Some Quick Grammar help!

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<p>Hey guys, I did all the questions in the BB at least twice, and can now get 1-2 wrong every time. Recently I bought the Princeton Review practice tests and have been working away at it. However, I found that with Princeton Review's tests, my scores significantly dropped… to around 4 missed questions per section. This kinda killed up my morale since I thought all that practice in the BB actually paid off… I'm back where I started…</p>

<p>I've noticed however that the Princeton Review questions have a tonne of idiom test questions. Even though I'm a native English speaker, I tend to get those wrong. How can I fix this?</p>

<p>Oh and a few questions that I missed and still need help with:</p>

<p>(a)FOR MOST OF her life, Janet has saved money carefully, but (b)NOW THAT her savings are becoming (c)INCREASINGLY PLENTIFUL bankers are encouraging her to invest (d)IT. </p>

<p>In this question, I chose (e) for no error, but the answer was (d). My logic while attempting this question was that (d)"it" referred to money, which was the first object stated in the sentence. Looking at the answer, i found that the pronoun should refer to the savings, which was the second object stated…
How would I be able to avoid this mistake in the future??? How should I know what the pronoun refers to?</p>

<p>Dr.Cartwright (a)SMUGLY revealed (b)HIS DEPARTMENT'S latest product,(c)A MEDICATION THAT CURES the common cold when (d)TAKING A PILL.
I chose (e) for no error, because I see no grammatical errors in the sentence. But the answer is (d). Can someone explain why??</p>

<p>Thanks a bunch guys.</p>

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<p>Not sure about the first one, maybe it should be “invest in it.” It sounded fine to me… </p>

<p>For the second one, if your read it carefully it does sound awkward at choice (d). The correct sentence should read something similar to “when one takes a pill” or “common cold after the consumption of a pill”</p>

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<p>^ thanks for the reply bro! In the grammar section, i was always told to not go with gut instinct. could someone tell me why it is grammatically incorrect??</p>

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<p>No problem! Keep in mind the Princeton Review’s tests are known to be more difficult than the actual SAT.</p>

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<p>The first one has a plural noun (savings) that’s far closer to the pronoun (it) than “money” is, so it should be “them”.</p>

<p>The second one is a modifier error. The way it’s written suggests that “medication” is “taking a pill.”</p>

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<p>1) This sentence is actually two independent clauses joined by a conjunction but.</p>

<p>For most of her life, Janet has saved money carefully, BUT now that her savings are becoming increasingly plentiful, bankers are encouraging her to invest it.

  • For most of her life, Janet has saved money carefully.
  • Now that her savings are becoming increasingly plentiful, bankers are encouraging her to invest it.</p>

<p>The pronoun it should refer back to her savings.</p>