Any1 can give plausible explanations for these 2 Sentence Improvement answers?

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<p>1.
The five starting basketball players were late for the game because, when his car wouldn't start, the captain, who was everyone's ride, was late picking up the team.<a href="A">/u</a> because, when is car wouldn't start, the captain, who was everyone's ride, was late picking up the team.
(B) because the captain, who was everyone's ride, his car wouldn't start and he was late picking up the team.
(C) when the captain, who was everyone on the team's ride, couldn't get his car to start.
(D) and that was because the captain's car, which was the team's ride, wouldn't start so he was late picking everyone up.
(E) since the captain, whose car wouldn't start and who was everyone on the team's ride, was late picking them up.</p>

<p>Even though all the choices sucked, I thought D was the best one. It turns out to be C. I mean, heck, how on earth was the captain everyone on team's ride?</p>

<p>2.
As a response to the greater complexity of the information age, many teachers are attempting to prepare students to use computers for a multitude of tasks, but they also recognize that it is first necessary to impart the fundamentals of reading, writing, and arithmetic.
(A) a multitude of tasks, but they also recognize that it is first necessary to impart the fundamentals
(B) a multitude of tasks, but they are also recognizing that it is still necessary to first impart the fundamentals
(C) a multitude of tasks while also recognizing that imparting the fundamentals is still necessary
(D) a multitude of tasks, but also they recognize as well that it is still first necessary to impart the fundamentals
(E) multitudinous tasks while also recognizing that it is first necessary to impart the fundamentals</p>

<p>I find this controversial. I chose E but the answer is A. Any crucial distinction I missed? Anything wrong with E?</p>

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<p>where did you get these questions from?</p>

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<p>Maximum SAT, 2nd Edition. Can you help?</p>

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<p>Question 1: I think would not be choice D for two reasons.
1. It's wordy. "...and that was because" just sounds too wordy.
2. "...wouldn't start so he was late picking everyone up." The he here is supposed to be referring to the captain, but in the answer choice, the noun that it refers to is the "captain's car", not the captain.</p>

<p>...I still think all those choices suck though, like you said.</p>

<p>Question 2: This one, I'm not so sure about, but this is what I think.
I think that the sentence here was supposed to be set up as a contrast. That's what it seems like, so choice A seems to be the most accurate. Also, to me, "multitudinous" just doesn't sound right, but maybe it is.</p>

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<p>I think A for number 2 is seriously incorrect because of a parallelism error "attempting" and "recognize". I say number 2 is C.</p>

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<p>^^
Well, in choice C, the end part wouldn't fit with the rest of the sentence.
"...imparting the fundamentals is still necessary of reading, writing, and arithmetic."
The "is still necessary" part would need to come at the end of the sentence.</p>

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<p>it's hard to apply SAT grammar to these questions, because i don't think either question could actually appear on the SAT.</p>

<p>i've never seen a College Board question that possessivized a long phrase like "everyone on the team" to come up with "everyone on the team's." this type of possessivization is colloquially acceptable, but the 'proper' way to do it in this sense would be to say "everyone's ride on the team."</p>

<p>don't get me wrong--you could still encounter "everyone on the team's" in a real SAT question, if the sentence were something like "everyone on the team's starting lineup went home with a broken ankle." the difference here is that the team is really doing the possessing, while in the example from your question it was "everyone" who was doing the possessing.</p>

<p>the only answer choice without any errors, from an SAT perspective, would be (d), though (d) wouldn't be the correct answer to a real SAT question (on a real SAT, there would be another answer choice that was more concise and correctly worded, and it would be correct).</p>

<p>if the second question were on the SAT, (a) would be right because the other answer choices all incorporate words ending in -ing when they don't have to (this isn't the grammatical explanation, which i'd be happy to give you, but it's the explanation i'd recommend you use on the SAT). something about the second question makes me think it can't be a real SAT question, but i can't put my finger on it. it might be the "it is first necessary" part--i'm not sure i've seen the SAT use "first" as an adverb.</p>

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<p>^^ Ya, but (A) seems to have that ambiguous pronoun "they" which can apply to either students or teachers.</p>

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<p>That's the problem with unofficial practice books; they just confuse you more.</p>

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<p>those question are really bad.
1. D should be easily eliminated because of the "and that was because," made the sentence very confusing. all of the others were clearly wrong as well, leaving C.</p>

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<li>would be pretty much elimination again, they all have something very wrong with them except for A and E. I would have eliminated E very quickly just because the "multitudinous talks" didn't seem to fit with the rest of the question.</li>
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<p>But these questions are NOTHING like the actual SAT. go buy yourself the bluebook and use that.</p>

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<p>

Thank you guys.</p>

<p>Am still hoping PeteSAT would drop by to clarify some things.</p>

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<p>Hi guys.</p>

<p>Thanks 714nD1 for pm-ing me about this thread.</p>

<p>First, you're all absolutely correct, these are pretty bad and unrealistic questions, and I'm rather embarrassed that they (particularly the first) made it through the editing process on both versions of Max SAT. I had already completely rewritten the first question (which was supposed to be primarily testing clauses and conjunctions) for the third edition, but I missed spotting the second.</p>

<p>Mike (xitammarg) is completely correct about the poorly used possessives and how they might be used on the real SAT. I found nothing redeemable in the question when I rewrote it...it got dumped completely.</p>

<p>I also agree that the "they" in answer choice A of the second question is ambiguous, leaving no correct answers. Given the "they" problem in A, E probably is the least sucky answer, though I also feel, as TheVeganActress feels, that the "multitudinous" doesn't seem to fit. FYI Mike, I have seen the exact usage of "first", however, on an older SAT. This question was closely spiraled off of that question. If I can track down the original question, I'll post it here.</p>

<p>As Mike can attest from our previous posts, I'm probably the biggest advocate out here for using real SAT questions...that's really the whole reason I wrote Maximum SAT... As most of you know, it assigns homework from the blue book based on the material just learned in each lesson. I struggled long and hard over the decision of whether or not to include practice materials that my team and I had written. In the long run, I compromised and included some practice material...about 2 full tests worth. These materials are always listed as "additional practice" and the blue book questions are the "main homework". If the blue book had ten tests instead of 8, I probably wouldn't have included any of our own questions at all.</p>

<p>While I'd like to think that most of the questions in Max SAT are pretty accurate, I know as well as anyone that nobody writes SAT questions exactly like the CB and ETS. So, I truly appreciate everyone's feedback as I work to make the book the best it can possibly be, even if that feedback is (deservedly) bashing a bad question.</p>

<p>714nD1, you indicated in your pm that you had found a couple of other typos. If you have the chance, please email them to errors(at)maximumsat.com or pm me or post them here.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Pete</p>

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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>Here are the rewritten version of the questions, including a completely new question for the first...</p>

<p>Although Martin and Willem never having arrived to fill the water tanks, their mother didn’t regard him as lazy, but rather worried about what might have happened to them.</p>

<p>(A) Although Martin and Willem never arrived to fill the water tanks, their mother didn’t regard him as lazy,
(B) Having never arrived to fill the water tanks, their mother didn’t regard Martin and Willem as lazy,
(C) Though Martin and Willem never arrived to fill the water tanks, their mother didn’t regard them as lazy,
(D) Their mother didn’t regard Martin and Willem as lazy despite the fact that they have not arrived to fill the water tanks,
(E) Not having arrived to fill the water tanks did not make Martin and Willem’s mother regard them as lazy,</p>

<p>In response to the increasing use of technology in the workplace, many teachers show students how to use computers for a multitude of tasks, but these educators also recognize that it is first necessary to impart the fundamentals of reading, writing, and arithmetic.</p>

<p>(A) a multitude of tasks, but these educators also recognize that it is first necessary to impart the fundamentals
(B) a multitude of tasks, but they are also recognizing that it is still necessary to first impart the fundamentals
(C) a multitude of tasks while also recognizing that imparting the fundamentals is still necessary
(D) a multitude of tasks, but also these educators recognize as well that it is still first necessary to impart the fundamentals
(E) multitudinous tasks while also recognizing that it is first of necessity to impart the fundamentals</p>

<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>in number one i used process of elimination and was deciding between A and C. In the end, i chose C b/c the mother referred to "them" instead of "him" </p>

<p>in the second question, "they" was ambiguous so i didnt choose any of those...which left A and D.. from those i saw that D was very wordy b/c it had "also" AND "as well as" so A</p>

<p>idk much, thats what i think tho, but dont listen to me, im a noob at the SAT lmfao</p>

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<p>Pete, thanks for your prompt disposition.
They look better. A quick skim got me C for the first and A for the second.</p>

<p>I'll send you a PM later today.</p>

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<p>C for the 1st, A for the 2nd</p>