Practice Quiz

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.

After the oil spill last month, they were not expecting as many tourists during the summer months.
  1. they was not expecting
  2. hotel owners was not expecting
  3. hotel owners were not expecting
  4. hotel owners are not expecting
  5. they are not expecting
Explanation
Answer: D - After the oil spill last month, hotel owners are not expecting as many tourists during the summer months. The original sentence contains a pronoun with an ambiguous reference. The correct answer clarifies who “they” is referring to. Also, given that the behavior is expected into the future “were not” should be changed to “are not.”
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