MORE WRITING HELP!! BB Test 3 section 6+10

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<p>Section 6:</p>

<p>page 539 #21</p>

<p>The new system, which uses remote cameras (in the catching of) speeding motorists, [may] undermine the police depart.'s authority. </p>

<p>-Q1: Why is "in the catching of" wrong? Wordiness? I thought that this section doesn't test wordiness, only error. </p>

<h2>-Q2: what does the word "may" do? Because w/o the "may" undermine would be undermineS. Just wondering.</h2>

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Nearly all of the editors of the magazine agree that of the two articles to be published, Fujimura's is the [more exciting]. answer is no error.</li>
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<h2>Q3 Why isn't it "the more exciting one/magazine." in the other questions, when something is left out it is wrong, such as in 24. "lions and tigers may be identical in size, but the tiger is the fiercer animal and the lion the [strongest]. </h2>

<h2>Q4 also, is "the reason... is because wrong? Is "the reason.....is that" the only correct idiomatic form? </h2>

<p>Section 10 556-558</p>

<h2>Q5. Is this an idiom? "No sooner..... than......"</h2>

<p>Most people know about calories and nutrition but they do not use this knowledge to lose weight [and make it permanent] </p>

<p>Most people know about calories and nutrition but they do not use this knowledge to lose weight [and keep it off permanently]</p>

<h2>Q6. Why is the second one correct and the first one not? The first one is more concise... and they use "it" so the first one isn't more vague..</h2>

<p>One of the first people to recognize the talent of Langston Hughes, (Jessie Fauset, an editor at Crisis magazine, published) Hughe's poetry in 1921.</p>

<p>One of the first people to recognize the talent of Langston Hughes, (Jessie Fauset edited Crisis who published) Hughe's poetry in 1921.</p>

<h2>Q7. Why is the first one right and the second one wrong? Because the first one has 2 subordinating clauses, it sounds outrageous. In comparison the second one is more concise and has only the given subordinate clause. </h2>

<p>Walt Disney's first success was his third Mickey Mouse film, in which Disney produced a cartoon with (sound in where mickey talks) </p>

<p>Walt Disney's first success was his third Mickey Mouse film, in which Disney produced a cartoon with (sound and made mickey talk)</p>

<p>Q8. Is the phrase "in where" simply invalid? it seemed to make it flow a lot better. Does the SAT even test the "flow"? Lol...</p>

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<p><em>waits for silverturtle</em></p>

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<p>what does the word “may” do? Because w/o the “may” undermine would be undermineS. Just wondering</p>

<p>the word “may” is in the subjunctive tense. According to subjunctive rules, “may” necessitates the usage of the third person of the verb following it.</p>

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<p>Why isn’t it “the more exciting one/magazine.” </p>

<p>Because it’s implied that fujimara’s is the more exciting one/magazine. So you don’t have to mention it.</p>

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<p>Most people know about calories and nutrition but they do not use this knowledge to lose weight [and make it permanent] </p>

<p>It should be “permanently” and “make it permanent” doesn’t really make any sense.</p>

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<p>“in the catching of” is wordy, and it doesn’t convey that the purpose of the cameras is to catch speeders.</p>

<p>fresh is right about “may.”</p>

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<p>HaHa! Im stealing your thunder!!!</p>

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<p>Walt Disney’s first success was his third Mickey Mouse film, in which Disney produced a cartoon with (sound and made mickey talk)</p>

<p>This is better becaues it exercises parallelism. </p>

<p>Walt Disney’s first success was his third Mickey Mouse film, in which Disney produced a cartoon with (sound in where mickey talks) </p>

<p>“in where” denotes location but no location is being modified.</p>

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<p>Keep going if you want. I have to go to the hospital right now. :(</p>

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<p>uh-oh. sorry about that.</p>

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<p>Got back. My grandmother fell down the stairs outside my room and dislocated a couple bones. </p>

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<p>Yes, “reason… is that” or “reason that” are the correct forms. “reason is because” and “reason why” are redundant.</p>

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<p>Kind of. Usually it’s similar to this: “No sooner had Bob opened the door than he was hit by a falling bottle.”</p>

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<p>“it” in both cases refers to “weight.” The first sentence does not mean to say “make the weight permanent”; “it” intends to refer to the weight loss. It would be acceptable to say “Most people know about calories and nutrition, but they do not use this knowledge to lose weight and make the weight loss permanent.”</p>

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<p>Crisis isn’t a person, so personifying it with “who” is not appropriate. Plus, “who published…” is nonrestrictive (i.e., it does not define the noun), so there should be a comma before “who.”</p>

<p>The first one only has one subordinating clause. “an editor at Crisis magazine” is an appositive.</p>

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<p>To test whether “in where” is correct, move “in” to the end of the phrase to get:</p>

<p>“…a cartoon with sound where Mickey talks in.”</p>

<p>This is redundant: “where” indicates location, so “in” is unnecessary. Also, “where” indicates physical location, whereas Mickey’s talking was only conceptually located in the cartoon (“in which” would be more appropriate).</p>

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<p>thanks bro</p>