{"id":971,"date":"2013-04-16t09:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-16t09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=971"},"modified":"2018-10-24t03:25:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24t10:25:13","slug":"sat-identifying-sentence-errors-answers-and-explanations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/sat-identifying-sentence-errors-answers-and-explanations\/","title":{"rendered":"sat identifying sentence errors answers and explanations"},"content":{"rendered":"
let\u2019s go through the answers to those identifying sentence error questions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n remember that this isn\u2019t just about checking whether or not you got the right answers. it\u2019s about understanding how<\/i> you should get there. when you take the sat, you should analyze each underlined section in a different way, depending on what part of the sentence is underlined. the explanations below are examples of what your thought process should be like when taking your sat.<\/p>\n although they also showed up in that previous post, the questions are reproduced here for easy reference. but this is not the place to do them! go back to the first post if you haven\u2019t already tried them there, where there are no answers for you to peek at.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. cottage industry, also (<\/i>a) known<\/span> as the putting-out system, was the initial phase of industrialization, (<\/i>b) although<\/span> it was soon overshadowed by other systems of production (<\/i>c) that<\/span> (<\/i>d) have become widespread<\/span> during the industrial revolution of the 19th<\/sup> century. (<\/i>e) no error<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n (a) known<\/span>: this is in a modifying phrase\u2014an sat favorite\u2014so you should check that it\u2019s next to the correct noun. \u201ccottage industry\u201d is what\u2019s known as the putting-out system, so there\u2019s no problem.<\/p>\n (b) although<\/span>: this linking word shows a contrast. should there be one? yep. move on.<\/p>\n (c) that<\/span>: what does \u201cthat\u201d refer to? a place or time? nope\u2014it\u2019s a thing (\u201csystems of production\u201d), so it\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n (d) have become widespread<\/span>: this is a verb, so you should check both the subject and the tense. the \u201csystems\u201d are plural, so \u201chave\u201d is correct in number (not \u201chas\u201d), but the time is wrong! it should say \u201cbecame widespread.\u201d<\/p>\n the error is (d).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. the flower, after (<\/i>a) fertilization<\/span> (<\/i>b) with<\/span> the grains of pollen that (<\/i>c) a bee inadvertently transports<\/span>, will slowly (<\/i>d) perish and wither<\/span>. (<\/i>e) no error<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n (a) fertilization<\/span>: a noun like this could possible be a word choice problem, but there doesn\u2019t seem to be any incorrect meaning here.<\/p>\n (b) with<\/span>: a preposition! check the words that the preposition is combining (especially the one that comes before it) and make sure that they sound natural\u00a0together. although \u201cfertilization with\u201d might sound a little strange, if you said, \u201cthey fertilized<\/i> the flower with<\/i> pollen,\u201d that\u2019d be just fine, so it\u2019s probably acceptable here.<\/p>\n (c) a bee inadvertently transports<\/span>: the most likely problem here is a number issue. \u201ca bee\u201d has to be parallel with anything that it logically relates to. in this case, it\u2019s related to \u201cthe flower.\u201d both are singular, so it\u2019s alright. you should also look at the tense of the verb transports, which is just fine, in this case.<\/p>\n (d) perish and wither<\/span>: this one is a bit hard to see when looking systematically, because it doesn\u2019t have to do with what part of the sentence is underlined. this is about redundancy; \u201cperish\u201d and \u201cwither\u201d mean basically the same thing. you don\u2019t need them both.<\/p>\n the error is (d).<\/p>\n 3. art and culture flourished (<\/i>a) briefly<\/span> during the prague spring, (<\/i>b) a short period<\/span> (<\/i>c) when<\/span> relaxed censorship and (<\/i>d) looser<\/span> soviet control. (<\/i>e) no error<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n (a) briefly<\/span>: notice the \u201c-ly\u201d in the word. should it be there (should this be an adjective instead)? it\u2019s correct as it is.<\/p>\n (b) a short period<\/span>: check that the number of the noun is right, which it is. there was only one prague spring.<\/p>\n (c) when<\/span>: this is a connecting word, so make sure that it makes the right relationship between sentences. wait a minute\u2026 sentences? the second part doesn\u2019t form a complete thought. there should be a subject after \u201cwhen.\u201d or it could be changed into a preposition like \u201cof,\u201d which doesn\u2019t connect whole thoughts (a.k.a. clauses) like \u201cwhen\u201d does.<\/p>\n (d)looser<\/span>: check if it should be a comparative (-er) or a superlative (-est). there are only two things being compared\u2014soviet control before and during the prague spring\u2014so \u201c-er\u201d is correct.<\/p>\n the error is (c).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nexplanation for question 1<\/h2>\n
<\/i>explanation for question 2<\/h2>\n
explanation for question 3<\/h2>\n
explanation for question 4<\/h2>\n