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.

ZsaZsa Gabor has been married nine times with the shortest wedding to Felipe de Alba a Mexican attorney annulled after only one day.
  1. wedding to Felipe de Alba, a Mexican attorney, annul
  2. wedding being to Felipe de Alba, a Mexican attorney, which was annulled
  3. wedding to Felipe de Alba, a Mexican attorney, annulled was
  4. wedding to Felipe de Alba a Mexican attorney annul which is
  5. wedding being to Felipe de Alba a Mexican attorney which was annulled
Explanation
Answer: B - ZsaZsa Gabor has been married nine times with the shortest wedding being to Felipe de Alba, a Mexican attorney, which was annulled after only one day. This sentence requires the addition of the word “being” to clarify the phrase that introduces who ZsaZsa married. Additionally, given the appositive “a Mexican attorney”, this interrupter must be set apart from the rest of the sentence with commas. Last, the addition of the words “which was” must be added to complete this past tense verb phrase.
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