Monday, 23 June 2008

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one Bold part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.


On August 27, 1883, four gigantic volcanic explosions, heard more than(A) 3,000 miles away(B) , occurred on the island of Krakatoa, expelling(C) about five cubic miles of volcanic debris to(D) the atmosphere. No error (E)


A (A)
B (B)
C (C)
D (D)
E (E)

Answer is D

Here's Why:

The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an improper idiom. The preposition “into” is needed in place of “to.”


Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

(Writing)

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