1. The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than either fiction or drama.
(A) either fiction or drama
(B) either fiction or in drama
(C) either in fiction or drama
(D) in either fiction or drama
(E) in either fiction or in drama
Answer (highlight): (D)
Explanation: The word "than" indicates that this sentence might be a comparison problem. Actuality, it's not only a comparison problem, but a parallel problem. The sentence works like this.
The R was more marked in P than (either F or D)
when it should instead look like this
The R was more marked in P than in (either F or D)
(D) is thus the correct answer. (A) is out (no "in"). (B) places the word "in" in the wrong place. (C) misplaces the word "in". (D) contains an extra "in" (notice that, since the format of the phrase is "either ... or", then whatever lies between "either" and "or" must be grammatically parallel. I.e., you write "either A or B", not "either A or in B".
2. Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph.
(A) Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph
(B) Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph
(C) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(E) Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by
Answer (highlight): (D)
"particularly that of the heliograph" is talking specifically about instruments. This phrase, placed at the end of the sentence beside "Plains Indians", is too far away from what it is supposed to modify.
(B) is awkward and does not make sense whatsoever
(C) contains an appositive (,______,). If you ignore it, you'll catch a subject-verb agreement error.
(D) contains an appositive ( , ______ , ), so if you temporarily ignore that part, you'll see that the subject (many) fits the verb (were).
(E) is awkward and contains the word "being", which, for some reason, is a vile, ugly word in the world of College Board.
