act english section 2012 february

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<p>“Have arose” is the kind of mistake you make out of ignorance, not stress. Big difference.
And as a matter of fact, I probably did get a 36.</p>

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Hey, way to make presumptions about other peoples’ thought processes.
And good for you. Too bad it doesn’t change your personality.</p>

<p>imokayman,</p>

<p>look, you seem intelligent and knowledgeable but you are such a dick. just b/c you did well on that section doesn’t mean you should be condescending and rude. People make mistakes. I missed that question… but that doesn’t make me an idiot… I’ve gotten a 36 on this section before.</p>

<p>Sent from my SPH-D710 using CC</p>

<p>Somebody answer my question and stop the flaming???</p>

<p>Sorry Rasen.
As we just bickered about, the answer to the “Other competitions _____” part is “have arisen.” “Have” because it’s plural (refers back to competitions) and “arisen” because it’s the right tense.
I’m having a hard time recalling the exact answer I put for the last question in Passage 1, but I remember it was something along the lines of, “Yes (Or No), because the passage talked about an art researcher discovering VanDelz’s art”
The phrasing is probably totally off, but that was the gist of it. But I’m fairly sure I got that one right.</p>

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I’m not making a presumption, it just sounds wrong. If it doesn’t, then there’s something wrong with your knowledge of the English language.</p>

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That wasn’t my intention. I hate bragging, and I probably didn’t do so well on Math and Science. I’m just saying certain mistakes are very easy to spot for anyone who can speak English at a basic level.</p>

<p>I think I put yes, because it shows how the process of how VanDelz’s art got exhibited or something (It’s not for verbatim. My wording may be totally off)</p>

<p>Eh, really uncertain about the Past Perfect tenses. I mean, there were two words that could change everything. “Other” and “competitions”. Is “Other” singular??? 'Cause if “other” is singular, it could totally change the tense. </p>

<p>i.e. Each competitions has arisen.
i.e. Every competitions have arisen.</p>

<p>I could be wrong about that. But, Nyeh, I still got it wrong either way. Instead of putting “arisen”, I put “arose” >_<</p>

<p>You sure it was “yes”??? I was confident that it was “no” for #15 =/ Anyways, thanks for the input, Dezi. At least you helped me…</p>

<p>“Other” isn’t singular, so “other competitions” is, as a whole, plural. So it’s “have.”
I don’t remember whether it was yes or no, I just remember some key words that were in the answer. If I could remember what the question was asking, I would remember. </p>

<p>And imokayman, I’m not arguing with you anymore. Anyone who is so steeped in his own ego that he is even unwilling to admit that he’s a braggart and a jerk isn’t worth my effort.</p>

<p>Gah at least -3 on the English. I’m gonna go cry now T_T Alright, thanks for the help.</p>

<p>I could have sworn that I’ve seen the “My Mother’s Hands” passage in a previous ACT I did for practice…</p>

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I won’t admit that I am something I’m not.</p>

<p>For the one where it was “…use to”, I switched it to “…used to” because it was past tense. What did other people put for this one?</p>

<p>Also there was a question where the answer had two different forms of to (it had like to___ too) but I forget the exact question. was it like “too tired to…” What did you put for that one also?</p>

<p>@BCeagles
I put “too tired to” and I’m fairly certain that’s right.
The other question you mentioned I don’t remember though, sorry.</p>

<p>can someone explain to me following which i might get wrong?</p>

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<li>Why is there no comma between photographer and the name…?</li>
<li>Why is that “cradling?” I remember there is an “and” in front so should it be paralleled with previous verb, which is past tense?</li>
<li>Why is that “untangle” rather than “figure out”…</li>
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<p>Also, did any1 remember for the hands passage, there is a question for punctuation, which is like “blah blah blah, the spread blah blah blah”. I didnt remember exactly, but seems deal with the comma before “the spread”</p>

<p>@hwjwill the rule is something like when its directly stating something u either do or do not use commas. So like One of Hemingways books The Sun Also Risesor like Hemingways first book .The Sun Also Rises,</p>

<p>@hwjwill</p>

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<li>Why would there be a comma? </li>
<li>Do you remember the full sentence?</li>
<li>Because the author said something about strands of ornate words, and “untangling” these strands made the image that the author was trying to portray more vivid, which is what the question was asking.</li>
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<p>the reason why there isnt any commas is because the information wasnt optional. The name had to be stated in order to clarify what photographer the reading was talking about. i got it wrong, damn it.</p>

<p>3 wrong so far :frowning: thanks for the explanation
@imokayman - i dont remember the sentence but answer choices are cradle, cradling, cradled…</p>

<p>Okay so there was a question that said something like this “Cupped together _____ blah blah blah” i can’t remember but i know the blank had “and” in it. and the only other valid answer choice was something along the lines of J (","). someone help me out i was stuck on this one for a while</p>

<p>2nd one: Which one of these words could NOT replace a word in the passage? or something like that.
A) command
b)declare
c)proclaim?
d)something starting with “A”</p>

<p>Only 2 i think i screwed up on. For the 1st one i kept it. For the 2nd one i put D. help me!!!</p>