Really Hard Writing Question

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi,
I have a question in regard to Practice test 10, Section 10 #3 from The Official SAT Study Guide Second Edition:
"No biographer can attest to absolute accuracy in documenting the activities of his or her (subject, this biographer of Cesar Chavez is no exception).</p>

<p>A) subject, this biographer of Cesar Chavez is no exception
B) subject, and this biographer of Cesar Chavez is no exception
C) subject; this biography of Cesar Chavez is no exception
D) subject; such a biography of this one of Cesar Chavez is no exception
E) subject, with this Cesar Chavez biographer being no exception</p>

<p>I do not understand why the answer is B rather than E. What grammar rule dictates this?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for all who take the time to answer my question.</p>

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<p>Simplicity is always the best my friend; joining clauses with a conjunction is preferable. Also saying someone’s biographer doesn’t sound better than saying the biographer of etc… A tough question i must say but just try to keep it simple. It’s how the test works :)</p>

3

<p>A tip: sentences that include the word “being” are almost always wrong on the SAT.</p>

4

<p>After a comma there should be a FANBOYS preposition…</p>

<p>AND IS ONE OF THEM… b is the clearest… e doesnt flow</p>

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<p>do you always need to insert a
FANBOYS preposition after a comma?</p>

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<p>Perhaps you mean a FANBOYS conjunction.</p>

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<p>why cannot it not be “c” because a semicolon connect two independent clauses and that’s what C does correctly </p>

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<p>The answer is not C because the first independent clause (No biographer can attest to absolute accuracy in documenting the activities of his or her subject) is talking about the biographer, not the biography. Therefore, the second clause should begin with “this biographer”. B is the only grammatically correct choice that begins with “biographer”.</p>

<p>Not sure what the grammar rule is, but I think it would be parallelism.</p>

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<p>I thought it was C
other choices just add unnecessary prepositional phrases such as in D</p>

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<p>cso1640 is right–C forms an illogical comparison, and a “biography” is not a “biographer.” C is like saying “no kangaroo can run as fast as a 100m race.” The two things can’t be compared.</p>