<p>In (those cities) (in which) public transportation is adequate, fewer traffic problems occur and pedestrians (are rarely) (involved in) accidents. </p>
<p>this is categorized as an easy question and the answer is no error.. But shouldn't the error be in A? In those cities is so awkward. I thought it should be in cities in which public...... </p>
<p>I feel so dumb getting an "easy" question wrong. What's the explanation?</p>
<p>Where is it from?</p>
<p>I agree with you btw.</p>
<p>“those” serves just to single out and emphasize the cities. If you are observing something, you may refer to it as “that thing” (or “those things”). Of course you can also say “the thing” or “thing.” I think you may be reading the sentence too carefully.</p>
<p>I agree with crazybandit about “those cities”. But I have a slight problem with “in which”. I can’t pinpoint why exactly but the sentence just sounds awkward to me when you say “In those cities in which”, wouldn’t “In those cities where public transport…” be better?</p>
<p>“where” and “in which” mean the same thing in this case.</p>
<p>its from the official sat study guide from college board. </p>
<p>I really hate the writing section. I either look at the sentences too carefully and pick something when it should be no error or i do the exact opposite. Very frustrating !!!</p>
<p>You should study the tested grammar rules more carefully instead of just following what “looks” right. It is much easier to spot errors (or No Errors) if you know all the accompanying rules since CB often writes sentences that are very strange to us, but are actually grammatically sound.</p>
<p>So is there a nice handy list that has these rules?</p>
<p>I looked in the book at the chart but it was pretty basic</p>
<p>I wrote these down over the summer, but I think this list should cover most of what the SAT tests:</p>
<p>Pronoun Errors
Singular-Plural Errors
Idiom Errors
Comparison Errors
Parallel Structure Errors
Wordiness and Redundancy
Modifier Errors
Ambiguity
Diction Errors
Adjective-Adverb Errors
Verb Tense Errors
Sentence Fragments or Run-ons
Transition or Punctuation Errors
Logic Errors</p>
<p>Fortunately only a handful of concepts are tested in comparison to all the rules of the English language.</p>
<p>thanks, ill look these over the next week in preparation for saturday</p>