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SAT Writing

Category - Error Identification

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There is an error in the italicized portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

It is noted that one should not eat before you enter the water to go swimming.

before they entered
before you entered
before they enter
before he enters
before entering

Explanation

Answer: E - It is noted that one should not eat before entering the water to go swimming. The original sentence has an inappropriate pronoun shift. The sentence begins in third person, but then switches to second person. “You” must be omitted to get rid of this incorrect pronoun shift.

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