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54% (01:11) correct 46% (01:10) wrong based on 856 sessionsKAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors
When a modifying phrase at the beginning of the sentence is underlined, your job is to make sure
that the subject of the phrase is what follows the comma. If you read this sentence aloud, you might
not have noticed anything because this is a very common error in spoken English. But the subject
following the comma is “pundits,” and the modifying phrase “Based on the candidates’ performances
in the televised debates” refers not to the pundits but to their predictions. This is a big error.
Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices
There aren’t many obvious splits here, but the opening phrase followed by a comma tells you to
eliminate choices based on how they handle the modification error.
Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains
(A) should be eliminated because of the modification error just mentioned. (B) is wrong because the
pronoun “it” is misused here, as the reference is unclear and the number should be plural. (D) and
(E) are awkward and unidiomatic. (E) is also wrong because it is not clear what “they” refers to.
Only (C) is correct, because the subject of the phrase is “pundits,” as it should be, and this choice
also avoids pronoun reference problems.
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