March SAT Writing Thread

<p>Can somebody write out the whole questions for the portraits or painting question you’re talking about. I’m drawing a blank.</p>

<p>if this helps</p>

<p>In choice C</p>

<p>the word “portraits” was the last word I think so “depictions” came before in the sentence</p>

<p>its one must study rock formations because otherwise it would be a misplaced modifier</p>

<p>the question about the portraits, since the first part of the sentence was talking about other patriots, the second half has to start with portraits in order to be parallel, so no, its not the subjects</p>

<p>portrait is ‘c’
did anyone choose “wrote” for one of the first error id or was this experimental possibly</p>

<p>For the ensemble soloist question I underlined “whom have succeeded” because whom is the object pronoun, and since the people in question are doing the action, it should be subject pronoun.</p>

<p>For instance, you would say “Who has succeeded?”, not “Whom has succeeded?”</p>

<p>Wouldn’t soloist be singular because it follows “all” which is singular?</p>

<p>

I believe you are right: </p>

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<p>Consolidated Writing Section </p>

<p>Section (Long):</p>

<p>Sentence Improvement:
The emperor penguin [__], the average standing at 45 inches tall. Answer was C. </p>

<p>No Errors (There were 3):
Hikers that went through the forest with the canopy (top right of first page)
Indian writer that used colloquial English (middle right of first page)
Unathletic boy who became adept at Ultimate Frisbee (bottom left of second page)</p>

<p>Idiom Errors:
succeeded in –> should be succeeded at</p>

<p>Redundancy Errors:
return back (top right of second page)</p>

<p>Subj/Verb:</p>

<p>Tense:
Had went
Have —> Had (romans concrete)</p>

<p>Paragraph Improvement:
Nevertheless —> therefore
Such behavior suggests planning, insight, perhaps even use of tools
Number 35 —> sentence should be placed after sentence 14. Answer E. </p>

<p>Section 10:
Last 5 answers were E - D - E - E - E
Elections as a result of either … or …
Portraits question (last one) was misplaced modifier. Answer was E.
but, according to (other answers had comma splices)
Even though they hate each other, Susan and Maxime are good friends and they even write children’s stories together.
In order to succeed at geology, one must study actual rock formations.(Misplaced Modifier error)</p>

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<p>As of now, there is a slight disagreement over the last question in section 10 at whether it was C or E.
Can people put their reasons for picking what they pick?
This is what is currently said:
C : depictions came first and it is correct because of a pronoun error
E : portraits came first and it is correct because of misplaced modifier.</p>

<p>Okay I’m freaking out </p>

<p>was anyone else’s essay question: is moderation the key to excellence/ success???!!!</p>

<p>@myb</p>

<p>why do u think the portrait question is “C”?</p>

<p>Also, @doublas, I dont remember that at all</p>

<p>maybe exp
?</p>

<p>No college it certainly wasn’t.</p>

<p>I picked E.</p>

<p>Option C was something like “depictions in the portraits were unflattering.”
Option E was something like “portraits depicted their subjects in an unflattering light.”</p>

<p>The <em>subjects</em> are possessed by the <em>portraits</em>— it’s perfectly acceptable. Ex. the subject of the Mona Lisa is a woman.</p>

<p>What is this ensemble soloist question? I dont remember it at all.</p>

<p>

Agreed.</p>

<hr>

<p>Consolidated Writing Section</p>

<p>Section (Long):</p>

<p>Sentence Improvement:
The emperor penguin [__], the average standing at 45 inches tall. Answer was C.</p>

<p>No Errors (There were 3):
Hikers that went through the forest with the canopy (top right of first page)
Indian writer that used colloquial English (middle right of first page)
Unathletic boy who became adept at Ultimate Frisbee (bottom left of second page)</p>

<p>Idiom Errors:
succeeded in –> should be succeeded at</p>

<p>Redundancy Errors:
return back (top right of second page)</p>

<p>Subj/Verb:</p>

<p>Tense:
Had went
Have —> Had (romans concrete)</p>

<p>Paragraph Improvement:
Nevertheless —> therefore
Such behavior suggests planning, insight, perhaps even use of tools
Number 35 —> sentence should be placed after sentence 14. Answer E.</p>

<p>False Comparison:
three soloists in an ensemble (D: a soloist)</p>

<p>Section 10:
Last 5 answers were E - D - E - E - E
Elections as a result of either … or …
Portraits question (last one) was misplaced modifier. Answer was E.
but, according to (other answers had comma splices)
Even though they hate each other, Susan and Maxime are good friends and they even write children’s stories together.
In order to succeed at geology, one must study actual rock formations.(Misplaced Modifier error)
E: portraits are first word (misplaced modifier)</p>

<p>

However right this may be, there is an even more blatant error: False Comparison.
The sentence says: Three people are regarded as a soloist. Clearly, when the sentence is simplified like this, ‘a soloist’ should be replaced with ‘soloists’.</p>

<p>

This was a question between 26-29 in Section 3 writing.
The three musicians were referred to as a soloist instead of as soloists.</p>

<p>Do you remember now mabs?</p>

<p>What was the answer to the one about students taking a film class? Was it something like not only because… but also because? I was a little thrown off by that one.</p>

<p>umm soooooo am i crazy? i’m pretty sure my essay was about moderation… anyone gonna back me up?</p>

<p>No, sorry, you’re crazy.</p>

<p>somewhat</p>

<p>Can anyone write out as much of the question as they can remember?</p>

<p>edit: this is about the soloists question</p>

<p>Also, in Error ID, did anyone put “lay” cause it should have been “lays”</p>

<p>For the film-maker, best option is “were he to be given”</p>

<p>Can someone please write out the film students question? I forget it and remember it was very tough.</p>

<p>^^
yes i confirm that lay should have been lays in Error ID</p>

<p>I can’t remember the exact question but i do remember 3 weird names, whom succeeded, and as a soloist all in the question.</p>

<p>^
Confirm that film-maker should be ‘were he to be given extra money he would have wasted it all on special effects’</p>

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