34 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT
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The following sentences test your ability to
recognize grammar and usage errors. Each
sentence contains either a single error or no
error at all. No sentence contains more than
one error. The error, if there is one, is under-
lined and lettered. If the sentence contains an
error, select the one underlined part that must
be changed to make the sentence correct. If the
sentence is correct, select choice E. In choos-
ing answers, follow the requirements of stan-
dard written English.EXAMPLE:By the time they reachedthe halfway point
A
in the race, most of the runnershadn’t hardly
BC D
begun to hit their stride. No error
E- Surprisinglyabsent from the game werethe
AB
crowd’s customarytaunting ofthe opposing
CD
players. No error
E - Muchof the class time was dedicatedto
AB
discussing those theories that seemed to be
C
most commonly misconstrued
by the students. No error
DE- The refraction of light as it passes fromair
A
into a denser mediumlike water or glass
B
often produceinteresting kaleidoscopic
C
effects. No error
DE - The spate of recent exhibitions
featuring the workof Merce Cunningham
A
demonstratesthat audiences continueto be
BC
receptive forhis postmodernist choreography.
D
No error
E- The reporters failed to notice the discrepancies
A
in the report that the Congressman presented,
because his staff and himhad successfully
BC
diverted the media’s attention to other issues.
D
No error
E- The Warren family, whose ancestors
foundedthe town over three hundredyears
AB
ago, have ranthe general store forseven
C D
generations. No error
EA B C D E