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While I still viewed anthropology as an intellectual discipline, ____ I thought that if someone wanted to 'help' people, that individual should become a social worker.
One can only have the audacity of hope and believe that some can be led to the habit of unmasking ideological ____ those that surround us on all sides in the U.S. today.
After reading about Fortune ____ I decided to go and study this geologic treasure myself.
____ meat, eggs, and dairy products became the large food items composing main and side dishes in Japanese kitchens.
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The ____ the period preceding the Cambrian, was an era of soft-bodied and frond-like creatures.
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Hopkins had no idea what was causing the phenomenon, but he grew fascinated by the daily atmospheric displays, tracking ____ changing appearances over the course of that winter.
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The British lacked the capacity to enter the continent and intervene in ____ affairs.
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We spend a lot of time talking to business leaders ____ invest in their workforce.
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When they were alive, these small, soft-bodied animals ____ through the ocean strata while eating the sediment that collected there.
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But ____ many difficulties in turning attention into action over a long period of time.
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That's an experiment you don't want to ____ would potentially wipe Florida off the map.
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The expedition consisted of ____ 69 Royal African Corps troops (40 white, 29 black), 32 African civilians, 200 pack animals, several field cannons, various other weapons, plentiful gifts for local rulers, and the standard necessities for such a force.
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Study Notes
SAT Grammar: Common Questions Overview
- Use of coordinating conjunctions: "yet," "and," "so" are necessary after a comma to connect complete sentences; however, "while" can negate the need for a conjunction when the first part is not a complete sentence.
- Punctuation clarity: "such as" introduces examples and should not be separated by unnecessary punctuation, making the sentence clearer.
- Introductory adverbial phrases: Require commas to indicate when the phrase ends; for instance, "After reading about Fortune Head" necessitates a comma for clarity.
Appositives and Commas
- Appositives renaming nouns must be set off by commas, allowing for removal without altering the sentence meaning. Example: "The Ediacaran, the period preceding the Cambrian" can drop the appositive without losing clarity.
Pronouns and Antecedents
- Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number. Example: In "their changing appearances," "their" refers to the plural "displays."
- Possessive pronouns like "its" must match their noun, ensuring clarity in references. For example, "the continent's affairs" calls for "its," not "it's."
Relative Pronouns Usage
- "Who" is used to describe people performing actions, whereas "whom" refers to those receiving actions; correct choice ensures grammatical accuracy and clarity, e.g., "business leaders who invest."
Verb Tense Consistency
- Maintain consistent verb tenses; for past actions, use past tense verbs. Example: "burrowed" is used to indicate animals that were alive in the past.
Subject-Verb Agreement
- In constructions beginning with "there," ensure the verb agrees with the subject that follows. Example: "there are many difficulties" matches the plural noun "difficulties."
Conciseness and Redundancy
- Strive for concise expressions by eliminating unnecessary words. Use connectors like "because" to maintain flow while avoiding repetition, as in "don't want to run because it could wipe..."
Expedition Composition
- Lists in sentences should avoid redundancy. Example: Detailing components of an expedition (troops, civilians, pack animals) should not reiterate definitions of military and civilian roles unnecessarily.
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