard time focusing on her biology homework. No error
After smelling the cookies
focusing on her biology homework
had
was baking
No error
No error
This sentence is grammatically correct as written and needs no stylistic changes made to it.
Example Question #19 : Identifying No Errors Or Other Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
After eating turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and dinner rolls at my family's Thanksgiving dinner, I am always surprised that I can find room to have pumpkin pie for dessert.
After eating
that I can find room to have pumpkin pie for dessert
turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and dinner rolls
at my family's Thanksgiving dinner,
No error
No error
This sentence is grammatically correct and needs no stylistic changes made to it.
Example Question #41 : Identifying Other Errors Or No Error
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Some people think that they are better than everyone else, but others don't think highly enough of themselves. No error
everyone else
others
No error
better
highly enough of themselves
No error
This sentence is grammatically correct as written, and needs no stylistic improvements made to it.
Example Question #21 : Identifying Sentences That Contain No Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Haiti, which suffered a devastating earthquake in 2010, is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, where nearly eighty percent of the population lives below the poverty line. No error
in
where
No error
lives
which
No error
This sentence is correct as written. None of the SAT's "go-to" errors are present in the sentence. Both the subject and verb of the sentence agree; "which" is used correctly; and the prepositions in the sentence are properly used as well.
Example Question #22 : Identifying Sentences That Contain No Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
The environmental activists successfully effected social change; the legislators decided to table the bill that would have allowed corporations to pollute local rivers with impunity. No error
with
would have allowed
No error
to table
effected
No error
The difference between "effect" and "affect" is tested routinely on the SAT. "Effect" is a noun meaning the result of an action; "affect" is a verb meaning change. However, "effect" can also be used as a verb that means cause, so it is used correctly in the sentence. There are no errors in the sentence, so "No error" is the best option.
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