<p>This is from the blue book, Test # 5:</p>
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<li>The new system, which uses remote cameras in the catching of speeding motorists, may undermine the police department's authority. No error.</li>
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<p>The answer is supposed to be B. Is it supposed to be "to catch"? I thought that the "in the catching of" was awkward-sounding, but grammatically correct. Anybody?</p>
<p>“I thought that the “in the catching of” was awkward-sounding, but grammatically correct.”</p>
<p>I agree. The best way to rephase it is indeed with “to catch,” but the current way is not grammatically wrong. These questions are not supposed to test whether the sentence uses the BEST choice (that’s for the sentence revision questions); they are merely error-identification, and (B) does not seem erroneous.</p>
<p>I’ve posted the question here (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/782128-post-writing-questions-here-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/782128-post-writing-questions-here-5.html</a>) for dicussion.</p>
<p>even if it is grammatically correct, the college board isn’t gonna put such an awkward-sounding phrase in a sentence and expect you to go through the thought process you went through in your post. remember, the sat is testing millions of people across the nation. most of them would recognize (B) as being stupidly phrased, awkward, whatever. so the answer is (B). reading too much into it won’t be beneficial during the actual test</p>
<p>^ That’s a terrible reason to pick it. The error identification questions don’t test one’s ability to recognize awkward or wordy phrases. If this were a revision question, your method might be more reasonable.</p>