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<li>The labor union is negotiating a contract with the hospital that will satisfy the demands of the workers and be acceptable to all levels of management. <a href="No%20Error">b</a>**</li>
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<p>I put the answer as be acceptable but I don't understand how this sentence is No Error? I thought "be acceptable" wasn't parallel and that it should be, "will satisfy the demands of the workers and will be acceptable".</p>
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<li>The quality of multivitamin tablets is determined by how long its potency can be protected by the manufacturer's coating material. (No Error)</li>
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<p>The correct answer is its but I put No Error. Again, I am not sure why it would be "its." </p>
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<li><p>Parallel structure is satisfied. The 2 verbs are “satisfy” and “be”. To make this clearer, delete some words. You are left with “The union is negotiating a contract that will satisfy and be (acceptable).”</p></li>
<li><p>“Its” is possessive, but what is possessing? The quality or the tablets? I know it’s obvious, but SAT writers are picky. Then again, I don’t believe this is a great SAT question.</p></li>
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<p>The second question is easier to answer so I’ll try that one first.</p>
<p>The quality of multivitamin tablets is determined by how long its potency can be protected by the manufacturer’s coating material. (No Error)</p>
<p>What is the antecedent of “its”? It’s not logical for the antecedent to be quality. If it were then the sentence would read “The quality’s potency can be protected …”. That doesn’t make sence. What does make sense is “The multivitamin tablets potency can be protected …”. So “its” needs to be replaced by “their”.</p>
<p>For the first question you have a point. It is not necessarily a well written sentence. But it is correct.</p>
<p>The labor union is negotiating a contract with the hospital that will satisfy the demands of the workers and be acceptable to all levels of management. (No Error)</p>
<p>As written, it would seem that “that will” is required in front of “be” – i.e “and that will be acceptable” instead of “be acceptable”. Keep in mind however that as written “that will” precedes the verb and the and. Therefore it applies to both “satisfy” and “be”.</p>
<p>Try this:</p>
<p>John and Bill will go to the park and play baseball.</p>
<p>Note that “will” applies to “go” and to “play”. It is not necessay to write:</p>
<p>John and Bill will go to the park and they will play basebell.</p>
<p>@fogcity Wow, thank-you! I was thinking about with “their”, but was unsure if it was correct or not. Never realized that the “that will” applies to both “satisify” and “be”… your example worked great! </p>
<p>By the way, I am getting these questions from The College Board Official SAT Study Guide book, which comes with 8 practice tests. I just realized that the book is from 2005 (my cousin just gave this to me) so I’m not sure if these tests are even similar to what the real SAT would look nowadays.</p>
It makes sense now! Ah, gotta watch out for questions like number two.</p>