Actual writing questions from the 2005 Oct. SAT

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<p>Explanations to these?</p>

<p>11) Intimacy, love and marriage are three different, if interrelated, subjects.</p>

<p>a) different, if interrelated, subjects
b) interrelated subjects, being , however, different
c) different subjects, whereas they are interrelated
d) different subjects when interrelated
e) subjects that are different although being interrelated</p>

<p>Ans: A (why?)</p>

<p>17) When Marie Curie shared the 1903 nobel Prize for Physics with two other scientists-her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel- she had been the first woman to win the prize. No Error</p>

<p>Ans: C.. Why?</p>

<p>21) Most major air pollutants cannot be seen, although large amounts of them concentrated in cities are visible as. No Error</p>

<p>Ans: E...I thought that "..of them..." would be an error, why isnt it?</p>

<p>22) The light emitted by high-intensity-discharge car headlights are very effective in activating the reflective paints of road markers, therby making driving at night safer. No Error</p>

<p>Ans: A...how?</p>

<p>24) The museum is submiting proposals to several foundations in the hope to gain funds to build a tropical butterfly conservatory. No Error.</p>

<p>Ans: D (For this i thought that it would be not "in" the hope but "with" the hope...?</p>

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<p>22) Light is a singular subject and thus requires a singular verb, "is".
24) "To gain" is kind of awkward, I believe this is an idiom error?
It should be in the hope "of gaining" not in the hope "to gain".</p>

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<ol>
<li>I would have to pick least worst, which would either be A or E. This is a bad one. </li>
<li>It has to be was. Had been implies that no more women won the prize ever again. </li>
<li>I dont see anythign wrong with them. </li>
<li>shiomi is right in that light is sing. </li>
<li>Since it is in the hope, it can't be to gain. Well this one yoiu could really go by ear.</li>
</ol>

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<p>11) What answer do you think is right? I'll try to explain why that answer is wrong.</p>

<p>17) Should be "When Marie Curie... was the first woman" because the actions of winning the prize and being the first woman are simultaneous. </p>

<p>"Had been" is used when the action is committed before some other action which the time-frame is defined.</p>

<p>Examples:
- When I was born, I was the first child of my mother. - born and first child are the same time
- Before my younger sister was born, I had been enjoying the sole attention of my mother. - enjoying the sole attention is BEFORE sis was born</p>

<p>Try this:
-When Sandy broke the world record, she [fill in the blank] the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic medal.</p>

<p>21) You copied the question wrongly. It should be "Most major air pollutants cannot be seen, although large amounts of them concentrated in cities are visible as smog."</p>

<p>The subject is "[types of] major air pollutants", which is plural, so it can be referred to as them.</p>

<p>Examples of using them/they:
- Sarah can make many types of delicious cakes. I like them all!
- After downloading the latest games, I decided they were enjoyable.</p>

<p>24) Yes, idiom error. It should be "hope of" gaining funds, not "hope to". "hope of <strong><em>" is a noun, while "hope to _</em></strong>__" is an verb.</p>

<p>Example:
- Sandy works overtime in the hope of earning enough money to retire early.
- Sarah hopes to earn enough money to retire early.</p>

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<p>for the first one, you definitely gotta go with whichever one sounds the least wrong, which would be A. </p>

<p>The second one should say "became the first" or "was the first"</p>

<p>for the third, I agree that the question was copied wrong, and if the question was copied correctly, it would be obvious that there is no error. </p>

<p>fourth one, "light" singular and "are" plural don't agree.</p>

<p>fifth, I agree that it should be "hope of" but the above poster forgot to change "gain" to "gaining". It would read "in hope of gaining".</p>

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<p>
[quote]
11) Intimacy, love and marriage are three different, if interrelated, subjects.</p>

<p>a) different, if interrelated, subjects
b) interrelated subjects, being , however, different
c) different subjects, whereas they are interrelated
d) different subjects when interrelated
e) subjects that are different although being interrelated

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Let's start by eliminating the others.
B. redundant.
C. awkward sentence.
D. changes the meaning of the sentence.
E. this is CORRECT, but A is better. </p>

<p>That leaves A. For questions you can't find an error to, eliminate the answer choices. If the question is right, all the other answer choices must have an error :].</p>

<p>
[quote]
17) When Marie Curie shared the 1903 nobel Prize for Physics with two other scientists-her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel- she had been the first woman to win the prize. No Error</p>

<p>Ans: C.. Why?

[/quote]

had is only used when something happened and ended. Being the first person doesn't end, its forever.</p>

<p>
[quote]
21) Most major air pollutants cannot be seen, although large amounts of them concentrated in cities are visible as. No Error</p>

<p>Ans: E...I thought that "..of them..." would be an error, why isnt it?

[/quote]

the subject? pollutants. so the pronoun must be plural. bingo</p>

<p>
[quote]
22) The light emitted by high-intensity-discharge car headlights are very effective in activating the reflective paints of road markers, therby making driving at night safer. No Error

[/quote]

subject? light. it is singular. bingo</p>

<p>
[quote]
24) The museum is submiting proposals to several foundations in the hope to gain funds to build a tropical butterfly conservatory. No Error.</p>

<p>Ans: D (For this i thought that it would be not "in" the hope but "with" the hope...?

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<p>idiom error. in hopes of</p>