<p>Question:
A volunteer organization, the Covington Soup Kitchen has been feeding<a href="A">/u</a> need families since<a href="B">/u</a> 1977, annually distributing nearly<a href="C">/u</a> a million pounds of food each year<a href="D">/u</a>. No error<a href="E">/u</a></p>
<p>Can somebody please explain to me why answer choice D is correct, and tell me how you would fix the error.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The sentence already includes an adverb of frequency “annually” so the “each year” is redundant.</p>
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I Agree.
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<p>thank you
10char</p>
<p>Hey I did this question not too long ago. I think it was either in the sample SAT test at Rocket Review Revolution, or the 2005 SAT sample test by College Board.</p>
<p>So yea the answer is D because it is redundant; “each year” and “annually” mean the same thing.</p>
<p>Yea so I have a few questions too:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Explaining modern art is impossible, partly because of its complexity but largely because of it rapidly changing.
A of it radidly changing
B it makes ripid changes
C of the rapidity with which it changes
D changing it is rapid
E it changes so rapid</p></li>
<li><p>Careful analysis of pictures of the Moon reveal<a href=“A”>/u</a> that parts of the Moon’s surface are<a href=“B”>/u</a> markedly<a href=“C”>/u</a> similar to parts of the Earth’s<a href=“D”>/u</a>. No error<a href=“E”>/u</a></p></li>
<li><p>The famous filmmaker had a tendency<a href=“A”>/u</a> of changing<a href=“B”>/u</a> his recollections, perhaps out of boredom<a href=“C”>/u</a> at having<a href=“D”>/u</a> to tell interviewers the same story over and over. No error<a href=“E”>/u</a></p></li>
<li><p>Winston Churchill, unlike<a href=“A”>/u</a> many English prime ministers before him<a href=“B”>/u</a>, had deep insight into<a href=“C”>/u</a> the workings of<a href=“D”>/u</a> the humanmind. No error<a href=“E”>/u</a></p></li>
<li><p>After Morris had spent ten minutes giving an answer, Claudette found he had given her only one item of information beyond what she already knew.
A beyond what she already knew
B beyond what she knows already
C beyond her knowledge at the current time
D to add to what she knew presently
E in addition to her present knowledge then</p></li>
</ol>
<p>MY REASONING
<p>ANSWERS
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.E 5.C</p>
<p>Question 1: because it says ‘ripid’ and not ‘rapid’ lol. And because ART doesn’t make changes, but changes (itself)/ is changed.</p>
<p>2: It doesn’t need the 's, I think, because it already says ‘parts of’.</p>
<p>3: No, you can definitely say ‘out of boredom at having’. Plus, you have to say ‘tendency to change’, although ‘of changing’ doesn’t really sound wrong - I would have picked wrong there as well ;-)</p>
<p>4: Why should it be B or C? What seems wrong to you?</p>
<p>5: Sorry, can’t explain that one, it just sounds right ;-)</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>I understand 1 and 4 now, but I still do not understand 2,3, or 5.</p>
<p>Sorry, please irgone question five; I actually got that question right.</p>
<p>So teh questions that I do not understand are questions 2 and 3.</p>
<p>2: D is correct because the comparison is between parts of the Moon’s surface and parts of the Earth’s surface. </p>
<p>For example: My car is bigger than Sarah’s. (my car is bigger than Sarah’s car)
The boot of my car is bigger than the boot of Sarah’s. (the boot of my car is bigger than the boot of Sarah’s car)</p>
<p>3: B is wrong because it should be “tendency to change” not “tendency of changing”. Tendency is always followed by “to” and an infinitive.</p>
<p>E.g. tendency to make mistakes, tendency to be popular</p>
<p>For number , A is the correct answer choice because "Careful analysis blah blah blah blah reveals, not reveal. Subject-verb agreement is what they’re looking for in that one.</p>
<p>Okay I get number 3 now. Thanks.</p>
<p>For number two, “…analysis of pictures…reveal” sounds more correct to me than “…analysis of pictures…reveal.” Or is it supposed to be “…analysis…reveals?” How do you know when to cut off the subject thingy?</p>
<p>“Analysis reveals”. There’s absolutely no need to consider the “of pictures” bit.</p>
<p>How do you know when to cut off the subject thingy?</p>
<p>Get your subject down to just one word. Get rid of all the garbage between the subject and the verb, then make sure the subject and the verb agree in number. Remember they are trying to trip you up. Don’t let them.</p>
<p>Example: That group of boys wearing blue uniforms with red stripes ride green two wheeled bikes to the park after school everyday. What’s the subject, the verb, and is the verb correct?</p>
<p>“group ride” is wrong; it should be “group rides” correct?
Or is it “boys ride?”</p>
<p>How do you know if it is “group” or “boys?” It sounds like teh subject is group, but I am not sure…</p>
<p>You’re right. The subject is group and it should be rides. ‘Of boys’ is a prepositional phrase describing the group. It can’t be the subject because you can’t say ‘of boys ride’ but you can say ‘that group rides’. </p>
<p>In #2 - Careful analysis of pictures of the Moon reveal, — there are two prepositional phrases describing analysis. You couldn’t say ‘of pictures reveal’ or ‘of Moon reveals’ </p>
<p>Try underlining the subjects in the sentences you read. Find the verb than ask yourself who or what does the action. ‘Careful analysis of pictures of the Moon reveal…’ Say to yourself “what reveal?” If you tried each of the nouns before the verb you would hear that ‘careful analysis’ works but ‘of pictures’ and ‘of the moon’ don’t work.<br>
SAT’s have many sentences where you need to know which word is the subject. Remember SAT sentences are designed to trick you. You just have to work hard to beat them.</p>
<p>Kewl I understand this stuff now. Thanks a lot everyone.</p>