Bluebook SAT Test Form, Structure, and Sense 13

Question 1

The board of trustees _______ meeting next Thursday to review the organization's annual financial statement.

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

'Board' is a singular collective noun, so 'is' is the correct verb form.

Question 2

When the assistant handed the report to the director, _______ immediately noticed a significant calculation error on page three.

Accepted Answer

the director

Answer

The pronoun reference is ambiguous — both 'the assistant' and 'the director' are possible antecedents, so repeating the noun 'the director' eliminates ambiguity.

Question 3

The city has plans to widen the highway, install new traffic signals, and _______ a dedicated bus lane along the main corridor.

Accepted Answer

add

Answer

The series follows 'has plans to': 'to widen,' 'to install,' 'to add.' For the final item in the list, the bare infinitive 'add' maintains parallel structure.

Question 4

The athlete who trained the hardest and competed in the most events _______ recognized at the end-of-season awards banquet.

Accepted Answer

was

Answer

The subject 'athlete' is singular; the relative clause provides detail but does not change the subject, so 'was' is correct.

Question 5

By the time the investigation concludes, the auditors _______ over ten thousand financial records.

Accepted Answer

will have reviewed

Answer

The future perfect 'will have reviewed' expresses an action that will be completed by a specified future time ('by the time the investigation concludes').

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Bluebook SAT Test Form, Structure, and Sense 13