December 2010 ACT English Discussion

<p>He said “this guy” did.</p>

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<p>I don’t remember putting whom as any of my answers. I do remember putting at least one “who” though. </p>

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<p>Shone was the correct form of the word, it just doesn’t appear often in modern English… which is most likely why ACT put it on the test. I’m waiting for one of the choices to be “funner”. :)</p>

<p>what was the glared/shone question asking? was it asking which was/wasn’t an acceptable statement or what?</p>

<p>by the way I put “whom” for the question that said something like…</p>

<p>blah blah blah, _____ (whom) was asked to blah blah blah</p>

<p>can anyone explain why it would NOT be whom?</p>

<p>^‘He’ is not the object of the sentence. ‘He’ is being asked to do something, which would imply that he is the subject, so ‘who’ is needed and not ‘whom’ assuming your sentence is correct.</p>

<p>alright. now I see it. I guess because he is doing the “existing (was)” part.</p>

<p>I should have just guessed that the ACT would never make whom correct.</p>

<p>See the definition I posted earlier from the Oxford English Dictionary; glared can be positive/neutral. It can also be negative.</p>

<p>This definition best supports it:
b. The glistening or shining of some surface.</p>

<p>(Oed.com)</p>

<p>^It did not fit the tone. Remember, this was a question on rhetoric, not grammar. You need to pick the choice that doesn’t suit the tone and disturbs the logical flow of the passage, which in this case, was ‘glared’.</p>

<p>I just remember the question asking which was least correct, not which has most negative connotation. I’m not convinced that it was indeed a rhetoric questions. If it was phrased “The moonlight [insert verb here] on the lake” (Roughly what I remember) then according to this: [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/shined.html]shined/shone[/url”&gt;shined / shone | Common Errors in English Usage and More | Washington State University]shined/shone[/url</a>] shone is grammatically incorrect. It’s not a dictionary I know, but it does come from both a publication and a university.</p>

<p>I’m not sure exactly what the sentence said however and it would be appreciated if someone could refresh my memory.</p>

<p>Adam, are you trying to convince us or yourself that shone was the correct answer?</p>

<p>Honesty, I’m not sure either way right now (Though I’m starting to concede that glared was the correct answer). I’ve asked someone to put glared as being incorrect give concrete proof, but they just state that it’s negative (which according to the dictionary is not always the case). </p>

<p>I do see how both could be the answer, I just wish someone would repeat the actual sentence structure. </p>

<p>I don’t appreciate anything you may be attempting to imply by your post.</p>

<p>Hey everyone!</p>

<pre><code> I have a quick question regarding a question on the ACT (Oh, so many lovely questions!)
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<p>Do you remember the one that went :</p>

<p>Piles of woodchips, ideal for use as mulch were also available for use.</p>

<p>I put a comma after the mulch - is that what you all did or did you simple leave it comma-less.</p>

<p>Cheers!
M.</p>

<p>^ yeah, comma after mulch</p>

<p>Can someone explain to me the one about the farm? Why is the farm relevant at all?</p>

<p>The farm established the setting for what was about to happen next in the passage. It goes on to discuss her simpler, more intimate lifestyle with her surroundings.</p>

<p>Does anyone remember the exact question to number two, the one about turning onto the bike path…did we get a for sure answer on that one?</p>

<p>Yes, the answer was over. (You don’t literally turn over a road, but you can turn into it, onto it, and whatever the other option was.)</p>

<p>can someone recap the sentence for “the farm” one and list the choices? Please, I don’t remember what i put on that one and i am hoping to get at least above a 30 on english :P</p>

<p>-else’s
-attractive entry gate to the garbage facility kept the positive tone in the passage
-who (twice)
-whiff (as opposed to aroma)
-“farm in” was necessary because it provided a link to the author’s later life and art
-“, and there” (as opposed to “, for which”)
-artist’s popularity was established because she sold all her paintings before the show opened
-have taught (as opposed to has taught)
-celebration of (as opposed to chance to experience)
-mildly flimsy
-shining
-glared (as opposed to shone)
-When making (money)
-over a path
-Pei’s award from Reagan should not be included because it does not meet the expectations set by the previous sentence
-do (as opposed to does)
-twilight is most indicated by the “biker’s headlights piercing the darkness” (or something like that)
-international cultural center
-“; however,”
-is reported (as opposed to is told)
-“, ideal for use as mulch,”
-enduring legacy
-its
-mentioned could be removed without sacrificing anything
-showed how the game of monopoly evolved
-“No, because the passage describes Pei’s biography and some of his works.” (or something like that)
-neighbors talked more favorably about the garbage facility</p>

<p>“-artist’s popularity was established because she sold all her paintings before the show opened”</p>

<p>what were the other choices for that one? I know i struggled on this one but i forgot which i ended up with. It was either this answer or 1 other specific one, which i forgot.</p>

<p>The answer choices that I remember were-</p>

<p>sold all her painting before the show opened
sold to people she didn’t know
sold when she least expected them to
and something totally irrelevant.</p>