2 SAT writing questions

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<li>It’s difficult to imagine how one can conceive of vivid, pictureesque details about an exotic and distant place that he has never one visited</li>
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<p>a. It’s
b. conceive
c. about
d. he
e. no error</p>

<p>Clearly, i thought it was “he” because it does not agree with one. But my SAT english teacher said taht it was E no error, because he can work with one. That sounds kinda wrong, so am i right or is he right?</p>

<li>Which is right
a. Editing is more than just a stage in the writing process; it is the time to polish and hone a piece of writing</li>
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<p>b. Editing is more than just a stage in the writing process: it is the time to polish and hone a piece of writing</p>

<p>I thought both can be right, but my teacher said only the one with semicolon is right…why? I thought colons can connect two sentences if the second sentence explains the first, like what the process was about?</p>

<p>WHat are your thoughts?</p>

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<li>Well in terms of getting it right on the test, you are right.</li>
<li>Your teacher is right. Colons are for lists.</li>
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<p>Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>thanks for the response
yea i know colons are for lists, but they cna also be used for explanation...i thought, atleast ive seen that before in old books, anyone else know?
See look at this link
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/516749-hard-writing-question.html?highlight=colons%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/516749-hard-writing-question.html?highlight=colons&lt;/a>
I know it looks weird, but i just want to make sure both ways work...and not just one or the another.
thants why im confused...i dont know i just think my teacher is bad and my parents are wasting money, maybe thats why im asking the question....i just dont want that class to screw me up...</p>