International Test - Writing

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<p>hey guys, I just wanted to start a thread about writing section
here are some questions.</p>

<p>how many "no error"s did you get? I got four.
three of them were in order like,
No Error - Answer - No Error - Answer - No Error
I think they were like 23, 25, 27</p>

<p>One of the no errors I got was the one that ended with "if he were mad"</p>

<p>also a question on
"audiences that had never been"
OR
"audiences who have never been"
I chose the first one....</p>

<p>anyone remember anything else?
Today, the writing section appeared on section 3, so I totally thought it was a dummy, so I just totally went through without agonizing or thinking hard, and then after like section 4, I realized taht the dummy was actually one of the readings.. ****.. lol :(</p>

<p>I personally think the reading was too hard today.</p>

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<p>27 is C, " had achieved " during the 20th century.
"audiences who had never before been interested..."
29 is E</p>

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<p>I thought I absolutely aced the writing section, but I didn't get "No Error - Answer - No Error - Answer - No Error."</p>

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<p>i dont remember any of my writing questions except 1 :S, i dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing
ps.. for the hamlet one, did everyone get E?</p>

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<p>^Yes.
10 chars</p>

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<p>no, the hamlet one is B. suggested "to look" is not valid.</p>

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<p>^Um, I don't think so.</p>

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<p>it should be suggested looking</p>

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<p>We'll have to wait and see...I know at least 10 people from my own testing center plus bunch of CC-ers who all said E, but who knows? We might be wrong :P</p>

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<p>yeah its B not no error</p>

<p>to look makes no sense at all
where do you all live?</p>

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<p>i live in singapore. but my sources are generally people who got 800 for their writing. for the even/odd number question the first three people i asked all thought 0 was not an even number so there's no meaning in asking people at your test center. </p>

<p>it's B.</p>

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<p>srrinath, I'm lost. Why are you suddenly talking about even numbers..? :S</p>

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<p>i didnt have one with audiences o_O</p>

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<p>i'm just using that comparison to exemplify why people at testing centers might be wrong. someone above used that to attest for E right?</p>

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<p>i dont see anything wrong with "suggest to look",
the audience one was easy, u probably dont remember,
"audiences who had never before been interested..."</p>

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<p>^ but can you say "suggest TO"? im pretty sure you cant..</p>

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<p>"Suggest to look" is just plain wrong. </p>

<p>
[quote]
English</a> Grammar - English Grammar : Suggestions - ESLmonster.com
Suggestions can be reported by:</p>

<pre><code>* suggest/suggested (+ possessive adjective) + gerund, or
* suggest that + subject + present tense/should, or
* suggested that + subject + past tense/should, or suggest (any tense) + noun/pronoun:

  • Examples:
  • Mark suggests/suggested (our) having a meeting.
  • Mr Cox suggested a meeting.
  • Mark suggests that he sells/should sell his house.
  • Mark suggested that he sold/should sell it.

[/quote]

</code></pre>

<p>ETA: "Suggest to" is used to indicate the recipient of the suggestion.
I suggested to Margaret that she could buy Sarah a digital camera for Christmas.</p>

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<p>^yes, thank you fiona.</p>