May 2012 Writing Discussion

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<p>I understand both sides.</p>

<p>I disagree completely that you “‘two of them both’” should never be used in a sentence."</p>

<p>I cannot emphasize enough that the sentence makes sense by using that. There is nothing wrong with the phrasing. Some might feel it should be “both of them”, but that is a stylistic choice. Moreover, “both” is not incorrect.</p>

<p>“the two of them” = Pollack and his wife
It is just a less redundant way of mentioning them. There is nothing wrong with that.</p>

<p>lolz, we will have to wait and see who is right</p>

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<p>On a different note, do you guys remember the question about the swelling sharks? Or was that experimental…?</p>

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<p>The “two of them both” debate is similar to the passive vs active voice debate. Both are technically correct, but one is clearly better.</p>

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<p>Anyone on the sentence about the swelling sharks? It was an identifying errors question.</p>

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<p>look, I remember seeing the “two of them both” as a wrong answer in a Princton Review book. Maybe that’s not saying much, but its just another side that agrees.</p>

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<p>Experimental i think</p>

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<p>Is this one for international sat</p>

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<p>does anyone know how they score essays?
i only finished one and a half pages which was an intro and body paragraph, but didnt get to finish my second body paragraph. anyone think they know what that would come out to??</p>

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<p>@sattaker
depending on how good what you wrote is, i’d say the most you could get is a 4 from each grader (MAYBE one 5 since 1.5 pages is long for two paragraphs). 9 max i’d say, quite likely lower though</p>

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<p>For the paragraph improvement part (the part where you revise the bad essay), where did you guys place that one sentence that was like “moreover…”. I said at the end of the essay, but I’m honestly not sure. What did you guys think?</p>

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<p>@zzzzz it was They are “resistant of disease” which wouldn’t make sense. It would be correct if the word were resistanCE but it was resistanT.</p>

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<p>“Resistance to” is also correct btw.</p>

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<p>again, two of them is right.</p>

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<p>thank you. Someone finally knows english!</p>

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<p>@SiddySidSid I know but there have been a few people who aren’t remembering the question correctly. It said roughly</p>

<p>"[Subject escapes me] have become resistant of disease."</p>

<p>A few people seem to think it said:</p>

<p>"[Subject escapes me] have gained a resistance of disease."</p>

<p>The correct answer choice was: resistant to</p>

<p>So the sentence became: </p>

<p>"[Subject escapes me] have become resistant to disease."</p>

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<p>@onlyshallow thankyouuu</p>

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<p>what did the experimental have?</p>

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<p>@ERGOtv: It was definitely, 100% resistance, not resistant. Because the whole sentence was along the lines of, “Farmers raised tomatoes for resistance of disease.” Saying they raised them for resistANT of disease doesn’t make any sense. And I specifically remember it being resistance.</p>

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<p>@NemesisNyx, you are correct;however, “resistance to” is still the correct way to write it.</p>

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<p>I went with she and Pollack, because I thought “two” and “both” said the same thing. It felt redundant.</p>