Still in the 60s on my writing :P

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>So I've been doing a lot of practice problems dealing with identifying sentence errors and I found two subjects I'm usually failing (I got 7 wrong out of 35..)</p>

<p>It is sequence of tenses:</p>

<p>EVER SINCE the QUALITY OF teacher education came under public scrutiny, suggestions for UPGRADING the profession ARE ABOUNDING.</p>

<p>Answer: D</p>

<p>In 1986, the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl HAS AROUSED intense speculation ABOUT the long-term EFFECTS OF radiation that continued for THE BETTER PART OF a year</p>

<p>Answer: A</p>

<p>ANNDDDDD I suck at pronoun cases:</p>

<p>i (WILL) (ALWAYS) remember (YOU) (STANDING BY) me offering me encouragement.</p>

<p>Answer: C</p>

<p>Avid readers generally either admire OR dislike Ernest Hemingway's journalistic STYLE OF writing; few had no opinion OF HIM.</p>

<p>Answer: D</p>

<p>If you can, please explain a easy way to avoid these mistakes? Thank you! (:</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>needs to be “has abounded.” Whenever you see “since” keep your eyes peeled for a tense error.</p></li>
<li><p>needs to be “aroused.” Whenever you see a date, such as “in 1786,” keep your eyes peeled for a tense error.</p></li>
<li><p>needs to be “your.” This type of error is pretty rare, and it is called “possessive with gerund.” Essentially whenever there is a -ing word, you need to use a possessive with it. </p></li>
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<p>EX: Your being here is important to me.</p>

<ol>
<li>needs to be “of his writing.” Illogical comparison</li>
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<p>Thank you. Anyway I can avoid and/or spot this error faster?</p>