The Official SAT Question of the Day

I thought it ironic that this should be the SAT “question of the day” in light of our current (very interesting) discussion!

 

Nancy L. Tuten, PhD

Professor of English

Director of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina

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The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Students

JULY 21, 2006

 

 

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

Many types of dance music and jazz 

call for

 

A

 

special instruments, 

which includes

 the hi-hat,

 

B

 

 

a pair of cymbals 

operated by

 a foot pedal;

 

C

 

 

a cowbell struck with a wooden-tipped drumstick;

 

 

and wire brushes 

used on both

 drums and

 

D

 

 

cymbals to produce a swishing sound. 

No error

 

E

A.      click to choose answer number 1  (A)

 

B.      click to choose answer number 2  (B)

 

C.      click to choose answer number 3  (C)

 

D.      click to choose answer number 4  (D)

 

E.      click to choose answer number 5  (E)

 

 

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