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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.

Mickey Rooney has been married eight times. He is currently married to Jan Rooney. His marriage to Jan has lasted longer than the other seven marriages combined.
  1. Mickey Rooney has been married eight times, but his last marriage to Jan Rooney has lasted longer than the other seven marriages combined.
  2. Mickey Rooney has been married eight times. His last marriage to Jan Rooney has lasted longer than the other seven marriages combined.
  3. Mickey Rooney has been married eight times, but his eighth marriage to Jan Rooney has last longer than the other seven marriages combined.
  4. Jan Rooney was Mickey Rooney’s eighth wife, and he has stayed married to Jan longer than his first through seventh wives combined.
  5. Mickey Rooney chose to marry Jan Rooney eighth, but his marriage to her as outlasted all the others combined.
Explanation
Answer: A - Mickey Rooney has been married eight times, but his last marriage to Jan Rooney has lasted longer than the other seven marriages combined. The original sentences are simple, but by omitting some of the redundant words, these three simple sentences can be combined into one complex sentences that expresses the same ideas.
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