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You hopefully didn’t catch anything glaringly wrong on a first read of the sentence. It is always helpful,
however, to check each answer choice to make sure you didn’t miss anything.
(A) we have to make sure “most” refers to three or more things. There are more than three acting
teachers in the world so “most” checks out fine. “Effective” is an adjective modifying
“teachers” (a noun) so that works too.
(B) first let’s make sure “their” is not ambiguous. It can only refer to acting teachers and both the
pronoun and its antecedent are plural so there is no pronoun agreement error. “Their” is a
possessive pronoun and the students belong to the teachers, so pronoun case is correct as well.
(C) “make” is a present tense verb, and the sentence is occurring in the present as evidenced by
the verbs “do” and “practice.” “They” is plural and “make” is plural so SVA works. Is the
preposition “that” correct? Yes. I’m sure you’ve all heard the expression make sure that you
lock the door.
(D) “utilize” is a present tense verb. We’ve already established that the sentence takes place in the
present so verb tense works. Check for SVA. Who or what “utilize”? Students. “Students” is
plural as is “utilize” so SVA checks fine.
Correct Answer: (E)
The most effective acting teachers do not have
A
their students merely practice techniques and vocal
B
exercises; they make sure that their students also
C
utilize sense memory and imagination. No error
D E4.
5.
We have a Counting error. Let’s check the answer choices one by one.
(A) “seem” is a present tense verb. Are we in the present? Yes! Let’s check for SVA. Who or what
“seem to find”? Fitness experts. “Experts” is plural as is “seem” so SVA checks.
(B) “to find” is the infinitive. Should it be the gerund (finding) instead? Nope.
(C) “more” is a counting word, so we have to see how many things the “more” is comparing.
THREE exercise programs, so the more should be changed to most.
(D) “of three common exercise programs” is idiomatically correct.
Fitness experts generally seem to find yoga the
A B
more comprehensive of three common exercise
C D
programs for weight loss and strength building.No error
E