The Ultimate Guide to SAT® Grammar, 6th Edition
p. 141, Martha Graham passage at bottom. The word gave should be removed from the passage, and the correct answer should be given as (C). Corrected 8/15/24. Download updated p. 141.
p. 203, #3 under “Joining and Separating Sentences/Clauses.” The last sentence should read, “(C) correctly uses a single dash to separate the sentence from the fragment that follows.” Corrected 8/24/24. Download updated p. 203.
p. 219, #12 under Cumulative Review 2. The explanation that matches the Lina Wertmüller question should read, “As a general rule, verbs in the simple past should be paired with verbs in the present conditional, and that is the case here. The beginning of the sentence contains two verbs in the simple past (received, featured). The missing verb then describes a situation that, from the perspective of the past, is still in the future. The present conditional (would characterize) is thus required, making (C) correct.” Corrected 8/24/24. Download updated p. 219.
The Critical Reader, 5th Edition
p. 58, the definition for Epidemiology should read “study of diseases and public health.” Corrected 7/19/24.
Digital SAT® Reading and Writing Test Book
Test 1, Module 1, question 19 (p. 18): There should not be a comma after the blank in the passage (creates a duplicated comma in the correct answer). Corrected 4/24/24.
SAT® Vocabulary: A New Approach, 2nd Edition
p. 11, aesthetic – the definition should read, “related to the study or appreciation of beauty”
The Critical Reader: The Complete Guide to SAT® Reading, 4th Edition
p. 294, 298. In questions 2, 3, and 4, the names of the authors should be switched. You can download the corrected pages here and here.
The Complete Guide to ACT® English, 4th Edition
p. 18, The mice’s whiskers = The whiskers of the mice. (Corrected in books printed after 5/29/20)
p. 93, question 9.3. The correct answer is C, not B. (Corrected in books printed after 7/30/20)
The Complete Guide to ACT® English, 3rd Edition
“Trick” Noun as Adjective Before a Name: bottom of p. 55 should read, “A comma before a name indicates that the name is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.”
p. 36, question 5.2: F
Modification Drill, question 1.2, p. 134: F
Parallel Structure Drill, question 1.3, p. 138: D
Parallel Structure Drill, question 2.4, p. 139: G should read “to form”
The Complete Guide to ACT® Reading
Practice Test 1, question 31: C
p. 99, question at the bottom of the page should read, “What does Passage A talk about that Passage B doesn’t?”
The Complete GMAT® Sentence Correction Guide
P. 13: click here for updated version.
GRE® Vocabulary in Practice
p. 38, question 5: answers are A, F
IELTS® Writing: Grammar and Vocabulary
p. 84, 3rd degree conditional, right hand column should be labeled “Past Conditional”.
p. 88, chart of modal verbs at the top of the page should not include ought.