SAT经典语法错题集

SAT经典语法错题集SAT经典语法错题集一、1、Thefilibusteronvoting-rightslegislationwentonforthreedaysandnights;senatorssleptwhentheycouldonbenchesinthehall.×nights;therefore,itmeantthatsenatorswouldsleepwhenpossible.原句没错，两句完整，罩子没有问题。而下面的选项，it的出现使得主语混乱。2、Theprogrammersalwaystalkedofhavingtoomuchtodo,butintruththeyhadalesseramountofworktodothantheircolleagues.theyhadlessworktodothan×theirworkwastheleastamong原句繁琐。下面的选项前后主语不一致，而正确选项避免了以上两个问题。3、InGermany,forestersdiscoveredthattreeskilledbyacidrainhadbeguntodiefouryearsearlier,eventhoughthetreeshadshownnosignsofdiseasethen.×earlierwithoutanysignsofdiseaseshownthen原句没错，eventhough是状从罩没有问题。而下面的错误是由于主语不一致加上无缘无故的被动。4、Inthewild,pygmychimpanzeesarefoundonlyinaninaccessibleregionsouthoftheZaireRiver,sincesuchisthecase,veryfewareincaptivity.andsonomorethanafewareincaptivity×andveryfewareincaptivitybecauseofthat原句因为没有罩子所以错了。而错误选择是由于可以变成so的形式，不需要and…becauseofthat.正确答案中andso是一个罩子。5、Beginningphotographersmaychoosefromamongseveralcameratypes,thereisonewhichisbestfortheirparticularinterests.oneofwhichis×andoneis原句因为没有罩子错。错误选择中one指代不清。正确答案中看似没有罩，其实oneofwhich就是定从罩which的变体。6、Enzymesareamongtheoldestknownchemicalcompounds,astheyactuallyarenonlivingproteinmolecules.Enzymes,amongtheoldestknownchemicalcompounds,actuallyarenonlivingproteinmolecules.原句错误是因为上下句没有逻辑关系不应该用as。7、Theauthor,takingthereaderonachronologicaljourneythroughhernativeland,skillfullycombininghistoryandlegendwithfragmentsoffiction.Theauthortakesthereaderonachronologicaljourneythroughhernativeland,skillfully×Thereaderistakenonachronologicaljourneythroughtheauthor’snativelandbyskillfully原句错误是因为插入句之后还是从句，就没有了谓语。错误选项是因为主语是reader，后面skillfullycombining就不是作者而是reader了。正确选项助于统一，谓语正确。8、Television’sprogrammingdifficulties,alreadymadeacutebyrisingcosts,threatenstobecomeevenmoresevereasaresultoflobbyingbyspecial-interestgroups.alreadymadeacuterbyrisingcosts,threaten×alreadymadeacutebyrisingcosts,threaten原句错误因为谓语用了单数但主语是复数。正确词组是madeacute。9、Theinformationagehasusheredchildrenintoaglobalsociety,thissituationcausingeducatorstolamentalackoftextsthatexplainthediversityofcultures.asituationcausingeducatorstolament×whichisthecauseofeducatorslamenting原句因为没有罩子而错。错误答案因为thecauseof后面应该是句子。正确答案是一个很完美的定语从句省略，原句是(whichis)asituation(thatis)causingeducatorstolament10、Oneresultofthefiredepartment’snewcontractisthattheycannolongerofferovertimepayonweekends.Asoneresultofitsnewcontract,thefiredepartmentcannolongerofferovertimepayonweekends.×Oneresultofthefiredepartment’snewcontractisthattheycannolongerofferovertimepayonweekends.原句和错误选择都是因为主语是单数却用了they。正确答案很完美。11、IfwecomparethenumberofalligatorswiththeGilamonsterovertime,weseethatthealligatorisindecline.AcomparisonovertimeofthenumbersofalligatorsandGilamonstersshowsthatalligatorsare×ComparingthenumberofalligatorsandtheGilamonster,weseethatalligatorsare这一题是对比对象一致的最好诠释。对比对象以the为标志，只有正确答案中thenumbersofalligatorsandGila是两个动物的数目比较。12、ArchaeologistssaythatthePueblovillageofAcoma,whichis7,500feetabovesealeveland400feetabovethevalleyfloor,istheoldestcontinuouslyinhavitedspotintheUnitedStates.×located7,500feethighabovesealevelwhilehavingmeasured400feetabove.原句没错。错误选择里面whilehavingmeasured太别扭。13、Foralltheirtalkaboutecology,majorcompanieshavesofarspentverylittletofightpollution.原句没错。Foralltheirtalk固定搭配。14、WegenerallythinkofCanadaasthenorthernneighboroftheUnitedStates,andmorethanhalfofthestatesextendfarthernorththanCanada’ssouthernmostpoint.States;however,morethanhalfofthestatesextend×States,butmorethanhalfofthestatesextending原句因为前半句有generallythink，后半句应该是反驳，但是却用了and。错误答案中but引导的句子没有了谓语。正确答案无论是罩子、谓语和中心都是完美的。15、Whenwewerecleaningthegarage,mysisterandIfoundtheoldsoccerballinadarkcornerweusedtoplaywithwhenwewereyoung.inadarkcornertheoldsoccerballweusedtoplaywithwhenwewereyoung原句错误是因为修饰语应该紧跟在被修饰词后。而原句中成为了“我们和黑暗的角落玩”。正确答案将地点状语提前，解决了这个问题。16、Athickgrowthofsunflowersstandingtenfeettall,theirbrownheadsdroppedoverthefencewiththeweightoftheirseeds.stoodtenfeettall,theirbrownheadsdrooping原句错误，因为两句中间缺少罩子。正确答案中，后面一句因为出现分词而成为从句。17、In1853AfricanAmericanresidentsfoundedtheSanFranciscoAthenaeum;itslibraryandmuseumservedasthehubofBlackintellectuallifeintheregion.×theirlibraryandmuseumserving原句正确。罩子没有问题，罩子后的句子也是完整的。而错误选择中的没有谓语。18、WereItobegrantedawholemonthinwhichtodowhateverIwanted,IwouldtravelthroughoutAfricaandseeasmuchofthatcontinentasIcould.原句正确。这是虚拟倒装，原句是IfIweretobegranted。19、HenryWadsworthLongfellowwasadescendantofJohnandPriscillaAlden,whoseromancehecelebratedinthenarrativepoem“TheCourtshipofMilesStandish.”×havingcelebratedtheirromance原句没有错，主语清晰。而错误选择中，havingcelebrated前面不止一个人，就使得主语不清，可以是Henrycelebrated也可以是他父母celebrated。20、Bridgetworriedthatshemightnotbeabletobringbackmanysouvenirswereshetotakeonlyonesuitcaseonvacation.原句正确。同样是虚拟倒装。原句是Bridgetworriedthatifsheweretotakeonlyonesuitcaseonvacationshemightnotbeabletobringbackmanysouvenirs。21、Thismorning,justastheprofessorwasleavingforhislecturetour,apanelofdistinguishedscientistshadissuedareportconfirminghismostrecentfindings.issuedareportconfirming原句错误是因为句子中有as，就证明应该是同时进行的。所以答案是一般过去式。在SAT中，haddone不到最后关头不会用到。22、AngelDeCorabeganstudyingartatSmithCollegeatatimewhenfewNativeAmericanartistswerereceivingformaltrainingintheEuropeantradition.×formaltrainingwasreceivedbyfewNativeAmericanartists原句没错。主语都是人。何况错误选项中是被动，不好。23、Whereastheparticipatingcandidatesdescribedthedebateasvigorous,tosomemembersoftheaudienceitseemeddownrighthostile.×buttosomemembersoftheaudienceitseemed原句没错，因为whereas本身就是一个罩子带领从句，如果加上but那么就没有主句了。24、Heartdisease,ithavingdevelopedoftenunnoticedforanyyears,issometimestheresultofapoordiet.oftendevelopingunnoticedformanyyears×developedformanyyearsandoftenunnoticed原句出错是因为it。错误选择是因为要用ing形式大美句。25、Sincetheyareinstructedtoavoidcontroversialstatement-making,politicalspeechesareusuallyblandandinnocuous.Becausespeechwritersareinstructedtoavoidmakingcontroversialstatements×Basedoninstructionstospeechwriterstoavoidmakingcontroversialstatements原句错误因为指代不清。在叙说原因的时候，because是最简洁的方法。同时错误选择中，basedon的主语不能是speeches。26、Foundattachedtothecolon,theorganknownastheappendixlosingimportancethousandsofyearsagothroughtheprocessofevolution.theorganknownastheappendixlostimportance×theorganknownastheappendixhaslostimportance原句错误因为losing使得没有主语。两个答案主要是时态不同，那么这里主要看thousandsofyearsago。27、Manyschoolsaredrawntoprogramsthatrewardstudentsmonetarilyforattendanceandgoodgrades;adoptingtheseprogramscanleadtoanincreaseinaschool’sgraduationrate.×goodgrades,whiletheseprogramscanleadtoanincreasein.原句没有错误。错误选择出错地方待查。28、Throughoutthetwistingstreetsthatshecanseefromherapartmentcurveanextendedrowofruinedoldbuildings.curvesanextendedrowofruinedoldbuildings原句唯一的错是这种句子里面curve的单复数是要看后面的主语。所以是curves。29、Withtheirprotestlyricsandtheirunapologeticstoriesofworking-classlifeoftenavoidedinpopularmusic,BobDylan’stimelesssongsareoftenregardedasthepoetryofthepeople.×thetimelesssongsofBobDylanoftenregarded原句没有错，无论是主语时态都是完美的。而错误选项中没有了谓语。30、Byrunninganadditionalperformance,thedramaclubmembersraisedaprofitlargerinticketsalesthaniftheyaddedtheprofitsformbakesales,carwashes,raffles,anddonations.largerprofitfromticketsalesthanthetotalprofitsfrombakesales,carwashes,raffles,anddonations.×profitlargerinticketsalethanaddingtheprofitsfrombakesales,carwashes,raffles,anddonations.看到than就要注意前后完美一致。原句和错误答案都是明显错误。正确答案中profit比profit，很完美。31、Becausedepartmentstoresneedtomaintainawiderangeofinventoryontheirshelves,wholesalershavequickandeasyorderingformsonlineforstorestoinstantlyrequestmorestockwhenneeded.×Thoughdepartmentstoresneedconstantmaintainingofwidelyranginginventory.原句没错，还是前后句关系的问题。是因果而不是转折。32、Whenthestudentstakeatripontheintracostalswaterwaysystemnextmonth,theywilllearnfactswithwhichtheyhaveheretoforebeenunacquainted.×factswithwhichtheyhaven’tbeenacquaintedwithyet原句没错。Heretofore是在此之前的意思。错误答案中with重复了。33、Inanefforttorouseherunconsciousson,Mrs.Simpsonshackedhimandcalledouthisname.Mrs.Simpsonshookhimandcalledouthisname.原句错误是因为shackshookshaken。34、ThetestingproceduresoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisanobstaclecursewhichanynewdruganditsmakersmustrunbeforethedrugisapprovedforsaletothepublic.arelikeanobstaclecoursethroughwhichanynewdruganditsmakermustrun×areanobstaclecourserunbyitsmakes原句错误是因为要用复数。而area/an永远都是错的，复数和单数怎能混用。而类比的时候要加上like。35、Environmentalistswillfinditdifficulttodiscoverwhichismosttoblameforthedisaster—thecompanyworkerswhodumpedthechemicalsorthemayorwhoallowedthedumping.whoismoretoblameforthedisaster—the×whetherthedisasterwasthefaultofthe原句错与因为用了most。而discover后面应该加上sth，于是正确答案的who就比错误答案的whether要好。小结：句子改错的一般步骤是先看选项，划出不相同的部分，同时思考在考什么。然后回看题目，用排除法做出来。很多时候都是罩子、主从句、主语一致、单复数的问题。只要头脑清晰就能够做全对。二、1、Inaworldthattherateoftechnologicalandsocialchangeacceleratesfrighteningly,changeitselfoftenseemstobetheonlyconstant.Noerror选A，不应该用that，原句是therateoftechnologicalandsocialchangeofaworldaccelerates，所以是inaworldofwhich.2、Onecanhardlydeterminewhichcontributesmoretothesuccessofaviolinist—innateskillorregularpractice.Noerror选E，原句没错。Hardly的意思是“几乎不”，在句中没有问题。3、Thetribalcouncil’sprogramfamiliarizedyoungpeoplewithCherokeehistory,taughtthemtribaltraditions,andtheyhadtheopportunitytolearnskillsusedbyancientartists.Noerror选C，很明显的并列结构谓语不一致错误，应该是gavethem。另外familiarizewith是使人熟悉，familiarizeto是人对什么东西熟悉。4、Farawayfromhavingbeenadiehardconservative,Hooverwas,somescholarsnowcontend,theleadingprogressiveofhisday.Noerror选A，注意farawayfrom是距离，而farfrom是程度。5、Unfortunately,theopeningofthenewlibrarycomplex,previouslyscheduledfornextSeptember,wouldbedelayedforseveralmonthsbecauseofconstructiondifficulties.Noerror选C。因为活动还没开始，应该用willbe。而D中的becauseof是正确的。6、Someoftheworkerswhoresentthesupervisor’sauthoritywouldprobablyfeeluncomfortableiftheyweretoacquiretheindependencethattheydemand.Noerror选E，原句没错。D中时态没有错，因为B中的would是因为虚拟语气出现的，原句时态是现在时。7、In1508,theSpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeon—thesamePoncedeLeonwholaterwouldseekthefountainofyouth—landedonPuertoRicoaccompaniedbyasmallforce.Noerror选E，原句没错。C中wouldseek是过去将来时的表现。8、Intheopinionofthelecturer,abackgroundinthehistoryoftheMiddleAgesisnotaconditionnecessaryintheenjoymentofmedievalliterature.Noerror选C。因为necessaryto。9、AfterGertrudeEderlehadswamtheEnglishChannel,shewascelebratedasthefirstwomanever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lcenturiesafterhisdeath.Noerror选A。前后两句是转折关系，不应该用since。38、JanetsentHowardtoRichard’scampforthesummer,neverdreamingthatthreeweekswouldgobybeforehearingfromHoward.Noerror选D。before后面不应该用doing，而是应该用done，所以是heard。39、Overthelastfourmonths,Stevenhasfoughttofundingthereconstructionoftherecreationcenterforthepurposeofcreatingavenueforafter-schoolprograms.Noerror选C。正确短语是fighttodosth.。40、Ratherthanviewherglassaseitherhalffullorhalfempty,Reneechosetoseeitasoverflowingfrompossibilities.Noerror选D。正确短语是overflowingwith。41、TounderstandfullyWilliamShakespeare’sbodyofworkwemustanalyzenotonlyhismostfamousplayssuchasHamlet,butalsohislesserknownplays,poemsandsonnets.Noerror选E。原句没错。D中的lesser是可以的，特别是lesserknown是一个常用词组。42、Whileitmayappearthatstewardessesareconcernsolelytopassengers’comfort,theyareinfactextensivelyschooledinflightsafety.Noerror选B。这里要用concernabout。43、Althoughhistermwasmuchshorterthanthatoflaterpresidents,PresidentLincolninstitutedtheincometax,thedraft,andtheThanksgivingholiday.Noerror选C。因为后面是复数，所以要用thanthoseoflaterpresidents。44、Asuperdesigner,CocoChanelblendedtheextremelydifferentstylesoftraditionalandmodernfashionmoreeasilyasanycontemporarydesignereverhas.Noerror选C。这里很明显的moreeasilythan。而D中的everhas没有错，因为有contemporary。45、CarmenSmith’snovelHopeshedslightonthecharacterAnita,whoasayoungwomanhasscarcelynomemoryofherownupbringing.Noerror选B。因为scarcely就有否定的意味，就像hardly。46、FrankHessler’smapofNorthAmerica,whichwasdiscoveredin1928,isthethirdrecordedmapwhereCanadaandMexicoaredepictedasdistinctfromtheU.S.Noerror选C。因为虽然where=inwhich，但是也只有在表示地方的时候才能用where，如果不是地方，就只能用介词+which。47、AsskilledadancerasheisaDJ,Bellifoundthathisskillswereinhighdemandatnightclubsacrossthetown.Noerror选E，原句没错。B没有错因为在陈述事实，所以用了现在时态。48、Asfinalists,MarkandIwerebothshockedbythedecision;itseemedtousthatthewinnerofthecontestwasfarlesstalentedthanwe.Noerror选E，原句没错。Than最重要的是前后一致，于是前面主格后面就主格。Than后面不一定要加宾语。小结：现在主要问题在于去读句子了。不要去读句子，也不需要。马上看选项，动词—时态单复数、代词—指代对象、介词—看搭配、形容词副词—修饰谁。一个一个排。最后没错就大胆选E。回去要看看词组归纳。三、1、2009.01S0630Howtoreviseandcombine:Theyaresimilartome.Manydifferentthingsareinterestingtothem.Myclassmatesarenotsurehowtodecidewhichoneismostimportant.Likeme,theyareinterestedinmanydifferentthings,buttheyarenot×Myclassmates,similartome,findmanydifferentthingsinteresting,