May 2010 Writing SAT Thread

<p>No the main subject was Honey</p>

<p>It was something like
Honey made from flowers which <a href=“have”>some other random details</a> a (distinctively) citrus flavor.</p>

<p>I was so excited to be done with the SATs, but then I get to the 2nd to last question of the entire test. It was about Silent Spring. I was then saddened by the fact that I’m gunna have to read that book over the summer and take notes on it -.- (part of AP Bio homework) haha</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter. Distinctively is an adverb. Where the hell is the verb before it? That’s why it’s wrong.</p>

<p>[url=<a href=“http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm]Adverbs[/url”>http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm]Adverbs[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Adverbs can modify Adjectives.</p>

<p>wait so was it have or distintively??? lol</p>

<p>also the xylyphone with the bells was than as wrong</p>

<p>and the assasination question was of assasination as wrong shudve been as assasination.</p>

<p>I think it’s “have”</p>

<p>Can someone please confirm which of the writing sections was experimental?</p>

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<p>Then please tell me what the adjective in that sentence is.</p>

<p>Citrus is the adjective - modifying flavor.</p>

<p>can someone confirm this</p>

<p>the xylyphones one was “than” as the right answer</p>

<p>and the one with assinations</p>

<p>was “of assasinations” which shudve been “as assasination”</p>

<p>also it is distinctive</p>

<p>I think u remember the sentence wrong majinbu. I dont remember the sentence being like that.</p>

<p>“Citrus is the adjective - modifying flavor.”</p>

<p>Fail. “Citrus fruit” is a noun.
[WordNet</a> Search - 3.0](<a href=“WordNet Search - 3.1”>WordNet Search - 3.1)</p>

<p>[citrus</a> - definition of citrus by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.](<a href=“Citrus]citrus - definition of citrus]citrus by The Free Dictionary”>Citrus - definition of citrus by The Free Dictionary)</p>

<p>Boston1993- Fail.
Citrus can be used as an adjective.</p>

<p>cit·rus (strs)
n. pl. citrus or cit·rus·es

  1. Any of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus, such as the grapefruit, lemon, or orange, native to southern and southeast Asia, having leathery, aromatic, unifoliolate compound leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits that have a leathery aromatic rind.
  2. The fruit of any of these plants.
    adj.
    Of or relating to any of the citrus plants or their fruits.</p>

<p>can someone confirm this</p>

<p>the xylyphones one was “than” as the right answer</p>

<p>and the one with assinations</p>

<p>was “of assasinations” which shudve been “as assasination”</p>

<p>also it is distinctive</p>

<p>I think u remember the sentence wrong majinbu. I dont remember the sentence being like that.</p>

<p>Did you even read what you wrote? The text you copied and pasted even says “n.” which means noun. The adjective is citrusy anyway.</p>

<p>Merriam-Webster has four entries for “citrus,” all of them are as nouns.
[Citrus</a> - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citrus]Citrus”>Citrus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster)</p>

<p>one tripped me up…it was about “enter the river” and something else or something. sorry for being vague</p>

<p>ohh i know what you are talking about. for that all you had to do is pick the one with proper parallel construction. i forget the answer though. :&lt;/p>

<p>I think boston is right, citrusy is the adj and not citrus according to Webster</p>

<p>If Honey made from flowers which <a href=“have”>some other random details</a> a (distinctively) citrus flavor is truly the sentence, then “have” is wrong and “distinctively” is correct. Adverbs modify adjectives, and “citrus” is being used adjectively.</p>

<p>i think the correct answer for the “enter the river one” was the one that was like “how they enter the river, and how they…” all i remember is that “how they” made it parallel</p>

<p>Boston-
Citrus can be used as an adjective. Citrusy and citrous can also be used.</p>

<p>For more:
[citrus</a> - Wiktionary](<a href=“citrus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary”>citrus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary)
[url=<a href=“http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Ci/Citrus.html]Citrus[/url”>http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Ci/Citrus.html]Citrus[/url</a>]</p>

<p>According to the Oxford English Dictionary:
citrus-

  1. The Latin name of the citron-tree, now used as the name of the genus which includes the citron, lemon, lime, orange, shaddock, and their many varieties. Freq. attrib. or as adj.</p>

<p>Are those who reject “citrus” as an adjective contending that “have” is correct?</p>