SAT WRITING MUL-TIPLE CHOICE

Approaching the Questions

Directions

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Approach

Remember the approach to SEIEither ONE or NO underlines exist

Look out for verbs after the commas No seriously….CROSS STUFF OUT

The candidate (A) called for an investi-

gation, (B) but to me he seemed to care

less about justice for the voters (C) than

about whether enough (D) is paying at-

tention. (E) No Error

S/NVA

The polar bear (A) is well-adapted to the extreme

climate of the Arctic circle, (B) having thick, white

fur and black skin that (C) enables it to camouflage

itself in the snow (D) and also absorb sunlight and

retain heat. (E) No Error

S/NVA

When my friend, (C) who has never been rich, was

a teenager, he (C) had snuck into first class by pre-

tending (C) to be asleep (C) as the stewardesses

checked the passengers’ tickets. (C) No Error

VT

Illnesses caused (A) by viruses should not be (B)

treated with antibiotics because excessive ex-

posure (C) to such (D) medicines lead to new

strains of bacteria resistant to medicine. (E) No

Error

S/NVA

(A) It was a New York Mexican food truck

company (B) that finally (C) succeeded with

introducing (D) Kimchi to the taco industry. (E)

No Error

IDIOM

(A) Although we worked on the same experi-

ments together, the way my laboratory part-

ner, (B) a physics major, solved problems was

quite (C) different than my (D) own. (E) No Er-

ror

IDIOM

The ability (A) to control dreams (B) is a skill,

research (C) has shown, that we can learn if

(D) you want to get rid of recurring night-

mares. (D) No Error

PRO-SHIFT

His skill (A) at unsettling his opponents

psychologically, along with his undeni-

ably (B) superb fighting skills, (C) make

him one of the most (D) dangerous

fighters in the league. (E) No Error

SVA

Most of the geeks (A) which attended the

comic book convention felt that Ben Af-

fleck was (B) poorly chosen as the next

Batman, (C) citing his (D) less-than-in-

spiring performance as a superhero

years before. (E) No Error

Pro

Every January, the juice company (A)

gathers groups of teenagers in (B)

rooms, observing their choices of juice

mixes (C) as predicting which new fla-

vors will become the (D) most popular.

(E) No Error

F-COORD

The teacher did not encourage the

student (A) any even though the boy

began (B) to weep when he (C) was

told that his poor marks (D) would

likely hold up his graduation. (E) No

Error

UNIDIOMATIC

By the time (A) I finish explaining this question,

(B)you (C) will have been watching this video for

approximately (D) thirteen minutes. (E) No Error

NO ERROR

At the conclusion of the novel The Alchemist,

Santiago, a young shepherd recently (A) ar-

rived to the desert, (B) deeply (C) reflects on

the journey that took (D) him so far from

home. (E) No Error

NO ERROR

An amateur potter (A) herself, the accountant of-

fered (B) to help the artist with his business ac-

counts, complicated (C) as they were (D) by his

unusual system of record keeping. (E) No Error

NO ERROR

(A) Contrary to what many people believe, heat

lightning (B) is not lightning caused by heat; it

is ordinary lightning that occurs (C) at too

great a distance for its accompanying thunder

(D) to be audible. (E) No Error

NO ERROR

The (A) regularly scheduled video chat

session between my parents and (B) me

is set for tonight, but my (C) computer

suddenly breaking down (D) requires me

to postpone the meeting. (E) No Error

PRO- possessive

(A) Forming a natural border between the

two properties (B) were a clear water

stream, the source (C) of which was a

nearby lake, famous among the locals

(D) as a fishing spot. (E) No Error

SVA - inverted

(A) At the reception (B) were the (C) chattering

guests, the three-tiered cake, and the lively

music that have become (D) characteristic of

many wedding celebrations. (E) No Error

No error

Ken Jeong, (A) best known for his role (B)

as Leslie Chow in the movie “The Hang-

over”, is not only a talented comedian

(C) but also a physician (D) as well. (E)

No Error

Redundancy

Thirty years ago, one could say that those

(A) who the president nominated to (B)

serve on the Supreme Court were (C)

chosen not because of their fine legal

minds, (D) but because of their judicial

expertise. (E) No Error

Pro-case

When Eminem came out with his sec-

ond studio album The Slim Shady LP,

(A) it (B) instantly established himself

(C) as one of the (D) most technically

talented rappers in the industry at the

time. (E) No Error

PRO

As the tea party guests explained (A) to Al-

ice, there (B) is a difference (C) between

saying what one means (D) and to mean

what one says. (E) No Error

Parallelism

The knight, a shining (A) symbol of

chivalry, bravery, and piety, was (B)

faithful to his king, to his church, and

to his lady, (C) and he would gladly

die (D) in their names. (E) No Error

No verb

If (A) a student expects (B) to be absent on

the day of the test, (C)you should notify

the teacher beforehand so that you can

find another time to take (D) it. (E) No Er-

ror

Pro-shift

On her graduation day, Sarah (A) was at

once overjoyed that she (B) would be

moving on with her life and (C) feeling

depressed that she would be leaving (D)

behind so many friends. (E) No Error

Parallelism

Though I did not (A) concur to my debate

opponent’s opinions, (B) I was thrilled to

have the chance to (C) argue with

someone (D) at such an exciting level.

(E) No Error

Diction

A “feint” is (A) when a fighter moves (B) in

such a way (C) as to distract his oppo-

nent (D) from the intended target or at-

tack. (E) No Error

F-coord

The English class has just finished a novel

(A) where the author, (B) experimenting

with a new structure, (C) wrote each

chapter (D) from the perspective of a dif-

ferent character. (E) No Error

Pro

Although it is not considered (A) a neces-

sary requirement, the SAT is (B) more

widely accepted than (C) any test when

one (D) is applying to an American uni-

versity or college. (E) No Error

FC

My neighbors (A) abjected to the noisy par-

ties on Friday nights (B) and the trash

(C) they (D) found on the lawn the next

morning. (E) No Error

Diction

The rise in temperature around the

world, (A) what play a big role (B) in

changing weather patterns, (B) may

cause the extinction of many species of

fish (D) in the near future. (E) No Error

PRO

One of the world’s most (A) curious minds,

Dmitri Mendeleev, creator (B) of the Pe-

riodic Table of Elements, owned (C) in

his library books on chemistry, econom-

ics, and (D) how to play cards. (E) No Er-

ror

Parallelism

Final Word

Many students feel that this is the easiest part

Remember how to approach the underlines

Statistically, E (No Error) comes out 20% of

the time, so keep track of which ones you

thought MIGHT be No Error and go back to

those first