March 2012 SAT I Writing Thread

<p>oh good thanks, -0 thus far…aah hopefully an 800 if my essay is good…</p>

<p>what did people put for the question with PRECEDENCE OVER?? it was a is/are problem? has/have???</p>

<p>Does anyone else find that it is really, really easy to write about Hitler/WWII and the book Animal Farm in your essays. I literally just study up on both of them and write about them for almost everything. It worked perfectly with the “should you try to forget about mistakes as soon as possible” prompt. I usually get 10-12 essays written about that.</p>

<p>I got that essay prompt.</p>

<p>I ********ed a historical example based on prior knowledge of real events.</p>

<p>General Gearheart(fake name) learned from his previous battle in the Battle at Fort mcHenry in the French and Indian war. (it was really the War of 1812). He ordered his troops in a straight line and march up a hill and was owned by the Indians guerilla attacks( This was actually happened at Fort Duquesne to General Braddock). Then he learned from his mistake and employed his troops in small squadrons in the battle of Thames(another battle in the war of 1812) and owned the French. </p>

<p>Then another was Takashi’ hikkimori case.</p>

<p>I wrote about how he learned from his mistake of shutting himself in and turned himself into a successful person in modern Japan. Though I *****<strong><em>ted the details about him going into a community college and then entering into business firm in Osaka Japan. I also *</em></strong>****ted the dates to make my writing more specific and less abstract.</p>

<p>I was able to fill 2 pages since I elaborated so much with fake details…</p>

<p>I think I will get a 11 or 12 =DDDD.</p>

<p>the question before the ques 11 which was the one about the lawyers in section 10 had a colon in it? does anyone noe it?</p>

<p>Did anyone have the “should we listen to authority always” prompt? And, if so what were some sample responses about. I actually took risk…by writing my entire essay about a personal experience…however, luckily I had written an essay on that experience just 2 weeks ago for an internship application =)</p>

<p>I had a prompt about whether or not is is good to forget your mistakes as soon as possible. I wrote about the book animal farm and world war 2. I think it is the best essay I have ever done as far as SAT’s, PSAT’s or practice SAT’s go.</p>

<p>what did you guys put for this question?
She blahblabhlabh helped bring to her ____, which it has not previously experienced before.</p>

<p>i put “has” was wrong i thought it would be “had” since it’s already past. am i right?</p>

<p>@asdfghjklove- you are correct.</p>

<p>@annaanna926- I also had that prompt. I used fairly conventional examples though…</p>

<p>It is really funny, I have 2 things that I always write about, WWII and the book Animal Farm. It ties in perfectly to your prompt as well.</p>

<p>Do you guys think that Tiger Woods whole scandal could be a good example for the forgetting past memory prompt. He almost just won a tournament recently but i dont know if i tied it together well</p>

<p>It could, but I think the whole history repeats itself thing is better if you are going to argue against it.</p>

<p>what’s the error in: “Lipstick, whose ingredients include artificial color, wax, and fragrance, vary in shape and size.”</p>

<p>Definitely, not trying to stalk you or anything…but @Caruso707, if possible could you please take a look at my question on the thread “HELP Raise score from 2230 to 2400.” I didn’t start that thread…I just posted on it recently. Thanks.</p>

<p>@woopycushion…I believe the incorrect part is “whose”…a lipstick is not a person.</p>

<p>@woopycushion
Lipstick is a singular noun, so you need a singular verb.
Lipstick VARIES in shape and size.</p>

<p>@anna
A common misconception is you can’t use whose with an object. Whose is applicable when turning “that” or “which” or “who” into a possessive word. It can replaces any of those words.</p>

<p>@mistahpark
Correct</p>

<p>@drac313, Oh, I get it now. Sorry about that.</p>

<p>Can someone please explain the author blending the two elements one? I know it’s ‘no error’, but I still don’t fully understand why.
The sentence was something like…
The author combined folktale with mythical tales, creating an evocation.
The question wasn’t exactly that, but I think it’s in the same format…I put that creating was the error. Wouldn’t the sentence make more sense if it was:
The author combined folktale with mythical tales to create an evocation.</p>

<p>Creating an evocation, the author combined folktale with mythical tales.
To create an evocation, the author combined folktale with mythic tales.</p>

<p>ALSO…I have another question. Did anyone get an answer choice that used a colon?</p>

<p>mistahpark, it may sound better but that doesn’t mean the original sentence had an error. there are ways to improve it but it is grammatically correct</p>