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594 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
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- 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
- 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
- Caravaggio demonstratedthe great range
of his artistic talentin such paintings as
“Bacchus” and “Basket of Fruit,” painted in
1593 and 1596, respectfully. No error
- 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