December 2010 ACT English Discussion

<p>I was also wondering about a question in the garbage dump passage. The sentance was something like “Sometimes you have to set up an appointment, ____ is a small fee for delivering and picking up things.” I went back and forth between “which” and “and there”. I ended up going with “and there.” What do you guys think?</p>

<p>it was ,and there. there is no connection between those 2 independent clauses.</p>

<p>I put and there</p>

<p>Whiff could work,
Taken from Merriam-Webster</p>

<p>1a : a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray b : an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke c : a slight puffing or whistling sound
2: a slight trace or indication <a whiff=“” of=“” scandal=“”> </a></p><a whiff=“” of=“” scandal=“”>

<p>Definition 2 shows how it could work.</p>
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<p>My turn to take a side on the whole whiff/aroma debate. I put whiff only because I wasn’t aware that it could be used as a noun. However, thinking about it now, “aroma” could never be used to describe garbage.</p>

<p>However, if you look at the definition of the noun “whiff”:</p>

<p>a slight trace of odor or smell</p>

<p>it says that a whiff is a “slight trace.” I wouldn’t think that when going to a garbage dump you would only experience a whiff of garbage.</p>

<p>So it really depends on which way you look at it. Which is more important: denotation or connotation?</p>

<p>was the monopoly one - one of the important processes that changed or w/e?</p>

<p>else’s</p>

<p>its</p>

<p>but considering that the word “overwhelming” was also in the sentence?</p>

<p>There were two questions on
Who vs. Whom. To be honest I completely guessed; whom for the first and who for the second. What did you guys put?</p>

<p>i put who twice</p>

<p>@cpatridge: I put who in both cases. “Whom” just didn’t seem to work in either case.</p>

<p>For the question about the sentence concerning Pei’s name’s connection to inscribing
was the answer the one with the semicolon or the comma?</p>

<p>@Montjoy: No, there were two things that gave her an appreciation for time. Therefore, the answer was “have given”.</p>

<p>^Agreed, it was have given.</p>

<p>@dublan: it was ,while so it was the with the comma</p>

<p>wasnt there an answer choice in the Pei’s passage that started with “pei’s…”. i remember that i kinda inverted the sentence to make pei the subject. any one remember doing this?</p>

<p>^I did the same.</p>

<p>btw anyone know when you status under your name changes? I mean ive posted 578 and im still a member, when does it change…</p>

<p>1000 you become senior member.</p>

<p>There was another question that I spent too much time on. It was like:</p>

<p>“However, making money is the main goal, time is your ruler…”</p>

<p>Choices were:
NO CHANGE
When making
Whereas making
Making</p>

<p>This sentence completely confused me but in the end I put “When making.” Also, referring back to a past argument, I put precise place for the farm question.</p>

<p>yeah i put when making</p>

<p>Same, I put “when making”</p>