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From [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-6.pdf|College Board practice test 6, Writing question no. 21 (test page 30)] | From [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-6.pdf|College Board practice test 6, Writing question no. 21 (test page 30)] | ||
<pre> | <pre>Burland [21] advocated using soil extraction: removing small amounts of soil from under the tower’s north side, opposite its tilt, to enable gravity to straighten the tower.</pre> | ||
Burland [21] advocated using soil extraction: removing small amounts of soil from under the tower’s north side, opposite its tilt, to enable gravity to straighten the tower. | |||
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A) advocated using | A) advocated using | ||
B) advocated to use | B) advocated to use | ||
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* A) correctly employs the noun "using" (gerund = a verb that acts as a noun) as the direct object | |||
* B) incorrectly employees the noun "to use" (infinitive) as an indirect object | |||
* C) correctly uses noun "the using" (gerund) but incorrectly uses the preposition "of soil extraction" a modifier of "the using" | |||
* D) incorrectly uses the verb "advocating" without the auxiliary verb "was"; otherwise it incorrectly does not create a complete independent clause | |||
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=== Modifiers usage === | === Modifiers usage === | ||
* modifiers = words or phrases that change the meaning of other words or phrases | * modifiers = words or phrases that change the meaning of other words or phrases | ||