WorksheetsSAT Writing 3, Practice 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which part is incorrect? After controlling for a considerable amount of variables such as income and age, researchers found that offering a discount on car insurance driving under 5,000 miles per year reduced the average mileage of urban drivers.
amount
researchers found that
on car insurance
urban drivers
Choose a replacement. After controlling for a considerable amount of variables such as income and age, researchers found that offering a discount on car insurance driving under 5,000 miles per year reduced the average mileage of urban drivers.
number
distance
mileage
average
Why is this change needed? After controlling for a considerable number of variables such as income and age, researchers found that offering a discount on car insurance driving under 5,000 miles per year reduced the average mileage of urban drivers.
"variables" are countable; "amount" is applied for uncountable items
the adverb is used instead of the adjective
the structure of each item in the list is not correctly aligned
no pronouns were required in this sentence
Which part is incorrect? On the basis of a comparison of the two competitors, the one who slept more outperformed on a significant amount of tests of skills relying on rote memorization, whereas the one who slept less actually fared better in tests of improvisational skills.
amount
outperformed
the one who
fared better
Choose a replacement. On the basis of a comparison of the two competitors, the one who slept more outperformed on a significant amount of tests of skills relying on rote memorization, whereas the one who slept less actually fared better in tests of improvisational skills.
number
basis
comparison
which
Why is the change needed? On the basis of a comparison of the two competitors, the one who slept more outperformed on a significant number of tests of skills relying on rote memorization, whereas the one who slept less actually fared better in tests of improvisational skills.
"tests" are countable; "amount" is a quantifier for uncountable nouns
"significant" is an adjective
the clause pertains to the wrong competitor
it is a relative clause with "which", therefore using a comma would have been better
Which part is incorrect? The conservatory was chartered to admit only students ranging from 12 to 15 years old, but young Leibin was so proper behaved that the principal allowed him to audition at age 11.
proper
principal
old, but
ranging from
Choose a replacement. The conservatory was chartered to admit only students ranging from 12 to 15 years old, but young Leibin was so proper behaved that the principal allowed him to audition at age 11.
properly
poorly
good
impeccable
Why is the change needed? The conservatory was chartered to admit only students ranging from 12 to 15 years old, but young Leibin was so properly behaved that the principal allowed him to audition at age 11.
"proper" is an adjective; an adverb is needed to modify the word "behaved"
"proper" as an adjective means "real", while "properly" doesn't mean "really"
it is well aligned with the series of preceding adverbs
"proper" is uncountable and therefore required changing
Which part is incorrect? Officials from the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Lung Association presented cigarette smoke linked to lung cancer and heart attacks by evidence.
by evidence
Health, and the
lung cancer and heart attacks
presented cigarette smoke
Choose a replacment. Officials from the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Lung Association presented cigarette smoke linked to lung cancer and heart attacks by evidence.
presented evidence that linked cigarette smoke to lung cancer and heart attacks
smoked evidence that linked presentations to lung cancer and heart attacks
presented cancer to cigarettes and linked it to evidence of heart-lung
evidenced their smoking lungs by linking cancer to heart attacks
Why make this change? Officials from the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Lung Association presented evidence that linked cigarette smoke to lung cancer and heart attacks.
the officials would present evidence relating to smoke, not the smoke itself
presented is an adjective, therefore it should not be replaced by an adverb
lung cancer is better aligned with heart attcks due to the smoke
"the officials" are countable, therefore it is better adherence to convention that "evidence" is uncountable
Which part is incorrect? The engineering students wanted to evolve from novices into that of experts, but none of the students actually wanted to put in the requisite work to achieve the goal.
that of
but none of
to achieve
to evolve from
Choose a replacement. The engineering students wanted to evolve from novices into that of experts, but none of the students actually wanted to put in the requisite work to achieve the goal.
*omit the underlined portion
which
properly
those
Why is the change needed? The engineering students wanted to evolve from novices into experts, but none of the students actually wanted to put in the requisite work to achieve the goal.
"novices" should be directly compared to other people, e.g. "experts"
the properties of novices should be compared to the properties of other people
since "novice" is an adjective, it's better to align it directly with another adjective
misplaced modifier: the evolution of experts does not match with the lethargy of the engineers
