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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.

Neither Jeremiah or Jasmine will have to complete the assignment due to the lack of focus by the other group members.
  1. Either Jeremiah nor Jasmine
  2. Neither Jeremiah nor Jasmine
  3. Both Jeremiah or Jasmine
  4. Either Jeremiah and Jasmine
  5. Either Jeremiah or Jasmine
Explanation
Answer: E - Either Jeremiah or Jasmine will have to complete the assignment due to the lack of focus by the other group members. This sentence shows a need for parallelism. The italicized portion’s structure should match the structure of the phrase. The use of the conjunction “or” indicates a relationship, making “either” the correct choice to create parallelism in the sentence.
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