SAT Writing : Recognizing Sentences That Contain No Errors
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Example Question #1581 : Sentence Correction
Judged from a distance, the mountain looked smaller than it really was.
While judged from a distance
Judged from a distance
Judging it from a distance
By judging it from a distance
Upon being judged from a distance
Judged from a distance
The initial sentence is correct. Only judged conveys the proper comparison in as few words as possible.
Example Question #1582 : Sentence Correction
The most disappointing element of the art exhibit was its inability to attain the painter's most well known works.
was its inability to attain the painter as
was it's inability to attain the painter's
was its inability to attain the painters
was inability to attain the painter's
was its inability to attain the painter's
was its inability to attain the painter's
The sentence is perfectly correct as written, and needs no changes to improve it. Further, all of the answer choices that do change the sentence make it incorrect grammatically.
Example Question #1583 : Sentence Correction
Until the day he died, the man refused to ever see a doctor.
Until the day he died was the man
Until dying the man
Until, the day he died, the man
Until the day he died the man
Until the day he died, the man
Until the day he died, the man
The sentence is perfectly correct as written, and needs nothing changed. Additionally, all the other answer choices are grammatically incorrect on one level or another.
Example Question #1584 : Sentence Correction
As they walked into the wind, the girls all pulled their jackets tighter.
the girl's all pulled their jackets tighter.
the girls all pulled they're jackets tighter.
the girls' all pulled their jackets tighter.
the girls all pulled there jackets tighter.
the girls all pulled their jackets tighter.
the girls all pulled their jackets tighter.
The sentence is structurally and grammatically correct just as it is. Every other answer choice actually makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
Example Question #1585 : Sentence Correction
David brings it to himself first, then goes to John's to hand it over.
David bringing it to himself first
David brought it to himself first
David bringing it to him first
David brings it to himself first
David brings it to him first
David brings it to himself first
As it is written, the sentence is completely correct grammatically and structurally. Further, every other answer choice makes the sentence grammatically incorrect, confusing, or both. The correct answer choice is to leave the sentence as it is written.
Example Question #2756 : Sat Writing
Not until he saw the full scene did the policeman understand the horror of the crime.
Not until he saw a full scene did a policeman understand the horror of the crime.
Not until he saw the full scene did the policeman understand the horror of crime.
Not until he saw the full scene did the policeman understand the horror of the crime.
Not until seeing the full scene did the policeman understanding the horror of the crime.
Not being until he saw the full scene did the policeman understand the horror of the crime.
Not until he saw the full scene did the policeman understand the horror of the crime.
The sentence is perfectly correct as it is written, and needs nothing done to it to make it grammatically or structurally better. Additionally, all the other answer choices make the sentence worse grammatically. The best answer choice is to leave the sentence as it is written.
Example Question #11 : Correcting Other Errors And Recognizing No Errors
The politician, a staunch defender of the military, was always ready to fight for a larger budget for the armed services.
The politician, a staunch defender of the military, was always ready fighting for a larger budget for the armed services.
The politician a staunch defender of the military was always ready to fight for a larger budget for the armed services.
The politician, a staunch defender of the military, was always ready to fight for a larger budget among the armed services.
The politician, a staunch defender of the military, was always ready to fight for a larger budget for the armed services.
The politician being a staunch defender of the military, was always ready to fight for a larger budget for the armed services.
The politician, a staunch defender of the military, was always ready to fight for a larger budget for the armed services.
The sentence is perfectly correct as written, with an interrupting phrase set off by commas and an appropriate usage of its verbs and prepositions. All the answer choices that change any of these elements makes the sentence incorrect grammatically. The best choice is to leave the sentence as it is written.
Example Question #1591 : Sentence Correction
The pets in the classrom were beloved by all the students in the grade.
The pets in the classrom were beloved
The pets in the classrom were beloving
The pets, in the classrom were beloved
The pets in the classrom, were beloved
The pets around the classrom was beloved
The pets in the classrom were beloved
The sentence is perfectly correct as it is written in the question, and needs no changes to improve it. Additionally, all the other answer choices make the sentence grammatically incorrect or confusing. The correct answer is to leave the sentence unchanged.
Example Question #13 : Correcting Other Errors And Recognizing No Errors
The difficulties in arranging the meeting continued even after the parties were sitting down to talk.
The difficulties in arranging the meeting continued even after party's were sitting down to talk.
The difficulties in arranging the meeting continues even after the parties had sitting down to talk.
The difficulties of arranging the meeting continued but after the parties were sitting down to talk.
The difficulties in arranged the meeting continued even after the parties were sitting down to talk.
The difficulties in arranging the meeting continued even after the parties were sitting down to talk.
The difficulties in arranging the meeting continued even after the parties were sitting down to talk.
The sentence is perfectly fine as it is written, and needs nothing to make it grammatically correct. All of the other options actually become grammatically incorrect. The correct answer choice is to leave the sentence as is.
Example Question #12 : Recognizing Sentences That Contain No Errors
Rarely did he get any chance to actually show his snowboarding skills, now that he lived in a warmer climate.
his snowboarding skill's, now that he lived
his snowboarding skills', now that he lived
his snowboarding skills, now that he living
his snowboarding skills now that he lived
his snowboarding skills, now that he lived
his snowboarding skills, now that he lived
The sentence as written is perfectly grammatically correct, and needs no improvement. All of the other answer choices create some other grammatical error.
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