SAT语法句子改错练习

SAT语法句子改错练习

　　一、The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

　　 (A)

　　 (B)

　　 (C)

　　 (D)

　　 (E)

　　Correct Answer: C

　　Here's Why:

　　The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there is a missing relative pronoun. The relative pronoun “that” should be used (“that surrounds”) to introduce the information about “the icy continent.”

　　Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

　　二、The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

　　(A)

　　(B)

　　(C)

　　(D)

　　(E)

　　Correct Answer: D

　　Here's Why:

　　The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an inappropriate verb form. The infinitive “to achieve” is needed to parallel the infinitive “to use.”

　　Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

　　三、Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　A Raisin in the Sun won for its author Lorraine Hansberry the distinction of being the first African American to receive the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award.

　　of being the first African American to receive

　　to be the first African American receiving

　　of the first African American to receive

　　that she had been the first African American to receive

　　that she was to be the first African American having received

　　Correct Answer: A

　　Here's Why:

　　Choice (A) is correct. It avoids the errors of the other options by using the idiomatic “distinction of being” to express what the play “won for its author Lorraine Hansberry.”

　　Question Type: Improving Sentences

　　四、Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　Females were not allowed to compete in the Olympic games of ancient Greece; they were not even allowing them to watch it.

　　allowing them to watch it

　　allowed to watch them

　　allowed watching

　　allowed watching them

　　allowing their watching

　　Correct Answer: B

　　Here's Why:

　　Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by using the plural pronoun “them” to refer correctly to the plural noun “games.”

　　Question Type: Improving Sentences

　　五、Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　The first public botanical garden in the United States, the Elgin Botanic Garden in New York City was established to provide plant materials for studying by medical students.

　　for studying by medical students

　　for medical students to study

　　to medical students for their study

　　for the study of medical students

　　that medical students will study

　　Correct Answer: B

　　Here's Why:

　　Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by replacing the awkward and imprecise “for studying by medical students” with “for medical students to study.”

　　Question Type: Improving Sentences

　　六、The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

　　(A)

　　(B)

　　(C)

　　(D)

　　(E)

　　Correct Answer: A

　　Here's Why:

　　The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is subject-verb disagreement. To agree with the plural verb “lie,” the singular “origin” must be changed to the plural “origins.”

　　Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

　　七、The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

　　(A)

　　(B)

　　(C)

　　(D)

　　(E)

　　Correct Answer: E

　　Here's Why:

　　There is no error in this sentence.

　　Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

　　八、Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　Artifacts from Mehrgarh, an archaeological site in Pakistan endangered by weather and looters and including clay statuettes, mud bricks, and stone mills dating from 7,000 years ago.

　　looters and including

　　looters that include

　　looters, include

　　looters, it includes

　　looters, which include

　　Correct Answer: C

　　Here's Why:

　　Choice (C) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by providing a main verb, “include,” for the subject, “Artifacts.”

　　Question Type: Improving Sentences