Confusing SAT W Q???

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<p>The time and the place for such a large event are subject to the approval of the mayor's office.</p>

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<p>Number 8 section 3. please explain why the answer is C not D???</p>

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<p>I’m not totally sure about about my reasoning but…</p>

<p>in D. (“the time and place are subject to be approved”) subject is a noun and refers to time and place and thus it must be subjectSSSSS to make sense</p>

<p>in C. ("the time and place are subject to the …:slight_smile: the adjective subject is used instead and therefore the sentence makes sense</p>

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<p>i think it’s C, am i correct. it should be " subject to approval ", whew, onw of the few idioms i am familiar with. i always get the idioms wrong and end up with like a 720. how do i improve?</p>

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<p>Yes, it is C. “the office of the mayor” seems too wordy when “mayor’s office” does just fine.</p>

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<p>Choice D: “The time and place for such a large event are subject to be approved by the office of the mayor.”
If you disregard prepositional phrases, etc. it becomes-- The time and place are subject “to be approved” by the “office of the mayor”.
There’s a problem with “to be approved”. This is passive and wordy compared to choice C’s “are subject to____”</p>

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<p>i would love to get a 720 im stuck at a 690. i just miss writing fixing paragraphs problems… HOW DO I IMPROVE???</p>