More SAT Writing Questions

<p>The psychologist states that most people want the same things: (interesting and meaningful work, respect, and to have them be loved for themselves alone.)</p>

<p>d) interesting and meaningful work, respect and their own love.
e) to have interesting and meaningful work, to be respected, and to be loved for themselves alone</p>

<p>In 1968 air pollution from automobile exhaust, particularly (like that in the Los Angeles environs, became of an increasingly more urgent) concern to environmentalists.
B)of the sort found in the Los Angeles are, became an increasingly urgent
D)like the kind in and around Los Angeles and its environs, became an increasingly urgent</p>

<p>Answers? Reasoning? Both please :)!</p>

<p>thanks in advance!</p>

<p>I’m having a hard time following the questions because of your formatting but I disagree that 2) is B. It might work if it didn’t have the word “are”.</p>

<p>^^ Good heavens. If you have the wherewithal to answer a language question, you should be able to spot a typo as well.</p>

<p>MORE TOUGHIES!!!</p>

<ol>
<li>Someone who uses a personal computer (A. to perform) only (B. such tasks as) word processing and sending e-mail (C.need not) buy the most (D. advanced) model available on the market. </li>
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<p>I was able to get this one correct by ear, but what is the grammar concept behind (C.need not)? Is it subjunctive?</p>

<p>29 Quincy took Dan to Derek’s home (A. for a visit), (B.never imagining) that five years (C.would pass) before (D.seeing) Derek again.</p>

<p>This one completely stumped me. I felt that there was something wrong with (D.seeing), and I thought the last question would be too easy to be a no error without anything sounding particularly weird, so I selected D. </p>

<p>But what is the grammar principle behind it? It should probably be “before he saw” right? What dictates this?</p>