grammar help!

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<p>1) (Because) his experience in the naval medical corps had been (rewarding), Bob (applied to) medical school after he (was discharged) from the navy. I got A becuase I thought it would be though
2)(At) the reception (were) the (chattering) guests, the three-tiered cake, and the lively music that have become (characteristic of) many wedding celebrations.
I got D....
THANKS!!</p>

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<p>I’m not that bright in Writing, but I can try my best to help.</p>

<p>1) Your correction is definitely wrong. I got E.</p>

<p>2) characteristic should be characteristics</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure the first one is grammatically correct. You said it should be “though” instead of because, but if it were though than the second part of the sentence would have a different idea than the first, but it doesnt. His experience in the naval medical groups led him to apply to further medical studies after he was discharged.</p>

<p>the second question is answered here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/452038-writing-questions-old-exam.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/452038-writing-questions-old-exam.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m just another student.</p>

<p>I would think that the word though, is wrong since the word 'because agrees with the passage</p>

<p>with though, it would have to be opposite phrases…though his experience in the naval corps…rewarding, bob decided not to re-enlist…
^^they are opposites here and would be right…but in the sentence they both agree as cause and effect.</p>

<p>i hope that i explained that right…i’m just trying to get better at sat’s as well </p>

<p>second one is characteristics, they always seem to do that mix-matching plural word and singular words.parallelism…this one has a list, meaning it is now plural items</p>

<p>anymore ? I am always looking to improve and work on these harder questions</p>

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<p>I agree with LoseYourself on both questions</p>

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<p>oh, I didnt read the medical corps thing! Again, a stupid mistake!! :(</p>

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<p>sorry I made a mistake…herozero1234 shows the right answer</p>

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<p>yeah no problem!</p>

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<p>Question number two is correct as-is. “Characteristic of” is an adjective phrase (for example, “Lying is characteristic of our system”); you can’t pluralize adjectives.</p>