SAT · English · Cohesion — Spot the Weak Link

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement parts

   1. The
   2. study
   3. found
   4. results,
   5. but
   6. also
   7. the
   8. sky
   9. is
   10. blue
   11. .

   Correction

   (non-sequitur — unrelated statement)

   Incorrect part

   sky

2. Statement parts

   1. Many
   2. factors
   3. affect
   4. climate
   5. change.
   6. However,
   7. I
   8. like
   9. pizza
   10. .

   Correction

   (non-sequitur — off-topic shift)

   Incorrect part

   like

3. Statement parts

   1. First,
   2. gather
   3. data.
   4. Eventually,
   5. analyze
   6. it.
   7. Lastly,
   8. write
   9. conclusions
   10. .

   Correction

   Then (smoother transition)

   Incorrect part

   Eventually,

4. Statement parts

   1. The
   2. experiment
   3. failed.
   4. Despite
   5. this,
   6. it
   7. failed
   8. again
   9. .

   Correction

   (redundant — 'again' contradicts 'despite this')

   Incorrect part

   failed

Instructions

Tap the word that breaks the flow or logic.