Top LOsses in SAT grammar section ( 1/3 )

Consistence in pre-position and parallel structures are very common loss in SAT writing and language section.

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1) Consistence in pre-position structure:​

​pre-position phrases lead by "like", "unlike", or "contrary to".

​Unlike other animals, bats have eyes that are not highly evolved.
(bats: consistent with "other animals")

​Unlike other animals, the eyesight of bats are not highly evolved.
(eyesight: inconsistent with "other animals")

pre-position phrase lead by "verb-ing", "verd-ed", or "having verb-ed"
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Conceived by Mellon as a gift, the museum is open to public, and admission is free.
​(museum: consistent with "conceived")

Conceived by Mellon as a gift, admission is free, and museum is open to public.
​(admission: inconsistent with "conceived")

​2) consistence in parallel structure:

​“and”, “or”, and “as well as”, and “from…to” connected terms
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Smaller quantum computers will make other contributions in industries from energy and logistics to drug design and finance.
(two structures by “…and…” in parallel)

Smaller quantum computers will make other contributions in industries from energy and logistics to design of drugs and finance.
​(design of drug not in parallel with other terms)

…not only…but also…
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​Therefore, we should continue to support NASA for not only practical reasons but also a moral one—to increase our awareness on how we can fulfill our responsibility to the planet and each other.
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("moral one" consistent with "practical reasons"

Therefore, we should continue to support NASA for not only practical reasons but also because it is a necessary vehicle for increasing our awareness on how we can fulfill our responsibility to the planet and each other.
("because..." not consistent with "practival reasons"

multiple terms separated by commas (each maybe long)
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​Mellon offered to donate his vast personal art collections to the project, to use his own funds for its construction, and to include a generous endowment for its operational cost.
(three "to do" in parallel structure)

Mellon offered to donate his vast personal art collections to the project, to use his own funds for its construction, and including a generous endowment for its operational cost.
("including" not consistent with parallel “to-do”)

Sometimes several independent sentences can be parallel too
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​A bathing cap that can watch individual neurons, allowing others to monitor the wearer’s mind.  A sensor that can spot hidden nuclear submarines.  A computer that can discover new drugs, revolutionize securities trading and design new materials.  A global network of communication links whose security is underwritten by unbreakable physical laws… 
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("whose..." consistent with parallel "that..." clauses)

A bathing cap that can watch individual neurons, allowing others to monitor the wearer’s mind.  A sensor that can spot hidden nuclear submarines.  A computer that can discover new drugs, revolutionize securities trading and design new materials.  A global network of communication links with security underwritten by unbreakable physical laws…
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("With..." clause not consistent with the parallel "that..." clauses)