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.

The children’s shoes became lost in the pile as he plunged into the ball pit.
  1. as he plunges
  2. as she plunged
  3. as they plunge
  4. as they plunged
  5. as it plunged
Explanation
Answer: D - The children’s shoes became lost in the pile as they plunged into the ball pit. The subject of the sentence “shoes” is referencing multiple pairs. Consequently, the pronoun that is replacing this antecedent must also be plural. “They” is the correct pronoun.
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