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594 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT

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11. S.J. Perelman, whose hallmark of a grandilo-
    quent writing style iswidely regarded as one of
    the finest American wits of all time.
    (A) S. J. Perelman, whose hallmark of a
    grandiloquent writing style is
    (B) Being that his hallmark is a grandilo-
    quent writing style, S. J. Perelman is
    (C) S. J. Perelman’s grandiloquent writing
    style is his hallmark and is
    (D) S. J. Perelman and his hallmark of a
    grandiloquent writing style are
    (E) S. J. Perelman, whose hallmark is a
    grandiloquent writing style, is
    12. The lack of progress

in international relationsrevealsthat

AB

governments must studythe art of

C

diplomacy much closer. No error

DE

13. Because Deborah has beena representative

for over 20 years and also her popularity

among her constituents, few are willing

to challengeher in an election. No error

14. Caravaggio demonstratedthe great range

of his artistic talentin such paintings as

“Bacchus” and “Basket of Fruit,” painted in

1593 and 1596, respectfully. No error

15. Grizzly bears rarely show aggressiontoward

humans, butthey will protect their territory

from anyonewhom they

would have consideredto be a threat.

No error

A

B

C

DE

A

BC

DE

A

B

C

D

E

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

BCD

begun to hit their stride. No error

E

AB C D E