SHSAT SHSAT Revising and Editing

Question 1

Which revision best corrects the sentence: 'The students, who studied hard they passed the exam.'?

Accepted Answer

The students who studied hard passed the exam.

Answer

The original sentence has a redundant subject pronoun 'they'; removing it creates a correct relative clause construction.

Question 2

Which transition word BEST connects these two sentences: 'Maria practiced piano every day. _____, she performed flawlessly at the recital.'?

Accepted Answer

As a result

Answer

'As a result' correctly shows a cause-and-effect relationship between daily practice and a flawless performance.

Question 3

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

Jogging around the block, my shoes got wet.

Answer

In option D, 'jogging around the block' modifies 'my shoes,' which cannot jog — the modifier is misplaced.

Question 4

A student writes: 'The committee made their decision quickly.' What issue, if any, exists in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Pronoun-antecedent disagreement: 'committee' is singular, so 'its' is preferred in formal writing

Answer

In formal American English, collective nouns like 'committee' are singular and take singular pronouns like 'its,' though 'their' is increasingly accepted informally.

Question 5

Which edit BEST improves the sentence: 'The reason why he failed is because he did not study.'?

Accepted Answer

He failed because he did not study.

Answer

'The reason is because' is redundant; the most concise and correct revision is 'He failed because he did not study.'

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SHSAT SHSAT Revising and Editing