CHAPTER 14 / HOW TO ATTACK SAT WRITING QUESTIONS 507
Answer Key 3:
Attacking “Error ID” Questions
- C The subject is abundance,which is singular, so the verb should be has intimidated(Chapter 15, Lesson 1).
- C The phrase over thousands of generationsindicates that the evolution occurred over an extended time
in the past. This means that the verb should be in the present perfectform:have evolved(Chapter 15,
Lesson 9). - A Theiris a plural pronoun, but it refers to industry,which is singular, so the pronoun should be its
(Chapter 15, Lesson 5). - D Since the sentence indicates that the show continued to be,it must have been still on the air. Since
it could not be better written than itself, choice (D) should be replaced by anything else on the air
(Chapter 15, Lesson 9). - E The sentence is correct.
- A This word is modifying the verb talk,so it should be in the form of an adverb: respectfully(Chapter 15,
Lesson 12).