<p>What are some idioms that many are not familar with? </p>
<p>Just to list some:
-abide by
-Just as...so</p>
<p>partake in</p>
<p>Prefer A to B
Regard A as B
Consider AB
Consider A (to be) B</p>
<p>Ability to
Prone to
Graduate from
Concur with somebody
Concur in something</p>
<p>Sort of a<-wrong</p>
<p>there is a whole list in the kaplan writing workbook</p>
<p>protest against</p>
<p>^^everyone knows you "protest against stuff" you never protest for or with something...that one is pretty widely known</p>
<p>partake OF!...not in.</p>
<p>^^^^^^huh??? okay, which one is right? of or in</p>
<p>OF is correct. 100% sure.</p>
<p>I can confirm that.</p>
<p>partake IN sounds a lot better</p>
<p>Preoccupied with</p>
<p>Actually, partake of and in are both correct.
Partake of means eat
Partake in means participate in
The latter has shown up on Writing.
Never trust what sounds right/wrong...that's how the harder questions trap you.
Other hard ones which show up on the SAT/PSAT:
Just as x, so too y
Not only x, but also y
So x as to be y (expresses a degree relationship)</p>
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<p>Can you provide an example?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>fascination with??</p>
<p>knew that one^^^^</p>
<p>hey montrose, provide examples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Just as I once turned to the dark side, so too will you my son.
Many grammar questions test not only idioms, but also parallelism.
I was so happy with my SAT score as to be ecstatic.</p>
<p>that last one seems wierd. as to be... woldn't it just sound better like : to the extent of being whatever....</p>
<p>the others seem fine</p>
<p>Yes, that last one sounds bad. That's why it was on the PSAT, as the hardest Improving Sentences question's correct answer. Basically, if you just trust your ear, you'll get all the hard P/SAT questions wrong. If it sounds awkward, it's grammatically correct, and if it sounds fine, then you are a sucker to believe that there is no error.</p>