94% Are Correct on Breezy FAST SAT QUESTION FOR THE DAY
WHEW! After a long column warning you to use your personal style and strategy to make sure you pay attention to which question is being asked, as well as how to pace yourself on questions you could work out if you had more time, here is a short question with short answer format.
Are you safe in rushing through this one?
Generally, the answer is that this is a ‘safe’ type of question to minimize time to spend, but do the right things!
First, absolutely KNOW the style of the question BEFORE the test, and—even so—READ THE DIRECTIONS.
This is a predictable style: Portions of a sentence are underlined. After the end punctuation of the sentence, the phrase NO ERROR is underlined.
You are to read the sentence with attention to the possible errors evidenced in the underlined portions. If there are no errors in those underlined portions, you choose E. below as the answer for ‘No Error.’ Otherwise, you choose the letter appearing under the underlined section with the error.
You are reading the sentence looking at the sections underlined. You are looking for extra words (first), lack of parallel construction, lack of agreement in subject-verb or pronoun-antecedent, a dangling participle, incorrect verb tense, incorrect pronoun.
First thing, look for extra words. That’s what happens here. Plus, this sentence does not have a correct verb.
So, yes, you can do this quickly. Take your point, and go.
Just make sure you do recognize the style of the question and the reason for the question. (This question is testing whether you realize that this is not even a complete sentence until these corrections are done, and it has the ambiguous pronoun ‘they’ sticking out.)
If they have one that is easy for you every now and then, hallelujah!
I’ll say no more.
