SAT writing NEED HELP!

Test Preparation
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<p>These are from the real practice tests. the thing in parenthesis is wrong.</p>

<li>In swimming (as to) soccer, Evangelina proved time after time to be an abler competitor than Juanita.</li>
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<p>What should the thing in parenthesis be changed to, and why is it wrong?</p>

<li>(Like his other) cookbooks, in his new book Chef Louis offers lengthy explanations of what he considers to be basic cooking principles.</li>
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<p>I don’t know why this is wrong.</p>

<p>In 1972, while serving as a congressional representative from New York, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman (to endeavor) the presidential nomination. </p>

<p>This was from last year’s psat. Why is this wrong?</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<li>In swimming (and in) soccer, Evangelina proved time after time to be an abler competitor than Juanita.</li>
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<p>in this as in this, blah blah blah
it's parallelism</p>

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<li>(As he did in his other) cookbooks, in his new book Chef Louis offers lengthy explanations of what he considers to be basic cooking principles.</li>
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<p>modifying phrase, chef louis
the modifying phrase modifies CHEF LOUIS, not "his new book"</p>

<p>dunno what's wrong with the last one</p>

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<p>The last one is incorrect because you can't endeavor a noun. Endeavor requires a complementary infinitive. For example, she could "endeavor to run for president."</p>