SAT identification of sentence errors practice test 01

1. Illiteracy is an enormous problem,_A it affects_B millions of people worldwide,_C and is an impediment to_D social progress.  No error_E.

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2. The company president has taken_A steps to ensure that she_B can handle the pressure and anxiety associated with_C the job, including_D joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of friends. No error_E.

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3. If you are sure that_A you are in the right,_B you would not_C mind an independent examination of_D the case. No error_E.

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4. The union insisted_A on an increase in their_B members’_C starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused to_D meet the demand. No error_E.

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5. Television viewers claim that_A the number of scenes depicting_B alcohol consumption have_C increased dramatically over_D the last decade. No error_E.

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6. Employees with less_A personal problems are_B likely_C to be more_D productive. No error_E.

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7. The three richest men in America have_A assets worth more than_B the combined assets_C of the sixty poorest countries of_D the world. No error_E.

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8. Shipwrecked_A on a desert island, coconuts and other_B fruits formed_C the basis of the sailor’s_D diet. No error_E.

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9. Fifty percent of the people alive today have_A never made a phone call, but_B thirty percent still_C have no electricity connections to their_D homes. No error_E.

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10. The rhododendron, which_A ornaments so many_B English gardens, is_C not native to_D Europe. No error_E.

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11. The farmer should not have been_A so careless as_B to leave the door of the house unbolted when_C he had gone_D to bed. No error_E.

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12. A census_A of the island revealed_B a population of only_C 10,000 people_D. No error_E.

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13. The engineer, who is renowned for his ingenuity_A, has designed_B a very unique_C cooling system for our new plant in_D Spain. No error_E.

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14. Shoes of those_A kind are_B bad for the feet;_C low heels are_D better. No error_E.

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15. My father saw how much_A Uncle Tom was enjoying_B his early retirement, and_C so he decided to do the same_D. No error_E.

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