SAT Writing

Category - Error Identification

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

Some say that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman.
  1. Some said that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman.
  2. Some says that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman.
  3. Some swimmers say that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman.
  4. Some surveyors say that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman.
Explanation
Answer: D - Some surveyors say that the yeti crabs resemble the abominable snowman. The original sentence lacks clarity to reveal who “some” is referring to. Since these strange creatures were not just observed by swimmers, the obvious subject that “some” is modifying is “surveyors.”
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