<p>The</a> Official SAT Question of the Day</p>
<p>I can't see how D and E aren't sensitive to being the answers and that C is the only correct one.</p>
<p>I’m no pro, but I got this right and here was my reasoning.</p>
<p>D- Uses passive construction. Typically wrong.
E- Sounds awkward with addition of the preposition “with”.</p>
<p>C is just a simpler sentence.</p>
<p>What’s a passive voice?</p>
<p>Bassir: Just telling me the answer isn’t a clear explanation.</p>
<p>E: By starting the sentence with ‘when’, it sounds conditional.
D: midday ‘sun’ is omitted. Also, I tend to avoid ‘being’ unless there are no other better choices.
C: Bees work in light… also the most natural flow.</p>
<p>The passive voice, is when the subject receives the action, instead of performing the action.</p>
<p>“The light being dimmer” is an indication of passive construction. Another easy way to tell is the presence of the verb “being”.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, thanks for refreshing the rule of “Being wrong 95% of the time” on the test, guys. :]</p>
<p>Wouldn’t E just be kind of redundant since light is with the midday sun?</p>
<p>Why are you guys focusing on the passive voice, awkwardness, and redundancy? None of these have anything to do with the problem.</p>
<p>(D) and (E) use the construction “as dim as,” which should be “dimmer than.” (D) uses the preposition “with,” which is completely irrelevant to the sentence. The bees aren’t moving WITH the light. They are moving IN the light. (E) uses “when,” which means “whenever,” implying that there is a condition as opposed to a common, indicative phenomenon. “The bees leave their nest in the light” is grammatical, no? “I sleep in the dark.”</p>
<p>crazybandit, if you’re not too busy, could you write a comprehensive guide for the writing section for us on CC? I’m sure everyone will agree that you’re the best man on the board presently for writing explanations.</p>
<p>i agree. u r awesome</p>
<p>I’ll consider it if I have the time. If I recall correctly, silverturtle is writing one this summer.</p>
<p>^^^I second that</p>
<p>Please crazy bandit?</p>
<p>i third/fourth it.</p>
<p>PLEASE CRAZYBANDIT. It will help me tremendously.</p>
<p>Even if silverturtle is writing one this summer, it would be great if one could use two guides, if perhaps one of the two is not as effective for them. Thanks!</p>
<p>Bump, I also am voting in favor of Crazybandit.</p>
<p>I think silverturtle is doing one for the SATs in general. Do one just for the writing sections. Perhaps, so that I could avoid my blatantly incorrect reasoning on these questions. haha.</p>
<p>Yes, I do still intend to produce a comprehensive SAT and admissions guide, which will hopefully include a rather rigorous coverage of the Writing section. If crazybandit wishes to make his own, however, that’s certainly fine with me.</p>
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<p>Do you think you’ll have it done before, say, the first Saturday of June? No pressure.</p>
<p>Oh and while you’re at it, would you mind including a full length practice test or two?</p>
<p>EDIT: bleh
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