506 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT
The following sentences may contain errors in grammar, usage, diction (choice of words), or idiom. Some
of the sentences are correct. No sentence contains more than one error.
If the sentence contains an error, it is underlined and lettered. The parts that are not underlined are correct.
If there is an error, select the part that must be changed to correct the sentence.
If there is no error, choose (E).
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE ANSWER:
By the time they reachedthe halfway point
A(D)
in the race, most of the runnershadn’t hardly
BCD
begun to hit their stride. No error
ESAT Practice 3: Attacking “Error ID” Questions
- The abundance ofrecent business failures
AB
have intimidatedmany prospective
CD
entrepreneurs. No error
E - When scientists theorizeabout the traits that
A
all humans have come to share, they must be
keenly aware of the factthat these traits
B
are evolvingover thousands of generations.
CD
No error
E- The entire industry has steadfastly maintained
theirposition thattobacco is not addictive
AB C
and that smoking is an inalienable right
D
of consumers. No error
E- In bestowingthe award, the critics’ guild
A
praised the head writer, saying thather writing
B
for the television series continued to be
consistently more intelligent and provocative
C
than anything on the air. No error
DE- The challengeof Everest, its conquerors claim,
A
is far more the lack of oxygenat its rarefied
B
heights than eventhe precariousice falls or
CD
precipitous ascents. No error
E - Those who talk more respectful
A
to their employersare more likelyto have their
BC
grievancesaddressed. No error
DE