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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.

The minor league baseball team hosted a fireworks extravaganza event in an attempt at attracting a huge number of attendees.
  1. in an attempt which attracting
  2. in an attempt attracted
  3. in an attempt at attracted
  4. in an attempt to attracting
  5. in an attempt to attract
Explanation
Answer: E - The minor league baseball team hosted a fireworks extravaganza event in an attempt to attract a huge number of attendees. The original sentence shows the infinite and the gerund being confused. “Attempt” cannot be paired with “attracting”, but should be modified to the form “to attract.”
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