SAT writing question!!!!!!!!!

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<p>1 .If you (can acquire) the necessary calories (by drinking) gasoline instead of by eating food, (you) would be able (to run) 26miles on about one-twelfth of a gallon of gas. (No error) </p>

<p>The answer is (can acquire), is it wrong because the sentence is passive and therefore the sentence needs a linking verb, so should it change to “are acquiring”?</p>

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<li>(In 1508), the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon (the same) Ponce de Leon who later (would seek) the fountain of youth landed on Puerto Rico (accompanied) by a small force. (No error) </li>
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<p>The answer is (No error), but I the (would seek), can you explain why would is right? Is it because “would” is used as to talk about something which happened regularly in the past but which no longer happens?</p>

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<li>When for the first time the United States imported more oil than it exported, Americans should have realized that an energy crisis (was imminent and could happen in the future).
A- was imminent and could happen in the future
B- could happen imminently in the future
C- might be imminent</li>
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<p>The answer is C, but I pick the B, can you explain why?</p>

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<li>Among the most flavorful cuisine in the United States, (New Orleans has also become one of the most popular.)
A- New Orleans has also become one of the most popular
B- the cuisines in New Orleans is also
C- cuisines in New Orleans also have become</li>
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<p>The answer is B, and I choose C, is C wrong because it is wordy?</p>

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<li>We would be healthier today (if we have had to hunt and scavenge) for our food as our ancestors did.
A- if we have had to hunt and scavenge
B- if we had to hunt and scavenge</li>
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<p>The answer is B, and I pick the B as well, because it was the best answer. But should it be more like (if we have to hunt and scavenge) then we would be healthier today. Not using the past perfect tense, but using past tense verb for conditional tense verb ‘would’ in the sentence. Can you tell me the difference between A and B!</p>

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<li>In the belief that crossword puzzles stimulated her mind, (Dolores will spend hours on them every week.)
A- Dolores will spend hours on them every week
B- Dolores would spend hours on them every week</li>
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<p>The answer is B,,,,,, can someone precisely explain this?? Sometimes it is confusing when to use between would and will…</p>

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<li>After reading about a series of local break-ins, the Levy Family believed they had purchased a security system that (would have prevented any intrusion).
A- would have prevented any intrusion
B- would prevent any intrusion</li>
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<p>The answer is B,,, what can you explain why B is right and A is wrong??</p>

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<li>Today the industries showing the most rapid growth are service and technology rather than (what they once did, producing manufacture goods and faming.)
A- what they once did, producing manufacture goods and faming
B- what they once did, manufacturing and faming
C- what they once were, manufacturing and faming</li>
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<p>I choose B,, but the answer is C…..</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this!!!!!!</p>

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<li><p>It’s not about being passive, it’s about verb tense and/or parallelism. “Can” can’t match with “would”. </p></li>
<li><p>The entire sentence is about stuff in the past (1508). So you can’t say “will” since homeboy’s certainly dead now. “Would” is used to describe something that, in the past, was a future action, but is still a past action now.</p></li>
<li><p>B is redundant. “Imminently” means “in the near future”.</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think you copied down the entirety of the answer choices. A is a modifier/comparison error. B and C are noun-number disagreements (“cuisines” can’t be “one”). </p></li>
<li><p>“Would” is hypothetical and can’t be matched with “have”. Present conditional is simple past.</p></li>
<li><p>Yeah, you need to study conditionals and would/will verb tense. “Stimulated” is past tense, so you need “would,” which can be used for simple past habitual.</p></li>
<li><p>A is hypothetical/counterfactual—it’s a past conditional. There are two actions in the sentence: reading and believing. The sentence explicitly states that the believing happened AFTER the reading, so you can’t use past conditional.</p></li>
<li><p>Parallelism: they ARE something now, so you should compare that to what they WERE in the past.</p></li>
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<p>It would help you to study the ‘subjunctive’ mood of verbs.</p>