<p>Mobile phone manufacturers’ attempts (to make) (their) products more appealing by implementing new forms of technology (has led) to great innovations in phone development. </p>
<p>I think there are two errors in this sentence. Someone help me out.</p>
<p>Most people think of hobbits as (fictional creatures), but (they actually) existed as homo floresiensis, (a long extinct species) that (once) lived among human beings. </p>
<p>The answer to this is no error, but can’t “they” refer to “people” or “hobbits”? Isn’t it ambiguous?</p>
<p>Yea that is one but what about “their”? There is no subject for “their” to refer to. “Mobile phone manufactures’” is a possessive phrase to describe what kind of attempts they are. The real subject is attempts which “their” can’t refer to.</p>
<p>@MedicalBoy Don’t spend your time justifying why the right answer is wrong and why your wrong answer answer is right. There can’t be 2 errors in a sentence. Nothing is ambiguous. Instead, now that you know what the right answer is, try to explain why it is and not argue against it. “Their” refers to phone manufacturers products, it’s plain as day. “Mobile phone manufacturers’ attempts to make mobile phone manufacturers’ products more appealing” is wrong.</p>
<p>As for your hobbit question, I can’t explain it in technical terms but hobbits is the subject of the sentence and “they” clearly refers to hobbits. “Most people think of hobbits as fictional creatures, but hobbits existed as homo floresiensis…” is repetitive, and consequently, wrong.</p>
<p>I think that it’s time for me to step up on the petal and raise that critical reading score. I’m planning to get a 2200+, or a score that is enough for me to get into UCLA. </p>
<p>I keep getting the same passage questions wrong. I mean, I’m good with the vocab, but the passages kill me everytime, especially the short 2-passage questions…</p>
<p>I find that the drier the passage, the harder it is to really get into it; I always end up missing at least one. Have you found any ways around this? Thanks :)</p>
<p>Variable
I am fine with dry passages. I tend to pause 1-2 second every time I finish a paragraph and try to evaluate this paragraph. After I finish the paragraph I have a fairly good understanding on the material. I always find myself engaging with the author every time the author talks about something - be it art forgery, animal extinction, scientific approach.</p>
<p>What I have trouble is rhetoric devices. Every time the passage asks a question on the purpose of certain sentences, I get trapped. It is painful that I have to juggle here and there to see exactly why the author implements the sentences or asks that questions. </p>
<p>Sometimes vocabs questions penetrate me too. More often than not, I find the answer choice unconvincing and I circle it as a double check. Later it turns out I barely have time to check it. </p>
<p>I really need that 800 on CR and I get stressed when doing cr section. I know this is extremely unhealthy… Just try to reconcile the dilemma.</p>
<p>Nice method for the dry passages. I’ll try it out when taking my next practice test. Btw I’m international and I’m really finding it hard to get the May 2013 test. Could you pm the link to me??</p>
<p>Is the error with its? Because according to the nearest noun, its should be referred to wolf society. However in the context, the sentence refers to penchant</p>
<p>Took May 2011 test today - just finished, oh I am so so tired
CR -4 760
Math -0 800 (YAY no dumb mistakes)
Writing -0 800
Overall, I’m happy that I didn’t make any silly errors. CR could have been better though, but I’ll take what I can get :)</p>
<p>I took the SAT where there was a math question about two stacks of identical pails, and the essay question asked if people should agree with new trends. Is the writing section on this test particularly hard? I got a 680 when I was getting a 780 and a 800 on the previous two exams.</p>
<p>@ MedicalBoy
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In context, what revision would you make to the sentence?
Researchers believe that play may have evolved at least in part to enhance the ability of animals to adapt to novel situations. </p>
<p>Note the two most important words in this part of the writing section: IN CONTEXT. You need to go back to the passage and find the sentence. Read a few lines before, and a few lines after. In this case, you will notice that the sentence before, the author talks about his/her belief that play must have some benefit that increases the animal’s chances of survival. Similarly, the sentence 7, which is the one the question is asking about, talks about the same topic. With this information, let’s take a look at the choices:
a) insert “however” - this can’t be the right answer because it implies contrast. We want similarity, so it is the opposite of what we want.
b) “Indeed, researchers now” - this shows similarity, so it must be the right answer!
c) change “play” to “this behavior” - this doesn’t do anything to the sentence because the words are synonyms
d) Delete “at least” from the sentence - you could, but this is not the best answer choice
e) change “novel” to “unforeseen” - this doesn’t make sense. If we put unforeseen in place of novel in the sentence, the meaning changes, which we don’t want. </p>
<p>Hope this helps! If you need anything, just ask!</p>
<p>For some reason I won’t be able to take SAT on Oct 5th… ): but I will keep posting my progress here.
I can only take it in December. And Nov is reserved for Subject test. No more ED or EA. Sigh</p>