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SAT Sentence Correction

Subjects : sat, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Where is the mistake in this sentence? We expect to adopt a new dog that is healthy and good-natured - but it is not likely to being purebred.






2. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The tourists - coming so far - didn't want to leave without seeing the statue.






3. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Both individual freedoms as well as economic growth have improved rapidly since the fall of the dictatorship.






4. Where is the mistake in this sentence? I like to read the sports section of the papers first - my sister starts with the business section.






5. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Running all the way - refusing to stop even when she dropped her glove - without any though for her aching feet.






6. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Beth is more skilled than her sister Anya - to whom she dedicated her book.






7. Where is the mistake in this sentence? We distributed lists of known violations - and everyone we met was urged by us to avioid the more flagrant scofflaw establishments.






8. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The novelist never wrote about family life - however he regarded it as too personal.






9. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Although we got up at 4 am - breakfast took so long that the sun had raised before we were able to pack the car and start our journey.






10. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Last month - he had earned his black belt.






11. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Having a good is more important than to win the game - as my coach always says when we lose.






12. Where is the mistake in this sentence? After ten minutes in the sauna - he was as soaked as if swimming instead.






13. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The seven flavors of fruit drink all come in a different colored jar.






14. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Before Wally had ate a bite of his dinner - the phone rang again.






15. Where is the mistake in this sentence? When he finally finished the grueling test - Pepi found it incredulous that it had only taken three hours.






16. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Max negotiating a contract that will improve conditions and be acceptable to the owners.






17. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Among you - Harry - and I - we earned over forty dollars washing windows today.






18. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Although we were better trained - the others ran so quick that we couldn't keep up with them.






19. Where is the mistake in this sentence? All the readers found that Sandra's writing style was very different than Sarah's.


20. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Whether Pepe ate the cookies or did not remains uncertain - bud he had the opportunity.






21. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Just last week - in the first elections held since the fall of the tyrant - my 85-year-old great grandfather has cast his first vote in over 50 years.






22. Where is the mistake in this sentence? After Amjed finished work - Alice - Sal - and him went to the game together.






23. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The author decided to dedicate the novel to a ruthless tyrant during that period of political unrest - which annoys the publisher.






24. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The main reasons the workers gave for the strike is that they are paid to little and have too few holidays.






25. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Our choir - consisting of 50singers - and is led by a former opera star.






26. Where is the mistake in this sentence? My sister and I disagreed about who would return the books at the library.






27. Where is the mistake in this sentence? DNA fingerprinting - in conjunction with a growing database of similar crimes - serve as our most reliable evidence in this case.






28. Where is the mistake in this sentence? If someone knows why Geoff isn't in class - he or she should leave the principal know.






29. Where is the mistake in this sentence? If you bring a guest along to the pool - be sure they wear their identification tag.






30. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The dispatcher having told Teri that - to succeed in this business - being fas t is more significant than being correct.






31. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Archy will be in the spelling bee - for his grades in this have been excellent.






32. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Pablo was grateful with his parents for their support and encouragement while he wrote the play.






33. Where is the mistake in this sentence? in the coming months - Antarctica will experience the most extremest weather conditions ever known on the planet.






34. Where is the mistake in this sentence? We were planning to going to Stockhom that summer - but we couldn't find an affordable hotel.






35. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Having run to answer the phone - that the caller hung up just as he arrived irratated Zed.






36. Where is the mistake in this sentence? For those of you who are afraid of flying - we should remember that fewer accidents occur in airplanes than in automobiles.






37. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The excessive rain this summer had a bad affect on the wallpaper in our back porch.






38. Where is the mistake in this sentence? I often recall my mother's words when I go to Paris Park - it being on of the most luxuriant green spaces in our town.






39. Where is the mistake in this sentence? A good way to test the reliability of medical textbooks is by examining the credentials of its editorial boards.






40. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Either of use have a better singing voive than that soprano.






41. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Unlike Colorado and Utah - New England's ski slopes are frequently icy - unpleasantly frigid - and overcrowded.






42. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Because Sal and Jo would be too far away to come home at noon - each of them brought lunches to the game.






43. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Mary isn't concerned with what her admissions conselor told her about the test.


44. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Uncommonly long-armed - most observers agreed that Rob Roy had a great advantage as a swordsman.






45. Where is the mistake in this sentence? All the girls on the swim team want to be an Olympic champion.






46. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Due to the innovative wing design - this aircraft encounters scarcely no wind resistance even at the highest speeds.






47. Where is the mistake in this sentence? I wasn't with out an opinion; I just didn't want to be expressing it.






48. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Most of the class still are not participating in the writing competition and regular reminders from the teacher to encourage them to do so.






49. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Tan's style of dressing was colorful - luxurious and ostensible.






50. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The author of what is possibly the ideal social novel; Jane Austen seeked to advance a recently evolved concept of the nature of fiction.