<p>well hi everyone.i was doing these test from the PR when i came across some weird answer explanatons which i didn't find convincing,so i was wondering if you people could help me.following are the questions:</p>
<p>1.what is the domain of g(x)= √(x²-9)?
a.x >-9
b.x > -3
c.| x | < 3
d.| x | > 3
e. all real numbers</p>
<p>i thought it would be d. but the key says its e???</p>
<p>2.Set in the sixteenth (century, modern audiences enjoyed the contemporary opera Galileo. Galilei written by Philip Glass.)</p>
<p>note: the bracketed thing is underlined.
a.the same as above.
b.century and written by Philip Glass. modern audiences enjoyed the contemporary opera Galileo, Galilei.
c.century. the contemporary opera galileo, Galilei was written by Philip Glass and enjoyed by modern audiences.
d.century, Philip Glass's contemporary opera galileo' Galilei has enjoyed great success with modern audiences.
e.century, Philip Glass wrote the contemporary opera Galileo,Galilei which enjoyed great succes with modern audiences</p>
<p>now i chose c, but the answer key says d.???
the answer explanation they give is c is passive but d entirely changes the meaning of the original thing.It was the audience who enjoyes the opera; opera didn't enjoy great succes.what say?</p>
<p>I narrowed it down to B and D and got D...C seemed akward to me from "the contemporary opera galileo, Galilei was written by Philip Glass and enjoyed by modern audiences."</p>
<p>Hmm. On the writing questions, if it sounds right, its almost always right. Answer D sounds right--even though it does change the subject, it only changes the meaning slightly--so it is right. Rarely will an answer that doesnt sound as good as another be correct, try to ignore subtle meaning changes--it wont often bite you. Also, because the term "modern" is included in the sentence, so the term "has enjoyed" is more suitable the "which enjoyed", and D is the only sentence which includes it. Also, the PR isn't the official test, so that may have something to do with it as well. I've come across a few questionable questions with it myself.... Just trust that the College Board won't try to screw you when the real thing comes along :)</p>
<p>2nd question: The answer is D. "Set in the sixteenth century..." What follows has to be set in the 16th century. The only choice is D. This is a misplaced modifier.</p>
<p>Let me give you an example.</p>
<p>"Getting ready for the Halloween party, the hot water ran out, forcing Marcie to take a cold bucket shower." When was the last time you've ever heard of hot water getting ready for a Halloween party?</p>
<p>well, thanks evey one.
@ dchow08 but in question no. 2 in c aswell contemporary opera galileo, galilie beacomes the subject which is modified by the first clause.
Anyway, may is the "unofficial factor" :p</p>