May SAT 2011: Writing Section

<p>123412: Can you explain? The paraphrased sentence I wrote there is grammatically correct, so telling me that “instead of” is the error doesn’t help me much.</p>

<p>What was the answer to the very last grammar one about choosing between: because I narrowed it down to two answers and it almost killed me… I’m sure I chose the wrong one.</p>

<p>Did anyone else have one or two when the original sentence was correct. Not for the identifying errors but for improving sentences</p>

<p>@interificio can you be more precise? I need more context to figure out which sentence you’re talking about/</p>

<p>@sidthekid yes i definitely had 2 or 3 of those!</p>

<p>@Interficio</p>

<p>The answer to the one with choosing between was… “and getting”</p>

<p>Between is always followed by the structure “between X AND Y.”</p>

<p>choose between _<strong><em>ing AND _</em></strong>ing</p>

<p>choose between _<strong><em>ing OR _</em></strong>_ing</p>

<p>were the two options I narrowed it down to. It was the very last question in the last section.</p>

<p>Gericana - In the full sentence I’m pretty sure there was an “also” in there - the scientists didn’t want one or the other, they wanted both. </p>

<p>Of course I could have messed up! But I went through the “difficult” ones pretty slowly and I think I got it right.</p>

<p>you mean that one that was “between x and y”?? that was the answer not the “between x or y”…</p>

<p>WAIT. IT WAS AND? YES. That makes me so happy!</p>

<p>guys please, what did the sentence about Louis Armstrong say?</p>

<p>something about his band Hot Five - It was middle of the section - No error</p>

<p>… “with the band known as the hot five” was what I remember… known was the last possible error underlined.</p>

<p>argh! I can’t remember… it seems like I won’t be able to get 800.</p>

<p>i agree with all of sweetpuri’s no errors.
also, is it settled that '</p>

<p>I chose that one because the others weren’t really transitional options…</p>

<p>Did anyone have a writing experimental? One that talked about Shah Jahan/Taj Mahal… was that one experimental?</p>

<p>@sauternety36</p>

<p>For the improving paragraph question? Yes, “Indeed, scientists now believe” is likely the correct answer. It provides the best transition between the two paragraphs.</p>

<p>@Interficio</p>

<p>Hmm, I don’t remember having a Taj Mahal question, probably was experimental.</p>

<p>^i got a writing experimental too - i remember mine had roman empire as one of the no errors. and the guy talked about some immigrant person in the improving paragraph</p>

<p>"i agree with all of sweetpuri’s no errors.
also, is it settled that '</p>

<p>Two of my sections had roman-related sentences… do you mean the story about jiminez story about immigrants and how the guys could relate because of his parents?</p>

<p>which writing wasn’t expirimental</p>