<p>@Crystallic</p>
<h1>1 is ‘A’ because it should read “had not had”</h1>
<p>Got it thanks much :)</p>
<p>Shakespear’s tragedy Richard II (about a king)A who (was)B an (ineffectual ruler)C (because he had)D the temperament of a poet </p>
<p>The Answer is A Why
and Why not D as the first subject needs its verb ???</p>
<p>^ Is that an official question? </p>
<p>The sentence doesn’t have an independent clause, which you correctly noted: “Richard II” lacks a verb of which it can be the subject. “who was an ineffectual ruler because he had the temperament of a poet” is an adjective dependent clause. The verb we would need to input to make the sentence complete should therefore appear before “who was…” </p>
<p>One possibility is </p>
<p>Shakespeare’s tragedy Richard II is about a king who was an ineffectual ruler because he had the temperament of a poet.</p>
<p>By that thinking the error appears at (A) because “is” goes right before “about.” But for the error on an SAT question to be the outright omission of a verb is unorthodox. I don’t think it’s a good question, because there are many ways for the sentence to be changed.</p>
<p>Mmmmm Thanq It’s really not an official SAT :D</p>
<p>During the American civil war, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton ministered to soldiers on the battlefields, at Antietam, so close was she to the actual fighting that a bullet pierced her sleeve.</p>
<p>I chose </p>
<p>E. battlefields; she was at Antietam so close to the actual fighting so…</p>
<p>The answer is</p>
<p>D. battlefields; at Antietam, she was so close to the actual fighting…</p>
<p>Can anyone explain why i got WRONG?</p>
<p>^ <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1495666-sat-1-writing-questions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1495666-sat-1-writing-questions.html</a></p>
<p>okay, here.
1- Remarkable breakthroughs in gene research may lead to dramatic changes in medical (treatment, where it may be possible to create) drugs tailored to a patient’s genetic makeup.</p>
<p>the correct answer is : (treatment by making it possible to create)
okay , what does (it) refers to ?
why does the choices d and e are wrong ?
d-treatment that makes it possible creating
e-treatment that makes possible creating?
HELP.</p>
<p>This is taken from the Barron’s 2400 book.
Despite Mitchell’s <a href=“A”>steadfast</a> attempts to mitigate his <a href=“B”>friends’</a> ongoing rivalry, <a href=“C”>he</a> was ultimately unable to mediate <a href=“D”>their</a> long-overdue reconciliation. No Error(E)
Did you think the answer is E? According to the book, C is wrong because “he” lacks an antecedent; “he” cannot possibly refer to the possessive “Mitchell’s”. Well, if C is wrong, then the other parts of the sentences ought to be correct. So how do “his” and “their” refer respectively to the possessives “Mitchell’s” and “friends’”? Is the sentence correct or not?</p>
<p>Silverturtle, over the summer I want to do a comprehensive study of English grammar. This isn’t really for the SAT. What book would you recommend?</p>
<p>Hmmmm what bout this question:</p>
<p>Writing about South Afrixa’a dispossessed people during the period of (apartheid,the plays of Athol Fugard brought him into conflict with the South African government)</p>
<p>(A) apartheid, the plays of Athol Fugard brought him
(B) apartheid, Athol Fugard’s plays have brought him
(C) apartheid, it brought playwright Athol Fugard
(D) apartheid brought playwright Athol Fugard
(E) apartheid have brought playwright Athol Fugard</p>
<p>Why is it D and not E ? :/</p>
<p>E is wrong because the subject is “Writing” and requires the singular form of a verb. Taking out the preposition: “Writing about apartheid have brought playwright Athol Fugard…” makes choice E blatantly incorrect, while choice D correctly employs the use of the plural form of a verb.</p>
<ol>
<li>After Morris had spent ten minutes giving an answer, Claudette found he had given her only one item of information beyond what she already knew.
A beyond what she already knew
B beyond what she knows already
C beyond her knowledge at the current time
D to add to what she knew presently
E in addition to her present knowledge then</li>
</ol>
<p>This was a level 1 question. I narrowed down the choices to A,C, and E. I can’t differentiate between the three, though; they all seem grammatically correct. A was the correct answer.</p>
<p>C and E are more verbose than A, which is more concise. On the SAT, some answers are wrong due to their length.</p>
<p>Could someone explain to me why A is correct?</p>
<p>If he (had begun) (earlier), he might have succeeded (in finishing) the (extremely) complex project before the deadline.</p>
<p>I thought past perfect refers to an action that preceded another action in the past.</p>
<p>^Edit: The answer is no error, but I think that A is the right answer.</p>
<p>Are you sure the answer is A?</p>
<p>Nvm^</p>
<p>Hi, I am still confused about this Sentence Improvement question (plz see the sentence beneath the dotted line). The underlined part is [of being the first African American to receive] . Sorry, our forum doesn’t allow me to add the underline. The answer is A. But could anybody tell me why B & D are wrong? Thanks a lot. Sophie</p>
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<p>A Raisin in the Sun won for its author Lorraine Hansberry the distinction [of being the first African American to receive] the New York Drama Critics Circle Award.</p>
<p>A. of being the first African American to receive
B. to be the first African American receiving
C. of the first African American to receive
D. that she had been the first African American to receive
E. that she was to be the first African American having received</p>
<p>Hi, FlyingWombat:</p>
<h2>The correct answer is E(no error) instead of A. I did this problem yesterday at College Board’s site(the SAT practice section). Pls refer to the below report from College Board. Hope it helps! Sophie</h2>
<p>SAT Writing Practice Questions
Identifying Sentence Errors</p>
<p>6 Your answer (E) Correct!
If he a had begun b earlier, he might have succeeded c in finishing the d extremely complex project before the deadline. e No error
(A)<br>
(B)<br>
(C)<br>
(D)<br>
(E) Your Answer</p>
<p>Explanation
Difficulty: Hard
Each of the parts of the sentence underlined with A, B, C, and D is correct as written. Therefore choice (E): no error is the appropriate answer.</p>
<p>This is an ISE (Identifying Sentence Error) question, which means you just need to pick out the part which is NOT correct . Indeed, the 4 parts (A, B, C, D) in this sentence are all correct (I am wondering why you would say that only A is the right answer), so the answer is E(no error). Hope it helps! Sophie</p>