Do SAT sentences take place in a vacuum?

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<p>There was one Identifying Errors question not from the Blue Book that said </p>

<p>(a) [They] were relieved (b) [when] monsoons (c) [carried] rain from the southern seas (d) [and] replenished India’s drought-stricken water supply. (e) [No error]</p>

<p>I said E, but the answer guide said A, giving the reason that there was no antecedent. I thought that identifying sentence error questions did not take place in a vacuum, so there could theoretically be an antecedent in a proceeding sentence. However, this question seems to state otherwise. Will the actual SAT have these type of questions, and if so, do they want you to assume that the sentences are written in a vacuum?</p>

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<p>“not from the Blue Book”</p>

<p>There’s your answer</p>

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<p>SAT sentence improvement Qs do take place in a vacuum. Of the pronouns, only “I,” “me,” “we,” “us,” “you,” and “it” (when it serves as a “dummy,” as in “It was raining when I realized I hadn’t actually wet my pants.”), don’t require antecedents.</p>