<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I'm currently doing so prep for the SAT and I came across some answers that I'm confused about so any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Basically, why are the answers the answers?</p>
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<li>"Congress passed a bill that was designed to protect the delicate ecosystem of the US prairies before adjourning for the holiday recess."</li>
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<p>Answer - Before adjourning for the holiday recess, Congress passed a bill designed to protect....</p>
<p>2.Surprisingly, studies show that the longer the line is at an ATM, "it is less likely that someone will get" out of the line and leave.</p>
<p>Answer - The less likely it is that someone will</p>
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<li>"A modern approach to a timeless story, Michael Radford directs Al Pacino in the Merchant of Venice"</li>
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<p>Answer - Directing Al Pacino in BLahblah, MIchael Radford takes a modern approach to a timeless story.</p>
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<li>"She had to overcome many rebuffs before being admitted" to Geneva Medical College in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell went on to set up a medical clinic devoted to women and children.</li>
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<p>Answer - Having overcome many rebuffs before being admitted</p>
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<li>The cape buffalo plays a vital role in the ecology of the "grasslands when they eat" tall, coarse grasses and thereby encouraging the growth of the shorter, softer grasses eaten by smaller animals.</li>
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<p>Answer - grasslands, eating</p>
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<li>"The feline habit of scratching vertical objects such as tree trunks not only helps it to keep its" claws sharp but also to mark its territory. </li>
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<p>Answer - The habit of scratchign vertical objects such as tree trunks helps the feline not only to keep its</p>
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<li>"Were they to be told" of the defendant's criminal record, the jurors would be unable to consider the current case without bias.</li>
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<p>Answer - Were they to be told </p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>