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Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>In the novels she wrote for teenagers, Mary Stolz often on the attempts of young protagonists to come to terms with his or her family's turbulent lives.</p>

<p>a) novels she
b) attempts of
c) to come to
d) his or her
e) No error</p>

<p>I first thought that it's supposed to be c) of course, since it supposed to be "come in terms with", but then "his or her" is modifying "protagonists" so "his or her" should then be "them", and since I am not anglophone and I had to chose between "c)" an idiom, and "d)", a common SAT mistake of wrong pronoun- antecedent thingy, I chose "d)"...
The answer was "c)" though -_-</p>

<p>But they ARE BOTH WRONG! Am i not right?! help me out plz ppl!</p>

<p>2nd problem
Can we say:</p>

<p>For years historians claimed that pasta was introduced to Europe around 1295...</p>

<p>Can we say "around 1295"? </p>

<p>Thank you in advance! :D</p>

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<p>bump… bump…bump!</p>

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<p>people? hooolaaaa?</p>

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<p>Hi, this question is from May 2012 sunday version. I have the test booklet right now and College Board says that the answer is D. (His or her) should be (their).</p>

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<p>but my answer key says otherwise… :O</p>

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<p>and anyway… isn’t it supposed to be “come in terms with” ??</p>

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<p>oh wait wait… that didn’t sound right… uum then one more idiom for me…
thanks for confirming “D” tho… :D</p>

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<p>Come to terms with sounds right to me.
But “Mary Stolz often on the attempts of” sounds so awkward
That sentences seems incomplete or incorrect to me.</p>

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<p>hahahahahaha… indeed… I forgot the “concentrated” Mary Stolz often concentrated on the attempts of… </p>

<p>I thought ppl wud have figured by now… hahahaha… my bad tho… :P</p>