<p>Need help from a writing question on the October SAT</p>
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<li>The figures cited(A) in the report do not collaborate(B) the author's claim that small hospitals generally provide(C) better patient care than do(D) large ones. No error (E)</li>
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<p>The answer is B, can anyone please explain why?</p>
<p>it should be collaborate WITH</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Thanks, I was pondering over this question for a good 20 minutes and I asked 2 of my classmates and they had no idea. What category of writing corrections would this be filed under?</p>
<p>idioms? idk i just get them naturally lol sorry</p>
<p>No… This is a diction error. The figures did not “corroborate”.</p>
<p>It needs to be corroborate. This question seems familiar.</p>