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http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day?questionId=20131123&oq=1 (This link takes you to today’s question. If you use my archive, you will see the question related to my SAT explanation for that date.)
The answer is C. The original sentence has one of the most basic errors you will see on the SAT: it lacks a predicate (main verb) to go with the subject (nouns), “coffee…and bananas.” Answer B doesn’t have a main verb. Answer D is wrong because “of their crops” is plural and needs to refer to the singular “Costa Rica.” Answer is E is wrong because “which accounts” is singular and there are two subjects; it would need to be “and account…”
Be sure to prepare for the test by looking at my list of common grammar and composition errors on Video #9. “Forewarned is forearmed” according to my grandmother!
Let’s see what the ACT folks have for us this morning.
ACT Question of the Day: Use your “back” button to return to my website after reading the ACT Question of the Day.
The answer is H. Always use PICK to eliminate the wrong answers and you’ll find the ACT and SAT reading tests much easier. (There’s a comprehensive explanation on Video #3.) The other answers add and disagree with the passage. Notice that when you insert them into the original text that they don’t fit or “Insert” without changing things. Many students waste time and talk themselves into wrong answers by over-analyzing the reading test answers. Make taking the reading test simple and quick by using PICK.
Enjoy your Saturday. Be sure to use your time to focus on the tests that are coming up in two (SAT) or three (ACT) weeks from today.
The SAT & ACT Wizard
