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<p>You could have gotten an 11 or 12 on the essay =P</p>
<p>OMG epiphany</p>
<p>DIDN’T A QUESTION SAY SOMETHING ABOUT MAKING OLYMPIC HISTORY?
I think it was some woman though, but if not, it would’ve been “Mark Spitz made Olympic history…”(something like that)?</p>
<p>Ya it was something like that but does it rly matter</p>
<p>Yeah b/c it would make more sense for the “, winning” if it was made history.</p>
<p>haha yep i think my time is kinda running out here, but just to point out: actually if it did indeed say “made,” that would make the “by” choice better lol.</p>
<p>ok…
Mark Spitz made history, by winning…
Mark Spitz made history, winning…</p>
<p>As u can see, winning is correct.
u cannot have “by winning” after a comma.
u CAN have
By winning…, Mark Spitz made history.
but by winning cannot be at the end</p>
<p>well yes i would agree with you but everyone keeps saying that the “by winning” got rid of the comma - otherwise of course the “winning” would be correct (i chose the “winning” one so I def. thought and still think that was correct)</p>
<p>Lol do you guys know how fast this debate would b resolved if we just could remember the gosh dang question</p>
<p>i was kind of confused on the essay in my intro i talked about the poem An Essay on Man and my two supporting examples were how the media looks for flaws in Obamas speeches and policies to benefit the country and that Chaucer critiqued the flaws of society in Canterbury Tales to show how respected and admired members of the clergy were corrupt and the public should be aware of that and i also included the “no man is an island” quote in my conclusion</p>
<p>you think all of that can get me an 10 or an 11?</p>
<p>It was not made history.</p>
<p>He was named the most distinguished athlete or named champion or something like that.</p>
<p>It wasn’t made, because ‘was’ was in there 100%. We all agreed “was” was in there until this random person pops up and says “made” was in there instead.</p>
<p>No…everybody…it was “was” + some sort of pass tense verb (named, most likely).</p>
<p>There was no was…
what could he possibly be named?
it was made or became.
either way, almost everyone said “,winning” so that is that.</p>
<p>I will say this again. It cannot have been “made” or “became.” That would make both answers correct, and that is impossible.</p>
<p>In 1972, Mark Spitz made history by winning seven gold medals.
In 1972, Mark Spitz made history, winning seven gold medals.</p>
<p>In 1972, Mark Spitz became the most distinguished athlete by winning seven gold medals.
In 1972, Mark Spitz became the most distinguished athlete, winning seven gold medals.</p>
<p>The predicates (“history” and “the most distinguished athlete”) are probably somewhat different but that doesn’t affect the sentence, for our purposes. I am also going by the assumption that “by winning” removed the comma.</p>
<p>As you can see, all four sentences are grammatically correct, and it could be argued either way which one “sounds” best. Obviously the College Board cannot put two correct answer choices in a question.</p>
<p>It had to have been some verb that made one of these answers not make sense. I agree with RedCatharsis that it was probably “was named.”</p>
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I fail to see how the majority opinion closes the debate.</p>
<p>This is a largely pointless debate, but I would like to say that I definitely remember looking at this question in particular on the test because I thought the “by” choice was the best but I am really 99.9% sure that it kept a comma which made it wrong. I know people are saying that it got rid of the comma but I really really don’t think it did or I would have considered it more strongly.</p>
<p>^so bee - which one do u think is right then?</p>
<p>the “winning” choice definitely</p>
<p>ok I really hope “winning” is correct</p>
<p>…3 of my friends with 800 in Writing remember there is no comma.</p>
<p>Us four put “by winning”; my friend who got 790 his first time put “winning.”</p>
<p>He’s beginning to agree with us: “, winning” makes it modify the incorrect noun.</p>
<p>In 1972, Mark Spitz made history, winning seven gold medals.
In 1972, Mark Spitz became the most distinguished athlete, winning seven gold medals.</p>
<p>Both sentences above have the dependent clause modify the incorrect noun. As I’ve posted earlier, they’re only correct like this:</p>
<p>In 1972, Mark Spitz, winning seven gold medals, made history.
In 1972, Mark Spitz, winning seven gold medals, became the most distinguished athlete.</p>
<p>hmmm well I guess we’ll know on June 25th.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m sticking by my answer.</p>
<p>I guess I see what you’re saying RedCatharsis. I’m sticking by my answer as well, and basing my argument on the belief that “by winning” kept the comma.</p>
<p>I guess we’ll see.</p>