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<pre>Seawater seeping into fissures in the ocean floor is heated by underlying magma, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals from the water.</pre> | <pre>Seawater seeping into fissures in the ocean floor is heated by underlying magma, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals from the water.</pre> | ||
* we can identify the core of the sentence by ignoring the prepositions: | * we can identify the core of the sentence by ignoring the prepositions: | ||
** | ** Seawater <s>''seeping into fissures in the ocean floor''</s> is heated <s>''by underlying magma''</s>, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals <s>''from the water''</s>.'' which leaves us with: | ||
<pre> Seawater is heated, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals</pre> | |||
** which allows us to eliminate possible answers more readily: | ** which allows us to eliminate possible answers more readily: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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* SAT test frequently tests for subject-verb case agreement and includes a prepositional phrase that matches to a wrong answer | * SAT test frequently tests for subject-verb case agreement and includes a prepositional phrase that matches to a wrong answer | ||
** ex. Practice Test 7, question 19: | ** ex. Practice Test 7, question 19: | ||
<pre> | <pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | ||
The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
* possible answers are testing if the student can identify the subject of the sentence | * possible answers are testing if the student can identify the subject of the sentence | ||