Quick SAT Grammar Question

<p>I was looking through a PR practice test and found this Fixing-Sentences question:</p>

<p>Milan's choice was ---like many other--- new immigrants': ---he had to choose between--- maintaining his family's traditions and fully ---assimilating--- to the culture of his new home. ---No error---</p>

<p>I am working through Erica Meltzer's SAT Grammar and I feel that this is a Faulty Comparison as it should be ---like that of many new immigrants---. However, PR says that there is no error.</p>

<p>Can someone explain?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>You’re correct. </p>

<p>PR’s tests often have a lot of mistakes.</p>

<p>I’m not sure they’re wrong. Note the difference between</p>

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<p>^^ Yup. It’s the difference between “Milan’s choice was like me” and “Milan’s choice was like mine.”</p>

<p>@halcyonheather‌ @WasatchWriter‌ Is this a common SAT error? Throughout all the practice tests I’ve done, this is the first one that I’ve seen that adds the apostrophe after the object (immigrants). I guess that this is the difference between PR and official tests. </p>

<p>I just know the rules. I don’t know about the test. Sorry</p>

<p>this isn’t an error, it is implied that his choice was like many other immigrants’ (choice is implied). </p>

<p>tip- in English a lot can be implied if previously mentioned</p>

<p>@andyis - so the only difference is the apostrophe after immigrants, hence it could be “like many other immigrants’” OR “like that of many other immigrants”?</p>

<p>@apandia yes,neither is fine. just avoid like that of many other immigrants’ apostrophe since it would be redundancy. just like that of many other immigrants’ implies choice, and that of many other… the “that” represents choice so it would be saying like the choice of many immigrants, so you would not have another choice after it</p>