SAT Writing and Language Questions - Multiple Choice Flashcards
Select the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing.
Not only are financial advising jobs scarce in Brattleboro, but my personal requirements have also weeded out the opportunities that there are.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Financial advising jobs are crazy scarce in Brattleboro, but what yours truly wanted has also made it like totally impossible to get a job!
C. Financial advising positions are a meager lot in Brattleboro, and my exclusive preconditions have also expelled manifold situations obtainable in the township.
D. There are no jobs like the ones I want and I made it even harder on myself cause of what I like.
The correct answer is A. The sentence is fine as written, fitting into the personal yet still professional tone the passage has already established. Choice B is too informal, using idiomatic phrases such as “crazy scarce,” “yours truly,” and “like totally impossible” that are out of place in this particular passage. Choice C is too formal, lacking the personal touch of the rest of the passage. Choice D violates the passage’s established style with a sentence that lacks the clarity and specific details of the rest of the passage.
A few banks were hiring financial advisors, such positions are generally more focused on sales than the kind of hands on, face-to-face, life-impacting advising I’d prefer to do.
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B. A few banks were hiring financial advisors positions are generally more focused on sales than the kind of hands on, face-to-face, life-impacting advising I’d prefer to do.
C. A few banks were hiring financial advisors: such positions are generally more focused on sales than the kind of hands on, face-to-face, life-impacting advising I’d prefer to do.
D. A few banks were hiring financial advisors, but such positions are generally more focused on sales than the kind of hands on, face-to-face, life-impacting advising I’d prefer to do.
The correct answer is D. As the sentence originally stands, there is a comma splice because there is no conjunction to separate its two clauses. Choice D corrects that error with the conjunction but, which also means that choice A can be eliminated. Choice B makes the mistake of deleting a necessary word (such) when the addition of a word (but) is needed here. Choice C makes an effort to correct the error with a different form of punctuation, but only a semicolon could accomplish that correction, and this answer choice uses a colon instead.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
The job outlook was grim. My outlook about my new life in Brattleboro also began to darken a bit.
A. The job outlook was grim my outlook
B. The job outlook was grim, and my outlook
C. The job outlook as grim, my outlook
D. With the job outlook so grim, my outlook
The correct answer is D. Choice D joins a choppy pair of sentences with the correct punctuation (a comma) and rewrites the first sentence to better set up the one that follows. Choice A fails to connect the two sentences with any punctuation or rewrite the first sentence for the sake of fluidness. By only using a comma and the conjunction and, choice B remains a choppy read. It is not grammatically incorrect, but choice B is not as strong of an edit as choice D is. Choice C creates a comma splice by failing to use a conjunction to join the two sentences.
Had I made a fast decision to move to a place with a dearth of appealing job opportunities?
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B. hasty
C. rapid
D. witty
The correct answer is B. As it is originally written, the sentence makes sense, but fast is not a precise enough word to convey not only the speed, but also the lack of thought behind the author’s decision, so choice A is incorrect. Choice B does a much better job of conveying both the speed and the lack of thought behind the decision. Like choice A, choice C is too focused on speed alone, so it is not the best answer. Choice D conveys the opposite of the author’s intention, making it seem as though the decision was smart rather than lacking consideration.
However, the outlook began to get as bright as the blazing sun in the sky when it dawned on me to broaden my horizons beyond brick-and-mortar financial institutions to the virtual world.
A. NO CHANGE
B. However, the outlook began to get as bright as the blazing sun
C. However, the outlook began to brighten
D. However, the outlook began to get nice
The correct answer is C. The original sentence is much too wordy, so choice A is not the best answer. Choice B is an improvement, but the phrase “bright as the blazing sun” is still too wordy for a sentence that is already pretty long. Choice C is a much more concise expression of the author’s ideas, and it is the best answer. Choice D goes too far in correcting the sentence’s wordiness with the overly simple and not very descriptive phrase “get nice.”
Because my family is no longer crammed in a tiny Manhattan apartment, there was room in my new home to convert a spare bedroom into a home office, which has become my favorite space in the house.
A. NO CHANGE
B. there was room in my new home to convert a spare bedroom into a home office which has become my favorite space in the house.
C. there was room in my new home to convert a spare bedroom into a home office my favorite space in the house.
D. there was room in my new home to convert a spare bedroom into a home office, my favorite space in the house.
The correct answer is A. The original sentence uses a comma to separate the non-restrictive clause “which has become my favorite space in the house” from the rest of the sentence. Choice B makes the mistake of deleting that necessary comma. Choice C deletes both the comma and the words “which has become,” which transforms the sentence into a run on. Choice D retains the comma but loses the words “which has become,” and that creates a comma splice.
It has taken some work acclimating to working from home, and I’d be lying if I said that there will be an instant flood of work, but after some dedication, I managed to find an excellent website that needed hungry new financial advisers to offer sound financial advice to lower-income clients.
A. NO CHANGE
B. I’d be lying if I said that there was an instant flood of work
C. I’d be lying if I said that there is an instant flood of work
D. I’d be lying if I said that there had been an instant flood of work
The correct answer is B. The original sentence lacks parallel structure since most of it takes place in the past, but the phrase “will be” indicates the future. Choice B corrects this error by changing that future-tense phrase to the past tense “was.” Choice C changes the phrase to the present tense, which also violates the sentence’s past-tense structure. Choice D uses the past perfect progressive tense, which is not the tense in which the rest of the sentence is written.
My ultimate goal is to open my own practice, but I’ll need a lot more practical work experience first
A. NO CHANGE
B. good
C. legal
D. correct
The correct answer is A. In this sentence, the author is saying that he needs more hands-on work experience before opening his own practice, and practical is a good word to use to express that idea. Therefore, the sentence is correct as is, and choice A is the best answer. Good makes sense in this context, but it lacks the precision of practical, which expresses the hands-on nature of the work much better than good does. Choice C is an odd choice, suggesting that there are illegal work options, and there is no indication of such a thing in the passage. Like choice B, choice D is a vague word choice that lacks the precision of the best answer: choice A.
Even after centuries of paleontological study, so much about dinosaurs remain a mystery to modern science.
A. NO CHANGE
B. so much about dinosaurs remains a mystery to modern science
C. so much about dinosaurs will remain a mystery to modern science
D. so much about dinosaurs remaining a mystery to modern science
The correct answer is B. The verb remain must agree with the singular subject much, and it fails to do so in the original sentence, which seems to mistake the plural dinosaurs for the subject. Choice B corrects this error by changing remain to remains. Choices C and D fail to correct that error, changing the tense of the verb remain in ways that do not agree with a sentence written in the present tense.
In one of the most widely reported recent controversies regarding our ancient friends, problems have surfaced regarding whether or not some of the most well-known dinosaurs were covered in bird-like feathers rather than lizard-like scales, as they’ve been depicted sporting since the dawn of paleontology.
A. NO CHANGE
B. a fight has
C. talk has
D. debate has
The correct answer is D. The passage is mainly focused on two contrasting ideas regarding the nature of certain dinosaurs in the scientific community: some scientists believe that Dracorex, Stygimoloch, and Pachycephalosaurus are three completely distinct dinosaurs, and others believe they are all different phases of the same dinosaur. Such two contrasting concepts suggest a debate in the dinosaur community, so choice D is the best answer. Choice A implies that the debate has led to problems, which is not really supported by information in the passage. Choice B implies some sort of angry or even physical disagreement, so fight is too strong a word to use to describe a contrast of ideas in the scientific community. Choice C is too vague: talk fails to show that there are two, contrasting sides in the discussion.
At the center of this quandary is Pachycephalosaurus a fifteen-foot long, two-legged herbivore distinguished by its beak-like mouth and unusually smooth crown surrounded by a thin ring of nasty-looking spikes.
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B. At the center of this quandary is Pachycephalosaurus, a fifteen-foot long, two-legged herbivore
C. At the center of this quandary is, Pachycephalosaurus, a fifteen-foot long, two-legged herbivore
D. At the center of this quandary is Pachycephalosaurus; a fifteen-foot long, two-legged herbivore
The correct answer is B. As originally written, the sentence lacks a comma before the appositive “a fifteen-foot long,” so choice A is incorrect. Choice B corrects this error by introducing a comma and placing it before the appositive correctly. Choice C adds a comma before the appositive, but it also adds an extra, unnecessary comma before the subject “Pachycephalosaurus.” Choice D uses the wrong punctuation before the appositive; a comma is needed, not a semicolon.
However, it also involves two other dinosaurs—Dracorex and Stygimoloch—which may not be distinct species at all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. clear
C. definite
D. diverse
The correct answer is A. The point of this sentence is that Dracorex and Stygimoloch may not be different, or distinct, species from Pachycephalosaurus, so the sentence is perfectly fine as originally written. Choices B and C substitute words that could be synonyms for distinct in a different context, but not this particular one; clear and definite do not mean different. Choice D makes a similar error; diverse can mean different, but it suggests a great variety of forms when the author uses distinct simply to show that three particular dinosaurs may not actually be different animals.
A new theory posits that Dracorex and Stygimoloch are in fact Pachycephalosaurus at early stages in it’s life.
A. NO CHANGE
B. it
C. its
D. its’
The correct answer is C. The underlined word needs to be the possessive form of it, but it’s is a contraction of “it is.” Therefore, choice A can be eliminated. Choice C corrects that error with the proper possessive form of it: its. Choice B fails to show possession at all. Choice D is not correct under any circumstances; there is no form of it that places an apostrophe after the letter s.
Both share certain obvious similarities with Pachycephalosaurus, the beaked mouth, the prominent head spikes, the two-legged gait, and tiny arms.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Pachycephalosaurus: the beaked mouth,
C. Pachycephalosaurus; the beaked mouth,
D. Pachycephalosaurus the beaked mouth,
The correct answer is B. The original sentence uses a comma to separate the list of similarities between Dracorex, Stygimoloch, and Pachycephalosaurus, but that is not the correct form of punctuation for that function. Therefore, choice A is incorrect. A list should be introduced with a colon, which means choice B is the correct answer. A semicolon is used to separate two complete clauses, so choice C is incorrect. Choice D fails to use any punctuation at all.
Both creatures also have distinctive spike configurations on its cheeks, while Pachycephalosaurus’s cheeks are almost as smooth as the top of its head.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Both creatures also have distinctive spike configurations on their cheeks
C. The creature also has distinctive spike configurations on its cheeks
D. Both creatures also have distinctive spike configurations on they’re cheeks
The correct answer is B. As originally written, the singular pronoun its fails to agree with the plural antecedent creatures, so choice A is incorrect. Choice B corrects this error with the plural pronoun their. Choice C is grammatically correct, but it changes the meaning of a sentence that should discuss two creatures, not one. Choice D confuses they’re, a contraction of they and are, for its homophone, the plural possessive pronoun their.
However, recent research suggests that the Dracorex and Stygimoloch are actually Pachycephalosaurus in earlier life stages—Pachycephalosaurus in adolescence, if you will.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Pachycephalosaurus in earlier life stages; Pachycephalosaurus in adolescence
C. Pachycephalosaurus in earlier life stages: Pachycephalosaurus in adolescence
D. Pachycephalosaurus in earlier life stages, Pachycephalosaurus in adolescence
The correct answer is A. The sentence uses an em-dash to separate the main clause from an additional detail constructed as a phrase, so choice A is correct. A semicolon separates two or more complete clauses; it does not separate a clause from a phrase, so choice B is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list or a word being defined in the rest of the sentence, so choice C is incorrect. Choice D creates a comma splice, which is not correct under any circumstances.
You and I both know that the Brontosaurus, once one of the most popular dinosaurs, was not an individual dinosaur at all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. You know that the Brontosaurus, once one of the most popular dinosaurs, was not an individual dinosaur at all
C. It is fairly well known that the Brontosaurus, once one of the most popular dinosaurs, was not an individual dinosaur at all
D. We all know that the Brontosaurus, once one of the most popular dinosaurs, was not an individual dinosaur at all
The correct answer is C. Most of the passage is written in the third-person point of view. However, the sentence as originally written violates that style by suddenly switching to the first-person point of view for no reason, so choice A is incorrect. Choice D makes that same error. Choice C maintains the style of the rest of the passage by rephrasing the sentence in the third-person point of view. Choice B uses the second-person point of view, so it fails to maintain the third-person perspective of the passage.
Critics once derided television. Simple-minded, lowest-common-denominator entertainment; “a vast wasteland” in the famous words of former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Critics once derided television as simple-minded, lowest-common-denominator entertainment; “a vast wasteland,” in the famous words of former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow.
C. Critics once derided television; simple-minded, lowest-common-denominator entertainment; “a vast wasteland” in the famous words of former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow.
D. Critics once derided simple-minded, lowest-common-denominator entertainment; “a vast wasteland” in the famous words of former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow.
The correct answer is B. The second sentence of the passage is a fragment, so choice A is incorrect. Choice B corrects this error by joining the first two sentences in a logical and grammatically correct way. Choice C also joins them, but a semicolon is not the correct form of punctuation to join a complete clause (the first sentence) and a fragment (the second sentence). Choice D is grammatically correct, but it changes the original sentence’s meaning by deleting the word television, making it seem as though entertainment in general is being discussed when a specific entertainment, television, is actually being discussed.
Meanwhile, the small screen has emerged as a haven for intelligent drama, as cable channels such as HBO, A&E, and FX will realize television’s ability to tell powerful, long-form stories that would be impossible to tell in a two or even three-hour movie.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Meanwhile, the small screen has emerged as a haven for intelligent drama, as cable channels such as HBO, A&E, and FX will be realizing television’s ability to tell powerful, long-form stories
C. Meanwhile, the small screen has emerged as a haven for intelligent drama, as cable channels such as HBO, A&E, and FX have realized television’s ability to tell powerful, long-form stories
D. Meanwhile, the small screen has emerged as a haven for intelligent drama, as cable channels such as HBO, A&E, and FX realize television’s ability to tell powerful, long-form stories
The correct answer is C. As originally written, the sentence suffers from a lack of agreement between verb tenses. “has emerged” is in the present perfect tense, but “will realize” is in the simple future tense. Therefore, choice A is wrong. Choice C corrects this error by changing “will realize” to the present perfect progressive tense: “have realized.” Choice B mistakenly uses a different form of the future continuous tense: “will be realizing.” Choice D mistakenly uses the simple present tense: “realize.”
While those archaic low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap operas, and asinine sitcoms and talk shows, the high quality of so many twenty-first century series has caused critics to begin viewing this era as a new golden age for television while film threatens to plunge into banality and irrelevancy.
A. NO CHANGE
B. While those old-fashioned low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap, operas, and mindless sitcoms and talk shows, the high quality
C. While those old-fashioned low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap operas, and mindless sitcoms, and talk shows, the high quality
D. While those old-fashioned low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap operas, and mindless sitcoms and talk shows the high quality
The correct answer is A. Commas in a list should be used after each item before the conjunction, and the original sentence does this correctly, while also using a comma to separate the introductory clause (“While those old-fashioned low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap operas, and mindless sitcoms and talk shows,”) from the rest of the sentence, so choice A is correct. This is a list of types of television shows, and a “soap opera” is a single type of television show that should not have a comma between the two words in its name, so choice B is incorrect. Choice C introduces an unnecessary and incorrect comma after “sitcoms” that leaves the list with an unnecessary extra conjunction (and). Choice D deletes the comma needed to separate the introductory clause from the rest of the sentence.
While those archaic low entertainments are still easy to find on TV in the form of reality shows, soap operas, and asinine sitcoms and talk shows, the high quality of so many twenty-first century series has caused critics to begin viewing this era as a new golden age for television while film threatens to plunge into banality and irrelevancy.
A. NO CHANGE
B. garbage
C. relevancy
D. dull
The correct answer is A. The word banality means “dullness” or “ordinariness,” so it is used well to describe the kinds of films the author has been criticizing throughout the passage. Choice A is the best answer. Choice B would maintain the critical nature of the passage, but it would violate the more formal tone of a sentence that uses words such archaic, asinine, and irrelevancy. Choice C would create a weird contradiction by describing film as simultaneously relevant and irrelevant. Choice D has a similar meaning to banality, but it is a totally different part of speech: banality is a noun and dull is an adjective, so it could not be used in this context.
Nevertheless, as television approaches and surpasses movies in terms of legitimacy, they also seems in danger of repeating some of the movie industry’s biggest mistakes.
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B. Nevertheless, as television approaches and surpasses movies in terms of legitimacy, they also seem in danger of repeating some of the movie industry’s biggest mistakes.
C. Nevertheless, as television approaches and surpasses movies in terms of legitimacy, it also seem in danger of repeating some of the movie industry’s biggest mistakes.
D. Nevertheless, as television approaches and surpasses movies in terms of legitimacy, it also seems in danger of repeating some of the movie industry’s biggest mistakes.
The correct answer is D. As originally written, the sentence suffers from a lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement and a lack of pronoun-verb agreement, so choice A is incorrect. Only choice D corrects these two problems by changing the pronoun they to it, so that it agrees with the singular antecedent television and the singular verb seems. Choice B makes the pronoun and verb agree, but the pronoun is still plural when it must refer to the singular antecedent television. Choice C corrects the pronoun but fails to correct the verb, leaving a lack of agreement between the singular pronoun it and the plural verb seem.
Part of cinema’s grace fall can be attributed to an over-reliance on lazy nostalgia.
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B. Part of cinema’s fall into grace can be attributed to an over-reliance on lazy nostalgia
C. Part of cinema’s fall from grace can be attributed to an over-reliance on lazy nostalgia
D. Part of cinema’s graceful fall can be attributed to an over-reliance on lazy nostalgia
The correct answer is C. This question tests your familiarity with the idiom “fall from grace,” which means a loss of status or prestige. Only choice C uses that idiom correctly. The original sentence garbles it as “grace fall,” so choice A is incorrect. Choice B changes its meaning, suggesting a gaining of prestige and status rather than a loss of it. Choice D also changes its meaning, suggesting that film’s loss of status and prestige was somehow gracefully done.
Studios feel comfortable pouring billions of dollars into movies about familiar superheroes, remake of proven hits, and even movies starring toys viewers may have played with in childhood because their nostalgia value seems to guarantee box office returns.
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B. Studios feel comfortable pouring billions of dollars into movies about familiar superheroes, remakes of proven hits, and even movies starring toys viewers may have played with in childhood
C. Studios feel comfortable pouring billions of dollars into movies about familiar superheroes, remake of a proven hit, and even movies starring toys viewers may have played with in childhood
D. Studios feel comfortable pouring billions of dollars into movies about familiar superheroes, remake of proven hits, and even a movie starring toys viewers may have played with in childhood
The correct answer is B. As originally written, the sentence lacks parallel structure because all of the movie types are in the plural form except for “remake of proven hits,” so choice A is incorrect. Choice B corrects that error by writing it in the plural form: “remakes of proven hits.” Choice C simply makes the entire phrase singular (“remake of a proven hit”), which does not correct the error in parallelism. Choice D fails to correct the original error and introduces a new one that makes another item in the list singular (“a movie starring toys”).
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Fox TV has revived its critical hit The X-Files. However, the revival that has had the greatest success is Netflix’s resurrection of Full House, one of the most critically loathed, juvenile, and straight-up awful series of the twentieth century.
A. NO CHANGE
B. The critical hit The X-Files has been revived by Fox TV.
C. Fox TV has revived The X-Files, a critical hit.
D. Fox TV has revived The X-Files.
The correct answer is A. The previous two sentences of the paragraph introduced a pattern of networks reviving or resurrecting a show from the past. In each case, a descriptive phrase is used before the title of the show is mentioned. The sentence currently in the paragraph maintains that style, so choice A is the best answer. Choice B breaks with that pattern and introduces the grammatical error by using the passive voice. Choice C is not grammatically incorrect, but it breaks with the paragraph’s established pattern by placing the descriptive phrase (“a critical hit”) after the show’s title for no logical reason. Choice D is grammatically incorrect and it senselessly deletes the descriptive phrase.
Its success can only mean that more nostalgia-stoking revivals of equally bad but popular series could be on the way and on our new golden age of television could soon go bad.
A. NO CHANGE
B. tarnish
C. stink
D. improve
The correct answer is B. As originally written, the sentence ends the passage with a weak descriptive phrase: “go bad.” A better one could be used, so choice A is not the best answer. Choice B, tarnish, is a more precise and stronger word, and it also introduces an effective play-on-words since impure gold can tarnish. Choice B is the best answer. Choice C is stronger than “go bad,” put it is too crass to fit the more sophisticated tone the author has used throughout the rest of the passage. Choice D has the opposite meaning of the word needed here and changes the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Voter fraud has been a pervasive concern whenever election time rolls around in recent years.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Voter fraud has been a pervasive concern whenever election time rolled around in recent years
C. Voter fraud has been a pervasive concern whenever election time is rolling around in recent years
D. Voter fraud has been a pervasive concern whenever election time has rolled around in recent years
The correct answer is D. As originally written, the sentence suffers from a lack of verb agreement. The phrase has been is in the present perfect tense, but rolls is in the simple present tense. These verbs need to be in the same tense, so choice A is incorrect. Choice D corrects this problem by changing rolls to its present perfect form, has rolled. Choice B is incorrect because rolled is in the simple past tense. Choice C is incorrect because is rolling is in the present progressive tense.
The greater use of electronic voting equipment that can allegedly be hacked has made some people really crazy, while the media and even politicians have fanned the flames, one even claiming that his losing of an upcoming election would be proof that the election had been “rigged.”
A. NO CHANGE
B. The greater use of electronic voting equipment that can allegedly be hacked has laid a withering blanket of anxiety upon the trembling masses
C. The greater use of electronic voting equipment that can allegedly be hacked has contributed to such concerns
D. The greater use of electronic voting equipment that can allegedly be hacked has made this bad
The correct answer is C. This passage is generally formal in tone, and the original sentence contains a phrase—”has made some people really crazy”—much too informal for it. Therefore, choice A is incorrect. Choice C corrects that issue with the more formal phrase “contributed to such concerns.” The phrase in choice B (“laid a withering blanket of anxiety upon the trembling masses”) is too florid for a passage that is formal yet simple and hardly concerned with being poetic. The phrase in choice D (“made this bad”) is too simplistic and vague for a passage that uses precise language.
The voter fraud panic has inspired a crackdown on voters in some states, requiring citizens to produce special ID before casting their ballots.
A. NO CHANGE
B. worry
C. business
D. disaster
The correct answer is A. In the previous sentence, the author wrote of certain politicians “fanning the flames” of concerns regarding voter fraud, which suggests a situation intense enough to be described as “panic,” so the sentence is fine as originally written. Worry (choice B) is too weak to describe the situation. Business (choice C) is too weak and too vague, failing to indicate the seriousness of this issue. Choice D, however, is too intense. Disaster is not as appropriate a word for this context as panic is.
“The Truth About Voter Fraud,” according to the Brenner Center’s report, most incidents of alleged voter fraud are actually the results of less calculated and nefarious causes, namely clerical errors.
A. NO CHANGE
B. According to “The Truth About Voter Fraud,” most incidents of alleged voter fraud are actually the results of less calculated and nefarious causes, namely clerical errors, the Brenner Center’s report.
C. According to “The Truth About Voter Fraud,” most incidents of alleged voter fraud, the Brenner Center’s report, are actually the results of less calculated and nefarious causes, namely clerical errors.
D. According to the Brenner Center’s report “The Truth About Voter Fraud,” most incidents of alleged voter fraud are actually the results of less calculated and nefarious causes, namely clerical errors.
The correct answer is D. The phrase “the Brenner Center’s report” needs to modify “The Truth About Voter Fraud,” and a modifying phrase belongs next to the thing that it is modifying in a clear way. As originally written, the sentence makes it seem as though “The Truth About Voter Fraud” is something in the Brenner Center’s report and not the report itself. Choice A can be eliminated because it is not a clear sentence. Choice B is even less clear, making it seem as though the Brenner Center’s report is a clerical error. Choice C makes it seem as though the Brenner Center’s report is voter fraud. Only choice D places the modifier so that it describes “The Truth About Voter Fraud” clearly.
