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If y is 45 percent of x and z is 25 percent of x , what is y + z in terms of x ?
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Not all schools require the SAT for admission.
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PSAT: Sentence Errors Question #5

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Even after Richard Cory killed himself (in the famous poem), many of the townspeople who had envied him probably still wished they could have lived in his situation.


Question: Which of the underlined segments of the sentence above contains an error?

Choices:
A. (in the famous poem)
B. townspeople
C. had envied him
D. they
E. There is no error in this sentence



The correct answer is (E).

The sentence is correct.
 

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