Identifying Word Usage Errors

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SAT Writing › Identifying Word Usage Errors

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The students were interested in the frogs they had been given for dissection, but most struggled to see it as scientific learning opportunities instead of gross, dead amphibians. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

When one is interviewed, it is important that you be articulate and present oneself well. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Any leader who inspires their constituents must do so by cultivating a sense of national pride and maintaining peace with neighboring states. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

If you plan to study physics in college, one should focus on taking science and math courses in high school. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

The committee had a tradition of voting bimonthly for their quarterly meeting, in which the members discussed important matters. No error

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Select the underlined word that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Jane and Annabel were so focused on the music the DJ was playing that she lost track of time. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I used to find information about public transportation on the printed schedules, but I have discovered that the online ones are the most helpful. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

He could have chosen any profession in the world, but he decided that accounting was more interesting. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Margaret carried her dog, which was often clad in a pink and white argyle sweater, everywhere she goes. No error

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Allowed the students to continue their protest, the police stood watch without making a move.

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