2 questions from May's SAT (writing section)

<p>I was sent the question and answer service book and I was wondering if someone could explain why the answers are the following:</p>

<p>the following questions are the ones were portions are underlined and you need to see if they need changes.</p>

<p>section 6, writing # 27-29</p>

<li>Someone who uses a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market.
A. to perform
B. such tasks as
C. need not
D. most advanced
E. no error</li>
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<p>I marked “B” but the answer was “E.” How can B be incorrect?</p>

<li>Despite the fact that cooking vegetables generally leads to vitamin loss, the nutritional value of raw tomatoes is actually less than tomatoes that have been thoroughly cooked.
A. Despite
B. leads
C. is
D. less than tomatoes
E. no error</li>
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<p>I marked “E” but the answer was “D.” how is D incorrect?</p>

<li>Quincy took Dan to Derek’s home for a visit, never imagining that five years would pass before seeing Derek again.
A. for a visit
B. never imagining
C. would pass
D. seeing
E. no error</li>
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<p>I marked E but the answer was D. How is D incorrect when C isn’t?</p>

<p>any help would be appreciated!</p>

<p>I don't know how to explain 27. It simply does not contain any flaws. Although, I do agree the questions where the answer is E are always the hardest for me since the object of these questions is to look for flaws.</p>

<p>28: are you comparing the nutritional value of a raw tomato with tomatoes? It should be "the nutritional value of raw tomatoes is actually less than that of thoroughly cooked tomatoes."</p>

<p>29: seeing should be "he would see," the gerund does not work for the future</p>

<p>I'm not so sure about the reasoning behind #29. For example, it is grammatically correct to say "Bob hit the ball, but he would have to wait for several minutes before hitting it again." If I had to take a guess at the error, I'd say that the subject is unclear; that is, are the five years doing the seeing, or is Quincy doing the seeing?</p>

<p>Yeah, I think your explanation is 100% correct Begoner.</p>