SAT Writing question

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<p>At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently (arrived to)(A) New York, (moodily)(B) (watches)(C) the blinking green light at the (tip of)(D) Long Island. (No Error)(E)</p>

<p>The answer is A because it should be "arrived in." If that's the case, however, the sentence reads "At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently arrived in New York, moodily watches the blinking green light at the tip of Long Island."</p>

<p>Is "a young Midwesterner recently arrived in New York" supposed to be an appositive? Is "recently arrived in" not a verb, but a participle? If not, I don't see it could be grammatically correct.</p>

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<p>I think A is wrong, but it should be fixed to “arriving to” or “arriving in”, just like you say. either “to” or “in” is fine, I suppose.</p>

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<p>The answer is definitely A</p>

<p>changing “arrived to” into “arriving in” and not “arrived in”</p>

<p>then “a young… New York” is correct. and so is the rest of the sentence</p>

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<p>@ursawarrior, it must be arriving in.</p>

<p>arriving in (place)
arriving at (time)</p>

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<p>Nope I just looked at the official solutions and it was a past participle that should read “arrived in”</p>

<p>In case you didn’t know a participle is a verb acting as an adjective and a part participle is participle in which the verb is in past tense.</p>