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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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? For those of you who are afraid of flying - we should remember that fewer accidents occur in airplanes than in automobiles.






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






3. 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.






4. Where is the mistake in this sentence? I was so ired from climbing the hill - I couldn't hardly get over the fence.






5. Where is the mistake in this sentence? He put on his coat - boots - and hat - he would never again risk getting so cold in the Arctic air.






6. Where is the mistake in this sentence?Elspeth told Juanita that she couldn't finish her dinner.






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Fast food hamburgers are quicker and easier than home-cooked meals - but the greater is its cost.






12. 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.






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






14. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The neighbor's chimmney does not cause as much smoke like the one in my house does.






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






16. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Being as she is the only teacher available - Sara will lead the session.






17. 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.






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


19. Where is the mistake in this sentence? You'll love our new reclosable bottles of Spur. The yare so delicious and refreshing.


20. 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.






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






22. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Our team had to be disbanded when the pitcher moves out of state.






23. 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.






24. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Certainly the new furniture was professional looking. It was not well-suited to the space.






25. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Although she welcomed the news of this additional income - Shuping having been financially depend all of her life.






26. 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.






27. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The president's economists recommended a tax reduction - convinced that the resulting increase in consumer spend would stimulate the economy.






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


29. Where is the mistake in this sentence? of all the students in the senior class - Ephraim is the undoubtedly smarter - even though his grades do not reflect his ability.






30. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Speaking before the graduating class - nothing human should be alien to us was the advice Maya Angelou gave.






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The beneficial effects of sunlight on depression is generally acknowledged.






35. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Anyone who misses the morning bus knows that they will be picked up by the van in the afternoon.






36. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Suprisingly - we found it easier to move the piano into the other room than getting the refrigerator to the other side of the kitchen.






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






38. Where is the mistake in this sentence? To win the prize submit an essay telling us in 200 words or less how you would solve the overcrowding problem.






39. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The first thing we had to do was clear the room. We couldn't move around in it.


40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Where is the mistake in this sentence? The student's final thesis was not only well organized and carefully researched.






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






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






47. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Each of the boys has their own camping equipment.






48. Where is the mistake in this sentence? Hari wanted to undertake the challenging project - but was insecure that he could complete it on time.


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






50. 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.