Sat Imporant Writting Question

Test Preparation
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<p>why is this the error listed in the CB book </p>

<p>The quality of multivitamin tablets (is determined) by (how long) (its) potentcy (can be protected) by the manufactor's coating material</p>

<p>answer listed: (its)</p>

2

<p>Multivitamin tablets = plural noun. Thus, "its" should be "their," and also "potentcy" is spelled incorrectly, but I'm not sure if that's a CB mistake.</p>

3

<p>nah its a dan mistake....thanks</p>

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<p>The questions is, what is the "its" referring to? Vitamins. Vitamins have potency, quality does not, so "Vitamins" is the antecedent and "Vitamins" is plural. The pronoun should be "their."</p>

<p>(Note that "Quality" is the subject of the verb "is determined", so the agreement there is fine.)</p>

5

<p>thanks for the help im really freaking out right now its crunch time</p>

6

<p>Just stay cool, Dan. And kick some SAT ***!</p>

<p>BTW, pronoun agreement problems are really common, so any time a pronoun is underlined, or any time a pronoun changes among different improving sentences answer choices, check it for agreement...</p>

7

<p>Illiteracy is an enormous (problem), it (affects) millions of people (worldwide), and is an impediment (to) social progress. No error. </p>

<p>the answer is (problem)</p>

8

<p>i got a couple more ill post them all together</p>

9

<ol>
<li><p>The company president (has taken) steps to ensure that (she) can handle the pressure and anxiety associated (with) the job, (including) joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of friends. No errorE.
---answer (including) </p></li>
<li><p>If you are sure (that) you are in the (right), you (would not) mind an independent examination (of) the case. No errorE.
--answer (would not)</p></li>
<li><p>(Shipwrecked) on a desert island, coconuts and (other) fruits (formed) the basis of the (sailor’s diet). No error
--answer (Shipwrecked) </p></li>
<li><p>A (census) of the island (revealed) a population of (only) 10,000 (people).
--answer (people)</p></li>
<li><p>(Those) kind of shoes (are) bad for the (feet); low heels (are) better
--answer (those)</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>need explainationd bump</p>

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<p>
[quote]
Illiteracy is an enormous (problem), it (affects) millions of people (worldwide), and is an impediment (to) social progress. No error.

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Not sure why "problem" is the error here. It sounds like a perfectly fine predicate nominative to me. Perhaps CB's reasoning is that something like "issue" would be better diction. But that's really stretching it...</p>

12

<p>
[quote]
The company president (has taken) steps to ensure that (she) can handle the pressure and anxiety associated (with) the job, (including) joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of friends. No errorE.
---answer (including)

[/quote]

This is simply a bad diction problem, I think.</p>

13

<p>
[quote]
If you are sure (that) you are in the (right), you (would not) mind an independent examination (of) the case. No errorE.

[/quote]

It appears that this action can still take place, and is not an impossible hypothetical situation, therefore the more positive "will not" should be used.</p>

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<p><a href="Shipwrecked">quote</a> on a desert island, coconuts and (other) fruits (formed) the basis of the (sailor’s diet). No error
--answer (Shipwrecked)

[/quote]

Whew...finally a clear one. This one is a typical dangling modifier problem. Coconuts and other fruits cannot be shipwrecked...</p>

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<p>"12. A (census) of the island (revealed) a population of (only) 10,000 (people).
--answer (people)"</p>

<p>people is redundant since it already says population.</p>