CHAPTER 2 / DIAGNOSTIC SAT 61
9 9 999 9
- Until revealing that she had been workingat a
design firm, few of her friends realized that
Amanda was interested in art.
(A) Until revealing that she had been
working
(B) Having revealed that she had been
working
(C) Until she revealed that she had been
working
(D) Being that she revealed she had worked
(E) Until she revealed about her working - Inspired by reading about the great explorers,
it was Gerald’s decision to sail around the
world.
(A) it was Gerald’s decision to sail around
the world
(B) Gerald decided to sail around the world
(C) the decision was made by Gerald to sail
around the world
(D) sailing around the world was what
Gerald decided to do
(E) Gerald having decided to sail around the
world - The results of the election were so close that
the club had it decided that they would have
co-presidents.
(A) had it decided that they would have
co-presidents
(B) decided to have co-presidents
(C) would have decided to have
co-presidents
(D) decided they would have co-presidents
(E) had decided that they would have
co-presidents - Writing skills are waning because the wide-
spread use of e-mail and instant messaging dis-
courages students from developing their ideas
and supportingthose ideas logically.
(A) messaging discourages students from
developing their ideas and supporting
(B) messaging discourage students to
develop their ideas and support
(C) messaging, which discourages students
from developing their ideas and
supporting
(D) messaging discouraging students from
developing their ideas and supporting
(E) messaging discouraging students to
develop their ideas and support - To acknowledgeopposing viewpoints does not
mean subverting your own thesis, and in fact
usually creates a more cogent essay.
(A) To acknowledge
(B) In acknowledging
(C) Acknowledging
(D) While acknowledging
(E) For the acknowledgment of - To get the full benefit of any medication, avoid
problems, and for the reduction of possible
side effects, discuss your prescription with
your doctor.
(A) for the reduction of possible side effects
(B) for reducing possible side effects
(C) reducing possible side effects
(D) also to reduce possible side effects
(E) reduce possible side effects
STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may
check your work on this section only. Do not
turn to any other section of the test.