SAT identification of sentence errors practice test 02

1. We have no choice but_A to appoint Mary:_B she is the best_C of the two candidates, and there is_D no prospect of finding more applicants. No error_E.

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B.
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E.

2. The reason I will_A not be going_B to Mexico this year is because_C I will use up all my travel money attending_D an important meeting in Singapore. No error_E.

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B.
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E.

3. If you were_A to work at least four hours a day on the project, we would_B complete it in a shorter_C time, and with less_D problems. No error_E.

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B.
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E.

4. The manager tried hard to effect_A a change in company policy, but_B the owner, who steadfastly refused to compromise_C, overruled_D him on every point. No error_E.

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B.
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D.
E.

5. The new library is undoubtedly_A well stocked and functional, but_B no one can say that its_C atmosphere is anything like the old one_D. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

6. My uncle, who_A was_B on vacation, along with my two cousins and I_C, went_D fishing down by the river. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

7. Hopefully_A, we will be_B able to complete the building before_C the rainy season sets in_D. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

8. You would_A have to choose her_B, if you are looking for_C the best athlete to represent_D the school. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

9. All the trapped miners began_A to lose_B hope, it_C had been twenty four hours since_D the tunnel collapsed. No error_E.

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B.
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D.
E.

10. Because_A they played by_B the rules, the members of the team were given_C a standing ovation even though it_D did not win the match. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

11. Her avaricious_A relatives assembled at the lawyer's_B office to hear the reading of_C Jemima's will_D. No error_E.

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B.
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D.
E.

12. He was not merely_A expected to contribute funds to the project, but_B to work as hard as_C the other_D patrons. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

13. None of us_A knows_B what the outcome of the battle between_C the coordinator and us_D will be. No error_E.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

14. Neither of my brothers do_A anything to make life better for our_B parents who_C are both suffering from_D arthritis. No error_E.

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B.
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D.
E.

15. The teacher sat_A down besides_B the frightened child and tried to reassure_C him that the monster was merely_D imaginary. No error_E.

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B.
C.
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E.