Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

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(B) “in activating” sounds very weird. It is correct, but tempting to declare wrong if you didn’t
catch the SVA error in (A).
(C) “thereby” is a conjunction that correctly indicates a cause and effect relationship.
(D) is “during” the correct preposition? Sure. Make a new sentence. She sweats during exercise.


Revised Sentence: is


The exercise ball used by physical fitness trainers are


A SVA
very effective in activating the electromyographic
B
activity of the abdominal muscles, thereby making
C
core training during exercise more efficient. No error
D E


Correct Answer: (A)


15.To demand that others do whatever one wants them to
A B
do is often ignoring the wishes and even the needs of
C D
those who care the most. No error
E


Let’s check the answers.


(A) “one” is a pronoun. There is no switch to “you” or “we” later in the sentence so it checks out
fine.
(B) “wants” is a simple present tense verb. Check SVA. Who “wants”? One wants. We have a
singular subject (one) and a singular verb (wants) so they check fine. “them” is a plural
pronoun that refers to “others” which is also plural.
(C) “ignoring” is a gerund so check to see if it should be an infinitive instead. Yes! Ignoring
should be changed to to ignore, which is parallel to “to demand.”
(D) “even” is used correctly. It is expressing a higher degree.


Revised Sentence:


To demand that others do whatever one wants them to
to ignore A B
do is often ignoring the wishes and even the needs of Parallelism
C D
those who care the most. No error


E


Correct Answer: (C)

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