I hate these type of writting questions. Someone please explain.

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<p>A great many students from several universities are planning to, if the weather is favorable, attend next Saturday's mass rally in Washington.</p>

<p>A. same as above</p>

<p>B. are planning, if the weather is favorable, to attend next Saturday's mass rally in WA.</p>

<p>C. are planning to attend, if the weather is favorable, next Saturday's mass rally in WA</p>

<p>D. are planning to attend next Saturday's mass rally in WA, if the weather is favorable.</p>

<p>E. are, if the weather is favorable, planning to attend next Saturday's mass rally in WA.</p>

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<p>I write like this in my essyays sometimes...so its annoying to see that it's wrong.</p>

<p>Can someone explain the right answer, why the other ones are wrong, and an </p>

<p>example of another sentence like this? It would be much appreciated</p>

<p>I never want to get a question like this wrong again.</p>

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<p>Is the correct answer C?</p>

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<p>no sorry... i hope someone can explain</p>

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<p>or iss it D</p>

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<p>D does look cleaner.</p>

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<p>That's a tough one. I'm not sure about the right answer but I think the reason the original one is wrong is because you can't separate "are planning to attend" because they it contributes to the meaning of the verb as a whole. </p>

<p>If I'm right, that should eliminate A, B, and E.</p>

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<p>it's D because the weather modifies the mass</p>

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<p>is this an actual question or did you think of it? I don't think it's a real SAT question because all 5 work, sort of</p>

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<p>Okay sooooo a reason that I concocted....someone tell me if I'm right</p>

<p>The appositive "if the weather is favorable" is essential to the sentence.</p>

<p>It's one of the main points of the sentence. Sooo it can't be put in the middle </p>

<p>as an appositive...because then that would indicate that the phrase was non</p>

<p>essential....That's why it must stand out as its own clause</p>

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<p>This was one where I'd just go by what sounds best. D does sound the best.</p>

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<p>I never encountered this type of question the SATs. I don't think you should worry about it.</p>

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<p>it's from Gruber's</p>

<p>And I've seen questions like this before.</p>

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<p>D of course, it's the least awkward, and has the clearest, neatest sentence structure.</p>

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<p>the way it's written now, weather is modifying universities. You want it to modify rally</p>

<p>.</p>

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<p>All choices but D have too many commas, making the sentences not flow very well.</p>

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<p>Also, the word "to" is a preposition, but is not used in a prepositional phrase or as part of an infinitive, making the original sentence incorrect.</p>

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<p>^ It is an infinitive: "to attend"</p>

<p>And the reason it's incorrect is: YOU CAN'T SPLIT AN INFINITIVE!</p>

<p>My English teacher is OBSESSED with that.</p>

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<p>choice A is wrong becuase you can't split the infinitve..Okay..</p>

<p>Is my explanation completely wrong...</p>

<p>"if the weather is favorable" is essential and thus can't be in the middle of the sentence...</p>

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<p>Or is it just because "D" is clean...</p>

<p>And it can be read:</p>

<p>If the weather is favorable, many students are planning to attend next Saturday's mass rally in Washington</p>