SAT Writing : Identifying Sentence Errors
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Example Question #70 : Identifying No Error Questions
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
She found the cheerful, busy atmosphere of the café to be energizing, but her favorite place to spend time remained the reading room of the library. No error
cheerful, busy
No error
remained
but
to be
No error
This sentence is correct as written. “Cheerful, busy” is a correct combination of adjectives modifying a noun, “to be” is a conventional way to follow the very “found,” “but” is a logical conjunction, and “remained” is a verb in the correct tense.
Example Question #891 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
She wrote all day and all night, and she only stopped when she had run out of words. No error
had run out
stopped
she
No error
all day and all night
No error
This sentence is correct as written. “All day and all night” are correctly coordinated adverbial phrases, “she” is a pronoun that agrees with the previous pronoun, “stopped” is a verb in the correct tense, and “had run out” is a correct combination of verb and preposition.
Example Question #892 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Joey chose to eat ice cream for every meal for a week, and now he is complaining that he feels ill. No error
for every meal
No error
feels
week, and
he
No error
This sentence is correct as written. “For every meal” is an appropriate prepositional phrase, the comma between “week” and “and” is grammatical, “he” is a pronoun that agrees with “Joey,” and “feels” is a verb in the correct tense.
Example Question #893 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
"Don't speak to me like that ever again," Connie warned. "I'll tell on you next time." The boy, once so antogonistic, backed off immediately. No error
tell on you
boy, once
No error
,"
antagonistic
No error
There are no errors in the sentence, all the subjects agree with their verbs, and the tenses line up. The commas are in their correct places as well.
Example Question #894 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
She leapt over tables, wiggled through corridors, sprinted around three, tall tree trunks, and finally sat down in a heap to catch her breath. No error
three, tall
sat down
No error
leapt
through corridors
three, tall
Normally you'd want to separate a list with commas, but that's not the case here. To know why, imagine that each comma in a list is the word "and." You'd never say "three and tall tree trunks" here.
Numbers will commonly do this in English; thus "I saw four red birds," etc.
Example Question #895 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Sea salt, especially when paired with chocolate or caramel, has an interesting flavor and is becoming increasingly popular in baking. No error
No error
when
increasingly
chocolate or caramel
and is
No error
Nothing in this sentence needs to be changed.
Example Question #73 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
The new exhibit at the history museum provides a surprisingly fascinating look at the milling industry in the American Midwest. No error
new
surprisingly
in the American Midwest
No error
provides
No error
Nothing in this sentence needs to be changed.
Example Question #896 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
I absolutely believe that some day we will have the technology to travel to other galaxies, settle on new planets, and explore beyond what we think possible. No error
No error
we will have
absolutely
explore beyond
technology to
No error
This sentence is correct as written!
Example Question #897 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Forgetting that she had to stop at the grocery store on the way home, Martha arrived at the potluck empty-handed and duly embarrassed. No error
No error
and
arrived at
had to stop
Forgetting
No error
This sentence is correct as written.
Example Question #898 : Identifying Sentence Errors
Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.
Missing home, he tried to grow a palm tree sapling, but it could not survive Maine’s harsh winters. No error
tried to grow
Maine's harsh winters
Missing home
No error
it
No error
This sentence is correct as written.
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