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<li>The country found that its economy -was growing- -more stronger-, with -an improved- outlook and more opportunities -for training- and employment.</li>
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<p>Why is it B? (More stronger)</p>
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<li>The iris, the colored part of the eye, -contains- delicate patterns that -are- -unique- to each person, offering a powerful -means of- identification.</li>
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<p>Why is it E- No Error? I picked "means on".. Can anyone explain why it's E and not D?</p>
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<li>-In- English Literature James Boswell is the prime example of a biographer, -by ensuring- the immorality -of another- author, has achieved immorality for -himself-.</li>
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<p>Why is it E? And not D?</p>
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<li>-Only by tapping- their last reserves of energy -were- the team members able -to salvage- -what was beginning- to look like a lost cause.</li>
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<p>Why is it E and not B?</p>
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<li>Five years in -the writing-, her new book is -both a response- to her critics' mistrust -with- her earlier findings and -an elaboration- of her original thesis.</li>
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<p>Why is it C? NOT E? OMG ****** I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG WITH 'WITH'</p>
<p>Explain with as much detail as you can. The PSAT is close. And this test really means a lot to me.</p>
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<li>The country found that its economy A-was growing- B-more stronger-, with C-an improved- outlook and more opportunities D-for training- and employment.</li>
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<p>Why is it B? (More stronger)</p>
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<li>The iris, the colored part of the eye, A-contains- delicate patterns that B-are- C-unique- to each person, offering a powerful D-means of- identification.</li>
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<p>Why is it E- No Error? I picked “means on”… Can anyone explain why it’s E and not D?</p>
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<li>A-In- English Literature James Boswell is the prime example of a biographer, B-by ensuring- the immorality C-of another- author, has achieved immorality for D-himself-.</li>
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<p>Why is it E? And not D?</p>
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<li>A-Only by tapping- their last reserves of energy B-were- the team members able C-to salvage- D-what was beginning- to look like a lost cause.</li>
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<p>Why is it E and not B?</p>
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<li>Five years in A-the writing-, her new book is B-both a response- to her critics’ mistrust C-with- her earlier findings and D-an elaboration- of her original thesis.</li>
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<p>Stronger is already an adjective in the comparative degree; all by itself, it means more strong. There is no need to say “more stonger,” since that would mean “more more strong.”</p>
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<p>A means of doing something is a *way of *doing something, or a method of doing something. It’s an idiom in English; this question tests whether you know that idiom.</p>
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<p>I suspect this sentence may contain a typo the way you’ve reproduced it, but himself is definitely not the error. The pronoun himself is reflexive, meaning that the action performed by the subject is also carried out upon the subject. The sentence is intended to say that by writing a biography of another author (Samuel Johnson, as it happens), Boswell made Boswell famous; this is why the correct pronoun is himself. If the intention were to say that Boswell had made Johnson famous, then it would be correct to say “…has achieved immortality for him.”</p>
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<p>The verb were is plural. It agrees in number with the subject, team members, also plural. This sentence is confusing because the normal syntax is inverted: the verb comes before the subject, instead of after it. It would be less confusing if the sentence said, “…the team members were able to salvage…”</p>
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<p>The error here is C, with. This is another sentence that tests your correct idiomatic use of English. With is the wrong preposition to use with mistrust. The correct wording is mistrust of.</p>
<p>And thanks for your good wishes, Elmo, but actually, I’m 47. I’m a parent (and a teacher), and I’m actually thrilled that I won’t be taking the October 1 SAT!</p>