SAT Grammar Question?? (From Collegeboard Website)

Test Preparation
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<p>This question was from the 600-690 grade band on the Collegeboard Website:</p>

<p>Just when the staff thought things were going (A smooth) at the newspaper, a crisis erupted that (B brought about ) (C a change in priorities), including (D greater attention to) sensational news</p>

<p>I know that smooth should be smoothly but can someone explain why it is GREATER attention? I thought greater can only be used to refer to countable things?</p>

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<p>Well, it’s a tricky one. </p>

<p>Although you are right, that is not the reason why you are wrong.</p>

<p>It should be, “A greater attention to…”</p>

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<p>verbs such as “giving” should have preceeded “greater”, because “greater attention to” is the subject and “sensational news” is the object, therefore a preeceding verb(gerund) or verb phrase is required.</p>