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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Practice SAT question

I work as a tutor for the SAT and I'm a bit intrigued by this problem.

We have the following sentence:

Balloon angioplasty is often the preferred method to remove fatty deposits in major heart arteries, replacing heart bypass surgery, which is a more invasive procedure. No error.

Apparently, of the underlined portions, the error is "to remove" (which should be replaced with "of removing").

I've also heard it argued that "to remove" is not technically incorrect. Is it or is it not incorrect? And why? What's the principle behind this?

Thanks,
  

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Hi, I work as a tutor for the SAT and I'm a bit intrigued by this problem. We have the following sentence: Balloon angioplasty is often the preferred method to remove fatty deposits in major heart arteries, replacing heart bypass surgery, which is a more invasive procedure. No error .

— Clive

  • Hi, I work as a tutor for the SAT and I'm a bit intrigued by this problem.
  • We have the following sentence: Balloon angioplasty is often the preferred method to remove fatty deposits in major heart arteries, replacing heart bypass surgery, which is a more invasive procedure.
  • No error .
  • Apparently, of the underlined portions, the error is "to remove" (which should be replaced with "of removing").
  • I've also heard it argued that "to remove" is not technically incorrect.
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Hi,

I work as a tutor for the SAT and I'm a bit intrigued by this problem.

We have the following sentence:

Balloon angioplasty is often the preferred method to remove fatty deposits in major heart arteries, replacing heart bypass surgery, which is a more invasive procedure. No error.

Apparently, of the underlined portions, the
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AnonymousBalloon angioplasty is often the preferred method to remove fatty deposits in major heart arteries, replacing heart bypass surgery, which is a more invasive procedure. No error.
"Of removing" certainly is grammatical. That being said, based on the tone and context of the sentence, the infinitive form, "to remove" is my choice as well. It infers t
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Clive and Dimsumexpress, thanks a lot! Both answers were spot on.
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