Lesson 2
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■ SAT II Subject Tests
13. The correct answer is (B). In English, the subject of a sentence ordinarily comes before the verb,
but sometimes the order is reversed. The result of reversing the order is an inverted sentence, such as
the one here. The subject is “demand ... and a demand,” which is a compound subject (the elements
are “added together” by and), so a plural verb is needed. Change was to were.
(A) At the last moment is a correct English idiom.
(C) That is a relative pronoun that is used here to introduce a relative clause that tells about the demand.
(D) In other languages that you might have studied, the subjunctive mood is very important. In
English, the subjunctive has largely disappeared. One of the few vestiges is illustrated here. Ordi-
narily, you would expect to see college hires, not college hire, but here the latter construction is
correct. Why? The construction demand that conveys the idea that the demand might or might not be
met. In this “doubt” situation, the subjunctive is still used.
14. The correct answer is (A). The error is rejecting, which seems to be an adjective modifying dean
and implies that the dean is rejecting the demands even as she worries. The sentence means to say,
however, that the dean rejected the demands and then later became worried. You can convey this idea
and correct the sentence by substituting for (A) the phrase “Having summarily rejected.” Notice that
this makes it clear that the dean rejected the demands before she began to worry.
(B) Here policy is a noun functioning as the object of the gerund determining, and university is used
as an adjective to describe the kind of policy discussed.
(C) That is used here idiomatically to introduce a noun clause.
(D) Might result is the correct choice of verbs to convey the idea that the renewal of demonstrations is
an event that is in doubt.
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