Sadlier-Oxford VOCABULARY WORKSHOP SAT Practice Worksheet
IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS
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Level F Unit 4
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DIRECTION: Each of the following sentences contains a single error in grammar and usage or no error
at all. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, choose the
underlined part that must be changed. If the sentence is correct as it stands, select choice E.
1. Although skeptics may scoff at the notion, it
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seems quite likely that many people can develop
allergies at different stages of one’s life, even though
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they have exhibited no symptoms beforehand
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No error.
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2. Traveling westward on the Oregon Trail in the
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mid-1800s, the sight of the Rocky Mountains must
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have amazed the early pioneers. No error.
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3. In chemistry, the periodic table lists the elements
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in the order of their atomic number, which identify
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the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom in
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each element. No error.
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4. Built in the early second century A.D. during the
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reign of the emperor who’s name it bears, Hadrian’s
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Wall demarcated the northern boundary and defense
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line of Roman Britain. No error.
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5. Luke has a knack for numbers, and he gets higher
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grades in his accounting courses than in any subject.
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No error.
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6. Before she started typing her report, Kamila took
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a few minutes to arrange her note cards in a logical
sequence, verify her bibliographical references, and
formatting the file that would hold the document.
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No error.
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7. Today soccer balls, as well as the balls used in
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some other sports, are usually made from
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synthetic materials molded into the correct
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shape. No error.
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8. The hybrid instrument known as the
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saxophone combine a clarinet mouthpiece, oboe
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key work, and a cone-shaped brass tube with a
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slightly flared bell. No error.
E
9. During the day, stick insects, who are long
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and thin with slender legs and antennae, avoid
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predatory attacks by hanging almost motionless
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in shrubs and trees and looking just like other
twigs. No error.
E
10. As she pedaled into town on her bike that
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morning, Delia mulled over her priorities at the
office, the most sensible strategy, she realized,
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was to construct a “to-do” list. No error.
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