Some SAT writing questions

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<p>I am having trouble with these 2 questions. I really appreciate your help.</p>

<p>1) [ My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair; and he ] has the blue ribbons to prove it.
There are 2 possible choices:</p>

<p>B) My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair, and he
E) Thinking he can cook better than any other person at the fair, my grandson</p>

<p>I choose E, thinking that it's more concise. But the correct answer is B. Can you explain why to me?
This question is in SAT preparation booklet 2004-2005. Section 5, question No.6</p>

<p>2) None [ of the fish ] in the aquarium [ is ] native to this part of the world, [ having instead ] been imported [from overseas ]. [No error]</p>

<p>The correct answer is No error (E). I wonder what the subject of "[ having instead ] been imported [from overseas ]" is. It should be "None of the fish" right? Then the sentence means "All of the fish are neither native to this part of the world nor imported from overseas". I suppose it should mean something like 'Because all of the fish are imported from overseas, they are not native..."</p>

<p>This question is in Cracking the SAT 2007 Edition, The Princeton Review. Page 295</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>The 2nd question has no error, since the ’ instead ’ only means they are not native. And the structure of ‘having done’ in SAT test can be regarded as the reason.</p>

<p>And I am sorry that I also think E is the correct answer in question 1.</p>

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<p>Ans 1 ] Reason E in the first question does not make sense to me. Thinking - the ing structure is not needed here. So B is correct option.</p>

<p>Ans 2] Already answered by someone.</p>

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<p>Another question, from the same source as question 1:</p>

<p>Bats and mosquitoes come out at twilight, [and the bats would look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes would look for people].
B) and the bats come to look for mosquitoes while the mosquitoes look
E) the bats to look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes to look</p>

<p>I choose E, but the answer is E. What is this structure in E? Can you provide me with further examples?</p>

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<p>even though E doesnt make much sense, its structure is parallel while B isnt (thats what i think)</p>