SAT · English · Misplaced 'Only' — Spot Error

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement parts

   1. She
   2. only
   3. drinks
   4. tea
   5. in
   6. the
   7. morning
   8. .

   Correction

   (she drinks ONLY tea? or only IN the morning? — ambiguous)

   Incorrect part

   only

2. Statement parts

   1. I
   2. saw
   3. only
   4. him
   5. at
   6. the
   7. party
   8. .

   Correction

   (saw only him — specific to other people)

   Incorrect part

   only

3. Statement parts

   1. Only
   2. he
   3. ate
   4. the
   5. cake
   6. yesterday
   7. .

   Correction

   (no one else ate it)

   Incorrect part

   Only

4. Statement parts

   1. He
   2. only
   3. ate
   4. the
   5. cake
   6. yesterday
   7. .

   Correction

   (he didn't do anything else with the cake)

   Incorrect part

   only

Instructions

Tap the 'only' that could be more clearly placed.