- Founded in 1919, the (aim of the Bauhaus School was) to create a revolutionary modern style that would unite art and mass production A. aim of the Bauhaus School was B. aim of the Bauhaus School having been C. Bauhaus School, whose aim was D. Bauhaus School aiming E. Bauhaus School aimed I chose A, isn't "Bauhaus School" not a person, so it shouldn't be able to perform the action of "aiming" right? Correct answer is E
- It appears that either Jane or Marek will be elected (to be presidents) of the student union. A. to be presidents B. as presidents C. presidents D. for president E. president I chose D, cause E didn't sound right, and when i think about for, i think about phrases like, doing...for... so shouldn't electing for president work?
- (An odd friendship) in certain respects, she being an outdoor enthusiast and he a dedicated bookworm. A. An odd friendship B. As an odd friendship C. Their friendship being odd D. Theirs was an odd friendship E. Having a friendship that was somewhat odd I chose C, not really sure about this one. Correct answer is D
- The island of Madagascar, off the coast of Africa, is the habitat of more than 200,000 species of plants and (animals, many are not found anywhere) else on the planet A. animals, many are not found anywhere B. animals; many, not found anywhere C. animals; of which many are not found anywhere D. animals, many found nowhere E. animals, finding many nowhere I chose C, because i felt that of which was necessary to mention what is not found anywhere else on the planet, not sure why D, the correct answer makes more sense
- Damselflies A(closely) resemble dragonflies B(except that) when at rest an adult damselfly holds its wing parallel C(to the) body, while a dragonfly holds D(theirs) perpendicular to the body. E(No error) I chose D, shouldn't "a dragonfly" correlate with the usage of the term "its" since it is singular?
- Mary Whiton Calkins was an A(imminent) psychologist and philosopher B(whose) research C(focused on) such topics D(as) memory, consciousness and dreams. E(No error) Why is the answer A, isn't imminent an adjective that is describing Mary Whiton Calkins? I chose D, because it sounded wrong, and makes more sense with "like" used instead.
- The Mansion House, once home to a thriving utopian community, remained closed to the public for over a (century and reopening) as a museum in 1987. A. century and reopening B. century, it reopened C. century but reopened D. century, when reopening E. century, so reopening For this question i chose B, i knew A, B and E were wrong, "but" in answer C sounded wrong and am unsure why is it correct? Thanks in advance! Currently writing is like my worst portion, sorry for the troubles~~~:-(
1A: institutions can have aims or goals the same as persons.
2E has to be singular. Someone can run for president but you don’t get elected for president just president.
3D She and he in the subsequent phrase have to agree with theirs not friendship.
4D makes sense and C is wrong beaucse you would have a comma not a semicolon if you start the phrase with of which.
5E is a little tricky but the theirs is referring to the dragonfly’s multiple wings not the dragonfly itself, damselflies have only one wing.
6A. Imminent means about to immediately happen. The word you are thinking of is eminent.
7C. It is stating it was closed for a century but then reopened. For B to be correct you would need a semicolon not a comma dividing the phrases.
A and B must be eliminated immediately because they’re modifier errors–the “aim” wasn’t “founded in 1919.” D must be eliminated because it has no independent clause and is thus a fragment.
“Didn’t sound right” is not a grammar rule and is in fact one of the things the test is seeking to reveal–if you’re solving grammar by ear, your ceiling on the SAT will not be very high. Don’t try to “reason” idioms (and “elected president” is an idiom).
C is not a sentence because it contains no verb (“being” is a gerund or participle). The stuff after the comma is not an independent clause, so the stuff before the comma must be. Only D is an independent clause.
A semicolon on the SAT must connect two independent clauses. The part of (C) after the semicolon is not an independent clause. D is fine because the part before the comma is independent and the part after the comma is not, thus avoiding a comma splice. “Makes more sense” is not an SAT grammar rule.
If the above sentence is presented as written, then the answer must be (D). Check your answer key again. @drusba - it can’t be (E) because if “theirs” refers to the dragonfly’s “multiple wings” then it’s still possessive and one must ask “the dragonfly’s multiple wings’ what?”, a question to which the sentence provides no answer, and also because the sentence makes no reference to “multiple wings” at all.
@drusba is correct
Because there’s a logical contrast between “closed to the public” and “reopened” and the word “but” indicates a contrast. I don’t really understand how this one’s confusing to you.