<p>Page 479 # 19.
I chose B because it sounds more grammatical to say: in those cities where public transportation is...accidents. But the answer is E.</p>
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I chose B because it seems a gerund fits better there to parallel the "taking a job" phrase. In other words: Jorge...travel around the world after graduating, but...instead. The Answer is also E.</p>
<p>Dmitriyr, you do not need to look for something that "sounds" better, but for something that contains an error! </p>
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<li><p>What does "where" stands for? Nothing else than "in which". This obviously means that in which is NOT incorrect. </p></li>
<li><p>"after graduation" is simple and ... correct. Actually, the use of graduating is best avoided, since the correct use of "to graduate" is debatable. Do you graduate? Do you graduate from a school? Does a school graduate you? </p></li>
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<p>For the SAT, always remember to stick to the SAFEST bet, and not overanalyze the correct answers.</p>
<p>Dmitriyr, For a little more detailed answer to P480 #23, two independent clauses don't have to be parallel. In this case, you also have to look at the idioms used. In the first clause, the idiom is "want...to do something", but in the second clause it's "think about...doing" something. You can't "think about to do" or "want doing" (at least not in this form).</p>
<p>xiggi is right. Look for errors, not simply better ways to express the sentence. Lot's of correct answers could be written more effectively or clearly.</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies. Sometimes I just get confused when a sentence sounds bad or contains error. -.-</p>
<p>I totally understand. I always recommend that you learn the basic 6 or 10 errors that the SAT Writing tests, and then actively look for those errors if some glaring error doesn't just leap out at you. For example, always check for pronoun errors. They're quite common. The occasional questions that doesn't fit the basic errors can be tougher, of course.</p>
<p>For most people, the "no error" questions are the hardest, and require the most work.</p>
<p>What are the basic 6 or 10 ones?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Here are a few:
Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun agreement
Verb tense/verb form
Parallelism (items in lists and comparisons must be parallel)
Idioms (usually specific prepositions that go with specific verbs)
Introductory phrases (which modify the first noun that follows them)
Clause/ conjunction errors
Noun to noun agreement (two people can't become a single doctor, for example)</p>