<p>Well, now that I think about the usage without the "a-"s, it sounds odd to say “Other competitions have rose.” So I think its “have arisen.” 
And yes, it’s “one rail.” It made most sense and was the only one that satisfied the parallel singular structure of the sentence.</p>
<p>Of course it’s have arisen. Present Perfect. Basic English.</p>
<p>Did anyone else have trouble with the last passage’s “rails” question? I was conflicted as it said something along the lines of: “___ to the other.”</p>
<p>I ended up putting “one rail” as ‘one to the other’ seems the most logical and “rails” and “many rails” seemed too similar.</p>
<p>One of the first questions on the test was about the word chronicle… what did you guys get for that one?</p>
<p>What about the Band Passage where they say </p>
<p>“Took a trip to Greece, (there, or while there”) what did you put ?</p>
<p>@Mark456
I put “while” - I didn’t like the comma(s) but it was the only coordinating conjunction.</p>
<p>For the last question, did anyone else get C- the railroad passage was not successful because it focuses
on other issues like standardization and gauge? It can’t be D because D said that specific companies weren’t mentioned, but 2 company names were stated.</p>
<p>@fallpsat
I think I put C</p>
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<p>Anybody order a condescending prick?</p>
<p>First, some credentials to boost my ethos: 240 PSAT, 2370 SAT, 33 (35 written) ACT as a freshman (im a junior now).</p>
<p>the last question was C for the reason that fallspat listed.</p>
<p>“I took a trip to Greece…” once should have been where. So: “I took a trip to Greece, where i blah blah”</p>
<p>any other questions?</p>
<p>That one I did put where, but what was the one with the choices “while” and “accordingly” in between two commas (I put while)</p>
<p>And the “rails” question</p>
<p>Can somebody tell me why it’s “livelihood for” and not “livability for”?</p>
<p>@siddy15
Colloquialism? It just sounded right to me but I’m sure there’s a better explanation.</p>
<p>@LiamNeeson
I think I confused the meaning of “livelihood” as “liveliness” and that’s why i put “livability.” But even without that mistake, don’t the two words mean exactly the same thing?</p>
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<p>I’m not being condescending. Not knowing the basic tenses is ridiculous.</p>
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Nope.</p>
<p>livability</p>
<p>1 : survival expectancy : VIABILITY used especially of poultry and livestock
2 : suitability for human living</p>
<p>Isn’t that the same meaning as livelihood? suitability for humans?</p>
<p>I went with livability because at the time of the test I had thought livelihood meant the same thing as liveliness but it’s not.</p>
<p>In other words, when I was taking the test i thought “livelihood” meant excitement and thus didn’t pick it. Even now that I know that’s not what it means, how is that any different from “livability”?</p>
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<p>Not in that context. You can say that something has a low level of livability, but not that someone’s livability depends on smth.
Think about it, does it make any sense to say that the “sustainability for humans” of many people depends on x?</p>
<p>Livelihood means</p>
<p>A means of securing the necessities of life</p>
<p>Google Dictionary’s example is</p>
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<li>people whose livelihoods depend on the rain forest</li>
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<p>Okay, I get it. It’s only because I thought livelihood meant liveliness. Smh. I always have this streak of getting 29’s on the English section every time I take the ACT and 36’s in math. Sigh</p>
<p>Okay…got stuck on a couple of problems.</p>
<p>I was REALLY hesitant on this one: “Other competitions ______” and it was like: has risen, has arose, have arisen, and have arose. I got really paranoid on this question because I was stuck on choosing between “has” and “have”. Now, I’m really not good at English and I tend to suck at it. So, I saw the subject “competitions” and it directly lead me towards “have”. But then, the word “other” caught my attention. I thought “other” was a singular word, so, it could have affected at how “has” and “have” were used. =/ Gosh, I’m so confused…</p>
<p>Another one was #15, the last question of Passage 1. I think I chose “No” for that, and the selection was (D). If I remember from my vague memory, it was asking you if the writer had set a goal about “VanDelz’s achievement of being placed in the exhibit” or something like that. </p>
<p>Those were the two problems that I could clearly think of. The rest, which I had most likely forgotten, I can try to recollect later. Help would be appreciated, thanks.</p>
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I’m not saying I didn’t know it. People make mistakes on a 45 minute test where you answer 75 questions, it’s called being human. Unless you got a perfect 36 on that section, you have no right to talk down to me or anybody else, and even if you did you still don’t have the right. Don’t sit there and say you’re not condescending, because you are completely and unequivocally so.
When you ask for some help, you doesn’t want some smug **** head saying that it’s “ridiculous” that you got that wrong, and berating you for not knowing “Basic English.”</p>