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invariable
Definition: (adjective) not changing or subject to change.
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A group of 9 friends invest equally in a business opportunity that costs $20,000. If n more friends were to take part evenly in the investment...
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Math questions involving two equations and two unknowns can usually be combined into one equation with one unknown.
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PSAT: Sentence Errors Question #2

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If the game went into extra innings, the relief pitcher would have won it for the visiting team.


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

Choices:
A. went
B. into
C. relief pitcher
D. it
E. There is no error in this sentence



The correct answer is (A).

The past subjunctive "had gone" should replace "went" in the first clause to coordinate with the past conditional in the second clause ("would have won").
 

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