Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

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Answer Key:

1. (E)


2. (E)


3. (A)


4. (D)


5. (D)

6. (D)

7. (C)

8. (D)

9. (D)

10. (D)

Answers and Explanations .............................................................

There are two errors in this sentence: Pronoun Agreement and Idiom (I know we haven’t discussed Idiom
yet, but hang in there). “It” refers to “dolls.” “Dolls” is plural so “it” is should be “they.” Also, something is not
popular to those, but is popular with those (the Idiom error).

(B) “they” is correct but the preposition “to” is incorrect. We are also looking for future tense, not
the present tense “are.”
(C) “with” is correct but the pronoun “it” is incorrect, as is the present tense “is.”
(D) “being” is bad. Get rid of it.
(E) “they” is the correct pronoun and “with” is the correct preposition. We also have the future
tense, “will be.”

Revised sentence:
American Girl dolls have entertained and cheered
little girls for the last twenty years, and they will be
popular with those born in the next decade as well.

Correct Answer: (E)

American Girl dolls have entertained and cheered

little girls for the last twenty years, and it will be

popular to those born in the next decade as well.

(A) it will be popular to

(B) they are still popular to

(C) it is still popular with

(D) being still popular with

(E) they will be popular with

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