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A canning factory is able to produce 4,800 cans of soup in one hour. At this rate, in how many minutes can the canning factory produce 400 cans?
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SAT: Error Identification Question #8

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Question: Baseball (a)has always been (b) a game for the people not (c) a game for the elite (d). No error (e)



Choices:
A. Baseball
B. has always been
C. people not
D. for the elite
E. No Error



The correct answer is (C). In sentences in which one clause is dependent on another one, like the one in this question, it is essential to show this dependency by offsetting the clause with a comma. Above, the author says that baseball is a game for the common person, but wants to note that, specifically, it is not a game dominated by 'the elite.' Therefore, a comma is missing since "not a game for the elite" is not a complete, independent sentence.
 

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